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17 Nov 2020, 04:01
| FROM LBS MiM Admissions Blog: MiM or MAM – Which one is right for you? |
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By Maria Busz, MAM Recruitment Associate Working in the Recruitment Team, we often get questions about the differences between the MAM and MiM programme. It’s more than understandable as these two programmes have a very similar curriculum. You’ll learn about business, you’ll do the London LAB project and you’ll collaborate on many practical assignments together as MiM and MAM students. There are, however, some key differences between the two programmes and I will try to present them to you today. Masters in Management, our flagship programme, has been developed in partnership with top global recruiters. It equips you with the critical business understanding, adaptive mindset, international perspective and business-ready practical skills to start your career. As a MiM candidate, you should have the motivation and desire to build a strong foundation for a career in business. MiM students tend to come from diverse academic and professional backgrounds. We are more than happy to consider applicants who have broad work experience in non-traditional business roles such as engineering, science and arts. As for Masters in Analytics and Management, you’ll have to be ready to combine detailed data analytics knowledge with strong business acumen. You will explore wide-ranging subjects like Data Visualisation, Machine Learning and AI. Use real data to solve real problems during your live business project, or join the London start-up scene. MAM students are expected to have some prior programming knowledge (at least intermediate level) and to have already worked on a data driven project. We are happy to accept candidates from STEM backgrounds with a strong interest in business and management and strong leadership skills. When deciding which programme to choose, you might need to consider the bigger picture. You’ll need to be self-aware and understand what are you strong and weak sides and what do you want your career path to look like. Some useful questions to ask yourself before choosing a programme would be:
If you’re thinking about a career in consulting, either of these programmes might prove to be right for you. If you’re not sure whether to choose MiM or MAM, it all depends on whether you want to add an analytical edge to your skillset. If you can see yourself working in a consulting company and want to be involved in data-driven projects, MAM might be a better fit for you. Or perhaps you are thinking about starting your own business in tech and need more analytical knowledge to better understand the ins and outs of the industry. If you prefer to gain more general knowledge or perhaps are transitioning from a non-business related background, MiM might be a better fit for you. As a Recruitment Team, we’re always aiming to give you a clearer idea of what programme is the best option for you as an individual. We have a number of upcoming online events where you can find out more about the programme of your choice. We also offer one to one consultations on Zoom. If you’d like to get in touch with a Recruitment representative, please email mim@london.edu for the Masters in Management programme, and mam@london.edu for the Masters in Analytics and Management programme. We’re looking forward to speaking with you! The post MiM or MAM – Which one is right for you? appeared first on Student and Admissions Blog - London Business School. |
20 Nov 2020, 03:01
| FROM LBS MiF Admissions Blog: Introducing our new MiF Alumni Interview Series |
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By Lucy Palin, MiF Admissions Manager With our Masters in Finance (MiF) Alumni spread across the globe and different sectors of finance, we want to give you an insight into as many of their experiences as possible. Each interview explores a different region or important topic and delves into our Alumni’s time on the MiF and their careers since. Our established Alumni will be interviewed by either a current student or recent graduate, allowing you to see how the MiF has developed and adapted as well as giving you an insight into the immediate and long-term impact of the MiF on their careers. Have a read below to find out about the Alumni joining us for our next two interviews. Make sure to keep up to date with our [url=https://www.london.edu/events/calendar#sort=%40eventstarts%20ascending&f:programme=[MIF]]events page[/url] so you can see who we will be interviewing in 2021! MiF Alumni Interview: Women in Finance 24 November, 14:00 UK time Lea Blinoff, MSc, LL.M, CAIA, American, MiF PT1995 Lea Blinoff, CAIA, has 30 years’ experience in the Financial Services industry. Lea is a Board member and Head of Solutions (Advisory, Discretionary and Alternatives) at Vestrata, including ESG Solutions. She has held senior leadership positions in capital markets, equity derivatives and private banking/wealth management, working with Barclays (BZW), Salomon Brothers, JP Morgan and HSBC, where she was a member of the Board of Directors of HSBC Private Bank (UK) Ltd. Most recently, Lea was Managing Director at Credit Suisse (UK) Ltd, and head of Advisory & Sales, responsible for Product Governance (including ESG, Sustainable and Impact Investments). She is a graduate of Duke University (BA), London Business School (MSc Finance), University of Law (GDL), and Queen Mary University of Law (LL.M in Banking & Finance). She completed the Global Leadership (INSEAD), Women Leading Change (INSEAD), and the Hedge Fund Institute (LBS). Lea is a member of the University of London Endowment Investment Committee. Lea holds the CFA Certificate in ESG Investing (Level 4), Fitch Foundations in ESG Investing, CISI Level 7, and is a member of US SIF, 100 Women in Finance, STEP (Affiliate), the Risk Management Association and the Global Association of Risk Professionals. She is a founding member of The Prince’s Trust Women’s Leadership Group, served as Chair of the Board of Trustees for the Jamie Oliver Foundation and Chair of the Development Board for Beanstalk Charity. Martha Mends, British, MiF PT2022 Martha holds a bachelor’s degree in Philosophy Politics and Economics from the University of Oxford. Martha is currently an Investment Professional at EMK Capital, a mid-market pan-European private equity fund, where she invests in high potential businesses and partners with