At a Glance
Partnering with Students and Employers to Move Career Forward After an MBA
Life-long career fulfillment
INSEAD’s Career Development Centre partners with students to succeed in finding life-long career fulfilment.
Whether you are pursuing an MBA to find your true career passion or to maximise your pre-determined career goals, we will support you throughout the entire process. Our global team across three campuses includes personal career coaches, employer engagement specialists, and operations team members.
From self-assessment to relationship building to engaging with employers, you will have the support you need to achieve a career that brings you energy, enjoyment, and engagement.
Transform your career path and development
Building a career is a lifelong journey. At INSEAD, our 10-month MBA programme provides students a starting point to fast-track a transformation in their careers. Watch the video to find out how INSEAD’s Career Development Centre helps our students to achieve their aspirations and maximise their pre-determined career goals, unlocking diverse career paths with a personalised career model.
Employment and Career Statistics
A World of Talent
Get insights on compensation trends, job locations and recruiting opportunities from the MBA classes of 2023.
57
countries of employment78%
changed careers (sector, country of work, or job function)25%
changed all three dimensions (sector, country of work and job function)260+
unique recruiting partnersEUR 113,400
overall annual mean salary88%
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Career Development Programme
As soon as you start the MBA programme, the Career Development team recommends that you begin to consider your career plan. Over the five periods of the programme, the Career Development team will organise a series of activities including: workshops, trainings, panel discussions, group and one-on-one counselling sessions.
Pre-INSEAD 0
Webinars
- Your Career Journey: Let's get started
- Your INSEAD CV
- Cover Letters
- Your Summer Experience
- Introduction to Relationship Building
Period 1
Career Core Courses
- Pitch: Communicating Value
- Show: Proving Value
- Build: Career Connections
- Engage: Career Connections
- Target: Finding the Right Fit
- Discovery Days (sectors)
- Activate: Next Steps
- Practice & Perfect, Repeat
Period 2
Career Core Courses
- Pitch: Communicating Value
- Show: Proving Value
- Build: Career Connections
- Engage: Career Connections
- Target: Finding the Right Fit
- Discovery Days (sectors)
- Activate: Next Steps
- Practice & Perfect, Repeat
Period 3
Career Electives
Students can choose from a variety of workshops and resources called Career Electives to help them achieve their personal career goals.
Period 4
Career Electives
Students can choose from a variety of workshops and resources called Career Electives to help them achieve their personal career goals.
Period 5
Career Electives
Students can choose from a variety of workshops and resources called Career Electives to help them achieve their personal career goals.
INSEAD MBA Graduates Top Employers of 2023
| Company | Graduates Employed |
| McKinsey & Company | 124 (43) |
| Boston Consulting Group | 83 (25) |
| Bain Company | 71 (18) |
| Strategy& | 29 (9) |
| Kearney | 27 (5) |
| Roland Berger | 13 (6) |
| Ernst & Young | 10 |
| Accenture | 9 |
| Oliver Wyman | 7 (3) |
| Samsung | 7 |
| Amazon | 6 |
| Eli Lilly and Company | 5 |
| AlixPartners | 4 (1) |
| Alvarez & Marsal | 4 (1) |
| Amphenol | 4 |
| Morgan Stanley | 4 (1) |
| Restaurant Brands International | 4 |
The INSEAD Edge
Leaders of Tomorrow
Our accelerated 10-month curriculum creates a dynamic and intensive learning environment where students immerse themselves in real issues and practise problem-solving through critical thinking across a multicultural setting, equipping our graduates with skills to take on international roles.
Global Talent
With three campuses across three continents and over 90 nationalities enrolled every year, INSEAD’s students offer valuable experience and qualifications not only from their own areas of specialisation and industry backgrounds, but also from the global learning environment they come from.
Entrepreneurial Mindset
INSEAD’s cutting edge MBA curriculum challenges and inspires our students to generate new ideas. We believe that this is why at least 50% of our graduates start or run their own company at some point in their career. Click here to learn more.
Testimonials
Ian Weng
For those interested in exploring entrepreneurship as a career path, I highly recommend you roll up your sleeves and actually try to build a real startup during your time at INSEAD.
Rafaela Mazzone
INSEAD's focus on diversity is aligned with my own values and allows me to become the type of leader that I want to be.
Gonzalo Santaella
I still remember all those fears I had before I applied such as the cost, the language or the change in region but everything was worth it and I do not regret it for a second.
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