Achieve your post-MBA ambitions
Secure maximum return on your MBA investment combining your academic curriculum with the impactful careers programme.
At Cambridge Judge, we understand that no 2 paths are ever the same, so you’ll enjoy a personalised and targeted approach to your career development.
With the dedicated support of the Cambridge Judge Business School Careers team, our targeted programme of careers guidance will see you:
- develop new knowledge and skills
- benefit from 1-2-1 career advisory
- build the confidence and tools to successfully manage your career journey, during your MBA and far into your working future.
MBA career outcomes
You’ll find some of the most sought-after recruiters hiring Cambridge MBA talent:
- Boston Consulting Group
- McKinsey & Company
- ArcelorMittal
- Kearney
MBA employment report
Career headlines from our most recent employment report:
- 82% of graduates were employed within 3 months of graduating
- 97% of graduates switched either country, function or industry – and 43% achieved all 3
- Average post-MBA salary was £73,985
Employed within 3 months
Percentage of graduates employed within 3 months of graduating.
Your career journey
Cambridge Judge Business School Careers will work with you from before you even start your MBA, from initial self-reflection and planning to negotiating that first exciting offer and beyond. Your Cambridge MBA will open career opportunities for you – we’re here to help you navigate and optimise them.
We’ll help you to:
- understand yourself and explore your career goals
- search effectively for jobs and develop life-long career planning skills
- achieve success in your job applications and communicate at interview with impact and confidence
- build and sustain your personal and professional networks
- develop your own unique careers skillset to draw on throughout your working life.
Cambridge Judge Business School Careers provides:
Knowledge and skills
- Consolidate career planning.
- Gain sector insights.
- Focus on applications and interviews.
- Succeed in negotiations.
Individual advisory
- Enjoy 1-2-1 advisory.
- Explore specific areas of interest.
- Overcome obstacles to achieving your individual goals.
Relationship management
- Leverage your peers and clubs.
- Connect with Cambridge alumni.
- Build meaningful connections with recruiters and decision-makers.
Recruitment events
- Recruiters hold our MBA graduates in the highest regard.
- We’re pleased to welcome some of the world’s most influential and sought-after organisations to campus.
Learn more about MBA career development at Cambridge Judge Business School
Networking
Use the strength of the Cambridge community to forge powerful networks key to successful career management. During your MBA, you can engage with:
MBA career stories
Student and alumni news
Cambridge MBAs on building beauty, fashion and health brands
The multi-billion-pound global beauty and fashion market offers MBAs an attractive landscape to apply their skills. It provides diverse career opportunities, from sustainable startups to strategic roles in multinational brands, although it is a highly competitive industry sector.
Student and alumni news
Women in real estate – MBA alumna forges global network
After graduating with her MBA in 2020, Sheena Saraf founded the Oxford and Cambridge Built Environment Alumni Club. She shares her Cambridge experience and insights on women in real estate.
AI and technology
Embracing innovation: accelerate your AI career with an MBA
From a recently launched AI special interest group to new AI-focused elective courses, artificial intelligence is taking centre stage on the Cambridge MBA. So how can the programme help you pursue a career in the field? We spoke to our MBA alumni to find out.
Next steps
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FAQs
In addition to gaining your MBA from the University of Cambridge – one of the world’s leading providers of education – the programme is also accredited by EQUIS, independent auditors who assess the quality of MBA programmes around the world.
International students who have successfully completed an undergraduate or masters degree will be able to benefit from 2 years’ work experience in the UK upon graduation, through the Graduate visa route.
There are other options available to international students who want to stay and work in the UK after their studies.
If you’re considering staying in the UK after your studies, you may need to apply for a separate visa to your student visa. You can check whether you need a visa at the UK Visas & Immigration website.