management teams to transform growth. Prior to joining EMK, Martha was part of a global strategy team at Accenture where she advised Private Equity and corporate clients on commercial due diligence, market entry and corporate strategy projects in international locations including Prague, New York, Johannesburg and Moscow. Martha decided to join the Masters in Finance programme at LBS for two key reasons: to build a global network of exceptional professionals; and to strengthen her financial knowledge through the school’s world class faculty and curriculum. In addition to being a student ambassador, Martha is Chief of Staff of Black in Business and is an active member of the Private Equity and Venture Capital Club and Women in Business. In her spare time, Martha enjoys running, skiing and going to the theatre. MiF Alumni Interview: Latin America 15 December, 15:00 UK time Christian Villouta, Chilean, MiF FT2006 Previous to study the MIF at LBS, Christian worked 5 years at one of the largest Utility companies in Latam, mainly in Commercial and IT Projects. Later, he was one of the founders of a technological venture for the healthcare sector that was later acquired by a Pharma company in Chile. After graduating from the MiF, he continue working in London in a Hedge Fund, were he invested in small and equity listed companies in Western Europe, and where he used a friendly activist approach trying to get a sizeable share of the company and work with the management and the board on some strategic decisions to unlock value. 5 years later, Christian came back to Chile, where he ran the Asset Management unit of a Private Bank, leading also the investment committee. He also got involved in the launch of some alternative funds, in special residential real estate developments, and mezzanine funds for real estate developers. Christian is Currently CFO of one of the largest Investment Banks in Latam. Regina Lopez, Mexican, MiF FT2018 Reginais currently Head of Finance at Casai, a Latam start up that merges smart home technology and premium accommodation to innovate the hospitality industry. Before that she was Senior Associate at Thor Urbana, a leading real estate investment and development company in Mexico City. Prior to attending LBS, she worked at the Central Bank of Mexico, leading the MXN-trading desk. Regina is also a dedicated cook, an avid reader and a gym enthusiast. Remember to sign up to join the interviews [url=https://www.london.edu/events/calendar#sort=%40eventstarts%20ascending&f:programme=[MIF]]here[/url]. The post Introducing our new MiF Alumni Interview Series appeared first on Student and Admissions Blog - London Business School. |
24 Nov 2020, 10:01
| FROM LBS MiM Admissions Blog: LondonLAB 2020 Featurespace Case Study |
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By Echo Wang, MiM2020 This year, 274 MiM2020 students delivered 48 LondonLAB group consulting projects for clients virtually. Here, Echo Wang MiM2020 shares her experience working with Featurespace, who invented Adaptive Behavioural Insights to help organizations fight fraud and financial crime, through LondonLAB. Background Among the wealth of opportunities for experiential learning offered at LBS, LondonLAB offers MiM students a unique opportunity to apply and test their learning in a real-life setting by working with leading London-based companies on group consulting projects. This year, I had the opportunity to work with Featurespace  , a machine-learning start-up that invented Adaptive Behavioural Analytics to help organizations fight fraud and financial crime. Founded by a Cambridge University Professor and his PhD student in 2008, Featurespace leverages machine learning algorithms to detect fraud in real-time. Their award-winning product, ARIC Risk Hub, can detect fraud in real-time and hence minimises operational costs associated with fraud investigation. Positioning itself as a best-in-class player in the Fraud Detection and Protection (FDP) market, Featurespace was looking to offer the ARIC platform in the form of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) since multiple clients have approached them for it. Now a global organization, the company prioritises understanding the needs of its customers before it lifts and shifts to the SaaS model and brought in two groups of LBS MiM students to help them make this decision. Teamwork in the context of Covid-19 I worked with four other MiM students from different streams as team B14 to investigate the trends of financial institutions when it comes to deploying FDP solutions. Personally, I chose this project because I wanted to learn more about how technologies could bring changes to the financial industry. Due to the Covid-19 situation, the working conditions were a bit different this year – from project briefing with the product manager from Featurespace, Joe, to faculty consultations with Jessica – everything was virtual. It was particularly challenging since I returned to my home country several weeks prior to the beginning of LondonLAB and my teammates were all around the world. To accommodate time differences, my team scheduled regular meetings around the same time that would work for everyone. To kick-off our project, we worked as a group to come up with clarifying questions and an initial framework to tackle the business challenge. After a meeting with their CFO and Head of Sales, we refined our project scope and assigned each team member a topic area to research on, and later developed recommendations both individually and collectively. Insights and Recommendations Over the course of ten weeks, we found that although SaaS lacks customisability and decreases profitability in the short-term, it could increase the scalability of the ARIC platform and improve the company’s bottom line in the long-term. In structuring our research, we gathered our insights into three parts: 1. Introduction of SaaS and its trends, 2. Barriers to adoption, and 3. Recommendations. In part 1 and 2, we established that although the FDP market is growing rapidly, there are some barriers to its full adoption among Featurespace’s target customers. In investigating how soon these barriers would be overcome, we further divided our recommendations into product offerings and geographic strategy with action plans for the next 5 years. We recommended Featurespace to offer a mature SaaS ARIC for small to medium-sized UK/EU financial institutions, given their demonstrated interest in SaaS, and a