ESADE Full time MBA info session 2015

2. So what is a job that is
interesting and fulfilling,
and makes YOU happy?
Are you 100% sure
that you will be doing this job
in the future?

3. Maybe Not: Possible Reason No. 1
The job you want now may not exist in the
future or new jobs in new industries may be
created
2015 20252005

4. Maybe Not: Possible Reason No. 2
Simply too competitive and you don´t get it
(e.g. McKinsey & Company typically receives
12,000 applications for 350 places for its
European internship scheme)

5. Maybe Not: Possible Reason No. 3
During the MBA or Master program,
you are immersed in a totally different
environment and you change your mind.

6. So what can you
do to prepare for
your unknown
future?
Be flexible in your career
goal & be ready to make
adjustments along the
way.
Be flexible in your career
goal & be ready to make
adjustments along the
way.
Get diverse, international
experience, to prepare
yourself to strive in the global
world.
Get diverse, international
experience, to prepare
yourself to strive in the global
world.
Be collaborative, enhance
your teamwork skills that is
required in any kind of job.
Be collaborative, enhance
your teamwork skills that is
required in any kind of job.

7. WHAT MAKES
ESADE DIFFERENT?
Action learning
Through
Collaboration*
Intimate Size,
Unmatched
Diversity**
Personalizing
your
Experience***
*ESADE ranked #2 in
the world for teamwork
(Business Week 2012)
**ESADE ranked #1 in
the world for Diversity
(The Economist 2012)
***ESADE’s formats
makes us one of the
most flexible in the
world

8. 12%
North America
19%
Latin America
3%
Africa
20%
Europe
39%
Asia Pacific
7%
Middle East
70+ Nationalities
among MBA & MSc
students
70+ Nationalities
among MBA & MSc
students
DIVERSITY:
STUDENT
BACKGROUND

9. MEETING
YOUR TEAM
Majority of
work done in
groups – Action
Learning
Teammates
chosen by
programme
management to
be as different
from you as
possible
Students
graded on merit
favoring
collaboration
over individual
competition
Recruiters value
the flexibility,
international
exposure and
leadership skills
of ESADE grads

10. FLEXIBLE
DURATION
18-months18-months15-months15-months12-months12-months
Possibility to do a corporate internship and/or exchange programmePossibility to do a corporate internship and/or exchange programme
Career Direction – minor or major switchCareer Direction – minor or major switch
Taking advantage of the MBA ExperienceTaking advantage of the MBA Experience
Don’t have to decide until 9 months into the programmeDon’t have to decide until 9 months into the programme

11. SPECIALIZED
BUSINESS LABS
Finance LabFinance Lab
Entrepreneurship LabEntrepreneurship Lab Marketing LabMarketing Lab
Latin America LabLatin America Lab Family Business LabFamily Business Lab

12. 21
SEP - DEC JAN APR - JUN JUN – SEP SEP - DEC
INTERNSHIP/
MASTER
PROJECT
GRADUATION
MASTERPROJECT
DEFENSE
CORE 1
CORE 2
CORE 3
CORE 4
CORE 5
SKILLSEMINARS
STUDYTOURS
ELECTIVES
CORE: 20 ECTS 13 ECTS
TERM 1 TERM 2 TERM 3 SUMMER TERM
FEB -
MAR
COURSES
intensiveformat
MASTER
PROJECT:
7 ECTS
5
ECTS
15
ECTS
4 MSc’s, One structure

13. WHAT MAKES
ESADE DIFFERENT?
Campus ESADE is
INNOVATION
CERN
ALCP
KELLOGG
AALTO

14. Challenge Based Innovation at
CERN
25
Accelerating Scientific Innovation for the
benefit of mankind via challenges:
•Food security
•Sensing interactions
•3D sensing for the visually impaired
•Exoskeletal movement aid
•Human sensory experience
ESADE, IED, UPC = Barcelona Team, comprising a Global team
Design Thinking Workshops at CERN
Teams of MBAs, Engineers, Industrial Designers

15. ESADE ALCP - ACTION
LEARNING
CONSULTING
PROJECT
Chance to learn
about types of
problems and
opportunities
companies face in
the local as well as
in the global arena
The MBA students
get credits for this
project and they
can add this
experience to their
CV when they start
job hunting.
Opportunity to act as
junior consultant
It targets a specific
company with a
real problem

