An MBA from UK – Visa and Job Opportunities

There are a lot of jobs and placement options in the UK. The one who is seeking career opportunities in the UK post-graduation must use all the resources available to them such as career service, LinkedIn, Alumni network, student clubs, job fairs and conference, to find the suitable opportunities by networking and learning about desired industry sectors​. The below points must be kept in mind while seeking open positions.

UK Job Fair

The business school placements are generally categorized into two processes:

Structured Process

There are few ​C​companies​, for example,​ ​Amazon​ that​ ​provides ​opportunities ​for MBA ​graduates​ irrespective of nationality; ​The jobs through this route are usually modeled as rotational leadership development programs. ​Moreover​, ​London has a ​good start-up​s​ network​ that is connected with​ B-schools in ​the UK​​. Start-up companies hire candidates from schools ​such as ​LBS, Judge, Said, etc.- ​through the school’s career ​services​. Approximately 1 out of 4 ​MBA candidates are usually ​placed through ​the structured ​recruitment​ process​.

Application-based process

Companies without a proper recruiting process with schools will visit the campus ​for promoting their  ​business and ​showcasing career opportunities in their companies. The company representative will address any queries and invite candidates for applying to open positions.

Types of Visa

Tier 2

Tier 2 visa will be provided by​ the Home Office of the UK​. T​he​ ​student should apply for ​the visa in the designated Visa office or VFS service center​. The school will ​confirm the admission by providing CAS number which should be used in the Visa application.

Tier 4

Post-MBA, you’ll be provided 6 months buffer period ​which you can use for seeking employment opportunities or other activities related to your studies. Once you get a job offer, the ​employer ​will help you in getting a work visa (Tier 4 visa).

Entrepreneur Visa

An entrepreneur visa is available for people who are interested to start a company. For this, you need to have a quantifiable plan and strong pitch to present to the government by associating with B-Schools. ​This Visa provides 1 year time ​to ​build your business​. Based on the success of your start-up,​​an extension ​will be granted.​

For more details on UK Government regulation for Visa, Read here.

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