Career Options and Employability

The Durham MBA (Full-time)

The Career Advancement and Leadership Skills module is an integral part of your MBA journey. Designed by identifying what global MBA recruiters demand and in consultation with MBA alumni, you will build and explore the skills and capabilities needed to elevate your global career.

Your key leadership capabilities will be honed and enhanced through your tailored MBA experience to provide you with the practical knowledge and training you need to succeed.

You will also have the opportunity to personalise your development by assessing your own skill levels, setting challenging goals and creating an individual action plan.

The module will contribute to the overall aims of the MBA programme by offering you opportunities to develop your skills and capabilities in the areas of leadership, digital, global and ethics and sustainability.

Our International, Engagement and Careers team provide a dedicated personal consultancy service to all MBA students and graduates. Whether you're looking to advance your career within your current function or sector or switching career paths, they will support you throughout your programme and beyond.

Residential induction

To kick-start your Personal Career Advancement, you'll be invited to attend a residential induction. This provides a great opportunity for you to meet and get to know other students and staff. Your induction will also enhance your self-awareness and develop, demonstrate and receive feedback on essential interpersonal skills.

The Durham MBA (Online)

Elevate your potential - Advance your capabilities

Your personal career advancement is an integral part of your MBA journey. Designed by identifying what global MBA recruiters demand and in consultation with MBA alumni, you will build, explore and create your profile to elevate your global career.

Enhance your Employability

Through our extensive international business connections, you have the opportunity to engage with world-class recruiters, corporate connections and alumni from around the world.

One-to-one appointments with an MBA Career Consultant are designed to help you with specific issues, from finding a route into your career to applying for your dream role. Our professional team can also connect you with other organisations or individuals to help kick-start your career.

Sector Specific Presentations

These sessions are delivered in Durham by specialists from within the industry. Subjects range from careers in finance, consultancy to renewable energy.

Online Resources

Durham students and alumni have access to a comprehensive selection of career development resources and tools, which include global job boards and international recruiter databases, an e-learning platform, newsrooms, a video library and an annual career and leadership development webinar series.

Alumni Career Support

You can continue to make the most of our specialist career development advice after you graduate - from coaching with our MBA Career Consultants to workshops in locations in key global markets. You'll also be able to attend online webinars and access the online career resources.

The Durham-EBS Executive MBA

Career Support

The Durham-EBS MBA is much more than a qualification - it is your gateway to a world of opportunities.

Graduates with a Durham-EBS Executive MBA are not only ambitious, but they are also more successful in their business. They attract better salaries, are assigned management responsibilities earlier, and are more likely to take part in start-ups. With this programme we lay the foundations for your international career and promote your further advancement:

• Programme Directors at Durham and EBS keep in regular contact with you
• You can choose to be mentored by a certified coach at EBS to re-appraise your life goals and career progression
• We have an alumni network of more than 32,000 alumni across 150 countries
• Tutors and the EMBA programme team ensure you receive operational support for anything you may need
• An online careers platform supported by Durham University Business School

The programme also includes the following key elements:

Residential induction

To kick-start the Career Development Programme, you’ll be invited to attend a residential induction. This provides a great opportunity for you to meet and get to know other students and staff, settle into the Executive MBA, as well as enhance your self-awareness and develop, demonstrate and receive feedback on essential interpersonal skills.

Boardroom activity

Our unique boardroom activity is an elective module that enables you to put your business skills to the test in a live boardroom setting. By replicating the tensions and challenges of a real boardroom it helps develop vital interpersonal skills such as strategy and decision making. The activity culminates in a role-play of a boardroom meeting, where experienced company executives chair the session and provide guidance, direction and feedback. It’s also a great opportunity to meet and build your network with corporate partners.