MBA Career support

Cranfield graduate alumni have access to lifelong career development support provided by the Careers and Employability Service at Cranfield, via Symplicity, the online career development and talent management platform. You can receive job vacancies from employers via the Symplicity platform, these opportunities are appropriate for all Cranfield alumni and are located both within the UK and overseas. You can use the service to :

• Search for job vacancies
• Receive daily alerts of new job vacancies matching your preferences.

In addition, Symplicity also provides access to career workshops, one to one consultations, networking events, learning resources, job postings and much more.

You will need a Symplicity account to access job vacancies and these additional services. If you studied at Cranfield after 2014 for Cranfield School of Management alumni or after 2015 for all other Cranfield University alumni then your username is your Student ID number with the ‘s’ before it, and your password is the one you used for all Cranfield applications when you studied here. You can reset your password here.

If you studied at Cranfield prior to the dates above you may not have a Symplicity account. Please email the Careers and Employability Service to set up your alumni Symplicity account. In order to set up your account, they will need the following information: Name, Student number, Email address, Course Title and School.

MBA alumni can also speak to the MBA’s dedicated Employer Engagement Manager. The MBA Employer Engagement Manager works with recruiters to source suitable candidates for their vacancies. If you are considering a change of role, they will work with you to gain an understanding of the type of role you are interested and promote your profile to relevant employers. 

Cranfield’s Career mentoring programme offers you the opportunity to be supported with your career goals by a fellow member of our alumni community.

Taking part in the Career mentoring programme will allow you to explore a particular profession or employment area, develop work-related skills and confidence, and connect with relevant professionals to build effective career networks.

It's an opportunity to learn from a Cranfield graduate who has ‘been there and done that’ and benefit from their insight and experience - whether you are looking for a job, trying to understand how to move up the career ladder, or thinking about changing career.

As a Cranfield alumnus you have access to a range of career learning packs, courtesy of Cranfield's Careers and Employability Service. The learning packs, exclusively available to Cranfield students and alumni, cover a wide range of topics from CV creation to negotiating job offers, and virtual recruitment events to psychometric assessments.

You have exclusive access to a team of expert career coaches. You can find out more about coaching by logging into your alumni portal.

As a Cranfield University alumnus, you can enjoy the benefits of a free online library service, Alumni Library Online (ALO), wherever you are in the world. Your ALO has a number of resources to help you prepare for a job interview and keep you up to date in your field or industry. The ALO gives you quick and easy access to quality information resources in one place, specifically tailored to meet your career development needs as an alumnus. You can read a variety of journals, company profiles, industry and country reports, case studies, book reviews and interviews with leading industry figures.

Whether you are thinking about moving on or moving up, starting out or changing course read our insights, advice and tips on make the right career moves on our Career support insights page.

Build your social and professional networks by making connections with fellow alumni around the world. Our events listing page includes a range of events from informal pub nights to conferences. Our international communities also organise a variety of events and activities that are open to all Cranfield alumni. Browse the events listing now.

Leverage your network by connecting with your fellow alumni. You can find classmates and fellow alumni through a fully searchable online directory.

Volunteering can enhance your personal skills or you can use your real-world experience to make an impact on your alumni community and current students by volunteering for Cranfield. You could volunteer for a short-term, one-off activity such as speaking to students to inspire them, or a longer-term activity that fits around your life, such as helping to grow the Cranfield alumni community. Make a positive difference while developing skills that will help you with your own career. Visit the volunteering section for more information.