Career and Professional Development Service
Many of you are embarking on the Imperial MBA as a step towards a new and exciting role in national or international business. Whether you are looking for a new challenge or want more insight into opportunities within your current organisation, the Career and Professional Development Service is here to help you to take an active approach. We help you through five stages of managing your career:
- Understanding yourself
- Understanding the role and the market
- Accessing opportunities
- Marketing yourself
- Selecting and deciding between offers
We help you take the initiative as soon as you accept an offer of a place on the programme and will continue to provide support right through to your acceptance of a job offer. As an alumnus the support continues, so once you graduate and join the Alumni Network you can attend workshops that continue your professional development.
Students come from a diverse range of backgrounds and countries to join the Imperial MBA and have a wide age and experience profile. The destinations of our students are just as broad, as illustrated below:
Imperial MBA 2010 Cohort
| Sector | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Consulting | 28% |
| Banking/Finance | 15% |
| IT/Internet & Technology | 13% |
| Pharmaceutical/Healthcare | 9% |
| Professional Services | 8% |
| Consumer/Retail | 4% |
| Engineering | 4% |
| FMCG | 4% |
| Other | 15% |
From the same cohort:
- Average salary increase was 72%
- 96% were employed six months after graduation
- 46% made a change of industry sector
- 77% made a change of function/role
- 51% made a change of location
