Careers support 

The services we offer to support your career development include:

• one-to-one appointments to help you with your career direction, give feedback on job applications, offer insight into the job market and prepare you for interviews
• workshops to support your career development and job hunting
• employer events attracting recruiters and alumni from a rich range of sectors
• support for finding internships and parttime jobs
• specialist careers consultants to support PhD students through appointments, events and workshops.

Support for international students

• We offer a programme of support for international students throughout the year, which involves talks on how to find graduate work in the UK and an International Students Week featuring external speakers.
• Students can search for jobs across the world with our international jobs database, as well as browse our guides on getting work in particular markets.
• All students have access to a rich programme of employer events and career development workshops, running across the University year. 

Support after graduation

Our careers support continues after you leave Queen Mary.

• All graduates have access to our Careers and Enterprise services for two years after graduation.
• You can have -
  free one-to-one appointments in person, over the phone or via Skype
  Attend our employer events
  use our online psychometric testing and mock-interview software
  access our jobs board – over 3,000 employers uploaded vacancies in 2018/19.

Queen Mary graduates have gone on to work in these organisations:

• Accenture • Allen & Overy • Arup • AstraZeneca • Baker McKenzie • Barts Health NHS Trust • European Central Bank • Fintech Innovation Lab • Google • HSBC • IBM • Institute of Cancer Research • Institute of Dentistry • J.P. Morgan • Jaguar Land Rover • Lloyds Banking Group • Natural History Museum • Penguin • PwC • Queen Mary • Save the Children • Shell • Stella McCartney • Thales • Thomson Reuters • World Economic Forum ...and many more!

Careers success

93% of our postgraduates are in work and/or study six months after graduation. 84% of those in work/study are in highly skilled work/study (most recent DLHE Survey of 16/17 leavers)* 

Enterprise support

Many students and graduates across Queen Mary start or grow their own business or social venture each year. In 2018/19, Queen Mary gave out £45,000 in seed funding to help students start new, or grow existing businesse

• 2 Years PSW is applicable after the course completing (Bachelors level or above).

Entry requirements

The School is committed to appointing only the very best candidates to our Ph.D. program.

To apply you will normally have a first degree with first-class honours (or equivalent) and a masters degree at distinction level, in business/management or a discipline related to your research topic. We do not normally accept an MBA. Relevant experience is also taken into account. Applicants are required to have an IELTS overall score of 7, 6.0 in Writing, and 5.5 in all other sections at the time of application. In some circumstances, the requirement will be applied flexibly and applicants will be assessed on a case by case basis. For example, if an applicant has performed to distinction level in a dissertation although they have a grade below that specified above or if an applicant has an excellent proposal and relevant work experience for a considerable period of time.