“After careful consideration, we regret to inform you…” Most, if not all of us, have read this infamous line after interviewing for a job. Personally, I have failed a lot of interviews. To paint the picture, let me give you some numbers. I estimate that I applied to 62 MBA internships last year, landing 12…
IESE Alumni
IESE Alumni Footprint Series, An Interview with Lois Liu (Hong Kong)
Name: Jingru (Lois) Liu Year of graduation: 2019 Nationality: Chinese (Hong Kong) Country of residence: Switzerland Current Employer: Novartis Pharma AG About myself I was born and raised in a small city of China, and moved to Hong Kong for my undergraduate study. After graduation, I joined PricewaterhouseCoopers as a consultant, serving financial…
IESE Alumni Footprint Series, An Interview with Elaine Kuo (Taiwan)
Name: Elaine Kuo Year of Graduation: 2018 Nationality: Taiwanese Country of Residence: United States Current Employer: Amazon Tell us a little bit about yourself. What inspired you to pursue an MBA, and how did you choose IESE? My career has been in the technical field, I am a scientist at heart and trained as…
IESE Alumni Footprint Series, An Interview with Yanyan Yue (China)
Name: Yanyan Yue Year of Graduation: 2018 Nationality: China Country of Residence: Switzerland Current Employer: Novartis My story I grew up in a small village in China. Before going to university, the farthest place I went to was the center of the town that I lived, around 20km from my home. Most people…
IESE Alumni Footprint Series, An Interview with Ana De La Guardia (Spain)
Name: Ana De La Guardia Year of Graduation: 2017 Nationality: Spanish Country of Residence: United Kingdom Current Employer: AB InBev Can you tell us a little bit more about yourself and what you’re doing now? I am from Pamplona Spain, but I lived abroad most of my life. Before my MBA I did management…