Advancing senior careers
Our Executive MBA students are experienced, ambitious and dedicated to achieving the highest levels of personal and professional growth. You may be looking to advance your career within your current organisation. You may be keen to switch industries, or you may have plans to begin your own venture. Whichever track you’re on, our Careers team offers the individual support you need to gain maximum ROI from your degree.
EMBA career impact
Want to know what a typical Cambridge Judge Business School EMBA career journey looks like?
There isn’t one. Our EMBA cohorts come to us from every possible background – engineering, healthcare, startups, the charity sector, finance, pharma, law and more and their stories once they leave us are equally diverse.
Many progress to senior leadership roles within existing firms and others use newfound knowledge and networks to transition to a different sector or found their own venture.
Strategic career development for senior executives
Gain deeper insights into your career trajectory with our tailored executive career development programme.
We empower you to:
- enhance your expertise: build the knowledge and leadership skills needed for long-term career success
- refine your vision: develop strategic insights and explore key areas of interest through personalised advisory sessions
- expand your influence: strengthen relationships within your peer network and engage with our alumni community
Career Development Programme
We partner with you at every stage of your career to help you maximise your Cambridge advantage.
Strategic career planning
- Define long-term career goals and leadership trajectory.
- Align strengths with high-impact executive roles.
- Navigate career transitions with clarity and confidence.
Leadership & skills development
- Enhance executive presence, decision-making, and influence.
- Strengthen strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities.
- Stay ahead with cutting-edge industry insights and innovations.
Networking & relationship building
- Leverage professional networks, peer groups, and alumni connections.
- Build relationships with industry leaders, recruiters, and board members.
- Engage with key stakeholders and thought leaders to amplify your impact.
Executive branding & market positioning
- Craft a compelling leadership narrative and personal brand.
- Master executive applications, interviews, and salary negotiations.
- Position yourself for board roles, C-suite opportunities, or entrepreneurial ventures.
Networking: connect and engage
As an Executive MBA student, you’ll build relationships with a vibrant global alumni body, recruiters, innovators, business angels, VC companies, entrepreneurs and more. Immersed within your own talented and driven cohort, you’ll also become part of the wider University of Cambridge network and College system, developing professional relationships and personal friendships to last a lifetime.
Stories of EMBA career impact
Programme news
EMBA alumni on entrepreneurship and the Cambridge difference
Executive MBA alumni Ben Saward and Josh Neely reveal how Cambridge’s EMBA and Silicon Fen ecosystem fuelled Novi GP’s launch. Discover how key courses and cohort networks helped forge their entrepreneurial edge.
Programme news
Cambridge to the Gobi: a leadership and endurance quest
During May Day 2025, an Executive MBA student and 2 Cambridge Judge alumni trekked 121 km across the Gobi Desert in the inaugural Will of Nature – Gobi to West Friendship Race alongside 800+ business professionals. In mixed-school teams with CEIBS peers, they endured sandstorms and scarce resources to sweep the top medals. This non-profit event fused endurance, leadership and cross-cultural collaboration.
Programme news
How Cambridge collaboration spurs breakthroughs
An article in Nature on the Nobel-winning Laboratory of Molecular Biology began as a dialogue between a student and lecturer at the Executive MBA programme.
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FAQs
At Cambridge Judge Business School, you’ll develop the skills, experience and confidence to accelerate your career. Find out more about the careers support offered in our careers video.
A huge range of business-related events take place every week in Cambridge, and as an EMBA student you are more than welcome to join them. The best way to find out what’s going on is to log into your virtual learning environment (VLE) and check your mail for Business School and College news.