Whether you’re ready to make your next career move or accelerate in your current organisation, our #1 ranked Masters in Finance is your way ahead.
MiF employment statistics
Our Masters in Finance graduates are in high demand. 93% of our 2022 graduates received a job offer within three months of graduating, with students moving on to roles in 18 countries.
After six years working in banking, Daniel Rojas Pineda left Bogotá to expand his knowledge of finance. Having returned to Colombia, he reflects on how our Masters in Finance programme helped him harness his passion for impact investing and the energy sector.
Having grown up and spent her early career in California, Anisha Kothapa (MiFFT2018) decided she was ready for a change. Anisha explains how our Masters in Finance programme ignited a passion for FinTech and enabled her to carve out a career in a fast-moving and disruptive industry in New York.
Our experienced Career Centre professionals have a wealth of real-world finance knowledge and experience behind them, across everything from investment banking to private equity.
Working together, we offer tailored career and professional development support to help you reach your individual career goals.
Our range of comprehensive careers support services include:
One-to-one and group coaching
Online resources offering sector insights and employer profiles
Sector recruitment managers and coaches to help plan your career goals
There’s no better place in the world for you to study Finance than at London Business School. We have an outstanding global reputation for teaching this specialist subject and strong links with financial institutions, recruiters and practitioners.
London has long-held its position as the international financial capital of the world, and with our campus located at its heart, you’ll find yourself at the thriving epicenter – able to build connections in the City while learning alongside some of the world’s finest financial minds.
A number of our students join London Business School with consulting experience, and even more join the School with the ambition to pivot their careers towards a relevant consulting role. The sector is fast-paced, growing and lucrative, as global organisations look for the tools and insights to transform their businesses and thrive in challenging economic circumstances.
Once considered the ‘next big thing’, technology is now driving economic growth in all sectors and this new innovation ecosystem offers new career paths that require new leadership behaviours and skills. As part of our commitment to nurturing a generation of leaders that will change the way the world does business, it’s essential that our offering evolves to meet these new needs – a playbook for this emerging era is underway.
As the world becomes more complex and interconnected, career opportunities in Diversified Sectors are increasingly attractive for job seekers.
At London Business School, we consider Diversified Sectors as industries outside Finance, Consulting and Technology, Media, and Telecom (TMT). Some of the most interesting and diverse sectors include Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG), Retail, Industrials, Healthcare, Luxury Goods, Energy, Government and Social Impact. Each of these industries offer lucrative and fulfilling career opportunities in a range of exciting roles for ambitious and talented professionals.
Are you an early-stage entrepreneur with ambitions of scaling your own startup? Spotted the opportunity of a lifetime and want to see how viable it really is? London Business School could help make your plans a reality, with a range of opportunities available to our masters students that cater specifically to established and aspiring entrepreneurs – throughout your time at LBS and beyond.
Career Development – you will develop the skills necessary to manage your individual career strategy; whether that is conducting an effective job search, accelerating in your organisation or setting up your own entrepreneurial venture.
Career Coaching – one-to-one tailored support to give you a better understanding of who you are, what you have to offer and what is right for you.
Career and Networking Opportunities – you will have the opportunity to explore and examine different sectors, companies and roles through meeting practitioners and professionals.
Career Insights – you will build on your own research by accessing up to date information on employment trends, hiring practices, as well as geographic, sector and company insights.
The programme prepares you for a financial career in any professional organisation. It's of particular relevance to those working in:
investment management, security analysis and broking
capital markets, trading and risk management
venture capital or private equity
hedge funds
retail and commercial banking
regulatory roles and central banking
supranational banks, such as the World Banks
corporate finance and restructuring
corporate planning and consultancy
investment banking
specialist advisory and/consulting
finance in public-sector organisations, the finance function, controller's department or treasury operations of industrial, commercial, and service organisations.
Yes. We have relationships with a wide range of top-tier financial institutions and corporates who are looking for finance talents from LBS. Many firms will conduct recruitment activities via presentations or networking events to engage with MBA and Masters in Finance students. You can find details on the employers who hired MiF students in the past in the Employment Reports section.
Whether for internships or full time jobs, there are typically two different paths MiFs follow in recruitment - structured recruitment and direct hire recruitment. Companies who want an ongoing, existing pipeline of mid-career students have structured “Associate / Finance Leadership Programmes.” Because they can plan ahead for their business needs, these roles tend to be more visible and competitive. The route to getting a structured internship is more predictable but the timing is less flexible.
Student may also pursue direct hire recruitment. These are roles offered throughout the year when a business need arises. Some are advertised and in addition there are many “hidden” or unadvertised opportunities. They are driven by your networking efforts, offer flexibility and recruitment happens closer to the actual start date.
London Business School prepares you for a global career. You will be able to make use of the School's global network of more than 42,000 alumni wherever you seek work. The Career Centre also collaborate with Student clubs to organise annual sector specific Career Treks in international locations (e.g. New York, Silicon Valley, Hong Kong, Germany, Ireland) to help you gain international career insights and connect with local alumni. We also have a wide range of online resources, job boards and insights to support your international job search.
As a member of our alumni community we hope that you continue to engage with us for your career development needs. We run an annual programme of webinars, events and workshops to support you in your career and professional development. These cover a range of topics, from developing your personal brand to becoming a Non-Executive Director. We provide access to a range of resources and also offer alumni the opportunity to work with a career coach.
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