Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
The following questions are addressed below:
- MBA recruiting practices in the UK and Europe
- Recruiters at Strathclyde
- Average salary
- How many employed 3 months after graduation
- Immigration
- Career development support
- Alumni Services
MBA recruiting practices in the UK and Europe
The concept of substantial on-campus recruitment for MBAs is a myth in the UK and Europe, apart from the few schools that conform to the US model.
This is because the variety of professional backgrounds, nationality and age range of MBA students here creates a lack of critical mass - it is simply not economically viable for companies to travel to all business schools.
There is, of course, recruitment - it is the methods that vary. These include:
- In-house current vacancy sites
- Student profile books and on-line CVs
- Pan-European and global recruitment fairs, both actual and virtual
- Networking and alumni events
- Corporate visits
- Pro-active corporate liaison.
Recruiters at Strathclyde
For graduation year 2006, some key recruiters in the UK / Scotland were:
- BP
- BT Global Services
- Genesis Consulting
- Scottish Power
- Servier
In the last month, our Current Vacancies site also advertised jobs based in the USA, Africa, Asia-Pacific, Russia, China and India.
We have a partnership with 12 top accredited European/Global business schools, providing companies with access to a critical mass of MBA students and studentse with access to an online CV and job platform. We also actively market students to the top 100 MBA recruiters, as well as our senior alumni.
In the last 6 months, over 250 jobs have been made available to our students through these various methods.
Average salary
Circa £60 000
How many employed 3 months after graduation
96%
Immigration
UK immigration is a complex issue. Careers centres are not accredited to give immigration advice, therefore we bring in professional advisors to talk to our students as a group, and also arrange individual consultancy to make an initial assessment of each case.
Many MBAs are eligible for the Highly Skilled Migrant visa, which allows an individual and his/her family to live and work - or search for work - in the UK. Strathclyde is part of a UK Home Office listing of 50 top business schools, which may make it easier to get points towards this visa.
The Scottish Fresh Talent Initiative has been introduced and, from the summer of 2005, allows students graduating from Scottish Universities (with a minimum residency requirement) to remain in Scotland, to live and work, for up to 2 years post-graduation
The official UK immigration site is:
www.workpermits.gov.uk
Scottish information can be obtained through
www.scotlandistheplace.com
Career development support
We offer an on-going career development programme, which includes:
- Individual career development consultancy.
- CV-building and interview practice - a full range of application strategies.
- Networking seminars and networking opportunities.
- A unique information site, the Careers Portal, which holds a substantial amount of targeted and specific, global recruitment information.
Alumni Services
The Careers Portal continues to be available to all alumni. Many of the current vacancies are targeted at alumni. We also facilitate projects for our graduates and their organisations, and have successfully arranged for recruitment of current students.
We will continue to consult individually with alumni for some time post-graduation.