Career Services
We help you plan a career path, find in-demand jobs, and connect with future employers.
Preparing for success begins the day you enrol at Melbourne Business School.
In addition to your regular classes, our Career Services provides a full range of support to build your personal skills, create a professional network and elevate your career options.
With regular coaching sessions, industry events, resume reviews, LinkedIn training and mock interviews, we'll introduce you to how to effectively develop the confidence to land your first job out of “B” school.
Personal Effectiveness Program
Our Personal Effectiveness Program helps you understand the local job market and how to create a sustainable career.
Unique to Melbourne Business School, the program empowers you to become market-ready, understand and navigate the local job market and how to design and create a sustainable career.
With a focus on navigating the unique Australian job market, networking, interviewing and how to negotiate job offers, the Personal Effectiveness Program is a key component of our Full-time MBA degree.
Career Coaching
Learn how to get noticed and match your ambitions to the right job opportunities.
We help you make the right decisions about your career and impress the right people, in person and on LinkedIn, with individual career coaching supported by a range of online workshops and webinars.
Our career coaches meet regularly with students in our Part-time MBA and Executive MBA degrees.
Meet the Team
Our team designs bespoke career development programs, provides coaching, and facilitates industry and alumni engagement to help you discover sustainable career paths.
John Gurskey
DIRECTOR
CAREER COACHING & INDUSTRY ENGAGEMENT
John is a Career Coach with 14 years’ experience helping professionals drive their job search and life-long career success.
His transparency and unparalleled knowledge of the domestic job market are an invaluable asset for our community.
Dave Tan
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
CAREER COACHING & INDUSTRY ENGAGEMENT
David is a seasoned coach with more than 37 years’ experience having worked across multiple sectors, functions and careers, including Executive Search, Corporate Research and Analytics, Business Development and Talent Management.
Kath Kelly
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
CAREER COACHING & INDUSTRY ENGAGEMENT
With over 25 years in the corporate recruitment sector, Kath is an experienced industry leader with a wide range of disciplines across many industries.
Gea Gill
CAREER COACHING & INDUSTRY ENGAGEMENT
Gea is an Associate Director of Career Services with extensive experience in industry engagement and career development program management. She specialises in fostering strategic partnerships, enhancing workforce readiness, and designing comprehensive career programs that equip individuals with the skills and connections necessary for sustainable career growth.
Nicola Lesley
CAREER DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT
Nicola has been coaching clients for the past 20 years in career progression, influential communication, and personal brand management. She has extensive experience developing and delivering tailored workshop and online learning programs for both MBS students and corporate teams.
Success Stories
"The classes by John were really helpful for me. David Tan was my assigned coach and he’s just the best."Alessa Balane
Full-time MBA
Project Engineer, Lyka
"My career coach explained I had two options – go to top consulting firms or look for a niche firm with more not-for-profit clients."AMARACHI NNAH-OGBONDA
"After I graduated, I was able to secure multiple offers to jobs I was very interested in."Katie Zhang
Full-time Master of Business Analytics
Commercial and Data Insights Manager, Bupa
Related Programs and Courses
Full-time MBA
Management
Full-time MBA
Australia's top-ranked MBA in an immersive format that will develop your full potential to succeed.
Part-time MBA
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Part-time MBA
A flexible, top-ranked MBA with study options that make it easier than ever to get started.
Executive MBA
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Executive MBA
A focused and residential MBA program that prepares high-performing professionals for significant leadership roles.
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