MBA Career Management
Whether you are looking at your next promotion, focused on enhancing your performance in your current role, considering a career change or want to have more balance between your home and work life, the career management team can help you take the next step.
We empower current and prospective students to have the skills, network, and technical skills to manage their careers successfully by providing personalized coaching and dedicated career management programming.
Current and Prospective MBA Students
Current and prospective MBA students will have access to the following services and opportunities. Questions about MBA Career Management Support? Contact us at bizcareers@ualberta.ca
Coaching is recognized as an invaluable tool for developing individuals to reach their true potential and research supports that self-awareness is one of the key components of successful leaders of today.
Our certified coaches are your personal thought partners and bring to the career conversation a breadth of experience as they guide you in the discovery of your own brand and career direction by using personal assessments, meaningful conversations, and providing tactical advice. By engaging in the process, you will courageously learn about yourself, what the world of work means to you, and your position in it.
Career Services and the coaching models are unique to the Masters' programs and are customized to meet the needs of the student groups they serve. Full-time students benefit from a robust coaching program that includes allocated coaching hours with their own assigned coach and two courses that focus on self-awareness and tactical job search strategies to help students navigate a career pivot. The part-time and specialty masters programs also have coaching and customized programming. The Executive MBA program has six dedicated Executive Coaches who are experts in their field and can provide guidance on topics such as work/life balance and starting your own business.
Please login to CareerConnect to book an appointment with a Coach today.
The Career Management Center offers a host of workshops, seminars and courses to students and the external community on topics such as:
- LinkedIn - Profiles that perform and using them effectively for your job search
- StrengthsFinder - Optimizing your own and your team's strengths
- Networking with purpose - Even introverts can do it
- Level Up - Understanding how to position yourself for promotion
- Storytelling - Building your compelling story and how it relates to brand
- Wellness - How are you feeling? Mental wellness at work
- Building Resilience - How to manage change in the new world
- Mindfulness at Work – Enhance presence and productivity through mindful engagement
- Career Values – Identify and apply your core values for meaningful work
CareerConnect also houses hundreds of active contacts within businesses that we reach out to on a regular basis and is the main mode of communication to our employer network. Employers can log into Career Connect and post their opportunities for easy access to our talent. If you are an employer interested in learning how to use our system, feel free to contact mbatalent@ualberta.ca.
Internships occur over the summer months (May-August) and recruitment can start as early as September (yes, the month you start the program) for positions the following year. To participate, you must be a student in good standing with the program and have completed all required career courses. Please note, we do not directly place students into positions, rather we give them the skills to be successful in the application process and teach them how to manage their career for success in the future.
View our Employer Report to learn more about where our students find summer and permanent employment.
In addition to the support provided by your MBA Career Management Team, mentorship resources are available to current students through CareerConnect. Login to access support and assistance with developing a meaningful mentorship relationship including access to the ASB Mentorship Hub.
Join the ASB Mentorship Hub!
For MBA students:
- Unlock your potential and prepare for a successful career with guidance from experienced professionals. Through the ASB Mentorship Hub, you will:
- Prepare for your career: Gain insights and advice on navigating your career path.
- Share knowledge and expertise: Engage with mentors and peers to exchange valuable information.
- Develop leadership skills: Build confidence and enhance your people skills.
- Make connections and expand your network: Connect with a diverse range of mentors, peers, and potentially, future employers and colleagues!
Part-time MBA students have a full-day orientation. This day introduces you to the academic program, student services such as career management and coaching, and student groups and leadership. In the afternoon, you'll participate in activities to express your career story and engage with your cohort.
Alumni play a critical role by providing key information and connections to a number of industries in Canada and around the world and we work closely with the Business Alumni Association to maintain and grow our connections by sharing events such as our recent alumni/MBA office joint event hosted in San Francisco. Alumni and their work are the greatest promotional tool of the program because they demonstrate, on a daily basis, what our students can do and many come back to visit when the companies they work for are recruiting.
The UAlberta MBA Alumni have an official LinkedIn group, which is another way to stay connected with others.
Meet Our MBA Coaches
Paul Taylor - MBA Career Coaching and Education Lead, Certified Coach through the International Coaching Federation, Registered Professional Recruiter. 17 years of Career Management experience. Facilitator of two classes to MBA full-time students, one to help students get to know themselves better and one focused on the tactical aspects (relationship building, resume, cover letter, LinkedIn, etc…) of finding a job. I love shoes, golf and coaching soccer.
Tiffany Baker - Often self-introduced as “Paul but shorter,” Tiffany is a HR professional, ACC Certified Coach, and MBA Career Coach and Educator for full-time MBA students with the Alberta School of Business. Her 15-year HR journey crosses multiple sectors – private, public, not-for-profit, and academic – and encompasses a broad scope of leadership roles in HR operations, HR communications, and employee support. And she even takes her coaching out on the road in women’s road cycling and mountain bike coaching.
Justin Pritchard – A former designer and Certified Career Development Professional (CCDP) with over a decade in career services. He’s worked as a Graduate Career Advisor, Career Coach, Coaching Team Lead, and Employability Skills Instructor. Justin has led a career transition program, taught 20+ courses at U of A, and ran a coaching and consulting practice. With multiple graduate degrees, including doctoral-level study through an Educational Specialist (EdS) degree, he continues to teach part-time and coaches MBA students.
MBA Experiential Learning
Discover a range of MBA Experiential Learning Opportunities that enrich your learning journey and encourage active involvement in our dynamic community. Experiential Learning, also known as "learning by doing," places emphasis on reflecting upon the experience, not merely the activity itself.
These opportunities encompass both curricular and co-curricular activities, offering engaging experiences like:
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