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10 Nov 2021, 18:01
| FROM LBS Current Students Blog: BIG – BOLD – IMPACT: What to expect at the 2018 LBS Africa Business Summit #LBSABS |
 Debola Williams (Co-Founder, RED) with Bob Collymore (CEO, Safaricom) at the 2017 #LBSABS A year ago I penned this blog post for the 2017 #LBSABS. Sitting now in the library I’m wondering what to write about this year. Should I tell you about what it took to land the President of Ghana? Or what it takes to organize the largest Africa-focused conference at any business school in Europe? Maybe I’ll write about these in a future post. Today I’ll focus on the three words that guided our plans for the Africa Club during our tenure – BIG, BOLD & IMPACT. BIG – #LBSABS has come of age. In its 17th year now, it has taken its place as the go to Africa-focused annual event in London for business professionals, entrepreneurs, investors, people in the arts and students. From its beginnings in a small room, club leaders in recent past have expanded the audience to over 400 truly pan-African guests, hosting them at some of the best venues London has to offer. This year is no different and the summit will hold at the 5-star Landmark Hotel in Marylebone. BOLD – There are many ways we could have gone about delivering on this objective but what could have been bolder than landing the President of one of the fastest growing African countries today – H.E Nana Akufo Addo, President of Ghana. He will be joined at the summit by other notable speakers such as the Chief Executive of Africa Regions at Africa’s largest bank, Standard Bank (Sola David-Borha); CEO of global phosphate group, OCP Group (Mostafa Terrab); Vice President and Treasurer of the International Finance Corporation (Jingdong Hua); CEO of the most profitable African airline and first to use an all-female flight crew, Ethiopian Airlines (Tewolde Gebremariam); Partner at the most prominent Africa-focused private equity firm, Helios Investment Partners (Souleymane Ba); Manager of Afrobeats King, Fela Kuti (Rikki Stein); Co-Founder of Celtel and CEO of Eaton Towers (Terry Rhodes); CEO of Africa’s largest indigenous beauty company, House of Tara (Tara Durotoye); Advisor to French President Macron on entrepreneurship (Karim Sy); Serial entrepreneur who once designed the world’s most expensive suit (Alexander Amosu); Africa venture capital head at IFC (Wale Ayeni); President of Olam Gabon (Gagan Gupta); Executive Director of the best insurance group in Nigeria, AXA Mansard (Tosin Runsewe); Founder of Themis Capital and ex-KKR Principal (Fola Aiyesimoju); the man behind Sony Music’s deals with African music stars Davido and Wizkid (Michael Ugwu); the fashion man himself, Ozwald Boateng; among many others. The summit moderators include Bronwyn Nielsen, Executive Director CNBC Africa; Jonathan Rosenthall, Africa Editor at The Economist; Didi Akinyelure, Journalist at BBC World Service and CNBC Europe; Franklin Amoo, Founder & Partner at Baylis Emerging Markets; Andrew Fassnidge, Founder Africa Tech Summit; and Ade Olufeko, Chief Executive & Strategist at Visual Collaborative.  Some confirmed speakers at the 2018 #LBSABS Basically, we’ve reduced the number of panels this year while ensuring that each seat is filled with high impact speakers representing organizations doing business across the continent. See all speakers at www.lbsabs.com and be on the lookout for more announcements soon! IMPACT: If there’s one thing I’ll take away from my time at London Business School, it’s a significantly better appreciation of the word Impact. It redefined my life priorities and at the #LBSABS level, we pursued this along three verticals:
In summary, “Scaling for Impact” is about exploring the evolving realities of growing businesses at scale in Africa, as well as how to do this while making meaningful impact. The date is May 12. The venue is Landmark Hotel, Marylebone, London. And the event is the 17th London Business School Africa Business Summit. See you there! Adesoji Solanke Co-President – The Africa Club London Business School  The 4th word is: ‘FUN’ – A scene from the 2017 #LBSABS afterparty |
11 Nov 2021, 02:00
| FROM LBS Admissions Blog: What is the Leadership Incubator? |
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[b]By Sunita Chambore, Student-led Learning Manager[/b] One of the ways students can develop their leadership skills at LBS is by leading one of over 80 [b][url=https://www.london.edu/masters-degrees/activities-clubs-and-groups]clubs[/url][/b]. Leaders of these clubs can apply to join the Leadership Incubator, a platform for student leaders to discover, develop, and practice their leadership competencies. In its seventh year, the Leadership Incubator is a partnership between three teams at LBS: Experiential Learning, the [url=https://www.london.edu/faculty-and-research/leadership-institute][b]Leadership Institute[/b][/url], and the [url=https://know-how.london.edu/][b]Career Centre[/b][/url]. The Leadership Incubator learning journey starts in October each year and takes students with leadership roles on an iterative collective exploration and experimentation process. An essential part of the Leadership Incubator encourages students to uncover their leadership values. [b]Values and intention[/b] Understanding your values as a leader allows you to tackle challenges, make decisions and take action with [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxnT6q_XK84][b]intention[/b][/url]. There might only be a limited number of steps you can take to address any given challenge, but how you get there and how you leave people feeling will depend on your values. In the first Leadership Incubator workshop of 2021-22, students delved into what made them tick. As all leadership begins from [url=https://www.leadershipnow.com/leadingblog/2018/05/coactive_leadership.html][b]within[/b][/url], they mapped out the values they know they possess and uncovered those that maybe unconsciously a part of them. The students worked in groups of three through a series of exercises where their potential values were reflected back to them. [b]Uncovering leadership values in 10 minutes[/b] First, individuals took it in turns to share a story in two minutes about someone they admire. This could be anyone, a family member, faculty, business leader, or friend. Whilst one of them shared their story, the other two group members were listening out for [url=https://jamesclear.com/core-values][b]values[/b][/url]. They jotted each one down on a post-it. Some of the values that came up for one of the groups included: [list][*]Achievement[/*][*]Success[/*][*]Compassion[/*][*]Order[/*][*]Recognition[/*][*]Kindness[/*][/list] Second, everyone shared a story about a time when they sparkled. When did they last feel on top of the world? Where were they? What were they doing? Who were they with? As each person shared their story for two minutes, the other two wrote down each value they heard on a post-it. Finally, each individual had one minute to let off some steam and vent about what they found annoying in other people. The listeners flipped what they heard to extract a value. For example, if they heard ‘rudeness’, they would jot down ‘respect’, or if the person speaking found ‘greed’ annoying, they wrote down ‘fairness’. [b]Making sense of values[/b] After three rounds, each student had amassed several post-it notes! Working individually, they spread out all the post-its that were gifted to them by their peers. They went to work organising them into themes and then named each meta-theme. For example, if there were post-its with values such as collaboration, friendships, connection, the meta-theme might be ‘community’. The Co-President of the LatAm Club, [url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/daria-eimbcke/][b]Daria Eimbcke Bosch[/b] [b]MBA2022[/b][/url], took part in the session. She reflected on the importance of this exercise in understanding her values and appreciating those of others: “I realised that freedom and having fun in the process are essential values to me. This was an interesting juxtaposition to drive and ambition, which I always knew were critical values of mine.” [b][url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/samuel-vennin/]Sam Vennin MBA2022[/url][/b], Healthcare Club Co-President, learned that the values he admired in others are the ones that he strives to acquire and display in his leadership practice. As a result of this workshop, Sam highlights the top three values he would like to take forward as a leader at LBS and beyond: “[b]Empathy[/b]: to better understand the people I am leading and find ways to empower them to achieve their objectives and develop their skills. [b]Authenticity[/b]: to build trust with my team and never lose sight of my purpose. [b]Impact-focus: [/b]to be a change agent in delivering projects and my team members’ development and career progression.” [url=https://www.london.edu/think/rethinking-authenticity][b]Authenticity[/b][/url], which has been researched by LBS faculty, emerged as a popular value within the Leadership Incubator and was also one of Daria’s core values. The Leadership Incubator encourages students to reflect on their leadership style and the impact they want to have on the world. A vital component of leadership is understanding your values, so decisions and actions are thoughtfully taken. This workshop was delivered as part of the Leadership Incubator, a platform for student leaders to discover, develop and practice their leadership competencies. If you’d like to know more about the Leadership Incubator, please get in touch with [b][email=student-led@london.edu]student-led@london.edu[/email][/b]. The post [url=https://admissionsblog.london.edu/what-is-the-leadership-incubator/]What is the Leadership Incubator?[/url] appeared first on [url=https://admissionsblog.london.edu]Student and Admissions Blog - London Business School[/url]. |
16 Nov 2021, 04:00
| FROM LBS Admissions Blog: My experience of the LBS Diwali Ball |
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By Varun Rekhi, MBA2023 Recently, I was fortunate enough to attend the LBS Diwali Ball – an annual tradition honouring the Indian festival of lights. The ball was a successful event – a sell-out crowd of 50+ nationalities, two buzzing cocktail bars, potentially instagrammable lighting, and a boatload of “Thank yous” and “Omg did you find my jacket?” messages the morning after.  For a lot of us Indians, this was our moment to share, live and celebrate our culture with our friends on campus. As the dance performances of the night gradually ended, there was a moment of reflection, of nostalgia of missing home amidst the loud thumping of the dhol (Pictured here: dhol performance at the LBS Diwali Ball ’21 as captured by Adhiraj Chand – MBA’23). For most of us LBS students, home can mean a lot of things. For me, home was always New Delhi, India and then New York during my later years. I’ve often felt that I lived in a grey area with my identity, having such strong memories of India but having my formative years in New York; both such culturally diverse places. Your identity creates your competitive advantage For a lot of Indians, we value education and discipline in one parallel. We value the nuclear family and communal development in another parallel. We value relationships and the importance of globalization in another parallel. Most importantly, we value staying true to our cultural identity and sharing those values with those around us. At the ball it was amazing to see the amalgamation of the values of the Indian diaspora. A student’s mum from New Delhi had hand-picked Indian outfits for friends from Switzerland, Lebanon, Colombia and Peru. An Indian Sikh from Thailand taught bhangra to people from Argentina and Ecuador. Another Indian taught a Dutch-Californian how to drape a sari in the proper traditional way. Your life experiences define who you are Having an insight into how your experience makes you who you are can be the most rewarding journey. There is no better place to nurture that than at LBS. I’ve found that your life experiences before business school will directly impact how you react to different situations whilst at business school, and how you approach challenges. My early experiences in business highlighted to me what I wanted to change and helped me learn what I’m good at. I pride myself on being able to adapt to whatever situation I’m presented with and the people I’m around. Stay true to yourself Studying at LBS challenges you to think and perform tasks outside of your comfort zone. Whilst it’s good to adopt new skills it’s important to stay true to who you are. After the initial excitement at the beginning of my MBA, I was able to fully grasp what matters to me and what I can bring not only to the business world but also to the relationships in my life. If you’ve made it until here, here is where I’ll end. A changing workforce of the next two decades will heavily be reliant on the soft skills that differentiate us. As societies, innovators and optimists continually look to decentralize the access to information and education, our competitive advantage will be driven by what we can offer as humans and not as data-centric robots. Continue to have fun and enjoy the ride  The post My experience of the LBS Diwali Ball appeared first on Student and Admissions Blog - London Business School. |
17 Nov 2021, 10:00
| FROM LBS Admissions Blog: Experience our Early Careers Open Day |
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We recently hosted our Open Day for our Early Careers programmes; Masters in Management (MiM), Global Masters in Management (GMiM), Masters in Financial Analysis (MFA) and Masters in Analytics and Management (MAM). We’re excited to offer the recordings of the live sessions, and additional on demand content with some useful insights about the programme, the LBS community and the opportunity to introduce you to some of the people that you will meet along your admissions journey.    Explore all the content, including on demand sessions, here. The post Experience our Early Careers Open Day appeared first on Student and Admissions Blog - London Business School. |
18 Nov 2021, 03:00
| FROM LBS Admissions Blog: Experience our MiF Open Day |
We recently hosted our Masters in Finance (MiF) Open Day. We’re excited to offer the recordings of the live sessions and additional on demand content with some useful insights about the programme, the LBS community and the opportunity to introduce you to some of the people that you will meet along your admissions journey.    Explore all the content, including on demand sessions, here. The post Experience our MiF Open Day appeared first on Student and Admissions Blog - London Business School. |
24 Nov 2021, 03:00
| FROM LBS Admissions Blog: Experience our MBA Open Day |
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We recently hosted our MBA Open Day. We’re excited to offer the recordings of the live sessions, and additional on demand content with some useful insights about the programme, the LBS community and the opportunity to introduce you to some of the people that you will meet along your admissions journey. The sessions have been specifically selected to ensure you hear first-hand what we feel is most important to you.     Explore all the content, including on demand sessions, here. The post Experience our MBA Open Day appeared first on Student and Admissions Blog - London Business School. |
30 Nov 2021, 02:00
| FROM LBS Admissions Blog: Belonging at LBS – Introducing the Black in Business Club |
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[img]https://admissionsblog.london.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Black_Dec2021.jpg[/img] We are delighted to introduce you to the [b]Black in Business Club (BiB)[/b], who will be joined by the LBS Africa Club. Members from our BiB and Africa Club communities will discuss our students’ journeys to business school, their experience during LBS, and the challenges and celebrations of being Black and/or African in the business world. [b]Belonging at LBS – Introducing the Black in Business Club Monday 6 December 2021, 12.00 – 13.00 GMT[/b] [url=https://www.london.edu/events/calendar/b/belonging-at-lbs---introducing-the-black-in-business-club][img]https://admissionsblog.london.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/cta_register.jpg[/img][/url] After the panel, the Recruitment & Admissions team will provide insights on how to be a stand-out applicant. You will also have the opportunity to ask questions to all of our speakers. [b]Meet our panel[/b] [b][img]https://admissionsblog.london.