Your new career journey

MBA Career Development Program

Designed to empower you to become your own career manager, Deakin’s MBA Career Development Program is integrated into the structure of your MBA program.

Increase self-awareness and develop a career management plan

Developing and managing your career is a lifelong journey. To assist you in making strategic career decisions, we will guide you to; understand your core values, leverage you strengths, identify your target areas for growth and development, and define your career ambitions.

Self-assessment tools and the development of a career management plan with tangible steps will provide you with a foundation for lifelong career development and management.

Access Deakin’s online MBA career resource library

Our comprehensive MBA resource library contains a wealth of valuable career materials that you can access online, on-demand, including:

articles
webinars
videos
writing guides
training modules.

Receive individualised support

Our career professionals have industry experience and firsthand knowledge of recruitment best practice which enables them to provide you with practical, actionable support.

Students can schedule one-on-one career consultations to discuss a broad range of topics including but not limited to:

career assessment and development
résumé/cover letter/LinkedIn development
personal branding
networking
job search
interview coaching
decision making
offer negotiation.

Attend career workshops and events

We present a series of MBA career workshops and events throughout the year to assist you with decision making and practical skill development.

Career workshops and events cover a broad range of topics and provide you with access to industry professionals and Deakin MBA alumni.

Connect with alumni and industry

Through a suite of both formal and informal networking opportunities, you will have the opportunity to connect with Deakin MBA alumni and industry representatives who have deep expertise across a range of industries and sectors.

Further information
For further information regarding Deakin’s MBA Career Development Program, please contact:

Elise Heinz
Senior Coordinator, Talent Development (MBA)
Email Elise

Deakin Postgraduate Bursary

Deakin Alumni, their spouses and immediate family are eligible to receive a 10% reduction per unit on their enrolment fees on any postgraduate award course at Deakin University.

Deakin MBA Alumni

Deakin's MBA was first offered in 1981. Since then, the MBA Alumni Chapter has connected many former MBA graduates, growing to over 6,000 members across 130 countries. Join our alumni at professional development and networking events, and connect through a variety of social media platforms.

What's in it for you?
The MBA Alumni Chapter is for former students and staff from all our MBA programs and related graduate certificates and diplomas.

The chapter provides you with a lifelong relationship with Deakin Business School and is a vital value-added aspect of your MBA. It gives you a powerful network of business and professional contacts.

Our alumni give back to the university- you'll see them in our classes and at our networking events. They're keen to help you with your next career move, as a mentor, and to offer business advice.

When you join the chapter you'll get:

access to professional development seminars and guest speaker forums
a way of keeping in touch with colleagues and friends
access to Deakin's libraries, careers counselling, e-newsletters, health and wellbeing services, residential accommodation, bookshop, facilities hire and catering discounts
MBA Connect- a professional social networking site that you can use to promote your career. Free for Deakin MBA graduates!

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