RSM Erasmus( Netherlands) 2007 Interviews N Beyond

manish_marwaha

Hi ppl,
I'm an Engineer with 4+ years experience with projects in the power sector in India.
Now i'm planning to seek an MBA. I've got 710 on the GMAT
I'm looking at European B schools due to their short course durations of approx 1 year..
how are European schools?

What abt Those in netherlands esp RSM and Nyenrode?

cimdaa

Hi

Can you share some information about RSM? Am thinking about applying there, but can't seem to get much info on the career opportunity and core strengths.

Thanks.

jat_pagla

RSM is a very reputed college in Europe and comes in top 15 European B-Schools.

It's a 18 month program.

Not all european schools have one year duration! Most are longer...

With your profile(and backing of good essays) you will get Interview calls from most of the top European colleges.

European schools are good for International Exposure,Short duration, less expensive compared to US schools but then only the top schools like Insead, LBS, IESE, IMD, HEC and SDA Bocconi have the reputation and the coursework to match that of the top US B-schools.

If you intend to work in IB or top consulting firm apply to the best in europe.

RSM is a second tier college, but has very good reputation among the recruiters.

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Originally Posted by manish_marwaha

Hi ppl,
I'm an Engineer with 4+ years experience with projects in the power sector in India.
Now i'm planning to seek an MBA. I've got 710 on the GMAT
I'm looking at European B schools due to their short course durations of approx 1 year..
how are European schools?

What abt Those in netherlands esp RSM and Nyenrode?

cimdaa

I had and have the impression that RSM is a 15 month program (International MBA program) ? Or am I looking at the MBA?

Do you know what kind of career opportunities there are with RSM?

jat_pagla

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Originally Posted by cimdaa

I had and have the impression that RSM is a 15 month program (International MBA program) ? Or am I looking at the MBA?

Do you know what kind of career opportunities there are with RSM?

I apologize. It's a 15 month course.

Here's the data from businessweek of recruiters at RSM:
Top 15 Recruiters

Names of the top 15 recruiting firms (i.e., hired the most number of graduates in past 12 months) and the number of full-time MBAs hired:
ABN AMRO hired 4
McKinsey & Company hired 3
Mittal Steel hired 3
A.T. Kearney hired 2
Accenture hired 2
Hilti hired 2
General Electric hired 4
Citigroup hired 2
Duff & Phelps LLC hired 2
UBS hired 2
Johnson & Johnson hired 1
Sony Pictures hired 1
Barclays Capital hired 1
Bayer hired 1
Shell hired

cimdaa

There must be something wrong with the statistics. How can a company hiring 1 person make it into the top 15?

this only accounts for a fraction of the class (approx. 30 hires) where did the rest of the class go to?

am looking to go into consulting, would RSM be a good jump point?

jat_pagla

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Originally Posted by cimdaa

There must be something wrong with the statistics. How can a company hiring 1 person make it into the top 15?

this only accounts for a fraction of the class (approx. 30 hires) where did the rest of the class go to?

am looking to go into consulting, would RSM be a good jump point?

In any college the placement is never 100% at the time of graduation.

And the list showed the recruiters coming to college(campus recruitments)

Usually most get placed(90%) within 3 months of graduation.(which includes summer internship, personal networking, personal efforts,etc)

RSM is in top15 for that reason., 'coz u r gona get a job that pays u wel! And most consultants would be pleased to hire a graduate from RSM, but it's not a cakewalk!

I suggest u visit topmba.com, businessweek.com and whichmba to learn more about colleges.

If you want to work in consulting companies, Insead is the safest bet in Europe.
But remember everythin depends on you, college opens the door - U got to walk thru it!

jat_pagla

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Originally Posted by cimdaa

There must be something wrong with the statistics. How can a company hiring 1 person make it into the top 15?

this only accounts for a fraction of the class (approx. 30 hires) where did the rest of the class go to?

am looking to go into consulting, would RSM be a good jump point?

Here's the recruitment figures at Insead(source Businessweek.com):

Top 15 Recruiters

Names of the top 15 recruiting firms (i.e., hired the most number of graduates in past 12 months) and the number of full-time MBAs hired:
McKinsey & Company hired 74
The Boston Consulting Group hired 40
Bain & Company hired 30
Deutsche Bank hired 18
Booz Allen Hamilton hired 13
Roland Berger hired 12
Barclays Capital hired 74
Google hired 11
Credit Suisse hired 10
BT Group hired 9
LEK Consulting hired 9
Eli Lilly hired 8
Lehman Brothers hired 7
Jonhson & Jonhson hired 7
Samsung hired 7

cimdaa

Keep in mind that INSEAD has a high number of students that are sponsored by their companies such as McK and other m.consulting companies? So it skews the recruitment numbers.

Is RSM second tier europe school?

jat_pagla

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Originally Posted by cimdaa

Keep in mind that INSEAD has a high number of students that are sponsored by their companies such as McK and other m.consulting companies? So it skews the recruitment numbers.

Is RSM second tier europe school?

Also Insead takes in nearly 900 students/year!(2 batches)...to support the 'skewed data' theory!

Whatever the case, Insead is a much better school.

Is RSM a second tier school, hmmm, so difficult to say. I would say it doesn't come in top-10 B-schools of Europe in most of the rankings available.