Developing your career with the Bath MBA
Giving you the tools you need to drive your career forward.
The Bath MBA will help you focus your goals, build your confidence and prepare you for your next step.
Our dedicated MBA Careers Team will support you with resources and activities designed to help develop your career.
You will:
- work with expert coaches and mentors
- explore your post-MBA direction
- learn how to communicate your value to employers, investors, clients and teams
- turn project work into evidence of your skills, judgement and leadership
Career support that moves with you
From career planning to life after graduation, support is designed to help you make informed decisions and move forward with confidence.
Your career support
Career development starts early on the Bath MBA. This gives you time to think carefully about your goals and the steps you need to take next.
Our dedicated MBA Careers Team provides personalised advice, guidance and practical support throughout your year at Bath.
We’ll help you to move from reflection to action:
- understanding your strengths
- career planning and job search strategy
- preparing for applications, interviews and career decisions
The tools, coaching, insight and support available will help you take ownership of your next move with greater focus and confidence.
You’ll have access to one-to-one support to help you make sense of your options and prepare for the next stage of your career.
Support can include:
- career planning
- CV and résumé feedback
- cover letter and application support
- job search strategy
- interview preparation
- salary negotiation advice
Explore your options
Research roles, employers, sectors and locations. Learn more about the market you want to enter.
Build your professional story
Develop your CV or résumé, LinkedIn profile and personal brand. Learn how to present your experience clearly in job applications.
Apply with confidence
Get help preparing for interviews and employer conversations.
Coaching, mentoring and professional confidence
Developing your career isn’t only about applications and interviews. It’s also about understanding how you work, how you lead and where you want to grow.
You’ll have access to coaching and mentoring to help you:
- reflect on your goals
- build self-awareness and confidence
- learn from experienced professionals
- make better decisions about your future
Coaching
Coaching gives you dedicated space to focus on your personal and professional development.
Work one-to-one with an executive coach to reflect on your strengths, values, goals and areas for development. These confidential sessions give you space to focus on your personal and professional development, build self-awareness and think more intentionally about your next step.
Mentoring
Mentoring offers more direct guidance from people with relevant business or industry experience.
Mentoring is a good way to get advice from people who understand decisions you need to make, from exploring career options to developing your confidence in a new sector or market.
Many of our mentors are Bath MBA alumni, so they can also offer insight into life after the programme. Once you graduate, you may have the opportunity to support future MBA students as a mentor yourself.
Practical preparation, networking and internships
Connect your career goals to your target market , people you can learn from and the practical experience you get on the Bath MBA.
Learn from employers, alumni and industry professionals through events, industry-specific panel discussions and networking.
These sessions are designed to help you understand different roles, sectors and recruitment expectations, and focus on how your experience fits the career you want.
Build your market understanding
Get a clear view of the roles, organisations, sectors and locations that could fit your experience and ambitions. You’ll have access to MBA-specific resources, alumni communities, Bath Connection and professional networks. And the Careers Team will be there to help you explore your options.
You’ll use that insight throughout the year to test your career strategy, make informed decisions and focus your job search.
Turn project work into career evidence
The Bath MBA gives you opportunities to apply your learning to practical business challenges. Through projects, teamwork and applied learning, you will build examples to use in applications and interviews. These can show employers how you solve problems, collaborate and communicate.
Support after you graduate
Stay connected to careers support, alumni and the wider Bath network
MBA careers support does not stop when the programme ends. After graduation, continue to access guidance as your career develops, including:
- career planning conversations
- CV or résumé feedback
- help connecting with other MBA graduates
You’ll also join the wider University of Bath alumni community. This is a great way to stay connected to the School and to graduates working in different sectors and countries.
Career outcomes and impact
Find out where the Bath MBA can could take you.