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| FROM LBS MiM Admissions Blog: Panel with our second year GMiM students |
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By Alex Hurd, MiM & GMiM Student Recruitment Associate In this second of three installments covering the recent Global Masters in Management (GMiM) webinars, we held a panel with our GMiM second year students to hear more about their experience and why LBS was their top choice. This webinar covered:
After our students introduced themselves and why they chose the GMiM programme we discussed more about their experiences. How would you describe the LBS experience and community? Dominik Bründler MiM2020/GMiM2021 One word that is used by everyone is “diversity” and it’s so true, the cohort is incredibly diverse. You do a lot of group work and it means you get the opportunity to work with people with different strengths and who come from different countries, which I think is a great learning experience. The cohort is also super fun; it sounds a bit funny but it’s like a big family. Vishesh Bhuptani MiM2020/GMiM2021 I 100% agree with what Dominik said, it feels like a big family and you settle into LBS very easily. Another thing I would like to add is the amount of networking you get to do. You get to meet people from so many diverse backgrounds, and I don’t just mean meeting people in the MiM or GMiM cohorts; you have a lot of chances to meet people from different programmes. There are always events going on where you get to meet people from industry and hear about their experiences and learn from them too. What did a typical week look like in your first and second terms? Dominik Bründler MiM2020/GMiM2021 I believe that we had 4 to 5 classes a week with a class for Chinese too. For me, it was a different experience to when I did my undergraduate degree because I was used to a system where you had semesters that get more intense towards exams. At LBS you have weekly assignments which keep you busy within each term. The terms are also much shorter so you usually have 5 to 10 weeks per subject and then you have exams before moving onto another subject. This makes the typical week different depending on where you are in the term. Sometimes it’s quite an intense workload because of group projects and upcoming exams, but after exams you usually have one or two weeks which are a bit more free, so this is the time that a lot of people go out and attend events. Vishesh Bhuptani MiM2020/GMiM2021 You will have a lot of things to do even outside of the classroom. At LBS, the amount of learning that you do in the classroom will almost be equal to the learning you can do outside the classroom, and you will be in London so you will want to explore that too. In the earlier months of the programme there will be career events and club events so a lot of things will be going on simultaneously so you will have to manage your time, because as Domink said, the group assignments and weekly assignments do take up a lot of time. If you keep your priorities clear I think you will be able to get through it pretty easily. Watch the full webinar below to hear more about their experience’s so far and why they chose the GMiM at LBS. To view the first webinar in this series on the GMiM, where we introduce our First Year Ambassadors, click here. The post Panel with our second year GMiM students appeared first on Student and Admissions Blog - London Business School. |
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| FROM LBS MiF Admissions Blog: MiF Student Perspective: What makes the Masters in Finance a unique experience? |
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By Lucky Singh, MiF Recruitment Manager The Masters in Finance (MiF) programme at LBS is distinguished from other programmes as it is designed for finance professionals with at least 3 years of work experience, and includes: 6 comprehensive core courses, over 40 electives to choose from, 4 concentrations, practitioner courses, professional and technical skills workshops and access to career coaching sessions. As a result, the MiF gives you the knowledge, training and network you need to thrive in your finance career. I asked two of our fantastic Student Ambassadors, Ana Hidalgo Manzano (MiF PT 2022) andJoe Messina (MiF FT 2020) about what they think makes the MiF a unique experience, and how they are finding the programme so far. Why did you decide to study the MiF at LBS? What makes the MiF unique? Joe: “My past experience as a senior auditor at Richter LLP, one of the largest independent business advisory and family office firms in Canada, provided a great foundation to transition into the world of investments. However, I recognised that there are still some gaps in the skills necessary for my career switch. Therefore, I was especially looking to LBS’s outstanding courses – such as Corporate Finance, Private Equity and Venture Capital, Advanced Financial Statements Analysis, Distressed Investing and Digital Investing – to bolster my toolkit. The MiF and the MBA are designed for experienced professionals in the middle stages of their career. However, I chose the MiF rather than the MBA because I was sure that I wanted to pursue a finance career, and I felt that was it best suited for my career aspirations. On the other hand, the MBA is a more general degree, and