P2 is almost over. One more paper to go and then I will be off to Fonty for P3.
INSEAD is really intense and unbelievably fast. Before coming here I used to completely disregard this notion of intensity at INSEAD, but believe me...I was so wrong. This place is crazy. You go days without sleep and you always have a million things to take care of. Fuck...this shit is unreal.
Anyways...so now I am off to P3. This campus switch is great because how more international could an MBA be - two continents in one year. But at the same time this system has a serious drawback. You can switch at the end of P2, which is like 4 months into the program, but it usually is in P2 that you make good friends....people you will stay in touch and meet in your post-MBA life. And because of this switch, chances are that you wont meet some of them again in rest of the MBA. Sucks....
Fuck it.
So how was P2? Shit...absolute shit. We had Marketing which was the most frustrating experience ever...the other courses were way too fast and only finance was brilliant. But brilliant with a twist. Brilliant because you learn the smart things...you know the ones you could talk about in a social set up and impress people...and twisted because it made your life miserable. It was painful but exciting. Everyone at INSEAD was motivated by the challenge of the subject. We all worked hard. We knew its beyond us but that very fact made us work. For me...I went down...went down fighting.
On career front nothing much is going on. I applied to only those places where I saw a fit. I applied to 1 consulting firm for China office and got dinged. Before coming to INSEAD, I was targeting China for post MBA career but in the current difficult environment, firms are taking only native Chinese so I am screwed. I speak the language, I understand China and know how to deliver results but still things are not happening for me on that front.
I have once again come to hate the HRs. They are so full of it. You get called from random places but rejected from the right ones. And some rejections are just lame. I got rejected from one place and they said my level of education does not match their expectation. Are you fuckin kidding me? Of course it was a standard rejection but I think firms should consider the kind of message they want to send out. But right now its a buyers market so who am I to complain.
Alright...I better go and start preparing for operations exam for t'row. After the exam we have a bad ass 6 hour champagne party. Cant wait !!
Is MBA right for me? Is my GMAT low? Which school should I go to? Will I get a job after MBA? I went through all this and here I will share my experiences before, during and perhaps after INSEAD MBA.
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I have always appreciated your honesty in your writing. One funny thing I've learned from my experience is that the high-fliers in business schools (e.g. those who got multiple banking/consulting job offers) are not necessarily the "winners" five years out after graduation. On the other hand, people who struggled in recruiting during b-school might end up with better opportunities.
I hope you're not discouraged. Business School recruiting is a game that look for people with certain characteristics. It has nothings to do with your skills and who you're. Don't let those clueless HR people drag you down. :-)
Thanks. I am not discouraged at all. These HRs cannot take me down.
But it really sucks the way they work. To give you an example, in 2007 I was looking for a change and applied to one of the top consulting firms for their office in Asia. I got rejected within a few hours. But, 2 weeks later I was headhunted for the same job through a recruiter from NYC. I went through the process and once I had the offer, I declined it due to personal reasons. But I was very honest with my feedback to the MD. Result is, we are still in touch and there is a standing offer (or I would like to think so) ;)
My writings are honest but I also swear a lot. It puts me to shame everytime I read your blog :(
Keep up the good work.
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