LBS 的mba vs MASTER IN FINANCE

qingcao

sinopolish:

Congratulation!

I got the offer too.

Although I haven't decided whether I should go, please keep in touch.

kevinao

yes, compared with other business schools outside london, city has some advantage. But if you get offer from cam/ox, i still recommend the latter.

站在水的中央

Congratulations to Sinopolish and Qingcao!!!!!

I will probably be interviewed next week. Hope that i'll be lucky enough to meet you guys in LBS.

So actually it took them about 2 weeks making decision about your application then, right?

qingcao

I was told that Admission Committee meets every Thursday to make final decisions. So the length of the time depends on 1). When your interviewer send out your valuation report and 2).how many applications Adm. have in hand.

In my case, my interviewer submitted valuation report on Tuesday, and I got the news at Thursday night. Only 2 days, very impressive speed.

Good luck on your interview.

sinopolish

damaohoo,

My interviewer is a Chinese alumna.

The interview process lasted 1 hour.I got the result 1 week later.

Most questions were based on my application material.

There are 3 types of questions:

1.Career progress

Why did you choose your first job? Why did you change jobs?

How did you cope with knowledge/skills gap in career transition?

2.Motivation of study

Career goals/Why LBS? Why a specialised programme as opposed to a general MBA.....

3.Soft skills

Contributions to a team/typical work day/comparison with other colleagues....

And questions you would like to ask...

qingcao

Hi Kevinao:

Just saw your picture in MiF Directory of Participants. .  

Could I ask you some job related questions?

I am pretty interested in International Finance Corporation, do you know whether IFC recurit on compaus?

I read that a 2005 MiF student got the offer from IFC, are you aware any Chinese student (current or previous) get in to IFC?

Also regarding Mckinsey-corporate finance, do they hire for global or for Europea only?

Thanks!

damaohoo

Sinopolish, thanks a lot!

I will take an interview next month. Your message must be very usefull to me.

kevinao

HI Qingcao, congratulations!

- IFC: it's very difficult to join IFC since only 4 in LBS were shortlisted for 1st round interview last year and i didn't hear any one got an offer. But I do find some Chinese Alumni working in IFC EU, Beijing and even sichuan. It's interesting that I was told that IFC Beijing is not as good as expected.

- Mckinsey: Mckinsey is a global firm and you can choose which area you want to work when you apply. I would apply Mckinsey China. One classmate just got offer from Mckinsey Switzerland and another is waiting for final result in Mckinsey London. But I think many of us will join as general consultant and later may transfer to specific area, e.g. corporate finance or a certain industry. One friend in Mckinsey China corporate finance team did a lot of M&A work.

oakhut

Hi Kevin,

How do you compare corporate finance division in consulting firms with IBD in investment banks, in terms of functions and roles in the deal making? In recruitment, are they looking for similar qualifications? Many thanks!

kevinao

i am not an expert in this area. i heard that IBD in ibanks cover more than corporate finance in consulting firm, which mainly cover advisory work. but i believe if you have corporate finance experience in consulting firm, definitely it's good for you to be shortlisted.

very few MIF apply for corporate finance division in consulting firm. Probably mckinsey is the main consulting firm that 10+ mif are interested.