The Higher School of Management at SPbU conducted its annual study of the professional paths of the alumni who completed their education at the Business School from 2018 onward. It was revealed that a Business School alumnus is a highly paid middle-level manager in a large or super-large Russian company, ready to continue their education within the alma mater's walls.

 

The study conducted by the Higher School of Management at SPbU involved over 250 alumni of the bachelor's and master's programs from the years 2022, 2020, and 2018. Traditionally, the research is carried out among the alumni who completed their education 1, 3, and 5 years ago—this approach allows for an assessment of the career development dynamics of alumni and the value that the Business School diploma adds to their careers.

The survey showed that 90% of Business School alumni are employed within the first year after receiving their diploma. It is important to note that more than a third of alumni receive a job offer already in their final years of Business School.

 

The alumni of GSOM SPU are employed in top sectors of the economy: IT and telecom, FMCG, auditing and consulting, etc. At the same time, the share of those employed in the field of financial and insurance activities has increased significantly.

Priority areas for employment: IT and telecom (24%), FMCG (13%), audit and consulting (12%), financial and insurance activities (12%).   73% of alumni work in Russia, mainly in Moscow and St. Petersburg. Almost a third of the alumni work in foreign countries.

About 90% of GSOM SPbU alumni are employed, with the share of CEO to CEO-2 being 27% for bachelor’s and 45% for master’s. Among employers: Yandex, JTI, Gazpromneft, Sberbank and other large companies. Also, many alumni opened their own businesses and became individual entrepreneurs.

 

As the study showed, studying at the master's program at GSOM SPbU helps to increase income levels. Thus, among bachelor’s alumni of 2018 and 2020, 70% receive salaries above 150,000 rubles; among master’s alumni, the share of workers with such income increases to 83%.

 

A master's degree increases the value of a specialist in the labor market:

45% of master's alumni occupy positions from CEO to CEO-2

150 000 150,000 rubles minimum salary

100% 100% of masters are employed in the first year of graduation

 

The career and financial prospects of master's degree alumni become a prerequisite why 37% of GSOM SPbU bachelor's alumni in 2022 continued their studies in the master's program at the Business School.

 

The alumni of GSOM SPbU show high satisfaction with the learning process (NPS) and are ready to recommend the Business School: 71% of bachelor's alumni and 96% of master's alumni.

Olga Dergunova, Deputy President and Chairman of the Board of VTB Bank, Director of the Graduate School of Management of St. Petersburg State University:

 The demand for alumni, their high level of income and professional growth are priority indicators for us of the successful work of the Graduate School of Management of St. Petersburg State University. Behind every figure in our research lies many years of intensive work by professors, curators and the entire Business School team.

 We work hard to form a large and friendly GSOM SPbU Community, which unites alumni, students and professors.

Together, they not only maintain contact with their alma mater, but are also actively involved in the educational process, support each other in finding work, give recommendations, act as lecturers, mentors and tutors for students, and also gather for alumni meetings around the world. We can say that now almost no event at the Business School takes place without the participation of alumni.

 

GSOM SPbU has several programs that help create graduate-student continuity and transfer expertise and knowledge: GSOM SPbU ambassador program: the best alumni become guides for applicants and students into their new profession; industrial consultants program: alumni share experience in professional advancement and work in various industries; Talent Up program: alumni act as mentors and mentors to students and help them choose their path in life.