MBA Careers

Find out how we support you through your MBA journey, and the roles and industries our graduates go into.

MBA Career Advancement Programme

The MBA Career Advancement Programme (CAP) is a specific part of the Full-time MBA and has its own dedicated teaching days scheduled into the full-time MBA timetable. Our aim is to deliver careers provision that will help you develop a lifetime skill for managing your career strategy by taking greater control over the decisions you will need to make.

The CAP consists of lectures, workshops, presentations by invited guests and regular meetings with the LUMS Careers team. There will also be opportunities to engage with alumni and employers. Within the CAP, you will have your own personal careers coach who will be there to support you throughout the year.

Full-time MBA and Executive MBA students receive lifelong careers support, including the months after they complete the course, with access to a dedicated career coach. MBA alumni are welcome, and do, return for support several years into their post-MBA careers.

Build your global career campaign

You are the driver of your career. While we can help you clarify your goals, connect you with industry professionals, and support your applications, we cannot get a job for you. Only you can demonstrate your personal skills, characteristics, and motivation to potential employers and convince them that you are the best candidate for a job.

Whether you have clearly defined career goals, are exploring options or are open to new career ideas, we are here to add real value to your MBA experience.

Careers support for you

We aim to support you in five key ways:

Personalised, one-to-one coaching and guidance

Receive continual support from a personal careers coach; address your goals, identify areas for development, and move towards your future career path. Appointments are available throughout the year, subject to staff availability, to discuss any aspect of your career: reviewing your options, targeting companies, refining your CV, improving your interview technique, or job-hunting strategies, and encouraging connections with people who can inform your career decisions through networking.

Alumni/employer events

Each year we arrange networking events to help you increase your alumni/employer contacts. CAP events draw on all the skills and knowledge you will have developed during the MBA Programme. Alumni highly recommend these activities as they focus attention on their overall career strategy and job-securing techniques.

Practical sessions

Participate in workshops focusing on success in the recruitment process, delivered by experienced professionals. Hone your performance through tailored interview scenarios, assessment centre group exercises and case study practice sessions.

Access high-quality specialist career resources

Lancaster University Management School invests in relevant resources to support your career.

Expand your professional network

We maintain close contact with alumni through newsletters, events around the world, and by updating employment and location information. This benefits the class as we help you make connections that are useful for your future careers. Our alumni are amongst the most supportive in the University, and many of them give their time generously and are members of our LinkedIn group, which we thoroughly recommend you join once you have enrolled as a student. Once you graduate, remain part of the alumni network and benefit from continued support.

MBA Career Relationship Manager

MBA students have a dedicated Career Relationship Manager, based in the LUMS Careers Team:

Andrew Bagshaw

a.bagshaw@lancaster.ac.uk

Deputy Head of Careers Education and Coaching

Tanya is the Careers Advancement Programme Manager on the MBA and works with Andrew Bagshaw and other colleagues to ensure the programme runs effectively. Tanya also provides career coaching services to MBA students at Lancaster.

Tanya Forrest

tanya.forrest@lancaster.ac.uk

Workplace engagement

Students have opportunities to engage with businesses throughout the programme from a range of industries and sectors, including working as consultants on real-life commercial projects and challenges.

Start or build your own business

Looking at building the family business, exploring international export opportunities, or have a great business idea? Work in Progress will support you with potential funding sources, workshops, support and guidance in converting ideas into reality.

You are also invited to work with our Entrepreneurs in Residence and our Leaders in Residence for further mentoring and support.

Who recruits Lancaster MBA graduates?

Lancaster MBA graduates are recruited by a wide variety of companies and organisations worldwide, both in the private and public sectors.

Some join large multinational companies, others boost the management teams of smaller organisations or enjoy accelerated promotion with their former employers, and some start their own companies.

Companies employing our graduates include Amazon, Hilti, Accenture, Hyundai Group, KPMG, Oracle, Grant Thornton, Hasbro, Sony, Starbucks, Capgemini, TCS, P&G, Deloitte, EY, HSBC, Arup, Microsoft, Turner & Townsend, Gap, Caterpillar, Ricardo Strategic Consulting, BNY Mellon, Deloitte, Barclays, Menzies Aviation, Capgemini Invent, WPP, Rothschild & Co, Alten, and Vodafone.

Which sectors do our MBA graduates work in?

The typical job sectors in which MBA graduates secure employment (based on MBA classes graduating in 2020, 2022 and 2023).

	Percentage	Label
	29%	Professional Services/Consulting
	14.8%	Technology/Telecoms
	7.7%	Manufacturing/Engineering
	15.5%	Finance/Banking
	14.8%	Other (e.g. Retail, Education, Logistics)
	8.4%	Energy/Utilities
	2.6%	Pharmaceuticals/Health
	7.1%	Real Estate/Construction

What roles do our graduates secure?

These are the typical job function destinations for Lancaster MBA graduates securing employment (based on MBA classes graduating in 2020, 2022, and 2023).

	Percentage	Label
	19.4%	Consulting
	18.7%	Marketing/sales
	12.9%	General management
	12.9%	Finance
	8.4%	Operations, logistics and supply chain
	10.3%	Project management
	13.5%	IT
	3.9%	Other (e.g. HR)