UBC 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

Career services

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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

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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

UBC PMBA alumni have been very successful in making changes in their career. In fact, 90% of the PMBA Class of 2020 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
Credit Analyst at a Canadian industrial wholesaler		Business Analyst at Telus
Research Technician at a medical research centre		Operations Specialist and Supervisor at Emterra Environmental
Program Manager at an e-commerce service provider		Senior Associate, Venture Capital at First Block Capital
Junior Project Engineer at an engineering consulting company		Associate at McKinsey & Company
Registered Nurse and Project Manager at a hospital		Managing Director at Kinetix Medicine
Career advancers
Controller at a mid-sized charity		Chief Financial Officer at United Way of Lower Mainland
Technology business analyst at a wireless tech firm		Project Manager at Fujitsu
Project manager at a financial technology consulting company		Director, Customer Success at a financial technology consulting 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
Logistics Manager at BC Ferries		Regional Manager, Terminal Operations
Manager, Content and Partnerships at CanLII		Director, Programs and Partnerships
Senior Purchasing Manager at Aritzia		Director, Global Procurement
Account Manager, Commercial Banking at RBC		VP of Corporate Client Group

Who hires our grads

Graduates of UBC 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: