Rob Su during the final push to the summit
Most MBA students supplement their studies with extra electives or an internship. Rob Su decided to combine his with an ascent of Everest. His dream of conquering the world’s highest peak started with a stroke of luck in 2015. “I was researching vacations with a couple of friends,” he explains. “I saw an article about… Continue Reading
Internships can be a strategic step on the road to making the famed MBA “triple jump”—changing sector, function and location—and they typically offer great networking opportunities and work experience. Every year, about 60 percent of our students choose to do a summer internship as part of their HEC Paris MBA experience. We asked a few… Continue Reading
Summer internships are a classic way for MBAs to explore new industries and gain valuable experience from leading high-impact projects. The summer of 2021 is no exception, with our HEC Paris MBA students securing great posts worldwide in everything from e-commerce to private equity investing. We caught up with a few students to find out… Continue Reading
Cécile Villette shows a deeptech sensor created by Altaroad
Roughly half of the world’s population is female, but you’d never know it from the tech industry. Only 25 percent of all IT jobs are held by women; a number that dwindles to 10 percent once inside the C-Suite. Still, there are bright spots within those bleak statistics. Investment in female tech founders recently hit… Continue Reading
Missing the foods from home is a nearly universal experience for expats. To satisfy those cravings, alumnus Jagan Yysuaraju, MBA ’18, recently launched Mixe.Store. The startup delivers South Asian foods and kitchen products to 16 European countries. During 11 years as an expatriate in France, Jagan Yysuaraju has carved out a good life for himself.… Continue Reading
As part of our student-led series of events celebrating International Women’s Day 2021, the MBA’s Tech Club recently hosted a roundtable discussion with three female managers – and recent HEC Paris MBA alumnae – about their recommendations for working in tech. Insights (edited for clarity and length) from their eye-opening conversation. It’s an industry where… Continue Reading
It might be only the first days of February, but HEC Paris MBA students are already thinking about summer—summer internships, to be exact. For anyone wanting to gain significant experience working in a new sector or industry during the school vacation, last Friday’s MBA Internship Day offered a heady mix of opportunity and inspiration. Fourteen… Continue Reading
Pratham (kneeling) leads a training session in Indonesia, educating the local food and beverage community about Australian wines
Wine and spirits have taken Pratham Wahi a long way. As a child in India, colorful bottles with strange and wonderful labeling took him toward his father’s cupboard, where, transfixed by the exotic languages from all around the world, a seed was planted. A little older, they took him to a vineyard on the Western… Continue Reading
The HEC Paris Career Center plays a major role in supporting students throughout their MBA journey. In fact, a whopping 72 percent of the HEC Paris MBA’s Class of 2019 reported that the school facilitated their post-MBA job opportunities. To learn more, we recently sat down with Marie Courtois, Director of the HEC Career Center,… Continue Reading
During the course of our lives, we meet people from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences. Being 93 percent international, the HEC Paris MBA is an excellent microcosm of this, connecting diverse individuals from around the world. For Sam Abazari, MBA ’20, seeing this door to different cultures and backgrounds reignited a personal goal… Continue Reading
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