MSFHQ wrote:
mooncakes wrote:
Hey everyone,
I was wondering if anyone could weigh in on the employment prospects for those of us outside the EU region when it comes to finance programs within Europe. In particular, I'm curious about SSE and Bocconi. Do non-EU students end up going home or are they able to find something?
I've heard most non-EU citizens go back home, but there will be exceptions. I'd say your English fluency, internships, performance in the program and networking skills will largely determine how you place post graduation. It is going to be an uphill battle though.
Yeah, that's what I imagined, though I guess it seems it depends on the country I pick as well. Germany allows students to remain for 18 months to look for jobs, which is the most generous I've seen within Europe, but at the same time doesn't really have many well known schools and probably requires strong fluency in German. From the immigration policies I've seen, it seems like I should probably avoid Sweden, the UK, and probably Switzerland as well.
I'm American, so English fluency isn't much of a problem, but foreign language fluency requirements are what trouble me more. Looking around, I've seen various reports on how easy it is to get internship opportunities as a non-EU, with some positive outlooks and some not so positive outlooks. I think I'll probably have to just ask the schools for further information after/if acceptance to get a better idea, though they don't exactly have any motivation to be perfectly honest.
Grade wise I'm currently in the top 5% in my undergrad at a relatively well regarded European business school, and I think I should be able to replicate that elsewhere. I could potentially stay here, but I don't really enjoy the location. It seems like it might be a decent idea to start learning German and apply to schools there instead, but at the same time places like Bocconi and SSE have a lot of brand power compared to places like Mannheim University or Goethe University Frankfurt, which won't have too much pull outside of Germany.
My final option is to return to the US, but I'm not all too keen to blow tens of thousands on tuition fees.