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Dami-Onabowale-150x150.jpg[/img] [/b] [b]Dami Onabowale, MBA2022[/b] Dami is an MBA 2022 at LBS. She graduated with a law degree from Durham University and trained and qualified as a solicitor with Herbert Smith Freehills. She spent 18 months working in London and another two years in Paris. Whilst in Paris, she specialised as a banking and finance lawyer and has advised the largest French banks on international financing transactions, often with African borrowers. Dami completed pre-MBA internships at PwC Nigeria and Vesta Healthcare Partner before commencing on the MBA. During the summer of her first year, she completed an internship with Eva Health Technologies and is currently exploring the impact investing space. Dami is a Student Ambassador and is on the Executive Committee of the LBS Africa Club, and active within other clubs. Outside of class, she enjoys hosting, travel and outdoor activities, in particular hiking and tennis, as well as meeting people from different cultural backgrounds. [img]https://admissionsblog.london.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Alissa-Del-Toro-150x150.jpg[/img] [b]Alissa Del Toro, MBA2023[/b] Alissa is the Chief of Staff of the Black in Business Club and a part of the Growth Events: New Series Development team for the Entrepreneurship Club at London Business School. She holds a BS in Biomedical Engineering from Cornell University and has worked over the past several years to establish herself as a global changemaker in the social innovation space. With roles ranging from Product Manager to COO, she has seen tech from a multitude of angles and industries and intends to play a role in shaping a more diverse, inclusive, and therefore, impactful venture ecosystem. [img]https://admissionsblog.london.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Nicolette-Bell-150x150.jpg[/img] [b]Nicolette Bell, MiFFT2022[/b] Nicolette Bell is a Masters in Finance candidate at the London Business school and the Senior VP of the Mental Health team in the Wellbeing club. She has a BSc in Actuarial Science from the University of the West Indies and has worked in the asset management industry in Barbados for over 5 years. In her previous role she worked on designing and building out the Caribbean’s first renewable energy mutual fund. [img]https://admissionsblog.london.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Maryama-Moujahid-150x150.jpg[/img] [b]Maryama Moujahid, Sloan2021[/b] Maryama is a Sloan 2021 at LBS. Originally from Essaouira, in southern Morocco, Maryama was fortunate to grow up near the ocean. After completing her engineering and business studies, she relocated from Morocco to Paris, progressing to Program Purchasing Leader in Faurecia Interior Systems, a global leader in automotive technology. Boosting her professional profile, Maryama joined Valeo, a world leader in vehicle electrification, and landed strategic and business development leadership positions in France and Japan. As an advocate of transformational change, she champions initiatives that enable organisations to rapidly pivot and shift direction, spanning people, process and technology. Always seeking personal development, she has many impressive academic credentials, currently studying for a Sloan Masters in Leadership and Strategy at London Business School, where she is the elected co- president of the Africa Club. [img]https://admissionsblog.london.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Kuda_1-150x150.jpg[/img] [b]Kuda Korovedzai, MiFPT2022[/b] Kuda is a Masters in Finance (MIF) 2022 (Part-Time) candidate at LBS. Kuda was born and raised in Harare, Zimbabwe. He pursued his undergraduate studies in South Africa at the University of Cape Town, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Business Science in Finance and Accounting. He is a CFA Charterholder and Chartered Accountant. Kuda began his career as an auditor in South Africa, where he spent three years covering the mining and consumer goods sector. He gained extensive experience in working with founder-led businesses and managing client relationships. Before joining London Business School, he worked as a valuations supervisor at a London-based accounting and business advisory firm. In his role, he gained experience in performing business, financial reporting, portfolio and tax valuations across Europe. He is currently based in London working as an investment associate at a private equity fund that focuses on mid-market companies in sub-Saharan Africa. The post [url=https://admissionsblog.london.edu/introducing-the-black-in-business-club/]Belonging at LBS – Introducing the Black in Business Club[/url] appeared first on [url=https://admissionsblog.london.edu]Student and Admissions Blog - London Business School[/url]. |
30 Nov 2021, 03:00
| FROM LBS Admissions Blog: Belonging at LBS – Introducing the Women in Business Club |
 We invite you to hear directly from the LBS Women in Business Club. Panel members from the WiB community will share the club’s motivations, their LBS experiences and the challenges and celebrations of being a woman in the business world. After the panel you will have the opportunity to ask questions to the speakers and to our Recruitment & Admissions representatives. Belonging at LBS – Introducing the Women in Business Club Wednesday 8 December 2021, 16.00 – 17.00 GMT  Meet our panel  Tara Waniganayaka, MBA2022 Tara grew up in Sydney, Australia and is an LBS Scholar and BCG Women’s Fellow. She has a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts in Media and Communication from the University of Sydney, where she also served as the president of the University of Sydney Union, the largest student-run organisation in Australia. In 2016, Tara received a New Colombo Scholarship to study South East Asian legal systems and law in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Following a period in management consulting, Tara moved into in-house strategy at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, and then to an executive advisor/chief of staff role, supporting the bank’s senior leadership team during a period of immense uncertainty and change during the COVID-19 pandemic. Tara chose to attend LBS to deep-dive into consulting and tap into London’s unparalleled diversity. She is excited to be serving Head of Advocacy for the Women in Business Club, President of the Australia & New Zealand Club. Off-campus, Tara serves on the Board of Directors of two national peak bodies, Volunteering Australia and Girl Guides Australia. Following the MBA, Tara will be joining Bain & Company in their Seattle office.  Mariana Pino Tello, MFA2022 Mariana is part of the Advocacy team of the Women in Business Club, part of the Brands&Ops team for the Latin America Club, and a Student Ambassador at London Business School. She holds a BSc in Finance from Universidad del Pacifico in Lima, Peru, and has worked in the energy sector, investment banking, and consulting. Prior to coming to London, she was a member of Women in Finance Latam, an NGO that helps to promote female participation in the financial sector, where she spearheaded the creation of the mentorship programme for female undergraduate students. Other than Peru and the UK, she has lived in Germany and Denmark and enjoys running, baking, traveling, and meeting people from different cultural backgrounds. After LBS, she will join the Investment Banking team at Credit Suisse as a Summer Intern.  Atousa Atkins, MBA2023 Atousa is a maritime lawyer from London with 9 years’ of diverse experience in the shipping industry. In her previous role as in-house lawyer for a blue chip shipowner Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) in Singapore, Atousa managed major shipping incidents and complex contractual disputes. In addition, she mentored startups in the world’s first Maritime Tech accelerator run by Techstars and negotiated and managed the company’s cyber insurance programme. Before joining EPS in 2017, Atousa worked at a leading marine insurance company in London and Singapore, working with shipowner, trader and oil and gas clients from Europe, the Middle East and across the APAC region. Atousa is a qualified English solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales, and holds a LLM Master of Laws and an LLB Bachelor of Laws. She is a passionate advocate for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and at LBS sits as Advocacy Lead for the Women in Business Club and Allies & Inclusion VP for the Out in Business Club. The post Belonging at LBS – Introducing the Women in Business Club appeared first on Student and Admissions Blog - London Business School. |
03 Dec 2021, 04:00
03 Dec 2021, 08:00
| FROM LBS Admissions Blog: Belonging at LBS – Introducing the First-Generation, Low or Intermediate Income Club |
