mms
Any of you guys have a view of how strong LBS is in industry these days? Some of what I heard from the alumna in my interview made me believe that industry is weaker when compared to consulting and finance.
Does anybody have a view on how helpful their career service and alumni are?
Reason why I am asking is that I am between Insead and LBS. Not sure how much of a positive impact an internship can have if you are switching from IB to business development in industry.
Thanks,
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mms- Personally, I feel it is much easier to move from Financial Services to Industry. But the transition the other way around is extremely TOUGH. Simply put, there are more candidates who want to move to IB /Finance etc. Also, not to say you haven't thought about your decision or it is not the right one, but I would really put a lot of thought in moving into Business Development and Industry. I have a lot of friends who moved from Consulting to Industry, and their thoughts were that in Consulting or any Financial services, you are dealing with multiple clients, the pace is fast, and you are generally on the cutting edge of information, simply because you are exposed to an array of clients/ industries etc. But when you go the other route, you are making a conscious decision, to be an "expert in certain industry and not to say that isn't good. Again, it all depends on what kind of a career you are looking for , and ofcourse personal situations also influence those decisions. All the best!
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14 Mar 2011, 02:59 