16. ESADE CREAPOLIS
ALCP
ACTION LEARNING
CONSULTING PROJECT
• Business plan to start delivering services in a selection of
African countries, Mexico, China & Russia.
• Improve the enterprise sales forecasting model
• Redesign a brand strategy and positioning
• Innovative solutions in order to meet the Millenials, Kids
and Seniors targets
• Improve service provided in the hemodialysis unit of a
hospital
• developing an on-line sales activity
• Develop a model for Structuring and managing spin-offs
• Identify areas and actions for innovation strategy
• (…)

17. WHAT MAKES
ESADE DIFFERENT?
Campus ESADE is
INNOVATION
CERN
ALCP
KELLOGG
AALTO
…
…

18. ESADECREAPOLIS ECOSYSTEM:
APPLIED LEARNING
CERN
Innovation
ALCP
Expanding CREAPOLIS + INTL’
companies
REIMAGINE
FOOD
…
Incubators
SINGULARITY
UNIVERSITY
Technology for Global Change
FOSTER INNOVATION
THROUGH APPLIED
LEARNING EXPERIENCE
The ESADE MBA
Experience
Telanto
Kellogg
Challenge
HKUST
PARSONS
Lab
Study Tours
TOP Partners RecruitmentIntl’ exposure
THE ESADE FULL TIME MBA

19. Working With
Career Services for
your Future Career
Career Services contact you
before you arrive on a campus
Career Services contact you
before you arrive on a campus
Meeting your Career AdvisorMeeting your Career Advisor Soft Skills TrainingSoft Skills Training
Best practices in defining your
career path
Best practices in defining your
career path Career Forums (Fall - Winter)Career Forums (Fall - Winter)

20. Visibility and
Exposure
to Companies
Finance
Industry
Consulting

21. ARRIVING IN
BARCELONA
Cosmopolitan,
dynamic city
Quality of life
Leading trade
and transport
hub for Western
Europe
Learning
Spanish, a
global language

22. +/- 3 hrs

23. EXTRACURRICULARS:
MAKING THE MOST
OF YOUR ESADE
EXPERIENCE
Treks, Study Tours,
Exchanges
Treks, Study Tours,
Exchanges ClubsClubs
Networking & SocializingNetworking & Socializing

24. YOUR GRADUATION
DAY

25. LIFE AFTER
ESADE
More than
44,000 former
students
worldwide
More than
44,000 former
students
worldwide
33 international
chapters
33 international
chapters
Directory,
Events and
Opportunities for
networking
Directory,
Events and
Opportunities for
networking

26. YOUR
ESADE
EXPERIENCE
Your ESADE
Experience
Next Steps Meet our
Alumni!
2 3

27. Next Steps:
SUBMITTING
YOUR
APPLICATION
Step-by-stepStep-by-step
Prepare and
Submit your
Online
Application
• First step: Online
Application!
• Personal Data
• Essays
Start Sending
us your
Supporting
Documents
• Bachelor’s Degree
+ Transcript
• Recommendation
Letters (2)
• Passport
Photocopy
Submit your standarized
test scores
GMAT or GRE
•Average study
time: 2 months
•Send official scores
to ESADE
English certification
•TOEFL, IELTS,
Cambridge, Pearson
•Exempt if Bachelor’s
in English

28. CONDUCTING
YOUR OFFICIAL
INTERVIEW
Interviews conducted on Campus in
Barcelona
Interviews conducted on Campus in
Barcelona
We are looking to judge you on
presence, motivation and
communication skills
We are looking to judge you on
presence, motivation and
communication skills
Important to understand ESADE and
how you fit with our culture
Important to understand ESADE and
how you fit with our culture
You can also meet with one of our
Admissions Directors as we travel
around the world
You can also meet with one of our
Admissions Directors as we travel
around the world

29. YOUR
ESADE
DEGREE
Unparalleled
personalization,
flexibility
Most flexible
programs on the
market
Intimate size,
unmatched
diversity
#1 worldwide in
student diversity
Learning
through
collaboration
Creapolis =
Innovation
Hands-on approach
to improving your
leadership skills
Knowledge sharing
with not only
professors but also
classmates

30. QUESTIONS?

31. YOUR
ESADE
EXPERIENCE
Your ESADE
Experience
Next Steps Meet our
Alumni!
2 3

32. THANK YOU!