 In our upcoming event you will hear directly from the First-generation, Low and Intermediate Income (FLII) Club, as a panel from the FLII community and discuss the club’s motivations, talk about our students’ journeys through business school, and the challenges and celebrations of social mobility in the business world. After the panel you will have the opportunity to ask questions to the speakers and to our Recruitment & Admissions representatives. Belonging at LBS – Introducing the FLII Club Thursday 9 December 2021, 12.00 – 13.00 GMT Meet our panel  Michelle Alvarado, MBA2021 Born in Iztapalapa, Mexico, Michelle Alvarado grew up in the US. Feeling pressured to only befriend people from her ethnic background, she began questioning the status quo by wanting to be accepted not because of how she looked, her native language nor her country of origin but rather thanks to the qualities she has as a human being. She spearheaded the FLII Club initiative at LBS with the hopes that she would leave LBS with a community accepting of future students who originated from low-income backgrounds as hers thereby leaving LBS just a little bit better than when she had found it.  Vishnu Chundi, MBA2017 Vishnu completed his Bachelors in Electronics Engineering and Masters in Physics at the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, then started his career with Bain and Co. in their technology practice in Delhi. He then went to Cambridge University to complete his MPhil in Nanotechnology. Vishnu went into Fintech in London at the UK’s first lending FinTech unicorn. In 2015, he joined London Business School to do his MBA, during which he went on exchange to the University of California, Berkeley to experience the Silicon Valley culture of entrepreneurship. Whilst at LBS he co-founded the multi award winning Fintech company AssetVault. In 2020, he launched an e-learning and career guidance project, Lifeclass to help the Class of 2020 find their first job.  Ricardo Teixeira, MBA2022 Originally from Rio de Janeiro’s suburbs, Ricardo has been raised in a neighbourhood with few resources, but plenty of values. One of his strongest beliefs is that good education is key to promote social mobility and create a more equal society. With that in mind, he graduated in Business Administration at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and started his career in a real-time analytics start-up. After his graduate course in quantitative marketing, Ricardo joined the largest bank in Latin America and, as a Product Manager, helped consumers and SMBs to better deal with money. Now, as the co-president of the FLII Club, Ricardo aims to foster socioeconomic diversity at LBS, creating a welcoming and equalitarian space for every FLII student.  Xudong Wang, MiM2022 Having come to the UK as an immigrant at the age of just 10, Xudong Wang initially struggled to fit in. However, he quickly flourished, studying Physics at Cambridge before coming to London Business School to develop his skillset even further. With a passion for increasing social mobility in both education and business, he has co-founded numerous student groups and is now considering a future career in consulting. Xudong is the VP of Alumni Network on the FLII Club ExCo. The post Belonging at LBS – Introducing the First-Generation, Low or Intermediate Income Club appeared first on Student and Admissions Blog - London Business School. |
08 Dec 2021, 08:00
| FROM LBS Admissions Blog: Hear from LBS Women Scholars in our upcoming Fireside chat |
 Join us on Sunday 19 December where two outstanding MBA women scholars Naveen Kler, MBA 2022, Laidlaw Scholar and Co-President of the Women in Business Club, and Libby Knowles, MBA 2022, BK Birla Scholar, will be providing insight into what it means to be women scholars at LBS. Naveen and Libby will be answering any questions you have about their LBS application experience, academics, career, social life, support system for woman scholars, or anything beyond! This event is open to women applicants and admits, including those who are interested in the Laidlaw Women’s Leadership scholarship application. Sign up to the event below:  The post Hear from LBS Women Scholars in our upcoming Fireside chat appeared first on Student and Admissions Blog - London Business School. |
10 Dec 2021, 09:00
| FROM LBS Admissions Blog: What is it like to be a parent on the MiF? |
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By Charlotte Tait, MiF Recruitment Manager Hear from two of our full time MiF2022 students, Ayna Babylova and Ricardo Roman Gonzales as they navigate the responsibilities of being a parent whilst studying the top Masters in Finance programme in the world.  Anya Babylova, MiFFT2022 Doing a Master’s degree programme at one of the top Business Schools in the world has always been my dream. As many women in their late 20s and early 30s, I focused on building my career and starting a family first. After postponing the application for a number of years, I finally decided to apply to the full time MIF programme and start my LBS journey as a mother of two young children. Given that the vast majority of my classmates are younger than me and have no childcare responsibilities, I was nervous that I wouldn’t be able to keep up. The end of the notoriously intense first term is now approaching and I’m proud to say that I’m still alive and couldn’t be happier about my decision to embark on this life changing journey. Here are my top tips for survival:
 Ricardo Roman Gonzales MiFFT2022 ‘How do you balance your family commitments alongside side studying a full time Masters in Finance? This is a common question asked to me by many in my cohort. After relocating to London from Peru, it took a few months for my family and I to adjust to our new life. In the first few months we struggled a bit because everything was new to us, and there were many things I had to arrange while I was in the first term at School. However, London is a great city, and you will find a lot of facilities and support, and your family will really enjoy your time here. Here are my top tips:
Interested in applying to the MiF? Our team would love to hear from you. Ahead of our upcoming Round 3 deadline on January 5th send us your CV or LinkedIn profile and we’ll be in touch for an informal chat. The post What is it like to be a parent on the MiF? appeared first on Student and Admissions Blog - London Business School. |
17 Dec 2021, 04:00
| FROM LBS Admissions Blog: The MBA Journey & Career Transformation |
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Giri Kesavan was part of the MBA2021 programme. During his time at LBS, he was involved in every aspect of the student journey across Recruitment & Admissions, Degree Education, Experiential Learning & Student-Led activities. He was an Academic Rep for MBA2021, Co-President of The Tech & Media Club, an MBA Ambassador, a TEDx LBS speaker as well as an Alumni Representative for the MBA2021 class. Coming from an engineering & product background, he pioneered a new focus for the school on Technology, Media & Product careers, working closely with faculty, staff, alumni & industry. He continues to be heavily involved in Recruitment & Admissions for the MBA programme and all things tech at LBS. The MBA at London Business School is a 2-year personal and professional journey to inform your future career ambitions. Over the past 2 years, I learnt from multiple industries, multiple geographies and multiple stages of growth from a fantastically diverse, motivated and engaged class. A key element of my time at LBS was the close partnership with the Careers Centre and how it transformed and solidified my career ambitions…and it starts even before you join the school!  