mature hybrid could ARIC for UK/EU Tier 1 banks due given their complex needs of customisation and regulatory concerns. In addition to the UK market, we also found US an attractive market for entry since it has low barriers to entry and comprehensive data management regulations. For further market expansion in the APAC region, we only recommended entry to Japan, Korea, and Singapore given regulatory concerns and language requirements. Impact and Personal Learnings Presenting research findings and recommendations to the CEO, Product Managers, and many others at Featurespace was an exciting experience for me. During our final presentation, we had some meaningful conversations with the CEO and received very positive feedback on our presentation. With the help of Jessica, our faculty advisor, I got a taste of what a real-life consulting project would be like. Our point of contact, Joe, also supported us thoroughly by coordinating our meetings with upper management and provided invaluable feedback to our research findings. LondonLAB was a great opportunity for me to put what I have learnt in the past year to use. Working with my hard-working teammates through countless zoom calls, I truly felt the “synergy” generated by our team and found how diversity of opinions could drive a project more efficiently. It was incredible to know more about the commercialisation of machine learning algorithms and how financial institutions are responding to these technological changes. The post LondonLAB 2020 Featurespace Case Study appeared first on Student and Admissions Blog - London Business School. |
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02 Dec 2020, 02:01
| FROM IESE MiM Blog: My experience with the case method |
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I decided to pursue the MiM after finishing my engineering degree because I wanted to know more about other areas related to Management and Business: IESE was the perfect place to learn through the case method. During these past 3 months of the MiM, I have improved in terms of making reasonable decisions about complex... Read More |
03 Dec 2020, 08:01
| FROM LBS MiM Admissions Blog: The Classroom Experience (Hybrid Learning) |
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By William Abihanna (MiM2020) Let me start with an honest truth: we were all taken aback, shocked, and disappointed when the school took the decision to close classrooms in March. However, I am now confident enough to say that LBS, both students, staff and faculty alike, have handled the situation extremely well. If I had to pinpoint a few positives and challenges of the virtual classroom experiences, I would select these: Positives
Challenges
I won’t be denying this is a challenging time and COVID-19 has taken away a lot of things we enjoy and signed up to Business Schools for. However, I truly believe, relying on my personal experience and comparing with other friends, that the virtual classroom experience put together by LBS, and continuously improved, helped to make the best out of this situation. The post The Classroom Experience (Hybrid Learning) appeared first on Student and Admissions Blog - London Business School. |
03 Dec 2020, 08:01
| FROM LBS MiF Admissions Blog: The Classroom Experience (Hybrid Learning) |
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By William Abihanna (MiM2020) Let me start with an honest truth: we were all taken aback, shocked, and disappointed when the school took the decision to close classrooms in March. However, I am now confident enough to say that LBS, both students, staff and faculty alike, have handled the situation extremely well. If I had to pinpoint a few positives and challenges of the virtual classroom experiences, I would select these: Positives
Challenges
I won’t be denying this is a challenging time and COVID-19 has taken away a lot of things we enjoy and signed up to Business Schools for. However, I truly believe, relying on my personal experience and comparing with other friends, that the virtual classroom experience put together by LBS, and continuously improved, helped to make the best out of this situation. The post The Classroom Experience (Hybrid Learning) appeared first on Student and Admissions Blog - London Business School. |
07 Dec 2020, 04:01
| FROM LBS MiF Admissions Blog: Masters in Finance: Internships |
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An integral part of the Masters in Finance full-time programme is doing an internship, which is a good way to gain relevant industry experience, build your network, and differentiate you from other candidates in the eyes of recruiters. To support their professional transitions, 63 students in the MiF full-time 2019 class undertook internships during their programme. The firms included investment banking/corporate finance advisory, private equity, asset management and development finance firms, as well as commercial banking, and energy firms. Students interned across Europe, Asia, Africa, North America and Latin America. The firms they worked at include: Blackstone, Citi, EY, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley. Nagui Camel-Toueg, MiF Full-time 2020 shares his internship experience: “During the summer of 2020, I interned at CDC Group within their Infrastructure Private Equity division. CDC is at the forefront of promoting economic development via a wide array of investment products in Africa and South Asia. From the first day of the internship, I was entrusted with the responsibility of working on a multitude of key projects that range from evaluating investment opportunities and performing asset management activities, to helping develop internal strategic initiatives. The institution’s broad geographic mandate coupled with the numerous sub-verticals that fall under the umbrella of the infrastructure product group, allowed me to benefit from a unique combination of broad yet in-depth exposure to the asset class. I was able to help my team evaluate solar pv and water desalination opportunities, perform project management tasks on a portfolio onshore wind farm, and undertake renewable energy and ports infrastructure market mapping studies across CDC’s target geographies. CDC’s primary objective of promoting development allows the institution to operate in countries that private investors often shy away from. Being able to contribute to projects that will create a positive impact on developing countries and rural communities makes for an unparalleled and truly rewarding learning experience. At the end of the internship, I felt fulfilled knowing that the projects I worked on will bring the institution one step closer to its goal of ending poverty and promoting equality.” To learn more about internships and the career impact of the MiF, download our employmentreport. Want to learn more about the programme? Get in touch with us. The post Masters in Finance: Internships appeared first on Student and Admissions Blog - London Business School. |
