MSc Careers

We don’t just prepare you for your next role. We empower you to build a career with purpose, impact, and global reach.

It’s never too early to start thinking about how to make the right impression with employers. As a Master’s student at WBS, you’ll benefit from personalised support designed to help you stand out in a competitive global market.

Our expert CareersPlus & Employer Relations team brings deep sector knowledge and strong employer connections across a wide range of industries. With our guidance, you’ll feel confident navigating your career path and making a powerful impression on future employers.

Our employability framework: PRACTICE

Employers today aren’t just looking for graduates with academic credentials; they’re seeking individuals who can think strategically, lead with purpose, and adapt with agility. That’s why employability is woven into our curriculum, ensuring you graduate not only with the knowledge of how to do business, but with the confidence and capability to apply it in the real world.

That’s where our PRACTICE Framework comes in - our signature approach to bridging the gap between theory and action. Developed in collaboration with our academics and with industry leaders, it embeds the skills, mindset, and adaptability that employers demand today – and will need tomorrow.

• Professionalism – Being ready for any challenge: equipped, flexible and reliable. Delivering consistent results through smart planning, resourcefulness, and adaptability – thriving in any culture and environment.
• Responsibility – Being responsible for your actions, ensuring high standards, and being ethical. It requires transparency, consideration of impact, and building trust.
• Analytical – Analysis is the skill of gathering and assessing information and extracting insights from data to make informed decisions. It involves deconstructing problems, spotting patterns, and evaluating evidence.
• Critical Thinking – The ability to evaluate information objectively to make reasoned judgments and see things from a new perspective. It involves questioning assumptions and challenging beliefs without bias or distortion.
• Teamwork – Working with others to achieve goals. Effective leadership and team cohesion ensures clear communication and support, creating an inclusive space where all contributions are valued.
• Innovation and Creativity – Driving original thinking and creative solutions. Generating innovative ideas and implementing plans that leads to fresh perspectives, and efficient solutions to drive continuous improvement.
• Communication – Ensuring the effective exchange of ideas and information. Conveying the message clearly and listening actively, regardless of cultural or linguistic background.
• Emotional Awareness – Recognising and sharing emotions, appreciating cultural differences, and managing your own feelings to respond with compassion.

Pre-arrival opportunities

Before you step foot on campus, you’ll gain access to the WBS MSc Careers Summer School, a series of four online induction sessions covering how to best understand yourself and the job market; crafting impactful CVs and cover letters; distinguishing yourself from the competition; and succeeding in interviews and assessment centres.

You’ll also receive the WBS Career Guide - a comprehensive video library of 30 step-by-step tutorials to support your job search - and access to 1-to-1 online coaching with our specialist team, available pre-arrival to help you start your journey how you mean to go on.

Gain industry experience with an internship

Several of our MSc courses offer the opportunity for you to self-source a summer internship, to increase your employability by applying your theoretical learnings to a real-world industry setting. Our careers team will support you through each step of the process. The following courses facilitate this option:

• MSc Business with Analytics & Artificial Intelligence
• MSc Accounting & Financial Management
• MSc Accounting & Sustainability
• MSc Finance
• MSc Finance & Economics
• MSc Financial Technology
• MSc Management
• MSc Management of Information Systems & Digital Innovation
• MSc Marketing & Strategy.

International careers 

The International Excellence Program organised by WBS' International Careers Manager provides you with careers resources and expertise, such as:

•    Industry Insights and Guest Speaker Sessions with Alumni and Employers 
•    Navigating the Job Market in China: Alumni Panel
•    China, India and Middle East Graduate Job Market Insights
•    Great Global Careers Fair
•    Working in the Middle East
•    Navigating UK Opportunities and Intercultural Awareness 
•    Visa and Immigration Workshops
•    Asia Careers Insight Series
•    WBS China Market Update and Alumni Sharing Event - WBSAcing Assessment Centres and Interviews - tips & advice from a leading SE Asia Recruiter.

