[分享]5Mar Taipei IESE information session @ 君悅大飯店 from 1800

[wsh]

I believe we do have more options than we think and I personally feel very fortunate to be in IESE MBA program now. It takes a minimum investment of 台幣59萬 and that we are getting relatively good future return prospects. Take a look at my post below, especially for people who want to do investment banking.

(1) 16th Feb: Updated some information on internship results for MBA2008 in my post on internship at IESE
http://www.formosamba.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=23781

(2) For consulting, please also take at look here
http://www.formosamba.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=23935

(3) One very good system of IESE is the informative interview. You can actually get a quick feed back from IESE MBA admission office on your chances of success before spending NTD5000 and the time for the actual application. Please do make use of this service from the link below.
http://www.iese.edu/aplicaciones/mba/in ... sp?lang=en

(4) There will be an IESE information session in Taipei on 5th Mar evening (Mon). Please feel free to sign up to understand more about IESE.
http://www.iese.edu/aplicaciones/mba/ev ... ia&lang=en

5th March, Monday Information Session:

18:00 - 18:30 :
Registration

18:30 - 19:00 :
Welcome and Introduction to the IESE Full Time MBA Program

19:00 - 19:45 :
Presentation by Prof. Bernardo Villegas

19:45 - 20:30 :
Networking and Reception
Contact details:
Miriam Gonzalez
e-mail:mgonzaleza@iese.edu

Address: Grand Hyatt Hotel
台北君悅大飯店
台北市松壽路2號
電話: +886 2 2720 1234

(5)There's a new sharing from the other guy at IESE. I am surprised to see some of the stuff he wrote, check it out!
http://www.formosamba.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=24075

I can also take questions here so as to keep the thread floating.
PS: International students are advised to apply before the April round

[wsh]

Push~~

[BigChiu]

Hello, WSH
I am impressed by your experience in IESE.
I am preparing the application for IESE now.
I wanna realize the more details about your experience.
What's your under and the post-baccalaureate working experience?
What's background of your classmates from Taiwan and did they find any intern?

This would help me a lot.
Thank you

[wsh]

What's your under and the post-baccalaureate working experience?

I did Computer Engineering in Japan and as I have said in my original post, I had some experience with a second tier component manufacturer@China and then worked in BenQ@Taiwan for about a year. ( 2 yrs of experience in sales/biz management)

What's background of your classmates from Taiwan and did they find any intern?

The other guy worked in the finance industry in Taiwan. He got a IB offer. One girl is from consulting and the other marketing. They are both in the consulting/industry interview processes now.

I believe people from finance and non-finance backgrounds have the same opportunity for IB. They will look at your personal experience and your FIT to they company culture.

So you are going to apply for the Feb round?

[BigChiu]

Yes
I will apply the round due on Feb.
Hope the application process go well.
Thank you for your kindly response.
Much obliged

[wsh]

push~

[robbiechen]

I believe we do have many options and I feel very lucky now to be in a spanish MBA, IESE. First it takes a minimum investment of 台幣59萬 and that we are betting on our future returns. Do take a look at my post below, especially for people who want to do investment banking.

http://www.formosamba.com/phpBB3/viewtopi ... 027c904ec0

I can also take questions here so as to keep the thread floating.

PS: please feel free to delete this thread if it is inappropriate...

Wsh,

In your opinions, Do IESE graduates over 30 without finance backgrounds have chances to get offers from IB ?
I am one of those older applicants~

thanks for your reply

[wsh]

I believe we do have many options and I feel very lucky now to be in a spanish MBA, IESE. First it takes a minimum investment of 台幣59萬 and that we are betting on our future returns. Do take a look at my post below, especially for people who want to do investment banking.

http://www.formosamba.com/phpBB3/viewtopi ... 027c904ec0

I can also take questions here so as to keep the thread floating.

PS: please feel free to delete this thread if it is inappropriate...

Wsh,

In your opinions, Do IESE graduates over 30 without finance backgrounds have chances to get offers from IB ?
I am one of those older applicants~

thanks for your reply

Very gd question, I can not remember where I saw it but I think only about 10% of IESE students are over 30.

I looked like 20 when I was 13; I will still say that I look older than my real age of 28 now. Perhaps I am not in a good postition to say this but I think it depends more on your mentality than your age.

[MarkHsu]

I think it is harder to do investment banking, but being older is sometimes advantageous in other positions w/i the finance/banking division.

--equity research (perhaps because you have extensive industry experience)
--wealth management (If you cover Taiwan, then age is definitely a plus)

More than anything, it is about a mindset.

[wsh]

Thanks Mark for your opinion, agree with you absolutely!

[wsh]

Thinking of doing an MBA? Investment banks are substantially increasing the number of MBA graduates they’re hiring. Pay is commensurately generous.
Morgan Stanley is increasing its number of London MBA hires from 28 in 2006 to 50 this year, and Goldman Sachs is upping its European MBA intake by 30%. Business schools say banks have a more formidable presence on campus.
“The competition for students has definitely heated up on last year – and particularly in financial services,” says Graham Hastie, head of the careers service at London Business School. “It’s happened a couple of weeks earlier than it usually does – each bank is trying to get in there first.”

With banks’ profits higher than ever last year, enthusiasm for MBA recruits is symptomatic of optimism about the future. “It’s a natural phenomenon,” says Ros Hillard, a member of the campus recruitment team at Goldman Sachs. “Whenever there are buoyant markets, a whole set of new opportunities will open to people.”

Organisations like Deutsche Bank have begun recruiting MBAs into Dubai for the first time this year. Others are set to follow in 2008.

Banks’ recruiters say the standard pay packet for a first year associate – the level at which MBA graduates typically join an investment bank – is typically £100k+. This includes a starting salary of £60k, a signing bonus of £25k, plus an end of year bonus of £25k.

However, some MBAs are paid substantially more. Logan Naidu, a consultant at recruitment firm Cornell Parternship, says he recently placed a first year MBA with a sign-on bonus of £60k.

Last year’s end of year salary survey from search firm Options Group suggested first year associates in London earn an average base salary of £65k, with bonuses averaging £100k to £150k.

Link:
http://news.securities-institute.efinan ... temId-9196

[wsh]

Before anyone starts to ask me, I would say we are having a very good year for 2007 and as with ups and downs of all other things in life, 2008 may not be as good as 2007.

Of course this is not really predictable...

[wsh]

There will be an IESE information session in Taipei on 5th Mar evening (Mon). Please feel free to sign up to understand more about IESE.

http://www.iese.edu/aplicaciones/mba/ev ... ia&lang=en

[wsh]

Updated some information on internship results for MBA2008 in my post on internship at IESE

http://www.formosamba.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=23781

[wsh]

Happy new year to everyone! There's a new sharing from another guy at IESE, and what he said will provide you with some clues why someone was willing to give up Harvard offer to go to IESE

http://www.formosamba.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=24075