Meet the Master’s Grads: International graduates working overseas

This panel session, recorded in 2025, features a selection of Master’s graduates from The University of Manchester. All are international alumni who have begun their careers outside the UK. We explored some of the highlights and challenges from their time at UoM, as well as some of the advice and resources they recommended for starting your own career. Time stamps for specific questions and linked resources can be found below, along with LinkedIn profiles for the alumni and Careers Service staff in the session.

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00:00:00: Introductions
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00:03:00: Meet the panel, and connect with them on LinkedIn
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•   / yifeiai  
•   / peng-xiao-07b42215a  
•   / narayani-ramalingam  
•   / mugdha-pate-39305a199  
•   / zhaoyang-yuan-b946681b5  
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00:12:08: How did you get started with the Alumni Association, and is it a rewarding role?
• https://www.manchester.ac.uk/connect/...
00:15:11: What do you recommend to someone trying to get started in your employment sector?
• Improving the quality of your applications: https://www.careers.manchester.ac.uk/...
00:16:48: Do you have any tips for someone trying to research an employer?
• Using LinkedIn: https://www.careers.manchester.ac.uk/...
00:19:20: More recommendations for starting your career:
• Building a career in academic life: https://www.careers.manchester.ac.uk/...
• Finding small companies and reaching out to them (Speculative Job Search): https://www.careers.manchester.ac.uk/...
00:24:34: Did you always intend to work outside the UK after studying at UoM?
• Links for finding jobs outside the UK: https://www.careers.manchester.ac.uk/...
• Working in the UK as an international graduate: https://www.careers.manchester.ac.uk/...
00:32:00: Are there any differences in working culture that you’ve noticed in China/India?
00:34:08: Are there any resources for finding work that the panel recommends?
• Build networks in whichever way you can: https://www.careers.manchester.ac.uk/...
• Attending alumni networking events in your country: https://www.manchester.ac.uk/connect/...
00:43:22: How should students leverage their UoM Master’s degree experience, to best develop their career?
• CodeFirstGirls: https://codefirstgirls.com/
• Summer Coding Bootcamps: https://bootcamps.manchester.ac.uk/
• Making the most of your Master’s degree: https://www.careers.manchester.ac.uk/...
• How to communicate your Master's degree: https://www.careers.manchester.ac.uk/...
00:52:49: What do wish you could have told yourself, as a student?
• Explore your career options: https://www.careers.manchester.ac.uk/...
00:55:21: Did you find it challenging moving from your Master’s degree into your career?
• Managing your Career confidence: https://www.careers.manchester.ac.uk/...
00:58:12: Is there any advice you would offer to someone starting their own business?
• Masood Entrepreneurship Centre: https://www.entrepreneurship.manchest...
• Unit M: https://www.unit-m.co.uk/
• Starting a business: https://www.careers.manchester.ac.uk/...
01:03:16: Are there any other career paths you have considered, apart from the one you are on now?
• Counselling service at UoM: https://www.counsellingservice.manche...
• I don’t know what career I want: https://www.careers.manchester.ac.uk/...
01:06:41: Final thoughts from the panel