
Career Services
Executive MBA Career Services, as detailed below, provide one-on-one career coaching, a variety of career workshops, programs, and resources, and a career management website tailored to meet the needs of the UCLA Anderson Executive MBA. All Executive MBA students have immediate access to career services as soon as they accept admission.
UCLA Anderson Executive MBA students have access to dedicated Executive MBA executive career and leadership coaches with an extensive background in providing career counseling and coaching to mid-career business professionals and executives. The coaches are available to all Executive MBA students at any time during the program to facilitate the process of navigating the stages of career management and developing “Career Readiness” by providing assistance in:
- Self-assessment
- Strategy (e.g., targeting jobs, creating a career management plan)
- Skill development (e.g., resumes, cover letters, networking)
- Mock interviews
- Job offer evaluation and negotiation
- Career advancement strategies for leveraging the MBA and advancing within an organization
The coaches will be available for confidential, one-on-one career counseling appointments during each class weekend, or in-between class weekends by phone, Zoom or in-person, to assist students in managing their careers, determining their next steps and helping them to develop a strategy to reach their goals.

Career Workshops
Career management workshops for Executive MBAs are held regularly each quarter on Fridays from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm on a variety of career topics such as preparing for the next career move, executive presence, networking, interviewing, negotiating, researching and targeting companies, strategies for career advancement and how to work with executive recruiters.
First-year Executive MBA students are offered a year-long series of career management workshops that focus on the key principles of marketing as applied to the career management and job search process. The take-away is a written career marketing plan that students develop during the series. Whether students seek to move within their current organizations or do an external job search, the same strategies covered in this series apply to both!
Second-year Executive MBA students take a more in-depth look at the career management topics covered in the first year, including career-shifting, personal branding, use of social media for career management, and advancing within your organization.

Job Search Teams
The Job Search Team is a practical resource for EMBA students who are: 1) unemployed due to lay off or job loss, and/or 2) who are actively searching, and is offered every quarter, including over the summer. Job Search Teams provide workgroup structure that enables students to manage their job search process by identifying tasks, setting specific work objectives, and measuring weekly progress in meeting job search and career transition goals. The group format also allows for very positive, synergistic strategizing, networking, information-sharing, and mutual support and is facilitated by a professional career coach (often one of our own coaches) with in-depth experience in running job search teams.

Student Networking Events
Regular opportunities occur doing the year for Executive MBA students to network with students from the other two MBA programs. Twice a year there is an All Anderson Networking Event held on campus during class weekends. In addition, there are opportunities each year for first and second year Executive MBAs to meet and network with each other, as well as periodic events with EMBA Alums.

UCLA Anderson Student Clubs
There are close to 40 student organizations on campus, and they are very professional, extremely well organized, and all very active and connected in networking with industry professionals. The clubs, typically run by Full-Time students, sponsor various career activities, including speaker events, panels, roundtables, workshops, and career nights. Student clubs love having EMBA students as members, and this resource is helpful for any career shifter in the EMBA Program!

Career Tools Website for the Professional MBA
This site has extensive content tailored specifically to the career management needs of UCLA Anderson's working professionals and executives' career management needs- i.e., its current Executive MBA students. Here there is a wealth of information and resources to enable EMBAs to manage their careers. The site includes great how-to practical information, worksheets, articles, and links to the best websites for everything from self-assessment, career management, and job search strategy, researching and targeting the job market, resume writing, interviewing, networking, and negotiating the job offer. The website also includes career resources for transitioning military EMBA students.
There are numerous employer-related resources for students who participate in on-campus recruiting, including employer briefings, company presentations, and receptions which are coordinated by the Full-Time program Parker CMC, networking events with recruiters, as well as an online Anderson Experienced Executive MBA Resume Database for employers.
Anderson Job Posting Site
These job postings are intended for UCLA Anderson MBAs of all experience levels, including upper management and executive-level positions. All postings are screened by the Parker CMC and come from companies that are specifically interested in hiring UCLA Anderson MBA students and alumni. Candidates review the listings and contact the firms directly.
Executive MBA Participation in Full-Time On-Campus Recruiting
On-campus recruiting is open to EMBA students in their second year for full-time positions, and at the beginning of their first year for summer internship positions.
Participating in on-campus recruiting requires significant preparation and is typically not appropriate for most Executive MBA students. If you want to see if it is right for you, please reach out to the Admissions team.