How LUMS changed my life – Guest Blog by Gor Stepanyan

I started my journey in the world of business in 2010 when I joined MSc Management program at Lancaster University Management School (LUMS). The education process at LUMS was a great combination of theory and practice during which we focused a lot on real world business cases. Moreover, as a part of my education at […]

Reflecting on the first term of the Lancaster MBA

Dominic Roberts reflects on his first term of the Lancaster MBA, and shares his experiences so far. As the second term has just gotten underway, I wanted to write some words here to reflect after passing through the first term, capturing my experiences. These months have been some of the most memorable of my life […]

MSc Management student secures graduate role

One of the key elements that attracted me to MSc Management at Lancaster was the inclusion of a dedicated Professional and Career Development module that aims to offer students guidance and opportunities to get ahead in the competitive graduate job market. As the UK graduate job market for the 2019 intake was fast approaching, I […]

Guest Post: Job offers by November!

MSc Management student, Keira, started receiving job offers in November 2017, and has already secured a management position in a fast-expanding UK-based company, with months to go before graduation. She tells us her job-hunting story here… First things first, start early. There is no such thing as ‘starting too early’ for career seeking. My first […]

Guest blogger Alexandra Ursu: The world is in Millennials’ hands

I am a 20-year-old Millennial who wants to change the world. Despite all the critics and the bad press we receive, our voices matter – and I can prove it. Individuals, who are part of a movement, striving for change for a more sustainable world, surround me. What is making me so positive about our […]

Guest Post: MSc Management Student Keira talks about her experiences of the course

While sitting in the backyard and enjoying Christmas time, I started to receive sweet greeting messages from my MSc Management cohort. When those beautiful words floated onto my screen, I had no words to describe how lucky I felt to be in this cohort. Graduating with a first honours degree in BSc Marketing from Lancaster […]

Guest post: An investment banking spring week at Barclays

Theodoros Georgiadis, a first year student on the Accounting and Finance programme at LUMS, gives an interesting insight into his experiences during his spring week placement at Barclays. I applied for my Spring Week in the middle of my first term at LUMS and I am so glad I did as the experience gave me […]

Guest post: My job application journey so far

Final year LUMS Accounting and Finance student Prithiv Ghosal shares his experiences of the financial services application processes and his journey so far as an international student. He also offers some excellent advice to those seeking employment in this sector. Hi, I am a final year international student in Accounting and Finance at LUMS. I […]

Guest post:Putting theory into practice

Nadeem Khan, a current student on the MA Human Resources and Consulting, has already started putting the theory from the programme into practice, working with a bank in Pakistan. Here, he talks about how he applied what he has learnt so far on the programme. As an HRD Consultant I had worked for several years […]

Guest Post: Naeem Desai – Life on the Lidl Graduate Management Development Programme

Naeem Desai graduated from MSc Management in 2016. Before even graduating, he had received offers of employment from four of the major graduate recruiters, including a place on the highly competitive Lidl Graduate Management Development Programme. It was this position that he chose to accept, and over the coming months, Naeem will share his experiences of […]