09 Dec 2020, 10:01
| FROM LBS MiM Admissions Blog: THE FESTIVE PERIOD AT LBS: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW |
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Over the festive period of Saturday 19th December to Sunday 3rd January 2020, London Business School is closed. The students take this time to take a break, recharge their batteries and often head back home. It’s the same for the staff and faculty at the school! Therefore please expect a small delay in response to any emails or queries. If you are submitting your application over this festive period and are looking for advice or clarification, our Students and Admissions blog, the FAQs and general website contain an array of information you may find useful. As a reminder, these are the upcoming programme deadlines in January: Early Careers Programmes (MiM, Global MiM, MAM & MFA)
MBA Programme
MiF Full-time/ MiF Part-time Programmes
Our Leadership programmes are finalising the EMBA & LBS Sloan classes that begin in January 2021. We are still accepting strong applications for the January 2021 LBS Sloan intake. Please contact our Sloan team for further information and eligibility. There are limited spaces available for strong candidates for the EMBA London and Dubai programme. Please get in touch with our EMBA team for further information and eligibility. If you are interested in applying to these programmes: EMBA-London/Dubai
EMBA-Global Americas & Europe
EMBA-Global Asia
LBS Sloan Masters in Leadership and Strategy
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09 Dec 2020, 10:01
| FROM LBS MiF Admissions Blog: THE FESTIVE PERIOD AT LBS: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW |
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Over the festive period of Saturday 19th December to Sunday 3rd January 2020, London Business School is closed. The students take this time to take a break, recharge their batteries and often head back home. It’s the same for the staff and faculty at the school! Therefore please expect a small delay in response to any emails or queries. If you are submitting your application over this festive period and are looking for advice or clarification, our Students and Admissions blog, the FAQs and general website contain an array of information you may find useful. As a reminder, these are the upcoming programme deadlines in January: Early Careers Programmes (MiM, Global MiM, MAM & MFA)
MBA Programme
MiF Full-time/ MiF Part-time Programmes
Our Leadership programmes are finalising the EMBA & LBS Sloan classes that begin in January 2021. We are still accepting strong applications for the January 2021 LBS Sloan intake. Please contact our Sloan team for further information and eligibility. There are limited spaces available for strong candidates for the EMBA London and Dubai programme. Please get in touch with our EMBA team for further information and eligibility. If you are interested in applying to these programmes: EMBA-London/Dubai
EMBA-Global Americas & Europe
EMBA-Global Asia
LBS Sloan Masters in Leadership and Strategy
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10 Dec 2020, 04:01
| FROM ESCP MiM Students Blog: How to become a sustainable leader |
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Corporate sustainability has been at the forefront of people’s attention over the past few years. More and more leaders are stepping up to guide their teams to achieve sustainable objectives. For this article, we attended a discussion led by Prof. Olivier Delbard, member of the SustBusy Research Chair on business and sustainability at ESCP. In addition to his teaching and research, Olivier helps companies to integrate the long-term into short-term decisions and to contribute to solving the environmental and social challenges that we face. Prof. Delbard has over 25 years of experience in sustainability and is the author of the recently-published book The Corporate Social Responsibility Agenda. Get information from the outside world Sustainability is a deep and complex topic. Unless you are a sustainability expert, you should start by acknowledging that you’re far from knowing everything about the subject. “Environmental issues are not in the companies’ daily agendas. You need to get those competencies from the outside world,” says Prof. Delbard. Reaching out to people outside of your organisation will help you to stay informed on the best socially sustainable practices. Some NGOs are full of experts ready to work with companies. Also, read about sustainability as often as you can to nourish your vision of the future and to make sure that you raise relevant topics with the sustainability experts when you meet them. Build a clear vision of your sustainable organisation Once you are well-informed on the topic of sustainability, define a vision for your organisation. This vision should serve both the company’s interests and the planet’s interests. Today, most companies are still seeing corporate social responsibility as a legal obligation or a PR tool. The vision you define needs to be strong enough to aim further than compliance. “The change will come from those who go beyond compliance,” states Olivier Delbard. When thinking about Key Performance Indicators, go beyond growth. “Exponential growth is not compatible with sustainability”, says Olivier. Instead, sustainable organisations put more emphasis on degrowth – where social and ecological well-being take priority over corporate profits. Get your team involved No matter the size of your organisation, you will need to engage all of the stakeholders if you truly want to succeed in your sustainability conversion. First and foremost, share your vision with your employees and encourage them to contribute to the sustainability goals of your organisation. Most employees react positively to changes that make their work more meaningful. The positive impact of being more sustainable will increase the motivation, creativity, innovation, productivity, and