it will give you broader options in the future.” Ana: “I joined the MiF to sharpen my finance skills, advance my career and enhance my professional network while working. LBS is the best platform as it offers a wide range of options that allows me to tailor my experience to achieve my goals. This unique value proposition is not available in any other executive education institution.” What has surprised you about the MiF so far? Ana: “Besides the impressive number of resources that the School offers (career coaches, sector advisors and technical skills workshops etc) I think the most valuable asset so far is the quality of my cohort. They are really smart people in their fields and the professional and cultural diversity of the class is very enriching for all of us.” Joe: “I was surprised by the extensive career centre workshops where I had the chance to hone my interpersonal skills with experts in the field. Moreover, LBS is very well respected in the finance industry, attracting some of the biggest names in finance to the classroom. I am always pleasantly surprised when the professors invite finance practitioners into classroom sessions. So far, I have had the chance to learn from the world’s most prominent figures in investment banking, SPACs and private equity firms.” What has been your favourite aspect of the MiF? Joe: “I am really enjoying Professor Florin Vasvari’s Distressed Investing course. LBS is probably the only business school in the world that offers a course on this topic which is another reason why I chose to study at LBS. I have had the opportunity to pitch an investment proposal to a Managing Director of one of Europe’s most prominent distressed fund.” Ana: “I personally enjoy the practitioner courses. I find them very practical, as they provide an insightful perspective about the industry, the challenges as well as the opportunities. In addition, they always bring amazing guest speakers to the table, and the sessions are very interactive.” What clubs have you got involved in and how have they benefited you? Ana: “I am part of the Executive Committee of the Foodie Club, in the Marketing team. Besides getting to know people from other programmes (including MBAs and MiMs), I am learning about how to articulate a marketing strategy. I am now more conscious about the effort that all of the clubs put in behind the scenes to make things happen for the LBS community. In addition, the Investment Management Club and the Women in Business club have an amazing agenda of events that I always make time for.” Joe: “I’m the VP of Conference for the Real Estate Club, where I have the opportunity to connect with an extensive network of LBS Alumni in the field. Additionally, the prospect of learning from some of the most prominent figures in the field at the Real Estate Conference is immeasurably enticing. In return, I hope to leverage my accounting background and experience to add a different perspective to the club’s discussions.” What advice would you give prospective MiF students to help prepare them for the programme and business school experience? Ana: “You will be starting your once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and it will be over in the blink of an eye so, make the most of it! Find out what do you want to get out of the MiF and use the LBS resources to get yourself into there. Make sure you speak to current Students and Alumni. Network as much as you can and make sure you have fun along the way!” Joe: “If you plan on pursuing the MiF, you should hunt for a finance-related job that allows you to grow and demonstrate your strengths. This job should be the stepping-stone before doing the MiF that will best allow you to make the jump to your dream job. I would also recommend writing at least the first CFA exam; many of the concepts helped prepare me for the programme’s core courses. In addition, I completed Wall Street Prep’s premium package before starting the programme, which well-prepared me for many of the investment-related electives.” To discover more about the Masters in Finance, download our brochure here. To speak to our Student Ambassadors, click here. The post MiF Student Perspective: What makes the Masters in Finance a unique experience? appeared first on Student and Admissions Blog - London Business School. |
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| FROM ESCP MiM Students Blog: Business as an Art Form? |
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[img]https://i2.wp.com/escpmim.blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/AnnalisaTramannoni-Annalisa-Tramannoni-1.jpg?resize=162%2C211&ssl=1[/img] by [url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/annalisa-tramannoni-67b763152/]Annalisa Tramannoni[/url] During these extremely uncertain times, I believe that the most useful way to exorcise the pain of computer-based life is through trying something new. For this exact reason, when it came time to choose my first of three [url=https://escp.eu/mim-curriculum]specialisations[/url] during my two-year Masters in Management, I chose Impact Entrepreneurship. There were so many choices – 58 in all – but I chose this one since it was the most “on-point” topic: there’s no time like the present for young generations to strive to have an impact, right? According to the course description, “More than ever, today’s