Advice for MBAs

Packaging your postgraduate degree to employers

A postgraduate qualification can really add value to your CV, but it's essential that you know how to sell your extra time studying and the skills you've developed. Wlodek Prylinski, careers adviser at Bristol University, and Nicole Lazarus, technical director at Bioregional, give their views.

Plan early for careers success

If you are studying a course that is not related to a specific job you need to consider what you might do at the end of it – at the beginning of your course. Even if you are studying for a vocational postgrad degree, it is still esssential to plan for your next move.

Why UK employers love applicants with work experience

Employers in the UK make high demands of potential employees. To get a good job you need to ‘tick all the boxes’. This means that, however good your degree maybe, you have to offer something extra.

Balancing study and part-time work

Many students need to get a part-time job to make sure that they have enough cash to cover basic costs.In itself, this is a big step towards taking responsibility for yourself, but finding the right balance between study and part-time work isn’t easy – so how do you start?

How to be extra employable

A postgraduate degree is a major achievement and something you can be justifiably proud of. But if you are applying for a job that requires a postgraduate qualification the other the applicants will have one, too. So how do you make sure an employer selects your application and wants to meet you in person?

The benefits of a masters degree

Sharina Karnani works as European sales controller for National Semiconductor, GmbH in Germany. She studied banking and finance at the University of Wales, Cardiff in 2002 before going on to complete an MSc in international business and management at the University of Manchester (2003).

Studying abroad: visit pastures new while you learn

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