sense of belonging of your team members. On top of helping you to work towards your sustainable vision and increase the motivation of your team, this will also make your company more attractive to new recruits. “The newer generations want to work in socially responsible companies,” says Olivier. This will help you to attract new talents to your team. Don’t forecast, backcast. Forget the 10-year strategic plan based on the current trajectory of your organisation. Forecasting is far from ideal in our changing world. The evolution of the past 10 years won’t tell you enough about the 10 years to come. Also, forecasting stops you from thinking outside the box, limiting you to your current possibilities. Instead, Olivier recommends backcasting, which is defining a desirable future and then working backwards. To do this, ask yourself the following questions: – What would the most sustainable company in my industry look like in an ideal world? – What kind of world would we like to operate in, in 10 or 20 years? “Then, simply backcast to make it possible”, says Olivier. It’s a totally different mindset. It will keep you open to new possibilities. Ready to make the world a more sustainable place? Companies need strong leaders to transition to a more sustainable future. If you want to succeed in your mission, get professional help from outside of your organisation. Build a vision that is clear, ambitious, and easy to understand. Involve your team as much as possible. Once sustainability is embedded in the strategy of your company, both your company and the outside world will benefit in the long term, while at the same time attracting the best new talents. |
10 Dec 2020, 09:01
| FROM LBS MiM Admissions Blog: How the Career Centre supports Early Careers students |
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by Kira Hughes, MiM Career Lead Embarking on a postgraduate qualification is a big decision and there are lots of factors to consider when making this investment. It goes without saying that for most of you the biggest questions are: where will I be at the end of my programme? And how will the Career Centre support me? My name is Kira Hughes and I work as one of the Career Coaches focused specifically on supporting LBS Early Careers students. I have over nine years’ experience helping postgraduate students secure exciting roles in companies as varied as Nike, Unilever, Essence, Bain, Monese, Amazon, Bloomberg and many more… I am just one member of a team of 40+ career professionals who are here to partner with you as you navigate your exciting, and often surprising, career journey. Here are just a few ways in which we support you: Early support We know how overwhelming the start of your Masters can be – assimilating new learning, making new friends, getting to know London, and for most of you all in a second language! On top of this and depending on your sector interests, a lot of recruiters have early deadlines, so there’ll be applications to perfect. In response to this challenge, we give you access to multiple webinars and digital resources throughout the summer so that you can benefit from our expertise early on and ensure you hit the ground running when you arrive in London. A career management framework that helps you focus your time and energy Your year at LBS will go like a flash and you will soon realise that there will be many pulls on your time. The LBS career management framework E2D2 (Explore, Evaluate, Develop, Do) helps you apply a structure that ensures you make the most effective and efficient use of your time. Critically evaluating your strengths in relation to your career goals and understanding the opportunities will help to avoid energy spent on wrong turns and dead ends. Sector specific employer engagement teams Our fantastic employer engagement team are responsible for developing labour market insights and relationships with top global companies within the Finance, Tech, Consulting and Diversified Sectors. The team bring a breadth and depth of experience from the sectors within which they work, curating alumni and employer events throughout the year, including the Early Careers Career Fair, Tech and Start Up Recruitment evening, Asset Management and Buy-side networking event and the Boutique Consulting recruitment event, hosting companies as varied as Blackstone, Amazon, Facebook, Red Ventures, BCG, Amex, the Welcome Trust and BoAML. One to one coaching and career insights from multiple sources You have unlimited access to one to one coaching with any of our Career Coaches and Sector Leads. These sessions are designed around your needs, whether you want support in evaluating your career options, perfecting your application materials, or preparing for upcoming interviews and assessment centres. One of the key benefits of being part of a post-graduate only institution means that you are also able to access career advice and guidance not just from members of the Career Centre, but from our experienced MBA and Leadership students through our Peer Leader programme – many of whom remain as lifelong mentors and friends to our Early Careers students. Entrepreneurship Roadmap For those of you looking to start your own businesses, or grow an existing business, we offer an exciting programme of activity to support you in that ambition, including workshops, access to mentors, events and hackathons, and opportunity to apply for a position in the LBS incubator. No matter what your individual career goals are there’s lots of support you can access from the Career Centre, and if want to see where our last cohort ended up, check out our most recent Employment Reports for MiM and Global MiM, MAM and MFA. We look forward to partnering with you! The post How the Career Centre supports Early Careers students appeared first on Student and Admissions Blog - London Business School. |
15 Dec 2020, 05:01
| FROM LBS MiM Admissions Blog: How to finance your Masters at London Business School |
