Name: Sahaj Garg Nationality: Indian Pre-MBA: EY, technology consulting, Hong Kong Post-MBA: Siemens, controlling and finance assurance, Germany As I near the end of my IESE MBA, I can’t help but reflect on the incredible and transformative journey that the past two years have been. There is no down-time in the MBA and this taught me…
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Life as a Company Sponsored MBA Student, Aroob Tawfiq MBA 21 (Saudi Arabia)
My journey with Aramco started in 2010 when the company offered me a scholarship for a bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, and I was hired immediately upon graduating in 2014. I started my career as an HR Analyst focused on reviewing HR policies to improve organizations’ performance and achieve business objectives. Afterward, I worked as…
What’s in a name? Diversity & inclusion at IESE
Our name is our primary handle and one of our principal sources of identity. It is the first thing that distinguishes us from the rest of the masses and the first part of us we offer to others to remember us by. It points to the person within, who may be marked by the same…
Landing in your family business, Family Business Day at IESE
Earlier in March, the IESE Family Business Club, together with Professor Heinrich Liechtenstein and two practitioners, Sebastian Ehrensberger and Ginka Christenson, organised the annual Family Business Day at IESE in conjunction with the LAND* elective course offered to 2nd years in the Winter Term. The event was organised specifically to bring together a diverse group…
Rocking the MBA – The story of Simplicity
An Eclectic Bunch The first time most of us met was at the start of our second year. Giancarlo organised a meetup by the turtle pond and as we introduced ourselves, it became quickly apparent how diverse the assembled group was in terms of musical backgrounds and tastes. Some with formal training and others self-taught…