GyanOne interviews IE IMBA Current Student - A Success Story
IE Business School, ranked 12 as per FT Global MBA rankings, boasts of an extremely diverse class profile with students from more than 70+ nationalities. Udit Bhatnagar, a GyanOne client, looks forward to start his MBA journey at IE and explains his reasons to select this European MBA program, despite the ‘economic conditions’ in Europe.
What were you doing before the MBA and how did b-school come into the picture?Before embarking on my MBA journey, I was working as a Senior Business Analyst at one of the largest banks in the Nordic region. Prior to this, I had a 7-year long career in application development at one of India’s software services giants. From being an application developer to a technology lead, from managing projects as a team leader to client management as an onsite coordinator, I have played diverse roles during my professional journey. I also gained international work experience of about 4 years and have worked with teams from several nationalities while living in Spain and Japan.
Due to the shift that I made in my profile, the decision to do an MBA felt natural to me. MBA at this stage will not only give a boost to my growth as a business analyst but will also allow me to have a holistic view of businesses.
Why did you choose IE?IE was my first choice from the time when I wasn’t even preparing for MBA. When I was living in Spain, I was fortunate to have worked under a senior manager who is an alumni of Executive MBA program at IE. His management style had a lot of influence on me and this was when I started reading more about the school. During my research, I found that the culture at IE can be primarily defined by it’s focus on entrepreneurship and diversity which complimented my future goals and professional background. Right then I had decided that I will be applying to IE.
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