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By Callum Charman, MFA Student Recruitment Associate Business school is one of the biggest investments you can make, so it’s important to ensure you have financing in place before you start. There are plenty of ways to finance your studies – from loans to scholarships and grants. We understand that postgraduate study is a big investment in your future, and we support as many students as possible in this important next step. Our Scholars Community represents some of LBS’s brightest talent, and in order to attract and support the best candidates, we offer several generous merit scholarships. LBS offers many financing options to support your graduate studies, including merit funds and bursaries. Each year around 20% of the Early Careers class receives funding from one of the School’s scholarships, which are supported by the School, alumni and external donors. In addition to the School’s scholarships portfolio, there are also external loan options which admitted students can apply for, including Prodigy and Future Finance. Scholarships Scholarships can turn the dream of business school into a reality. We’re proud to recognise outstanding talent and provide the critical financial support those students need. Our scholarships are funded by LBS directly, and by our friends, alumni and supporters. All admitted students are automatically considered for the vast majority of merit awards for which they meet entry requirements. Most scholarships will not require a separate application. It is worth remembering that some scholarships are awarded early in the admissions process, so make sure you apply for your programme as early as possible if you are interested in receiving funding from the school. Laidlaw Women’s Leadership Fund: “The purpose of the scholarships is to encourage and develop future leaders in any field of activity. Looking around the world’s business and political leaders, I can’t recall a time when better leaders were more urgently needed” Lord Laidlaw, Chairman of the Laidlaw Foundation From autumn 2020-2023, the Laidlaw Women’s Leadership Fund will support 20 outstanding female scholars across the Masters in Management, MBA and EMBA programmes each year, made possible by a generous £3.69m gift from the Laidlaw Foundation. This will create a dynamic network of female peers at LBS and beyond, strengthening our ambition for gender parity across our degree programmes. The Fund aims to attract exceptional women from a diverse range of backgrounds, in particular women who may not otherwise be able to afford a top-tier business education. LBS and Laidlaw Foundation share a joint vision – to help exceptional females in their careers, regardless of their socio-economic backgrounds. In order to be eligible for this scholarship, successful female applicants must demonstrate financial need. “Unfortunately, many women reach a glass ceiling, particularly in the corporate world. I am deeply committed to helping more of them break that glass ceiling through expanding access to top business education,” Lord Laidlaw, Chairman of the Laidlaw Foundation The ongoing success of the Laidlaw Women’s Leadership Fund strengthens the School’s ambition of moving towards 51% female representation across LBS’s degree programmes, in particular the number of women from socio-economically diverse backgrounds. The fund aims to attract the highest calibre women who might not otherwise have been able to afford a top-tier business education.  Margarita Bicec is a current LBS Student Ambassador, studying as part of the Masters in Management programme. She spoke to us about how she found out that, not only had she been accepted for the programme, but that she would be receiving the Laidlaw Women’s Leadership Fund: “I was on a bus heading over to play volleyball at my alma mater, NYUAD, when I found out I’d been accepted as a Laidlaw scholar. I was scrolling through my emails when I saw one from London Business School – I teared up when I read that I’d been accepted into the MiM. I had to explain to my fellow passengers that I was happy, not upset! It felt better than winning the lottery. I’d never heard of Lord Laidlaw or the Laidlaw Foundation, but he’s changed my life in so many ways.” As the founder of a music education app, Margarita is keen to have a significant social impact. Something she says is inspired by the generosity of the Laidlaw Scholarship. “I’m hugely inspired by the impact Lord Laidlaw has had through his philanthropy and generosity. He has literally changed the lives of hundreds of ambitious women with big life dreams who would not have been able to fulfil them without the education that his Foundation enables. That is the scale of impact I’d like to achieve. Why not? I’ve had quite a few privileges and lifechanging experiences; I want to make that happen for other people.” Loans There are a number of loan options available to LBS students. Some are open to all while others depend on your situation, such as nationality, financial status or likely future earnings. Make sure you consider all your options and remember that it’s important to do your own research as there may be other government and regional loans and grants available in your own country. Some of the most popular loans include: Prodigy Finance:
More information regarding eligibility and access to funds can be found on the Prodigy Finance website. Future Finance:
More information regarding eligibility and access to funds can be found on the Future Finance website. The post How to finance your Masters at London Business School appeared first on Student and Admissions Blog - London Business School. |
17 Dec 2020, 01:01
| FROM IESE MiM Blog: A week in the life of an IESE MiM student |
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Our schedule for the week starts strong, there is no time or energy to waste. Mondays start at 8.15am, when we arrive at the door we show our QR code (a systematic way of keeping track of COVID-19 free students). There are two ways of coming to IESE, either by bus – taking the 160... Read More |
05 Jan 2021, 00:01
| FROM IESE MiM Blog: Advice for Incoming MiM students |
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Congratulations to the recently admitted students of IESE MiM Class of 2022! In this post, MiM ’20 alumni Federico Marchi and Dalbert Ma (Class President, President of Consulting Club) share some advice on how to best prepare for and succeed in the program. Looking back, what do you wish you knew before you started the... Read More |
07 Jan 2021, 07:01
| FROM ESCP MiM Students Blog: 6 reasons to study abroad |
