CAREER LEADERSHIP CENTRE
Building future ready talent
Career Development
Facilitated through expert advice from our Global Network of Associate Coaches, a purpose-driven career development curriculum, mentorship engagement, industry networking opportunities and practical interventions around the job search process.
We work with talent management experts and an expansive industry partner network, to help graduates access opportunities across consulting, main stream business, social innovation and entrepreneurship.
Quick Facts
CAREER LEADERSHIP FOR STUDENTS AND ALUMNI
UCT GSB students and alumni have access to our unique careers tools, resources and services in order to make continuous, conscious and informed decisions about their careers. Assertive career leadership values allow students to take initiative, action and active measures to realise or achieve their current and future career goals.
The UCT GSB Career Leadership Centre supports students and alumni by providing the following:
- Career leadership coaching
- Professional leadership brand development
- Digital online profiling and CV writing critique
- Career purpose workshops that will provide the skills to identify and re-write your narrative for a successful and fulfilling lifelong career
- Mock interview programme that will offer you the ideal opportunity to improve your interviewing skills and interview techniques that are specific to a particular industry such as case interviewing
- On-campus and virtual recruitment programme focusing on placement opportunities with employers
- Access to UCT GSB’s Global Network of Associate Coaches
- Interview coaching
- Networking opportunities such as industry panel discussions inviting industry and alumni to inform you on how to direct your application for employment
- Access to the career resources that are available in the UCT GSB library, VAULT online careers library and the UCT GSB career portal
- Links to local and international headhunter’s as well as links to MBA Exchange, MBA Direct and Global Workplace.
- Access to Job Posting and industry recruitment events
- Career mentorship made possible by our international alumni network
PLACEMENT INDUSTRIES AND SECTORS
Many UCT GSB students embark on a significant shift in career direction after completing their studies.
View examples of the most popular industries and sectors in which UCT GSB alumni find employment in their year of graduation.
ENGAGE WITH UCT GSB TALENT
The UCT GSB Career Leadership Centre builds talent that is capable of mastering change and able to adapt to the future world of work whilst instilling an attitude of lifelong learning.
While each career journey is unique, certain core characteristics are sought by many respected talent advisors today. The World Economic Forum lists top 10 skills needed to thrive in the future of work.The UCT GSB invests considerable time to define and develop these qualities in our students:
- Analytical thinking and innovation
- Creative originality and initiative
- Leadership Agility & Social Influence
- Emotional Intelligence
- Critical thinking and analysis
- Complex problem solving
- Technology Design & Programming
- Reasoning, problem solving and ideation
- Active Learning and learning strategies
- Systems analysis and evaluation
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