Warwick Graduate Advantage Membership
Join the Warwick Negotiation Club
Keep developing the confidence, communication and commercial skills that help you stand out from other graduates.
30-Day Free Trial
Then only Β£18 per month
Graduation should not be the end of your development
Graduating is a major achievement, but it also means entering an increasingly competitive job market.
Thousands of graduates are applying for similar roles with similar qualifications, similar experiences and similar ambitions.
The challenge is no longer simply obtaining your degree.
The challenge is giving employers a reason to remember you.
The Warwick Graduate Advantage Membership helps you continue developing the practical communication, influencing and negotiation skills that can make a difference during applications, assessment centres, interviews and the early stages of your career.
Imagine two graduates sitting in the same interview
One candidate says:
βI studied negotiation as part of my degree.β
The other says:
βSince graduating, I have continued practising negotiation with professionals. I receive feedback, observe different approaches and regularly reflect on how I can improve.β
Which graduate demonstrates the stronger commitment to professional development?
As a Warwick Graduate Advantage member, you will have real experiences to discuss rather than relying entirely on theory.
Not just something you studied.
Not just something you read.
Something you continue to practise.
Employers do not recruit qualifications alone
Your degree may help you meet the initial requirements for a role, but employers also want evidence that you can communicate clearly, work confidently with others and respond well under pressure.
They look for people who can:
- Communicate clearly
- Ask thoughtful questions
- Listen properly
- Influence decisions
- Solve problems
- Think commercially
- Build professional relationships
- Remain calm under pressure
These are practical skills.
They improve when you have the opportunity to use them, receive feedback and then try again.
Continue practising alongside professionals
The Warwick Negotiation Club is a practical development community for graduates and professionals who want to improve through regular practice.
You may negotiate with people working in areas such as:
- Procurement
- Sales and business development
- Law and legal services
- Engineering
- Project management
- Consultancy
- Leadership and management
This gives you the opportunity to practise with experienced professionals, encounter different personalities and learn from people already working in the types of roles you may want to pursue.
How the Warwick Negotiation Club works
This is not a traditional course built around long lectures or passive learning.
It is a practical skills development club built around one simple principle:
Negotiation skills improve through practice.
During the meetings, you will take part in short, structured negotiation exercises and more detailed role plays.
You may negotiate, observe other members, provide feedback and reflect on what made a difference.
The purpose is not to get everything right.
The purpose is to practise, make adjustments and become more confident each time.
What your membership includes
β Regular live negotiation meetings
Take part in structured negotiation practice sessions with graduates and professionals from Warwick and beyond.
β Continued professional development
Build your skills progressively through regular practice, observation, feedback and reflection.
β Practical negotiation exercises
Take part in short exercises and detailed role plays that recreate the decisions, pressures and conversations found in real negotiations.
β Negotiation Cards
Practise using The Negotiation Clubβs unique Negotiation Cards, designed to create focused and repeatable skills practice.
β Opportunities to negotiate and observe
Learn from your own performance while also observing how other people communicate, question, listen and respond.
β Feedback from other members
Receive practical feedback that helps you recognise what you are doing well and what you can try differently.
β A supportive practice environment
Experiment with new approaches and make mistakes without the consequences of a real commercial negotiation.
β Access to the Warwick community
Build relationships with graduates and professionals committed to actively developing their negotiation skills.
Build a LinkedIn profile that stands out
Many graduates have similar qualifications and have attended similar lectures.
Far fewer can demonstrate that they regularly practise negotiation with experienced professionals.
As a member, you can:
- Add Warwick Negotiation Club Member to your LinkedIn profile
- Share reflections about the skills you are developing
- Demonstrate an ongoing commitment to professional development
- Build relationships with experienced professionals
- Create practical examples that can be discussed during interviews
After six months of active participation, The Negotiation Club can also provide a personalised LinkedIn recommendation recognising your commitment, participation and development.