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More and more students decide to study a master’s degree abroad. While studying in a foreign country sounds attractive to a lot of people, there are several reasons why this is a great way to grow personally and professionally. Studying in a foreign country is attracting more and more interest, not least of which is that it is a great way to grow both personally and professionally. 1. Learning a new language and understanding a new culture Studying abroad is among the fastest and most efficient ways to learn a new language. By being surrounded by people who speak the local language, you are constantly exposed to situations that help you improve your language skills. On top of that, many of your fellow students have the same goal of learning the local language, which creates a positive learning environment. Fully understanding people from a foreign country goes beyond speaking their language. By studying abroad, you also get to understand a new culture. During your masters, you will have the opportunity to meet students from many different nationalities and backgrounds. This is an invaluable experience that you can only learn firsthand. A better understanding of different cultures is the first step to becoming a global citizen and a great team player. 2. Becoming more independent Making the decision to study in a foreign country is a great act of courage. It’s stepping out of your comfort zone, leaving your hometown, and saying goodbye to your friends and family. The decision empowers you to become a more independent and self-reliant person. Companies are increasingly looking for profiles with strong soft skills such as these. In addition to the hard skills that you learn during your master’s degree, going abroad helps you to develop many essential soft skills. Becoming more independent also makes you a better candidate for remote work opportunities. 3. Becoming more open & adaptable There are two more soft skills that every person who has studied overseas masters: openness and adaptability. Indeed, as mentioned earlier, studying in a foreign country requires you to adapt to your new environment, and to make an effort to understand others. Every day, you become more accustomed to the local culture and, by doing so, you become a more open person. This experience is the perfect playground to build the resilience, the openness, and the adaptability that you will need in this changing world. 4. Enriching your CV Another great reason to study a masters overseas is to enrich your CV. There is no doubt that working and studying abroad makes your CV more attractive to employers. It shows them that you were courageous enough to leave your comfort zone. That you had the opportunity to work on group projects with people from different cultures. That you have lived in uncertainty during one or several semesters. On top of that, adding your international experience to your CV will instantly show that you have the skills mentioned above: independence, openness, and adaptability. No wonder why international profiles are so in-demand. 5. Building a new professional network It’s not what you know, it’s who you know. More than making your CV attractive, studying abroad will enhance your career opportunities by extending your professional network. During your master’s degree, you’ll have many opportunities to start building your professional network. Job fairs and company visits, organized by the career services, are a great way to get exposed to highly competent professionals. If, on top of that, you decide to do your work placements abroad, you’ll be able to build an even wider professional network. To make the most of your master’s degree, get fully involved in the group projects, job fairs and networking events organised by the school and by the student associations. 6. Getting a job overseas With an attractive CV, strong hard and soft skills, and a global professional network that you can reach out to, getting a job or an internship overseas is much easier after having studied in a foreign country. In fact, you will be more likely to find an internship in a specific country if you are already there. You can check out your school’s career services and they’ll be happy to put you in contact with local companies. Ready to study abroad? As we’ve seen, studying a master’s degree overseas is one of the best ways to kick-start your career. If you’re looking for a programme that will allow you to study one or various semesters in a foreign country, ESCP’s Master in Management (MiM) is a two-year programme that will help you do just that. During the MiM, you can choose to study in one or several of ESCP’s six European campuses. Find out more about the programme in the following link -> ESCP – Master in Management |
11 Jan 2021, 20:01
| FROM IESE MiM Blog: Reflections of an IESE MiM: Building the “85 to Africa” |
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Winter time in Madrid has been an interesting one so far. On the car ride from Moncloa to Aravaca, where my roommate’s car breathes in the morning air with a little taste of Latin reggaeton and African soca to get it going, I greet IESE’s Madrid campus with a hunger to build what I like... Read More |
19 Jan 2021, 10:01
| FROM LBS MiF Admissions Blog: How to lead a Virtual Private Equity Conference |
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By Lucy Palin, MiF Admissions Manager It’s safe to say that we’re all very comfortable with engaging in a virtual world. Whether it’s catching up with friends or strategy planning at work. It’s been an unexpected delight to see how well everything works virtually but it’s easy to forget the learning curve we have all gone through. Andre Chacur De Miranda, MiF2020, was planning to lead the Private Equity Trek to Brazil, a LBS event gathering top talents to visit key PE firms in the region. However, as COVID-19 spread he had to work out on how he was going to deliver a highly anticipated PE event, virtually. I asked Andre how he did it… So, Andre, how do you even begin to make a conference virtual when you had planned something to be delivered in person? By that time, the first week of March, the main concern was to call-off the event. Although we had everything planned to visit Rio and São Paulo in Brazil; flights and accommodation were all booked, firms were scheduled and we had a highly motivated group of LBS students, the outbreak was escalating extremely fast and the global situation was dramatically changing every day. Thus, the PE Trek in March was cancelled, and by August I started to re-organise it – which became the first fully virtual LBS Private Equity/Venture Capital conference. I was confident the event would be successful, especially after the great experience from LBS virtual classes. I also joined some