The partnership with the Careers Centre starts all the way from the first month. The Careers Centre works with you on creating an LBS style CV that is clear, succinct and focused on impact. We even run this through an AI-based tool that ‘scores’ your CV! This is a great platform upon which to build your LBS experience, as you’ll learn how to truly bring across impact in your work in a structured CV format that you can use for the next 2 years. Throughout September in the first year, it’s all about sector presentations. You’ll learn from alumni, industry experts and the Careers Centre into what it’s like to work in a broad variety of industries, ranging from Finance, Tech, Consulting, PE, VC and Entrepreneurship. These sessions are great to get a sense of career opportunities in each sector and gives a holistic view on post-MBA opportunities. Your partnership with the Careers Centre is like a funnel. You start broad with the sector presentations and then deep dive. Throughout the Autumn term, you’re able to book 1:1 coaching sessions with our fantastic career coaches, who will give you candid advice based on your CV and aspirations about which sectors to target. I loved the fact that so much coaching is 1:1 at LBS – it really adds to that personal partnership with the Careers Centre. Further narrowing the funnel, a key element of the MBA is partnering with the Careers Centre by sector. In addition to generalist coaches, the Careers Centre is split into industry sectors, and you’re able to book 1:1 sessions with specific coaches that are solely targeting the sector you’re interested in. For me, it was all about Tech, so it was about interacting directly with the Tech Careers Centre, headed by David Morris, to further define key opportunities that leveraged my background and MBA. What I found unique was that the Careers Centre is not just about your summer internship and full-time role, but also about part-time and term-time opportunities. These are all advertised through the Careers Centre, and you apply through the school. A great low-risk way to work in an industry or sector you haven’t had experience in before and build a diverse set of work experience on the CV! I spent December applying for term-time internships and started at Silicon Roundabout Ventures in the second term of my first year. Of course, a huge element of MBA careers is about summer internships, and each January, we visit companies, learn from recruitment presentations, attend on-campus events run by companies and more! January is always action packed and is all about preparing to apply for summer internship roles. What I loved about the Careers Centre is how specific it gets. We go as far as doing 1:1 interview prep, that’s specific per sector, but also specific per company! In my case, I worked with the Careers Centre to put together a comprehensive plan to prep for my AMEX Summer Internship interviews, drawing from the experiences of past students, alumni and careers centre staff. This all resulted in an offer for AMEX where I spent my summer.  LBS is all about peer learning, and that goes beyond academics into the careers space. Each year, the Careers Centre selects a group of ‘Peer Leaders’- second year students who interned at/or have background experience in a specific sector. The peer leader cohort is a great source of candid advice and direct 1:1 preparation to learn about companies, prepare tailored Cover letters, feedback on your CV and do mock interviews. The partnership with the Careers Centre doesn’t just end after the summer internship. Rather, it’s throughout! At the end of my summer, I worked with them to really delve into my post-MBA return offer from AMEX and discussed whether I should take up the return offer or not. The Careers Centre team were a great source of advice, as they had worked with me personally for a whole year prior, and truly knew the pros and cons of every possible scenario! They helped me to identify what I truly enjoyed, wanted to do post-MBA and helped me along with pathway to make it happen.  Full-time recruiting. It’s scary and intimidating, especially post the summer when your friends might have return offers from the same companies. However, again, this is where the structured 1:1 advice from the Careers Centre really helped. Working with David Morris, we sat down and prepared a list of target companies and roles that would be a great fit for me post MBA and outlined a plan of action per company in preparation for direct hire recruitment. Discussing my options with the Careers Centre, I realised that a role at Sky, specifically in Strategy/Product, would be a fantastic next step for me post-MBA, in a role that combined all my interests in Tech/Media/Product at the school. Leveraging our alumni network, the Careers Centre put me in touch with key alumni from the company to learn more, interact and network. As such, working with alumni who worked at Sky and the Careers Centre, I was able to tailor my application, get a referral, prepare for my interviews and had a deep understanding of what the role and company entailed. This all ended up with a fantastic offer as Strategy Manager for our Global OTT Products, a role that I started post-MBA in May 2021. It really was the culmination of a fantastic partnership with the Careers Centre during my time in the MBA, working with me on my CV, Cover Letters, Interview Prep, Application advice, Term-Time internships, Summer Internships, Part-Time roles & full-time recruiting! The post The MBA Journey & Career Transformation appeared first on Student and Admissions Blog - London Business School. |
17 Dec 2021, 09:00
| FROM LBS Admissions Blog: Applying to the MBA programme as an (expectant) mother – 8 tips on acing the application |
 By Veronika Kuchinskiy, MBA2023 The MBA application to any top business school such as LBS and the GMAT/GRE can be a daunting experience for anyone, but if you have kids to look after it can seem like an impossible task. I know the feeling; I have been there around a year ago. I started preparing for the GMAT in March 2020 targeting to submit my application in round 1 in August 2020. However, Covid-19 hit and the pandemic forced me to work from home without childcare for my 2-year-old toddler for three months. Naturally, this situation left little time for studying for the GMAT and having sat the exam one week before giving birth to my second child in August, I did not achieve my desired score. I had to continue studying for the GMAT (and later the GRE) with a toddler and a newborn baby. Eventually I did achieve a decent score and managed to put forward my best application. Fast forward to autumn 2021, I am studying the MBA programme at my number one school choice – LBS! It has been a very difficult process, but the rewards are worth it. Having gone through this experience I hope to be of help to any mothers or mothers-to-be who are thinking of applying for an MBA programme, but don’t think they can do it. Yes, you can! Here are my top eight tips for the application process:
This blog post focused in particular on mothers and mothers-to-be. Fathers and expectant fathers have their own challenges, which are not less difficult than those of mothers’ but can differ from those of a mother in some families. Some of the above tips apply to fathers as well, for example taking the GMAT/GRE before the birth of a child. If you are a mother or expectant mother and are thinking of applying to LBS, please feel free to reach out to me to discuss any further questions about LBS and the MBA programme in more detail. Good luck with your application! Veronika Kuchinskiy MBA2023 Ready to get started? Begin your application for the MBA programme now. The post Applying to the MBA programme as an (expectant) mother – 8 tips on acing the application appeared first on Student and Admissions Blog - London Business School. |
20 Dec 2021, 08:00
| FROM LBS Admissions Blog: What is so unique about the LBS MBA? |
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[b]By [url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/gkesavan/]Giri Kesavan, MBA2021[/url][/b] Giri Kesavan was part of the MBA2021 cohort. During his time at LBS, he was involved in every aspect of the student journey across Recruitment & Admissions, Degree Education, Experiential Learning & Student-Led activities. He was an Academic Rep for MBA2021, Co-President of The Tech & Media Club, an MBA Ambassador, a TEDx LBS speaker as well as an Alumni Representative for the MBA2021 class. Coming from an engineering & product background, he pioneered a new focus for the school on Technology, Media & Product careers, working closely with faculty, staff, alumni & industry. He continues to be heavily involved in Recruitment & Admissions for the MBA programme and all things tech at LBS. MBA applications are tricky – they are a journey in themselves, comprising of months, if not years of research, planning, and preparation. As our applicants make their final preparations for MBA2024 Round 2 over Christmas, a common question that comes up is, ‘What’s so unique about LBS?’ A key element of the application is to engage and interact with our student and alumni community, to truly give you a sense of what life at LBS is like. I’ve already enjoyed speaking to nearly 100 applicants 1:1, with more to follow over the Christmas break! It’s easy to dismiss all business schools and MBA programmes as the same – but I truly believe LBS is very distinct, and below are my 10 reasons why! [list][*][b]We’re collaborative and not competitive. [/b]We believe in achieving impact together, and not at the expense of each other. Collaborating on interview preparation, editing each other’s cover letters, giving candid feedback on CVs…all when we’re applying for the same roles. I think this speaks volumes about the culture of LBS – we’re not only about delivery and impact, but how we got there, and how we bring others along in the journey to achieve great things together. [/*][*][b]There isn’t an ‘Us’ and ‘Them’ between students and the school. It’s a partnership. [/b]At the end of the programme, you don’t feel like you simply received a degree from an ‘institution.’ Rather, it feels like a collaborative partnership across students, staff, faculty, alumni & industry to create a unique 2-year experience. Everyone at the school is very approachable, engaging and wants to interact with you! [/*][*][b]Student-Led Impact is key. [/b]I talk about this a lot, as it’s fundamentally what I found so rewarding during my time at the school. I could have never imagined a few years ago that I would be able to create new programming for our students, pivot the school towards Tech, launch key new initiatives such as a new Tech MBA concentration and more! This isn’t achieved in isolation –it’s all about the partnership and platform that the school provides to enable student-led impact. [/*][*][b]It’s not prescribed. You make your own journey. [/b]No one tells you what to do. Nothing is prescribed and set in stone at LBS. It’s a constantly evolving personal and professional journey that’s unique to you. The school gives you the platform to craft your own path over the two years, enabling you to explore and engage with business on a global scale and context. [/*][*][b]We don’t just focus on London.[/b] Strange right? Given it’s called ‘London’ Business School. Rather, LBS is about using its amazing location as a platform for global thinking, global education, and global impact. Our students come out with a holistic view of business, and are equipped to create impact in any industry, any geography and at any stage of a company’s growth. [/*][*][b]Everything is flexible. [/b]You can literally take the same course in multiple formats – 10-week, 5-week, Block Week, Evenings, Modular. This innate flexibility is built into the MBA over the 2 years, meaning that you’re able to balance any personal and professional commitments around the programme, and take advantage of the whole host of opportunities on offer, managing your own schedule and calendar. During my time, I ended up doing 3 internships in between 12 courses, an international exchange, a GBE, getting involved in a whole host of leadership roles in the school and more. [/*][*][b]We teach you how to think, and not what to think. [/b]This is key – and for me is the centrepiece of an MBA education. There’s a key reason why our interview process is so heavily based on conversation and communication. I truly learned how to approach problems and structure problems in new ways, and with a holistic view of business, drawing from my own experience and that of my peers. LBS didn’t teach me what to think…but rather how to think. [/*][*][b]Treks. Treks. Treks. It’s all about international experiences and outlook. [/b]Oh my…we love to travel, and there is literally a trek to some destination each week (whether virtually or physically given COVID!). Our students are inquisitive, keen to explore, ready to engage and want to immerse themselves in different cultures and contexts. Snow Trek. Japan Trek. Dublin, New York, Silicon Valley, Berlin, Amsterdam Tech treks. Weekend breaks in Europe. Global Business Experiences across all four corners of the world. It’s all about creating a global mindset. [/*][*][b]It’s not theoretical, but experiential. [/b]A key element of the LBS experience is Experiential Learning. Bringing the classroom learning to industry, from London to the world. Ranging from treks to industry to visit alumni and global companies, guest speakers, project-based work through London CAP & Digital for Impact, part-time internships and side-projects, the LBS experience is all about immediately applying what you’re learning and bringing new perspectives into the classroom. [/*][*][b]Trust & Respect across Students & Staff. [/b]There is a reason why I’m so involved in Recruitment & Admissions. There is a reason why we do alumni-led interviews. There is a reason why we focus so much on student-driven impact. The highlight for me personally at LBS was the huge amount of trust that the school placed in me to drive global initiatives, change ways of thinking, create impact, interact with current and incoming classes and, fundamentally, partner with the school for life. We place huge trust and are proud of what our students and alumni can accomplish![/*][/list] If you’re thinking about joining our MBA programme, please visit our [b][url=https://www.london.edu/masters-degrees/mba]website[/url][/b] to learn more! The post [url=https://admissionsblog.london.edu/what-is-so-unique-about-the-lbs-mba/]What is so unique about the LBS MBA?[/url] appeared first on [url=https://admissionsblog.london.edu]Student and Admissions Blog - London Business School[/url]. |
22 Dec 2021, 08:00
| FROM LBS Admissions Blog: Study group F8; Meet my MBA study group |
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By Alishia Sanchawala, MBA2023 Having lived in India and spending the last 10 years in Singapore, pursuing an MBA at LBS has given me a plethora of opportunities to meet new people from different walks of life. LBS is known for its diversity, but I only realised just how diverse it is when I was assigned my Study Group. What is a Study Group? It’s your crew for all things fun and boring, and randomly assigned by LBS and I am glad LBS chose it! Because now I have a circle of friends that come from Mexico, Lebanon, Denmark, Russia and China! This is the group with which you start your MBA core courses and hustle through assignments together while encouraging and challenging each other to bring out the best in you.  About me – Alishia Sanchawala I graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. I come with 6 years of Product Management experience in Telecommunications and Tech wherein I worked for companies like TikTok and Telstra to lead key strategic projects to drive revenue and integrity of the ads business. Through an MBA at LBS, I hope to expand on my strategic and entrepreneurial skills with a global mindset. Post MBA I aim to be a future leader at tech start-ups, building products of tomorrow and eventually begin my own venture in the education space. I think the study group experience is one of the key elements of my MBA programme. Through my study group I can look at problems from different perspectives. We all have distinctive leadership and working styles and that is what helps us learn from each other and adapt to different situations. Along the way we have formed friendships on which we can rely on, and consequently found ourselves some cheerers! And now… Introducing my study group – F8 of MBA2023: Consultants, Finance gurus and techies under one roof and here is what they have to say about the crew!    Veronika Kuchinskiy Veronika was born in Russia, grew up in Germany and finished her education in the UK. She worked at the Royal Bank of Scotland’s trading floor for 10 years and is a CFA and CIPM charter holder. After the MBA she wants to explore several career paths including the FinTech and VC paths, eventually targeting to start her own business. Veronika is a Forte Foundation scholar and is on the TMC Partnerships ExCo and a team lead within the One 23 investment club run by MBA2023 students. Outside of LBS, Veronika has her hands full with two young children, and volunteering for the charity Age UK. In her free time, she travels to destinations where she can scuba dive or enjoy alpine skiing. About the study group experience Veronika says: “I couldn’t have wished for a better study group than F8! We all come from different backgrounds but complement each other’s skills well. We rotate being the lead on each group project based on the person’s strength. I’m impressed by how our teamwork skills have evolved from our first group project. My favourite group project has been the simulation day during GLAM.”  