As a Weekend MBA participant, you’ll access tailored leadership and professional development support, all designed to meet the unique needs of you and your cohort.
Through a range of interventions embedded in the course, you’ll drive your own careers, leadership, and development journey, focusing on what matters most to you at your current career stage.
As with the rest of the programme, support will be blended, with a balance of both in-person and online activities. Via our Empower careers and employability app you can access opportunities, employers and networks as well as a comprehensive suite of tools and resources, to support your development anytime, anywhere.
Alongside a range of webinars and online resources, you'll have access to three different elements of 1-2-1 career support; three executive coaching sessions, unlimited career consultations and the option to join our award-winning mentoring programme.
And our career services don’t stop when you complete your programme. You will still be able to access online resources, career consultations with our team and our Professional Interest Groups for free.
Every MBA journey is unique. That’s why we offer you tailored career pathways designed to meet your specific career goals. Whether you're looking for accelerated career progression, planning a bold career transition, or looking to launch your entrepreneurial venture, we’ll work with you to provide a personalised action plan to help you realise your ambitions.
I’m looking to advance my career
I’m looking to make a career transition
I want to build my own venture
Your chosen career pathway is just the starting point. No matter which route you select, career progression, career transition, or entrepreneurship, you’ll have access to all activities across every pathway. This means you can explore, learn, and benefit from the full breadth of opportunities available.
Every MBA student completes the Leadership Accelerator module and the Spotlight diagnostic, ensuring you develop the self-awareness, adaptability, and leadership skills needed to thrive in any context. These experiences are core to your journey, giving you the tools to lead with confidence and impact.
If you are an experienced professional seeking to strengthen your leadership capability, this pathway will support you in developing the mindset, behaviours and practical skills needed to lead people, teams and organisational change with confidence.
You’ll cover these areas of personal and professional career development:
Leading Self
Leading Others
Leading Change
Leadership coaching: Work one-to-one with an experienced leadership coach to strengthen your leadership capability, reflect on real workplace challenges, and develop practical strategies for leading people, teams and organisational change.
Leadership panels and networking: Learn from senior leaders, alumni and industry experts through panel discussions and networking events. Gain practical leadership insights, explore different leadership styles, and build meaningful professional relationships across sectors.
If you are a professional looking to change role, function, industry, or location, this pathway provides a structured framework to help you identify opportunities, position yourself effectively, and secure your next career move.
The pathway is built around three key stages of career transition and development:
Career coaching: Work one-to-one with an experienced careers coach to clarify your goals, develop your job search strategy, overcome barriers and stay accountable throughout your career transition.
Specialist coaching: Access specialist coaches in areas such as consulting, healthcare, tech, finance etc, and salary negotiation to receive tailored advice aligned to your career aspirations.
Sector Connector events: Expand your professional network through industry-focused networking events with employers, alumni and sector experts. Gain insights into different industries while building meaningful professional connections all supported by our Employer Relations Team.
Simulation days: Put your learning into practice through immersive simulation experiences, e.g. consulting projects. Receive personalised feedback to build confidence and improve performance before entering a real recruitment process.
Ready to turn your big idea into a thriving business? At WBS, we champion entrepreneurial ambition with a rich ecosystem of support. Whether you're refining your concept or scaling your startup, you'll find everything you need, from expert-led drop-in clinics to access to the WBS Founders Hub, and the immersive 12-month Warwick Enterprise Start-up Programme. It’s your launchpad to build, test, and grow your venture with confidence.
Discover more about Entrepreneurship at WBS
Entrepreneurship thrives on collaboration and fresh perspectives. At WBS, you’ll be able to build a network that reaches across industries and borders, opening doors to new opportunities. From face-to-face events held at our Warwick campus and WBS London to dynamic online communities, you’ll be able to tap into a powerful mix of peer support, industry insight, and professional development.
We host a wide range of groups, via LinkedIn and WhatsApp, tailored to career goals, interests, and location. Each network hosts dedicated events, where you can access sector insights, hear from speakers from industry, access careers guidance and professional development opportunities. You can join as many as many groups as you like to start building meaningful relationships to support your career growth.
You’ll kickstart your MBA journey with Spotlight, a cutting-edge development tool grounded in neuroscience and trusted by Olympic athletes and FTSE 100 leaders. You’ll explore your mindset, uncover behavioural preferences, and learn how to harness your strengths to lead with impact.
This powerful diagnostic tool deepens your self-awareness and boosts adaptability, both essential traits for senior leadership. The insights you gain will shape your growth throughout the MBA and beyond, enriched further by the immersive Leadership Accelerator module.
Empower is your go-to online resource for career development throughout your MBA journey, providing you with 24/7 access to powerful tools, expert resources, and MBA-specific guidance.
You'll enjoy access to Empower during your studies and for up to three years and three months after graduation, giving you continued support as you build your professional future.
With Empower, you can:
In addition to Empower, you'll continue to benefit from the University's myAdvantage platform, which provides access to wider University careers events and opportunities beyond business-focused roles. The two platforms work together seamlessly, giving you access to an even broader range of experiences, employers, and career pathways.
Your connection with Warwick doesn’t end once you’ve completed your studies. As a WBS alumnus, you can still access our excellent online career resources and enjoy one free career consultation after graduation. You can also access enhanced services for an additional cost.
After graduation, you will also have the opportunity to apply to undertake up to two further face-to-face modules at Warwick and The Shard, free of charge, subject to availability. These modules are not for credit.
Exclusively for WBS students and alumni, and accredited by Investors in People, our 12-month programme matches mentees with a mentor from our alumni community.
Why become a mentee?
As part of the programme you can join the mentoring LinkedIn group and attend a range of dedicated events throughout the year. Mentors and mentees can be based anywhere; we have a growing pool of mentors and mentees in different countries. Please note, there is a one-off fee for mentees. To find out more, get in touch: alumnimentoring@wbs.ac.uk
Wondering what you can expect in terms of career support on the Weekend MBA? To find out more we caught up with Sarah Jackson, MBA Careers Manager, to explore the comprehensive career support available to you on the Weekend MBA.
Global Online MBA participant, Sumit Malhotra, explains the importance of developing a personal career strategy and how the WBS CareersPlus team helped him to manage the direction of his career.
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