virtual conferences and events to understand its dynamics and what could work best for us. When planning the virtual event, a lot of things had changed but the shift to virtual had a lot of value and there were more benefits than expected. What were the main things you had to keep in mind when planning the conference? I kept in mind that I needed to re-think almost everything from organisation to logistics. On one hand, a great benefit that arose was the possibility to add more participants to the event, with more students having the opportunity to learn, and firms had access to a broader pool of LBS talent. The general logistics were significantly easier to manage (e.g., people not having to travel from UK to Brazil or, during the event, not having to rush from one meeting to another). Plus, not having to travel enabled the event to run in parallel with classes (instead of block-week limited) and to have more flexibility in the conference agenda (e.g., greater spacing between meetings vs having all of it in a week). On the other hand, one of my greatest concerns was to efficiently manage LBS participants attendance and engagement; in my view, it’s crucial to have students who are highly motivated and engaged in order to represent the LBS community well. I tested different ways to mitigate that risk and overall, it worked well. I have learnt some great lessons and shared them internally with colleagues that will be organising upcoming LBS conferences. Finally, not meeting the speakers in-person wasn’t a huge loss for the LBS group – the PE/VC industry values long-standing relationships and meeting virtually is also a great way to start promising professional connections overseas. How did the conference go, what were your highlights?  It went super well and all the effort that the LBS PE group put in was definitely worth it. The LBS students were very active and helped with all aspects of organising the event, bringing renowned speakers, working together on prep-materials and actively participating on meetings Q&A sessions. In terms of post-event outcomes, a lot of the lessons learnt, and suggestions were later on shared within the LBS community (including the PE/VC and Social Impact clubs) to improve upcoming virtual conferences. We all learned a lot about the PE/VC landscape in Brazil, thanks to the world-class line-up of speakers from diverse segments of the industry including global PE investors, local PE and VC investors, co-investors, sovereign funds and fund of funds. Having a quite diverse mix of funds resulted in agendas with different topics and structures, which was key in providing a more complete and enjoyable learning experience. It was also very interesting to hear the different investment and value creation approaches and perspectives from local mid-market to large global buyout firms. The speakers were highly qualified, very open, friendly and motivated to spend time with us. This meant we had very productive informal Q&A sessions, in which we discussed insightful topics about careers, investing, trends, ESG and many other industry-related topics. We met a lot of interesting PE/VC investors that are shaping the Brazilian real economy and fostering economic growth. It was clear that there’s a lot of growth ahead in the Brazilian PE/VC industry and the firms are excited about the coming years, even under the current challenging pandemic scenario. Overall, the conference was an outstanding learning and networking opportunity, and certainly one of the professional highlights of my LBS experience! The post How to lead a Virtual Private Equity Conference appeared first on Student and Admissions Blog - London Business School. |
25 Jan 2021, 02:01
| FROM LBS MiM Admissions Blog: An Introduction to Business Education |
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By Lydia Wakefield, Associate Director, External Partnerships and Scholarships – Degree Education A masters degree is a significant investment in your future. We have created the ‘Next Gen Leaders: An Introduction to Business Education’ webinar series in an aim to demystify business education for aspiring leaders. If you are deciding that your next step is business school, this series will help you make the right choice for your future. Each session in the series covers a key question that many have when deciding on whether their next step is business school.  What is the difference between a Masters in Management, MBA and Executive MBA? Find out what masters degree suits your needs and ambitions. We talk through the different programmes including who they are designed for, their content, mode of study, entry requirements and how they can help you achieve your professional goals. View this session  Why consider a post-graduate business education? The Recruitment and Admissions teams along with Student Ambassadors from the Early Career and MBA programmes share considerations when applying to Business School and the impact that the programmes are already having on their careers. View this session  The value in business school education – is it worth the investment? Our alumni share their personal experiences of studying at London Business School, the impact it has had on their career, the benefits of having a global network and ultimately why they believe business education is worth the investment. View this session  How to fund your investment in business school. Our Financial Aid and Business Development teams explain more about our scholarship portfolio, applying for loans and how to search for funding. They also offer some guidance on approaching your employer for support. View this session  What are the GRE and GMAT? Ever wondered why the test is required and how your score is evaluated? Our team explain the rationale from an LBS perspective, the score range and recommended scores per programme. Manhattan Prep will also provide practical tips for achieving the best result. View this session  Your application – bringing your authentic self. Our Recruitment and Admissions Directors share what they look for in future students and how you can bring your unique background, experiences and motivations to life in your application. View this session For further information on any of our programmes, please contact our Recruitment & Admissions team at masters@london.edu. The post An Introduction to Business Education appeared first on Student and Admissions Blog - London Business School. |
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