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.

EMBA Career Management Office

Wharton’s EMBA Career Management Office meets the needs of our students from across industries and roles, with the understanding that flexibility is critical as your career evolves. Some of the services the team provides include:

Career Advising
The WEMBA Career Management office helps MBA Executive students plan and manage their careers over a lifetime. Our methodology combines student partnership support in advising; resources; programming; and self-direction, towards crafting a long-term career plan. We provide:

• Advising support in career assessment; mapping and planning; transition; advancement; and job search
• Programming includes workshops; group advising; executive speakers; panels; and large-scale events
• Outreach support navigating and cultivating a network and relationships among the Wharton alumni community and business leaders

Self Assessment
A crucial step in the career management process, self-assessment is the process through which individuals evaluate and reflect on their own skills, strengths, weaknesses, values, and career goals. This helps executives gain a deeper understanding of themselves and make informed decisions about their career paths. Self-assessment tools available to Wharton students include:

• Calling & Mission
• CareerLeader
• StrengthsFinder

Personal Branding
Personal branding is a strategic approach to shaping how others perceive and remember an individual in a professional context. The Career Management office offers workshops, coaching sessions, and tools and resources to assist executives in developing and refining their personal brands, ultimately enhancing their visibility and impact in the professional world.

Networking Opportunities
Networking is a critical skill for executives, as it enables them to connect with peers, industry leaders, alumni, and other professionals, fostering collaborations, mentorship, and access to valuable resources. Some uniquely Wharton networking opportunities provided by the Career Management Office include: 

• Alumni Career Fellow (ACF) Program
  The purpose of this program is to create opportunities for students to have meaningful one-on-one discussions about market trends and learn career best practices from an alumni expert in the industry.
• CareerPath Connections
  Wharton’s CareerPath platform allows student-to-alumni as well as alumni-to-alumni career connections. Simple to use, it allows you to search and connect with an easy “Connect” button.
• MyPenn
  MyPenn is a searchable alumni directory available to all University of Pennsylvania affiliated schools.
• Wharton Executive MBA Alumni LinkedIn Group
  Wharton’s official Wharton Alumni LinkedIn Group is a dynamic way for students and alumni to stay in touch and network with classmates. We also offer multiple On-Demand Programs to help you develop an effective LinkedIn profile.
• Wharton Global Clubs Directory
  Wharton offers more than 79 regional and affinity alumni clubs that you will have the opportunity to join after graduation. As a student, identify and connect with alumni networks around the world; recommended for regional job searches.

Career Data Interactives
Wharton Executive MBA Career Management offers a library of data visualization tools to support students’ career exploration process. Students have access to interactive charts which review offer data from recent years, based on student and alumni’s past work experience and where they received offers by industry, function, and geography.

EMBA 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.