University of Manchester Placements: Job Opportunities & Placement rate, Packages ,,UK

The Manchester MBA equips students with the necessary skills, knowledge and experience required to thrive in a market where change is constant. The practical nature of the programme makes Manchester’s MBA different. Students work on three real-world consulting projects and potentially, participate in an internship. MBS recruiters value the fact that world-class academic input is supported by this practical approach, which gets students comfortable with applying their learning within a diverse environment. Some of the key recruiters include American Express, Citigroup, Amazon, Microsoft, J&J, AT Kearney and the ‘big four’ firms. MBS students are often hired through their internships as well as direct to full-time roles.

All the data shared below is sourced from the Alliance MBS Full-time MBA Employment Report 2019.

University of Manchester MBA Placements: Overview

According to the latest Alliance MBS Full-time MBA employment report (2019), 92% of 2018 graduates seeking a role had accepted an offer by the end of the year. The Class of 2018 graduates is working in 23 countries post-MBA. Half of the class changed country based on job location after graduating. Post-MBA, 44% of the students stayed in the UK, while 26% of the students went to Asian countries for a job. This was followed by 10% in Europe Trade-free Zone, 7% in the Middle East and North Africa, 7% in Central America and the Caribbean, 3% in North America, and 3% in South America. The chart below will you a clear picture:

About 57% of the class changed the industry, 64% changed function, and 41% changed both industry and function post-MBA. Around 26% of the students did the ‘triple jump’ of changing country, industry, and function.

University of Manchester MBA: Class Profile 2019

The MBA Class of 2019 had 93% international students from 30 different nationalities, including 13% Indian students. About 40% of the class was women students. The countries/regions most represented were Eastern Asia, South-Eastern Asia, Latin America, India, and the Middle East. Given below is a breakdown of nationality of students based on birth regions/countries:

Around 21% of students joined the MBA programme with pre-MBA professional experience in Financial Services industry, followed by Consulting, Energy, Real Estate & Construction, and more. An elaborate breakdown can be seen below:

University of Manchester MBA: Class Profile 2018

The MBA Class of 2018 had 99 students with 82% international population and 33% female students. International students represented 25 different nationalities, including India. Given below is a breakdown of nationality of students based on birth regions/countries:

Students joined the MBS MBA programme with pre-MBA professional experience in Financial Services, Technology, Manufacturing, Consulting, and more. An elaborate breakdown can be seen below:

University of Manchester MBA Placements: Top Employers

Manchester Business School has a strong network of top recruiters that pick the best of MBA graduates. These recruiters often cherry-pick current students for internship positions. A majority of these internships turned into full-time employment. MBS has recruiters coming from various industries such as Financial Services, Consulting, Marketing & Retail, Pharma & Healthcare, Energy and other industries. Here are some industry-wise top employers of Manchester Business School:

University of Manchester MBA Placements: Top Industries

The MBA Class of 2018 graduates chose a job industry related to Consulting, Financial Services, Technology, Healthcare, and so on. Around 23% of MBA graduates chose the Consulting industry, followed by 21% of MBA graduates choosing Financial Services. An elaborate bifurcation by industry can be found below:

Some of the full-time roles offered to the MBS graduates of 2017 and 2018 were:

University of Manchester MBA Placements: Salaries

The Alliance MBS MBA programme ranked 7^th in the world for ROI by the Forbes Best International MBAs: Two-Year Programs 2019 report. According to the Financial Times Global MBA Ranking 2019, the average weighted salary of an MBS MBA graduate was USD 124,000 with a 102% average salary increase after three years. The average salary offered to the Class of 2018 was GBP 64,037, while for the Class of 2017, it was GBP 59,975. A detailed view of mean average salaries by job location for Class of 2017 and 2018 is given below:

University of Manchester MBA: Career Services

All MBS MBA students receive career support services throughout their academic journey at AMBS. The school has a dedicated team of Senior Careers Consultants, and each student is assigned one Senior Career Consultant who gets to know them personally and work as their career partners. Just after a student lands in Manchester, the team contacts them to establish the following foundations for their MBA career journey:

Internship and job opportunities find their way to students through multiple channels, such as:

• Weekly career skills workshops (scheduled during the core academic programme)
• Sessions with external specialist career practitioners
• Unlimited individual meetings with experienced Senior Careers Consultants
• On-campus recruitment activities including guest speakers, industry experts and company recruitment presentations
• Networking events in London and Manchester
• Student clubs
• Events focusing on entrepreneurship and women in business

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