This gives future employers evidence that your development did not stop when you graduated.
Keep developing while other graduates are waiting
Searching for the right graduate opportunity can take time.
During that period, it is easy to focus entirely on applications and interviews while allowing your confidence and practical communication skills to stagnate.
The Warwick Graduate Advantage Membership helps you use that time productively.
Every meeting gives you:
- Another opportunity to practise
- Another piece of feedback
- Another professional connection
- Another experience to discuss with an employer
Instead of simply saying you are a confident communicator, you will be able to explain how you are actively developing that confidence.
Skills that support almost every career
The skills developed through negotiation practice extend far beyond formal commercial negotiations.
These capabilities are valuable in virtually every profession.
Confidence comes from doing
Nobody becomes a confident communicator simply by reading a book or attending a single workshop.
You improve by practising, making mistakes, receiving feedback and trying again.
That is exactly what the Warwick Negotiation Club helps you to do.
Warwick Graduate Advantage Membership
Standard Professional Membership
Β£48 per month plus VAT
Equivalent to Β£57.60 per month
Warwick Graduate Advantage Membership
Β£18
per month
Your first 30 days are free.
Save more than Β£34 every month compared with standard professional membership.
There is no long-term contract and you may cancel your membership at any time.
Your degree may help you get the interview.
The skills you continue practising can help you stand out once you are in the room.
Start your 30-day free trial and experience the Warwick Negotiation Club for yourself.
Practise with professionals.
Build visible evidence of your development.
Give employers another reason to choose you.
Do not let your development stop when you graduate.
Warwick Negotiation Club β Global Meeting Times
The Warwick Club meets every 1st and 3rd Thursday at 12:15β13:45 (UK time). The table below shows equivalent times around the world, automatically updating for daylight saving changes.
| City / Region | Local time during BST |
|---|---|
| Dublin | 12:15β13:45 |
| Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam, Madrid, Rome, Warsaw, Johannesburg | 13:15β14:45 |
| Helsinki, Athens, Riyadh, Nairobi | 14:15β15:45 |
| Dubai | 15:15β16:45 |
| Mumbai | 16:45β18:15 |
| Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong, Beijing | 19:15β20:45 |
| Tokyo | 20:15β21:45 |
| Sydney | 21:15β22:45 (AEST) or 22:15β23:45 (AEDT) |
| Auckland | 23:15β00:45 (NZST) or 00:15β01:45 (NZDT) |
| New York, Toronto | 07:15β08:45 |
| Chicago, Mexico City | 06:15β07:45 |
| Denver | 05:15β06:45 |
| Los Angeles, Vancouver | 04:15β05:45 |
| SΓ£o Paulo | 08:15β09:45 |
Times shown when the UK is on BST (UTC+1), typically late Marchβlate October.
| City / Region | Local time during GMT |
|---|---|
| Dublin | 12:15β13:45 |
| Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam, Madrid, Rome, Warsaw | 13:15β14:45 |
| Helsinki, Athens | 14:15β15:45 |
| Johannesburg | 14:15β15:45 |
| Riyadh, Nairobi | 15:15β16:45 |
| Dubai | 16:15β17:45 |
| Mumbai | 17:45β19:15 |
| Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong, Beijing | 20:15β21:45 |
| Tokyo | 21:15β22:45 |
| Sydney | 23:15β00:45 (AEDT) |
| Auckland | 01:15β02:45 (NZDT, next day) |
| New York, Toronto | 07:15β08:45 |
| Chicago, Mexico City | 06:15β07:45 |
| Denver | 05:15β06:45 |
| Los Angeles, Vancouver | 04:15β05:45 |
| SΓ£o Paulo | 09:15β10:45 |
Times shown when the UK is on GMT (UTC+0), typically late Octoberβlate March.
DST caveat: Countries change clocks on different dates. Offsets can vary by Β±1 hour around transitions. For accuracy, add the session to your calendar using the Europe/London time zone.