Visa to work in UK post MBA

I am considering getting an MBA in the UK, but I am concerned about the Visa situation there. As LBS explains:

"As a recent UK graduate on a Tier 4 Visa, you qualify for an exemption from the Resident Labour Market Test. Employers are easily able to sponsor our alumni on a Tier 2 Visa and offer them post-study job opportunities."

Is this an accurate assessment of how difficult it is to find an employer willing to sponsor you for a Tier 2 Visa post graduation? Thanks for any light you can shed on this.

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Very generally speaking, yes - an employer might be willing and able to sponsor you. I have met several LBS graduates from the US who worked/lived in London. What I don't know is what percentage of internationals from this specific school will get this sponsorship (ask the school, maybe?)

Also, given a certain level of uncertainty due to the Brexit, immigration laws are facing an overhaul. One of the underlying drivers of the Brexit was to limit immigration (and indirect costs on NHS & other govt. services attached to it).

 

Bump, trying one last time. Any info at all will help, as I'm facing many application deadlines in my home country with companies that don't let you apply to two locations.

 

Talked to a few friends who where interns at BB's this year and although they themselves didn't have first hand experience/knowledge, confirmed that a lot of fellow SA's were put on hold

 

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