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realleon

Good question! But I'm the new comer too, trying to get something from all kind of info. And I think your question is toooooooooooo  big~~

ASUNG

Hey there,

I get admitted by ESADE and IESE (scholarship). Now waiting for result from HEC. So we are more or less in the same situation. Personally my preference will be HEC-IESE-ESADE. According to my personal understanding:

Reputation: IESE-HEC-ESADE( ESADE has a extremly high ranking this year on business week but I think it's a bit strange.)

Campus:HEC-IESE-ESADE( I went to both IESE and ESADE campus, really small.)

Exchange Program: IESE-HEC-ESADE (Hardly famous parternon school for ESADE)

Future potential: IESE-ESADE or HEC (IESE is quite aggrasive, I think the school is aming at INSEAD and LBS)

Influence: HEC-IESE-ESADE (HEC did a good job in expending their Asia influence. Also in western Europe, IESE is famous in UK, Southern Europe, but the school need to work harder on its reputation in Asia and Western Europe, ESADe I don't know)

Resoning: I don't fancy work in Spain afterwards. I like big campus. IESE is still the most expensive even after scholarship. I want to work either in Germany, France or Holland afterwards, HEC are better known in these countries. However, one thing u should take into account. UK government have a special work permit for world 50 top MBA graduates.  Only IESE is on the list!

http://www.workpermit.com/uk/hsmp/mba_provision

carsen

Hi

I have already paid the tuition deposit to IESE. Now I have an interview call from HEC. I am not sure if I should go ahead with the HEC interview. The cost for IESE is high, but i have spoken to quite some students (current first year students and second year), and the reviews I got from them about IESE and the prospects were good. I am yet to do the homework for HEC. You are right HEC is well known in France and other parts of Europe. But my problem is the loan, which HEC does not provide. Only IESE gives a loan for the studies without a garntr.

Do you live in beijing. If so, it wud be wonderful to know more about you over the coffee table. my email address is car_caar(A) hotmail.com

I hope to see u if u r in beijing. Thanks for the reply.

Regards

ASUNG

Hey ,

No worries. IESE is pretty good. I went to their open day and I think the school will keep on improve their rankings. They are very proactive and competative. As I said, I think IESE currently is the only school have the potential to compete with LBS and INSEAD. By the way, in big companies like Johnson & Johnson, Duetch Post they take IESE intern and graducates every year. Unfortunetly I am not in Bejin?? i hope to go there one day na. I am from Taiwan and currently working in Germany. you can reach me at Alice.Sung@external.t-mobile.net]

patrickcgx

wow

ebyayaya

You can find almost all big names from consulting companies, investment banks and the other industries on the recruiting list. When I say recruiting list, I mean these companies do show up in the career forum, interview students on campus and hire students every year. IESE Career Service has done very good job managing the relationship with key recruiters and aggregating the job opportunities and student demands. The application process is very standardized, transparent and efficient. And career service is the key reason why IESE is ranked 2nd place in the Economist MBA
More comprehensive information can be found on the web page - of course, most of the job openings are located in Europe and some in South America. But now there is a staff focuses on Asia job market.

http://mba.eiu.com/index.asp?layout=2008rankings
http://www.iese.edu/en/MBAPrograms/MBA/career_services/for_students/building_right_skills.as

So far in this year, 2 Taiwanese students got return offers from bank
in London - both worked through career service standard recruiting
process. IESE is definitely a good program but you got to figure out whether is the right program for you.