EMBA Career Management
Wharton’s MBA Program for Executives Career Management office helps you assess and plan your career while you are in the program and learn strategies and techniques that will allow you to effectively manage your career over your lifetime. Wharton MBAs are in high demand because they create immediate and sustainable value for corporate, nonprofit, and government organizations around the world.
Wharton Executive Career Management Support
Whether you’re pivoting industries, seeking executive advancement, preparing for board service, or launching something new, Wharton’s MBA Career Management team is here to help. Through personalized advising, powerful tools, and curated programming, we support your goals — during the program and throughout your career.
Executive Career Support at Every Stage
We tailor our services to fit the diverse and evolving needs of WEMBA students and alumni:
- Career Changers: Pivoting into new industries or functions
- Advancers: Seeking growth and promotion within current organizations
- Entrepreneurs: Building, acquiring, or investing in ventures
- Board Seekers: Preparing for nonprofit or corporate board service
Wherever you are in your journey, we provide guidance grounded in data, community, and lifelong access.
Our Career Support Framework
A curated set of resources to help you explore options, set goals, and move forward strategically.
Executive Career Advising
- 500+ advising sessions held annually
- Personalized 1:1 support from highly rated executive coaches
- Virtual appointments scheduled around your calendar
- Structured, peer-based job search sessions
Common topics include:
- Goal setting and transitions
- Industry and function exploration
- Board readiness
- Entrepreneurship
- On-the-job effectiveness
Strategic Networking & Outreach
- Wharton ACE (Alumni Career Experts) platform: connect with curated alumni advisors
- LinkedIn and MyPenn: identify and engage Wharton and Penn alumni
- Templates and resources to support outreach and follow-up
- Wharton Alumni LinkedIn Group (27K+ members)
- Signature programs: Power Dinners, Career Conversations, peer networking
Career Tools & Platforms
- CareerPath: Centralized hub with job board, resume book, board resume section, and compensation data
- WEMBA Career Website: Templates, worksheets, and tools for assessment, branding, interviewing, negotiation, and more
- Video Library: On-demand content for managing transitions, telling your story, and expanding your network
Data-Driven Career Insights
- Industry, function, and company-level recruiting outcomes
- Compensation benchmarking tools
- Alumni career path data to help you explore what’s possible
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Lifelong Career Support
- Ongoing alumni career coaching
- Access to job search tools and resume books
- “Thriving in Retirement” and “On-the-Job Success” programming
- One complimentary Wharton Exec Ed course every seven years
- Regular workshops, webinars, and alumni networking
MBA for Executives Career Management Team
Wharton’s Career Management office brings a wide range of experience that provides you with practical and actionable guidance, supporting each step of your career exploration, planning, transition, and job search.
- Significant marketplace experience in career and executive coaching, human resources, and executive search, adding value to all facets of your career process.
- Individualized career coaching support.
- The latest knowledge on the marketplace and career management content.
Our team constantly seeks to enhance resources, responding to student feedback and industry changes.
Shannon Connelly, Head of Career Management
Shannon brings more than 20 years’ experience in recruiting, coaching, career strategy, leadership assessment, training, and program management.