Executive MBA

Career services included in your MBA fee

The following services are integrated into the programme:

Intensive leadership and development support

• Unlimited career consultations with our highly experienced in-house Career Coaches or Managers. Your sessions can cover typical careers topics such as CV reviews and practice interviews, but can also cover wider career issues such as career clarity and confidence, influence and visibility, politics, emotional wellbeing, redundancy management, strategic networking and tapping into the hidden job market

• 3 x 1 hour sessions of Leadership Coaching with a Leadership Coach drawn from the WBS Coaching Panel, available at any time during the programme to suit your needs. Our Leadership Coaches are experienced in tackling challenges that you may be experiencing, such as dealing with setbacks, navigating politics at work, imposter syndrome and much more. You may also extend your coaching relationships by purchasing further sessions.

Optional workshops

Optional workshops are embedded across your MBA timetable and cover a blend of careers and leadership and developments topics such as:

• Designing and implementing your career change 

• Using LinkedIn to create powerful networks  

• Influence & communication skills 

• Creating successful teams 

• How to provide effective feedback.

Online resources 

• Job postings 

• WBS CareersPlus website packed with resources covering all aspects of career development 

• The MBA Careers Guide - an online and interactive bitesize careers course specifically designed for our MBA students

• GoinGlobal – International careers information

• Pay negotiation video workshop

• VMock CV preparation platform  

• Business journals and databases such as Business Source Ultimate via the University of Warwick library

• Plus many more.

Additional career services

As well as the comprehensive leadership and development programme you will experience during your MBA, you can choose to access enhanced services for an additional cost: 

• Additional Leadership Coaching from our WBS Coaching Panel. You can choose one session for £125, three sessions for £350 or a total of six sessions for £675

• A range of psychometrics to help you identify your strengths and become more self-aware ranging from £10 to £320

• Access to our award winning mentoring programme which has been accredited by Investors in People (IIP). You’ll be mentored by WBS alum for a period of two years, either during or beyond your studies. The programme costs £345, and allows you to explore career options, workplace dilemmas and professional development challenges with someone who has already experienced similar situations.

Please contact CareersPlus for more details.

Expert insights

• The Change Maker Series – Practitioner lectures provide an insight into different industries, and the opportunity to network with students on other MBA formats. Previous presenters include: Chris Murray, UK Energy Sector CEO and Chairman of APX3 Ltd; Michael Kerr, Vice President of Aston Martin; Nick Eastwood, CEO of Wasps RFC; Louise Ainsworth, CEO UK of Kantar Millward Brown  

• Panels – Danny Kerry - Performance & Leadership Consultant, Chris Meeking - CEO, Avtura, Susan Robson - Strategy Director, Women's Engineering Society, David Wetton - Founder & CEO, Spirit in Work, Maya Welford - DE&I Speaker, Podcast Hoster, Pete Lindsay – Co-Founder, Mindflick, Alistair Crawford– Managing Consultant, Orchard Consulting.

Case competitions

Case competitions are a great opportunity to increase your exposure to leading companies, new sectors, industry specialists and other MBA students from around the world.  

Previous MBA participants have represented WBS in a wide range of case competitions organised by leading business schools including:  

• The Hult Challenge in London, San Francisco and Dubai

• The Nespresso Sustainability Challenge

• The McKinsey Business Challenge

• The RSM Private Equity Challenge

• The annual Financial Times MBA Quiz.  

Building your network

Alongside numerous events held at our Warwick campus and WBS London, you will have access to our professional networks and global alumni network. Our professional networks bring together students, graduates, and our faculty to explore industry practice and the latest research in specific industry areas. 

You can also join a group local to your home which will get you involved with students and graduates at social and educational events, in person and online, all over the world. 

The networks are set up by alumni and students, for alumni and students, with support and guidance from us. Membership is open to all Warwick alumni and students and there is no restriction on the number of groups you can join. 

Typical group activities include lectures, seminars and webinars, conferences, business networking, online networking, formal dinners... and of course, having fun!

Beyond graduation

Your connection with Warwick doesn’t end once you’ve completed your studies. As a WBS alumni, you can still access our excellent online career resources and enjoy one free career consultation after graduation. You can also access enhanced services for an additional cost.

After graduation, you will also have the opportunity to apply to undertake up to two further face-to-face modules at Warwick and The Shard, free of charge, subject to availability. These modules are not for credit.