Global Online MBA

Career services included in your MBA fee

Coaching and career development support 

• Unlimited career consultations with one of our highly-trained CareersPlus experts during the programme. 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

• 1 x 1 hour session of leadership coaching with a Leadership Coach drawn from the WBS Coaching Panel. Our Leadership Coaches are experienced in tackling challenges that you maybe 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

• Bespoke Leadership & Development workshops, keynotes, panels and networking opportunities, held during your residential weeks, covering how to lead yourself and lead others

• Skills webinars covering topics such as Salary Negotiation, Presenting to the Board, Managing Workplace Politics, The 2 Hour Job Search, and The First 90 Days

• Engage with alumni in C-suite positions to discuss possible options for solving a real-life challenge. This will give you insight into the world of C-Suite executives and allow you to put some of your MBA learning into practice.

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

• Embracing Diversity Series – Hear from industry experts sharing how they have successfully addressed the challenges of Embracing, Diversity & Inclusion across industries. Past guest speakers have been: Director of Card & Payment Transformation - Barclays, CEO & Founder – WeAreTheCity, Founders – The Audax Generation and Group Vice President of Diversity & Inclusion – Valtech

• 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 

Online resources 

• WBS CareersPlus platform 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, access to 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 

Building your network

• 'Sector Connector' networking events allowing you to explore different sectors or find others within your own sector to share best practice

• As part of each residential week there will be pre-planned networking sessions with a lecture delivered by a business leader 

• LinkedIn groups, discussion forums and our Professional Networks form an active part of your learning.

Additional career services

As well as the comprehensive leadership and development programme you’ll 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
• Access to our award-winning WBS Global 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.

Building your network

As part of each residential week there will be pre-planned networking sessions with a lecture delivered by a business leader. 

You will also have access to our LinkedIn groups, discussion forums, 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.