Imad Zard Imad grew up in Beirut, Lebanon where he studied Economics at the American University of Beirut. After graduating with a degree in Economics, Imad moved to Dubai to work as a management consultant at Strategy&. As a consultant, Imad worked on different types of long-term projects across several industries. After four years of experience, Imad is now pursuing his MBA at LBS. Alongside his studies, Imad is on the ExCo of the Marketing and Strategy Club. About the study group experience, Imad says: “I am extremely happy and honoured to be in study group F8! We are six very different people with diverse background. Not only are we different in terms of job experience, but also in terms of age, gender, nationality, and ethnicity. With time, we have been able to find our flow while working together. We are adopting a rotation basis for our group leads in order to ensure everyone gets a chance to contribute and shine. The most surprising aspect of our team is how much we have in common and our eagerness to collaborate.”  Pascual O’Dogherty Pascual grew up in Mexico City, Mexico. He moved to the United States to for his undergraduate education at Northwestern University. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Material Science Engineering with a concentration in economics and a Master of Science degree. After graduation, Pascual worked as a consultant for Accenture in Chicago. As a consultant, Pascual worked in payroll software implementation, specialising in employee tax. After five years working at Accenture, Pascual decided to pursue his interests in finance and economics and switch careers. He is interested in working in a PE or VC fund. At LBS Pascual is a member of the PE/VC Club, the Rugby Club, and a Student Ambassador. Pascual loves the many nationalities represented in his study group. He loves the collaborative atmosphere and how they all use their different backgrounds to complement and help each other with schoolwork. “We all have different backgrounds, nationalities, and skills. We trust each other and lean on each other. I have no doubt we will remain friends for many years after we graduate from LBS.”  Mark Kristensen Mark is originally from Aarhus in Denmark but moved to London six years ago to pursue his bachelor’s in business administration from Hult International Business School. Post-graduation, Mark decided to pursue a career in the financial services sector in London and joined Campbell Lutyens where he spent three years advising private equity managers and institutional investors on the restructuring or sale of private equity portfolios. At LBS, Mark is actively involved on the Executive Committees of the Nordic club as well as the PE/VC club, where he is currently arranging the first ever Nordic Private Equity trek. Mark’s favourite thing about the study group is the diversity, not only of nationalities but also of past professional and personal experiences. “Working together with the study group has been an amazing experience. While my team members are all able to contribute to group work with their past professional experience, the biggest benefit has for me been on the personal front. Our group consists of members from all around the world, and the level of diversity has really helped me learn about how business is conducted across the globe.”  Skyler Sun Skyler Sun was born and raised in China, obtained his undergraduate degree in the US, and worked in product management for Amazon for 4.5 years in Seattle and Luxembourg. In his spare time, he’s a big fan of traveling and has been to over 30 countries. He enjoys meeting new people and experiencing different cultures. His study group experience has been a great one thus far. He says, “Our group is super diverse and consists of six nationalities, not accounting for double/triple passport holders. We worked in finance, consulting, and tech industries and have all worked and/or lived in different counties apart from our home country. I learned a lot about different cultures and industries just by simply chatting with them. Though our expertise is different, we are all supportive in helping each other to take on new responsibilities that we have never tried before. Coming from a PowerPoint-free organisation like Amazon, my favourite part of any project is that I always get wowed by some of our group members who have fascinating PowerPoint skills.” If you would like to learn more about our MBA programme, please visit our website! The post Study group F8; Meet my MBA study group appeared first on Student and Admissions Blog - London Business School. |
22 Dec 2021, 09:00
| FROM LBS Admissions Blog: Global Masters in Management: My first term |
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By Romane Courtois, GMiM2023 Looking back at the past four months at London Business School, it’s hard to believe it is already the end of the first term! I remember the Programme Office and Career Center warning us at the beginning of the year how important it is to cherish every moment as it will go by in a flash. And they were right. The last few months were filled with classes, club events, career panels, networking events and so much more! Reflecting on my time at LBS so far as a Global Masters in Management (Global MiM) student, a few highlights stand out for me:
I can’t wait for next term and all the incredible opportunities that await! Now, I’m logging of for a well-deserved break. The post Global Masters in Management: My first term appeared first on Student and Admissions Blog - London Business School. |
22 Dec 2021, 21:00
| FROM LBS Admissions Blog: Masters in Financial Analysis (MFA): My first term reflections |
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By Tomás Arrarte Raffo, MFA2022 Even before my acceptance into the Masters in Financial Analysis (MFA), I had set high expectations for my experience at London Business School (LBS). Speaking to former MFA students, reading about the programme online, and attending LBS presentations led me to eagerly anticipate my experience as an MFA student. Before attending, I worried that I had set the bar for my MFA experience too high. But having concluded my first term, I can say that these fears were unfounded. The MFA has completely lived up to the hype. By and large, my first term as an MFA student revolved around leaping forward as a professional, becoming a complete student, and improving my network. LBS is a top institution for careers, academics, and social life. And my first-term experience as an MFA student underscores that. Careers-wise, my first term as an MFA student began before the programme’s official start date. I attended the summer panels hosted by the LBS Careers Centre to gather insights about tailoring my CV and cover letters to investment banking, my preferred sector. I also networked actively throughout the summer to speak with professionals in Investment Banking, who gave me their advice for submitting excellent job applications. Though I mostly did my summer networking alone, being branded as an LBS MFA student was essential in getting professionals’ attention. Once the first term of the MFA began, my recruiting experience evolved into a more complex beast. Although I was networking less heavily than during the summer, starting in August, I had to send out job applications, complete employer tests, prepare for interviews, and take part in assessment centers. This stage of the recruitment process was highly enjoyable because, apart from being rewarding, it involved meeting, practicing, and collaborating with new, engaging, and driven people. My overall takeaway from my job hunt experience as an MFA student is that securing a job is really up to you. Yes, getting admitted into LBS will give you a head start relative to many candidates. And yes, LBS will provide you with numerous resources to network, perfect your application materials, and prepare for interviews. But all of this is in vain if you are not proactive, organised or hardworking. Academically, my first-term experience as an MFA student was very enriching. Coming from an American undergraduate institution, having all tasks, except exams, be collaborative was both new and pleasant to me. Moreover, studying fundamental topics in analytics, asset management, corporate finance and accounting alongside students from 75 countries aligned perfectly with my desire to delve into finance alongside a diverse cohort. The LBS faculty also made the academic side of my first-term experience special. Listening to Alex Edmans and Roberto Gomez-Cram, to name a few professors, speak about their day-to-day research during lectures was a privilege. And having lecturers connect theory to practice smoothly was something that I had never experienced before. Finally, socially, my first term as an MFA student was fantastic. Meeting dozens of people from all over the world, each with thousands of stories to tell, was an eye-opening experience. And going out to places and events across London, the most diverse city in Europe, with many of them, brought me closer to my goal of feeling entirely at home in an international setting. I cannot be prouder of my decision to enroll in the MFA at LBS. Not only has the programme given me simultaneous professional and academic exposure, a rare commodity in the world of education, but also it has introduced me to a cohort of people with whom I will remain in contact long after my time at LBS comes to a close. The post Masters in Financial Analysis (MFA): My first term reflections appeared first on Student and Admissions Blog - London Business School. |