Online resources 

WBS provides a wide range of online career resources to give you an edge in your job search. These include: 

•    VMock CV-checking software:  upload your CV and receive a score out of 100 as well as in depth feedback on every bullet point in your CV in a matter of seconds
•    Online jobs board: bespoke job boards filled with employers who are actively targeting WBS students for job opportunities
•    Online test practice: WBS provides you with access to GraduatesFirst in order to be able to better understand and practice succeeding in the online tests used by graduate employers, including numerical tests, as well as psychometric and gamification
•    Shortlist.me: to give you to practice AI pre-recorded interviews such as those commonly used by companies  
•    CaseCoach: to guide you in preparing for consulting case interviews  
•    Identifying companies who sponsor international students: access to an online job board focused on providing opportunities for international students applying in the UK.

Sector-specific insights and events

You will have the opportunity to attend a wide variety of events offering you first-hand insights into a wide variety of industries and sectors. Previous events have included:

Consulting

•    Bain & Company - Get to know us at Warwick!
•    Careers at Infosys - Information session
•    Introduction to Oliver Wyman
•    An Evening with EY Parthenon
•    Case Interview Workshop – L.E.K. London
•    Consulting Experience Weekend
•    University of Warwick Consulting Society events
•    Master the Commercial & Consulting Case – Market Sizing
•    Navigating the Future of Work in Consulting
•    How to differentiate yourself when applying to IBM
•    Navigating the Future of Project Management : AI and the power of communication.

Finance

•    Pathways: Finding Opportunities in the Financial Sector
•    Talk with Goldman Sachs: Spotlight on Businesses 
•    Morgan Stanley Asia Webinar Series 
•    WBS Successful Finance Careers Application Workshop
•    Meet Chinese Employers Online - Digital Golden Week 
•    #LifeatCiti APAC Career Series - Meet our Early Career Recruiters
•    UBS APAC Recruitment Ready Series - Get to know our team
•    WBS Fintech Insights
•    ‘Mathematics at work’ : G Research - introduction to careers and challenges in Quantitative Finance
•    Bank of America: Global Banking & Markets Presentation and Networking Event
•    Natwest "Ace Your Application” virtual sessions
•    Life at AMEX: Skills Workshop: Interview Tips
•    Exclusive Finance Simulation Event with AmplifyMe.

Marketing, Technology and more…

•    Consumer Goods & Retail Insight Day
•    Personal Branding Masterclass
•    The Rise of Green Jobs and Skills in Tech
•    Google Coffee Chats
•    Decode L'Oreal, Virtual Campus Series
•    Meet the Professionals: Careers in HR and Recruitment
•    E.ON Energy: How to write an outstanding CV and prepare for assessment centres
•    Meet the Professionals: Careers in the Public Sector
•    British Airways Data Science & Analytics Employer Event
•    Meet IBM UKI Chief Executive Dr Nicola Hodson – join us to talk tech, business and more
•    Kicking off your career in sustainability
•    Accelerating Success: An Insight Session with Red Bull.

Embracing Diversity 

•    Working in Multicultural Teams 
•    Intercultural Games Workshop
•    Career Planning: Neurodivergent
•    Pride @ Bank of America
•    UBS Investment Banking Pride Event
•    Intercultural Awareness Workshop 
•    PwC - Building confidence in our selection process
•    Warwick Finance Professional Network x Black in Business
•    Colorintech & Black@Arm host an Arm Discovery evening
•    KPMG Black History Month 2023 Careers Event
•    Morgan Stanley: Women in Strats
•    Women in Consulting Panel - L.E.K. London
•    Mazars & me - Females in Finance: Audit Event
•    Blind in Business: Visually Prepared Virtual Workshop
•    Sustainability and Inclusivity at British Airways Event
•    UBS - Women in banking chats
•    Banking, Finance & Technology Careers for Disabled Students.

Support after you leave

Just because your studies will end, doesn’t mean the careers guidance from WBS will stop. Discover what career support our WBS alumni have access to.