During a recent quick-fire Q&A session on French radio, Sébastien Bazin, CEO of hospitality behemoth the Accor Group, fielded a future-facing question from a 23-year-old hospitality student understandably concerned about the current state of affairs: “I’m worried. Worried about my friends, my colleagues, and my comrades with whom I’ve worked. Should I leave the profession? Should my friends?” Bazin, whose… Continue Reading
Erwin Bruder (2nd row, far right) pictured with other members of the Young Leaders 2019 promotion
When he is not pursuing his MBA degree, Erwin Bruder is busy trading ideas with ambassadors, CEOs and even a member of the US State Department. The 36-year-old HEC Paris MBA student is part of the Young Leaders program, a group of movers and shakers handpicked by the French-American Foundation. Every year, the Foundation selects… Continue Reading
Anu and her husband, Keshav Reddy, together at the on-campus restaurant Gustav
Anu Ramanan’s initial plan was clear. The astrophysicist and data scientist came to the HEC Paris MBA firmly intending to transition into strategy consulting. After gaining experience in that field, her long-term goal was to land a corporate strategy role. But once she started the degree program, Anu realized that she didn’t want to miss… Continue Reading
Securing a job at Boston Consulting Group requires standing head and shoulders above the competition. And to be headhunted by them, rather than having to apply in the first place, takes someone who really stands out. But that’s exactly what happened to Tonny Yuliantino. Shortly before finishing his undergraduate engineering degree in Indonesia, Tonny’s impressive… Continue Reading
Renato Castaneda has always been highly motivated, frequently setting goals for himself in order to achieve. “When I was about 8 years old, I was the last in my class in swimming,” he says. “But I really wanted to become a good swimmer. Within a year I was winning competitions for the school.” This drive… Continue Reading
Finding the MBA program that best suits your career goals and vision of the future is a difficult task. Imagine the added stress of making that choice alongside your partner, because you want to complete an MBA as a couple. “Every year more partners are applying together, and some of them don’t mention that they’re… Continue Reading
Everyone knows that MBA students have lofty career aspirations, but what do they do for fun? That’s what Prashant Singh, MBA ’21, set out to learn in creating this student-produced video. The answer, of course, is as diverse as the HEC Paris MBA’s January 2020 intake itself. Along with being a former program manager at… Continue Reading
Most people would think that completing an MBA at one of Europe’s top business schools is stressful enough. However, Nicole Pense, MBA ’19, decided that her 16 months at the HEC Paris MBA would be the perfect time to earn her degree and start a family. She graduated on time with both a job offer… Continue Reading
For proof that the September 2019 HEC Paris MBA intake is an inspired group, take a moment to watch their student-produced video. Yes, that’s an elephant with Anshul. Maria Alejandra is mingling with some of Cartagena’s famous palenqueras. Johannes and Mayu each dance in their country’s traditional garb. And for those 100+ students who didn’t… Continue Reading
Upon becoming deputy general manager of a Malian telecommunications company, Liviu Teodorescu, MBA ’19, was surprised to learn that some of the full-time staff didn’t earn a living wage. As a result, he devised an employee-training program to increase their skills and thus justify a salary increase. It was seeing how increasing your expertise creates… Continue Reading
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