23 Dec 2021, 04:00
| FROM LBS Admissions Blog: Reflecting on my first term on the MiM |
 By Wanda Novakova, MiM 2022 Hi everyone, my name is Wanda, and I’m a current Masters in Management (MiM) student at LBS. My first term at LBS absolutely flew by, and I’m happy to share some of my highlights here with you! Academics My first term was split into two parts with a short break in the middle. The first half-term modules consisted of accounting, finance, and data analytics. Coming from a non-quantitative background, these courses helped to extend my knowledge considerably and while it might have been a challenge at times, I particularly enjoyed seeing my progress in real time. The second half-term consisted of marketing, strategy and microeconomics. I will always be grateful for just how much effort each professor put into making the courses interactive, challenging but also rewarding. For example, in my strategy class, we prepared suggestions to real-life cases, and were critiqued on a logical argument rather than one right answer, which is found — All coupled with group projects based on practical analyses often present in one’s day-to-day future professional career, ensured an all-encompassing first-term experience that instilled in me a strong “get it done” attitude and a solid approach to solving problems. LBS Community While hearing about the LBS international and collaborative culture might begin to sound like a cliché after a while, I can only attest that it’s as great as it sounds! So far, I’ve never been a part of a community that is more task-focused while maintaining a positive attitude, calmness, and an open mind. Being at LBS requires a lot of work and might bring along some challenging times. Precisely in these moments it’s more important than ever that you have a group of friends, classmates, and faculty around generally happy to help you with anything you need. At LBS, sharing is the standard of the day that you can count on. You can often see students preparing one another for an interview for the same positions or explaining academic concepts. Moreover, as everyone is from somewhere else, and many of us are a mixture of everything you can imagine, you learn to think globally very quickly, which is a useful skill to carry in the increasingly interconnected world! Extra-curricular activities & careers Do you feel passionate about tech, sailing or even food? At LBS, there’s a club for virtually everything. Personally, being a part of the consulting and DACH club has allowed me to deepen my expertise professionally and geographically. Most importantly, it allowed me to connect and spend time with some awesome people from both clubs. LBS is also famous for its Thursday-night Sundowners. This is a wonderful opportunity to grab a pint, meet students from other programmes and genuinely have a lovely time. A large part of the LBS experience comes from cross-programme interactions and Sundowners is for sure a good place to start. How could I forget to mention our amazing Careers Centre? Never. In fact, did you know your interaction with the Careers Centre begins before you even arrive at LBS? From having your CV regularly checked, to getting career advice, the Careers Centre goes above and beyond to make sure you leave LBS with a job that suits you and your abilities and what you love. Coming to LBS still wondering about what it is you want to do can be daunting, as many students here seem to have it all figured out. In my case, the Careers Centre did a wonderful job in taking the time to explore my capabilities and interests with me and to connect me to alumni I could discuss my plans with further. Oh, the lovely London Last but not least, the L in LBS means a lot! Being in London is beyond exciting and no day is the same. The city is full of lovely experiences waiting for you to discover. My personal favourite during the weekend is to take a walk in Hyde Park, stop at Kensington for coffee (and something sweet, of course), visit one of London’s wonderful museums and end the night with a few friends somewhere in Soho or East London! The possibilities are limitless, so go make the best of them. Being a student here at LBS has been an absolute blast. I’m very grateful for the friends I’ve made, the courses that expanded my knowledge and the lovely faculty I got to interact with. Feel free to reach out in case of any further questions! The post Reflecting on my first term on the MiM appeared first on Student and Admissions Blog - London Business School. |
23 Dec 2021, 21:00
| FROM LBS Admissions Blog: My summer internship experience |
By Denise Iglesias Zanotti, MBA2022 With a background in FMCG, I came to the MBA with the objective of switching my career to strategy consulting. Shortly after joining the MBA, I found out there were 2 big opportunities to help me get a job in my desired industry: a summer internship or taking part in the full time recruitment process. But guess what? Summer internship applications were due soon into my first term (3 months after starting the programme). That was a bit of a shock! I looked around and people had already been preparing cases (consulting prep) as if there were no tomorrow, and I was out and about networking and enjoying the social life that the MBA has to offer. Panic I prepared for interviews daily as the deadlines approached. I applied to a wide range of strategy consulting combinations, including small and big firms and locations in Latin America, the Middle East and Europe. In short, I got 5 interviews, 0 offers. Redirect But being the optimist that I am, I saw the good side of that. “I will try again in the full time process, and will take the opportunity to apply to Tech, which is another of my big interests”, I thought, and so I did. 8 Amazon-principles interviews later, I got my offers to join both, Amazon Launch and the Pathways programmes. Decide What to do? One option was to work within Operations in the UK, another was an office job (a bit of a mystery to be honest) in Spain. I had a chat with my Career Lead, Carola, and we had an introspective session that led to my decision to go work in Spain. Adventure here we come! Amazon My time in Amazon flew by. I got a challenging project within Amazon Business that led me to interact with over 50 stakeholders, internal, external, local and international. I was supported by my great team and got a good grasp of how my life would be post MBA if I joined. I was ecstatic to receive a full time offer! But I knew that from this fantastic baseline, it was now time again to try to pursue my main objective. Bain The title gives this paragraph away, but I got an offer from Bain London! I cannot say this is all my merit though. I will unashamedly take this space to thank my ex-consultant friends that pushed me through the prep (including laughter and tears), Carola, my supportive family and friends and admit there was a tiny bit of luck as well. Final thoughts Don’t despair! The MBA gives us a ton of possibilities to achieve our objectives. Sometimes it’s a matter of time before these come true. If you want to talk through your ups and downs through the recruitment process, feel free to reach out to me! The post My summer internship experience appeared first on Student and Admissions Blog - London Business School. |
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Tuck graduates remain in high demand at top firms around the world. For the third consecutive year—and ninth out of the last 10—95 percent or more of the latest Tuck graduates received a job offer within three months after graduation. Read More
AGSM at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDE
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