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27 Jan 2015, 09:34
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27 Jan 2015, 18:01
| FROM LBS Current Students Blog: The journey is the destination (or at least a very big part of) |
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Today I finally understood what it meant by the journey is the destination. I have always contemplated the thought and rationally agreed with it but my actions were not always reflective of this notion. Life somehow always seemed to be too busy. First it was about studying for the final years of high school to attain a good score for university. Then it was about doing well while doing masses of extracurricular while in university so I could go on to law school after (Something that I had thought I wanted at the time). Fast forward a few years, it became about applying for Masters programme. Last term it was about networking, job hunting, keeping afloat of my masters, playing touch rugby for the school, doing things for Impact Consulting board, pouring drinks as a sundowner crew member and the list goes on (these are some awesome things you can get involved with here at London Business School- I will be blogging about my experiences with them). There never seemed to be a break. And the truth is, for an ambitious person, there will never be a break. Once a target is reached, we just set a higher one for ourselves. The cycle persists. For 2015, I decided that it was time I realised I needed to also ENJOY the journey. The journey was going to continue regardless of how I travelled and this applies to all of us. I didn’t need to travel first class but I just wanted to have a damn good time while travelling. I wanted to look back and not wish I hadn’t worried so much as I have retrospectively viewed parts of my youth. I wanted to look back and say I tried those things that interested me. I wanted to look back and confidently think that I had given the journey my all. That I wouldn’t change a thing and, heck, it was an AWESOME journey. Yesterday I was reading an article about parkour and being the adventurous person that I am, I have ALWAYS wanted to try parkour every since I knew it existed as a form of sport. I never actually went and did it because I was always too caught up with the destination. Today I changed that and I went to a parkour session. It was two hours of intense fun. With a looming marketing exam, the commute to and fro plus time there was a big ‘sacrifice’ but I am so glad I took that leap (pun intended). It was today that it hit me. The journey IS the destination. Or at least a very big and important part of it. What you do everyday for a perceived end goal (e.g. for many of us here and future students it would be getting our ‘dream’ job) has to be balanced with things you enjoy in life. Otherwise what is the point? If you live in blind pursuance of this goal, neglecting everything and everyone else that is important to you then you may reach that goal –great but you will look back and wish you had let yourself enjoy along the way. It might mean a bit less time spent on the goal but you had fun, you made meaning and you experienced life along the way. I write this here because business school is an all-consuming activity. It is so easy to come to the London Business School and get sucked into the busyness of life here without allowing yourself some time to do what you enjoy, to make the journey here awesome. Absolutely me-guilty as charged last semester. This is especially the case for the MiF and MiM students who are only on campus for one year. It is definitely a tough juggling act to do all London Business School things plus make room for your own interests. As someone who is now halfway through my Masters here, I hope you as readers, whatever programme you are thinking of applying for or will be entering, heed this advice. Remember to set time aside to enjoy. Enjoyment may come in different forms for you than your friends at school but be bold. Go spend time doing those things you are interested in or love. Of course, I am not saying drop the thought of business school and your career plans. All I am advocating for is that you make some time each week to do something you like. Today I went parkour alone and left knowing a bunch of new friends with a determined goal of going back next week. I had so much fun doing something that interested me and has given me energy and motivation even for other aspects of life. Be honest with yourself. What do you enjoy? Will you allow yourself to invest time in it?’ Ps. if you do not know what parkour is, this video will give you a better understanding. What I did was no where near as advanced, it mainly involved gymnastic benches, metal structures and lots of foam mats! |
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The adcom reached out to me about a few weeks ago and we had a Skype call last week. The call covered some of the questions that were discussed during the interview. I also specifically shared on a major career update that I had and also reiterated why the lbs mba is still the next best step for me at this stage despite the career offer. Following the skype call, I sent a thank you email and a career update letter. Good luck to the rest of applicants!
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03 Feb 2015, 06:01
| FROM LBS Current Students Blog: The moment of truth |
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The moment of truth is here. For those of you that have applied to do an MBA at LBS in Stage 2. But also for those of us MBAs that are recruiting for the Summer Internship positions. You interview, we interview. Let’s talk about you first. The second round is the one with the highest number of applicants (I myself applied on Round 2, just one year ago). You will soon know whether you are invited to an interview. And then what? Well, someone that was in your shoes several years ago and that has something in common with you (country of origin, background, etc) will interview you. At LBS only Alumni interview you. And I think it’s great because in my case I didn’t know much people that had been at LBS before so it was a good opportunity to get a feel (with a sample of 1, I know) of who goes to LBS and which sort of career paths they get after. So make the most of it and ask about their story. Key insight: With your application, they know a lot about your background, your achievements, your academic track record. The essays give them a feel for the type of person you are. There is one KEY question they want to answer in the interview, though: WHO are you really? And would you be the sort of person that would be nice to work with? Are you fun, interesting, engaging, open or are you immensely clever yet equally arrogant and closed? Best advice I can give you? Be yourself and share YOUR story. And if you want to know what life is like at LBS or what the moment of truth is for us, let me describe what January looked like. 5th January to 9th January: Corporate Partner Week. There are no classes. Just presentations of companies. McKinsey, Bain, BCG, ATKearney, Monitor, Roland Berger, Strategy& were there from consulting. Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Nomura, Barclays, JP Morgan, Capital Group, Credit Suisse, Citi, Deutsche came from Banking. The classes start on the 12th January. But the recruiting doesn’t stop. On the contrary. The list of company presentations continues throughout the month: Vodafone, Ebay, Facebook, Linkedin, Amazon, BT, American Express, Thomson Reuters, J&J, GSK, Google, LEK,Microsoft, L’Oreal … Even the Cabinet Office! I have not followed all the different recruiting process because I was only interested in Strategy Consulting,but just to give you a feel I will describe the timeline for the MBB process (McKinsey, Bain, BCG): Week 1: Company presentations. Applications at the weekend. Week 2/3: Confirmation of invitation to interview. Week 4: Interview 1st round. Interview Final Round in some cases. Week 5. Some other Final rounds. Decisions (that’s today). If successful, special weekend prepared for all those with an offer. Week 6: Some more 1st Rounds & Final Rounds. So the moment of truth comes and goes very fast… My key takeaways on it: Being on a top school like LBS is KEY. Let me highlight it again. It’s KEY. Why?
But first things first and one step at a time. Your moment of truth comes first so focus on that. Good luck with your interviews! |
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