feel wrote:
adnanhaque wrote:
Hey everyone,
I received my acceptance to ESADE MBA Full Time English Track yesterday. I met Cristina during her NA trip and the interview went extremely well. Congratulations to everyone else that has been accepted and best of luck to those that are still applying or waiting for a decision.
I'm looking forward to moving from Toronto to Barcelona this summer. This forum is great and I'd love to hear more about everyone's experiences as my experience so far has been great.
Best,
Adnan
Hi Adnanhaque
i read that you are ready to move from toronto to barcelona for Esade so you are the right person to ask you how well known is Esade in Canada. I mean, I am planning to prepare my application to Esade ( my goal would be to apply in may for the last round,i understand i am late . What do you suggest? I'm already 32, 7 years work exp in small financial asset management companies in Italy, Gmat 720, i do not want to wait another year for my mba) and, as it could be possible for me in the future to move to Canada for personal reasons, i am looking for an Mba widely recognized there ; i do not think it is a good idea to choose a canadian mba as i am still not sure whether i will live in Canada.
Thanks
Hi feel?
Sorry for the delayed response. If you want to move to Canada upon graduation from an MBA, ESADE may not be the best school to attend. There's nothing wrong with ESADE as a school, actually I think its one of the best schools and I'll be starting in September!! But from personal experience, Canadian Financial Institutions aren't fully aware of the caliber of ESADE and the recruiting arms of these Canadian companies look primarily for local talent.
Someone I know graduated from ESADE in 2009, and even though the economy was not ideal, he struggled to find a job in Toronto. Many investment banks in Toronto took MBA grads from Wharton, Harverd first, then Rotman, Ivey, Queens, York, and I don't believe there were many hired from schools outside of North America. This may largely be because Canadian/American schools have a closer relationship with Canadian companies.
In summary, I believe you will have to do a lot of the leg work yourself. ESADE has deep relationships with European and International companies. Canadian Banks may be on the Career Services radar, but not a priority. To get an exceptional job in Canada, I would recommend an ivey league university in the US or Rotman, Ivey, Queens, York in Canada.
Best of luck!
Adnan