entrepreneurs are striving to build businesses that make an impact in the world. Impact entrepreneurs are driven by a desire to disrupt the status quo. They are not just selling, they are solving problems.” Two weeks into the course, now that I have a better understanding of the term “impact” (I don’t know about you, but I didn’t really grasp the concept before as it relates to the business world), I am now able to define what it means and (hopefully) by the end of the course I’ll be able to create it. In a nutshell, the concept of impact in business: Businesses today need to be sensitive to the fast-changing environment and look carefully at the complex needs customers have, in order to have a social impact and transform society. [b]Idea creation[/b] I have always wondered how those clever entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs come up with dazzling ideas, bringing true innovation to the market and leaving everybody with their mouths hanging open, saying “WOW, this is so cool!”. Searching for and getting new ideas is not an easy process. It’s relatively easy to understand a difficult formula or procedure: it might be tough at first to understand the technicalities, but you can see where it’s headed. However, when we deal with innovation and reflection, it’s way more difficult: there is no ending point, no formal set of rules to follow, and most of the time your ideas go directly in the bin. I chose to attend this exciting specialisation in Turin as I was looking forward to co-creating the course, and digging deeper into the human mind to unlock what truly moves people, hoping that this would lead to the development of creative and innovative ideas. [b]An “Improbable” workshop[/b] With these ideas in mind, we kicked-off this specialisation with a really “Improbable” workshop run by ESCP Professor Sylvain Bureau and Artist Pierre Tectin on the Art Thinking Method that they created in 2018. You read it correctly: Art. During the second semester of my [url=https://escp.eu]business masters[/url]. At the beginning of the workshop, I thought that art was going to be used to demonstrate theoretically how new ideas are created and honed, or how the artistic process could be used in business. The reality? By the end of the three days, we had to create a piece of art, on view for all in an online art exhibition. All of this with no physical interaction and only our laptops to guide us. Panic. My first thought was to change specialisations and try something more classic such as marketing or consulting. I ended up staying with it because I really wanted to challenge myself in another way, by breaking away from a more typical class, to try to push my imagination a bit further. [b]Build it up then tear it down[/b] On Day 1, after we were, I realised that not one of us had an artistic bone in our bodies. This was a real challenge. Not only were we facing something “improbable” for our academic career, we also had to deal with the inability to meet each other in person, and we had to figure out a way to develop our project in a non-traditional way by adapting ourselves and the artwork to the current situation. [img]https://i0.wp.com/escpmim.blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/schema.png?resize=1024%2C599&ssl=1[/img] We were given a topic, then had to develop a real work of art by using the Art Thinking process. In a nutshell, once you have what you think is a great idea and start developing it, you have to destroy it to create a new and better one. This might sound frustrating (and it was), but it was also one of the most satisfying challenges I’ve ever put myself through. Each group was given a different topic, and ours was food. With this broad subject, we had to find a real-life issue related to it and develop a work that would be an answer to the issue raised. Food as an art form. At the end of the three days, every one of us was truly pleased with their work, even though we never thought we would have been able to create a work of art, especially in this particular situation. [img]https://i1.wp.com/escpmim.blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/artwork.png?resize=1024%2C510&ssl=1[/img] As has already happened in previous situations in and out of my studies, I am learning that the most important thing is collaboration: even when you don’t have the technical expertise to do something, if you leverage each other’s ideas, there is always a way to find a solution. I also learned that often, the greatest ideas come from the process of destroying and unlearning. We need to learn to be more courageous and willing to challenge our ideas and not take them for granted. Art is everywhere, and just like in business, during the creative process we need to be courageous enough to question our questions, destroy our beliefs and challenge our thinking. If we are able to find the link between the process of creating a work of Art and of creating a Business, we will unlock many opportunities for innovation and growth. Check out our art exhibition! [url=https://artspaces.kunstmatrix.com/en/exhibition/4203418/improbable-turin]Improbable, an Art Thinking Workshop[/url] Find out more on entrepreneurship initiatives at ESCP Business School: [url=https://www.sayinstitute.eu/]Jean-Baptiste Say Institute[/url] |
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