Professional MBA

Career development

Empowering students

You’re here to build your career. So are we. Our Hari B. Varshney Business Career Centre plays a critical role in the UBC Professional MBA program, offering you dedicated one-on-one career coaching, professional skills training, and networking opportunities. You’ll have access to four different mentorship programs, exclusive company panels, valuable industry insights and much more.

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Support through your journey

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Career services

It may have been a while since you last had an interview. Through our one-on-one coaching, we’ll help you articulate your value and skills to land that job, whether you’re looking to change departments or companies.

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Mentorship & training

Gaining insight from someone in senior management is invaluable. We’ll pair you with a mentor who is able to develop your personal leadership goals

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Career outcomes

Alumni of the Part-time UBC MBA, the foundation that the UBC Professional MBA has evolved from, have been very successful in making changes in their career. In fact, 90% of the Part-time MBA Class of 2016, 2017, and 2018 have enhanced their career either by promotion, company change or entire career paths.

The program provides students the value and skills they need to make career shifts, oftentimes within the duration of the program.

Students have seen great success, as they used the career services and knowledge to pivot their careers into another field. Here are a sample of students who have done this by the end of the program:

Start of the program		By the end of the program
Career changers
Mechanical Design Engineer at a Canadian electronics manufacturer		Engineering Manager at Google
HR & Compensation Analyst at a Canadian credit union		Manager, Total Rewards at Zymeworks
Process Engineer at an energy, oil & gas company		Senior Operations Manager at Uber-Jump
Market Development & Sales Manager at an international machine manufacturer		Associate at McKinsey & Company

Students also choose to transition into new roles within their organizations. Here is a sample of examples of promotions seen while students were in the program:

From		To
Promotions
Senior Associate at a global financial advisory firm		Regional Director
Clinical Specialist at a large health care provider		Health Care Team Lead
Account Executive at a professional sports & entertainment company		Director, Marketing
Strategic Advisor at a multinational insurance company		Director, Sales & Distribution

Who hires our grads

Graduates of Sauder’s PMBA program go on to work for high profile global organizations. Below is a small sample of employers who have hired our graduates: