The MBA Programme at Vlerick is a journey of discovery and a time for reflection of one’s personal and professional ambitions. Our students are guided along the career course that they set forth by our dedicated MBA Career Services Office and the service from Careers is an integral part of this MBA discovery process. From the moment you arrive at the School, Career Services is there to help you in your career development whether you are setting course for a new career direction or looking to gain a competitive advantage in your current field.

• Personal Development Activities
• Corporate Recruitment
• Recent Recruiters of our MBA Graduates
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Development Activities

Throughout your MBA programme the Career Services Office will provide you with the tools necessary to map out your career strategy.  The MBA Career Services has designed an extensive programme to help students discern and achieve their career goals. We offer:

• Individual Career Coaching: In your pursuit of career opportunities, we can offer you a number of services such as developing job search strategies, exploring career options, resume/cover letter critiques and mock interviews to help you prepare for the next stage in your professional life.
• Workshops led by faculty members and international experts are held to fine-tune your career management skills. A sample of these workshops are:
• Mock Interviews give by HR Recruiters
•  CV and Cover Letter Writing
• The Art of Networking – telling and selling your store
• Effective Self Marketing
• Case Interviews
• Handling Offers and Salary Negotiation
• Business Speaker Series: Expand your horizons, network and gain domain specific knowledge (by topic or industry) by attending this business series.
• MBA Careers Library: In addition to the Vlerick library where student can research industries and specific companies on an array of databases and research resources, the Career Services Office houses a reference library with extensive career related resources and books.  Similarly our Career Services website is home to Career Leader® (an on-line self-assessment tool) and the Vault Gold on-line library.

Recruitment

One of the key roles of the Career Services office is to ensure that you receive the information, advice and assistance necessary to obtain the best possible job.  The MBA Career Services Office focuses its energy on building relationships with employers and creating an environment where recruiters can match their needs to our students needs.

We help you build relationships with the corporate world through the following activities:

• Career Fairs: Our Financial & Consulting Fair along with our General Career Fair will provide you with an opportunity to network with business professionals from a wide variety of industries.
• Company Presentations: On-campus or off-campus presentations are held by numerous international companies in order to have the opportunity to interact with our students in an informal manner.  These companies will inform you about their business activities, the career paths of their employees and the career opportunities available to you in their organisations.
• MBA Recruitment Day: International companies hand-select students from our MBA talent pool to discuss current career opportunities in their organisations on this day.  Students in turn are allowed to request an audience with participating companies.
• CV Book: The MBA Career Services Office actively markets the student profiles through the production of our MBA Recruitment Guide which is placed on-line and distributed to corporations around the globe.
• Networking Events: In addition to the events organised directly by the Career Services Office, the School and our Alumni Association hold a series of networking events with our Vlerick Alumni, Faculty, Executive and Part-time MBA participants. 
• On-line Job Opportunities: Our Careers Website contains numerous job opportunities and information pertinent to MBA level job seekers.  Similarly we have partnerships with a number of external organisations to enhance the quality of job postings(e.g. Carnet Alliance, Going Global and QS Top MBA).

Ultimately students are responsible for securing their own career progress. The most important factors in getting the first job after the MBA are:  personal strengths, achievements, previous experience, determination and a pro-active approach to the pursuit of you personal career goals.

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Corporate Recruiters

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