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HEC MBA participants come from a wide range of academic and professional backgrounds and represent over 55 different nationalities. The average age of MBA participants is 29, while the average number of years of work experience is 6. With this level of maturity, our participants bring a blend of ingenuity, expertise, and open-mindedness to every classroom environment, group project, and extracurricular activity.
While the HEC MBA community is characterized and strengthened by its diversity, we are also defined by our common goals. Hailing from an exceptional variety of geographical, academic, and professional backgrounds, our participants and faculty come together to pursue the principles of effective leadership and responsible management; principles that are constantly redefined by the shifting demands of global business.
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Rodrigue Chastenet-de-Gery - HEC MBA 2008 I viewed an MBA as an opportunity to look back at what I'd done so far in my career - what I did right, what I did wrong - and project myself into the future. I think I'm still far from having a good perspective on the entirety of what I'm learning right now, but I wake up every day thinking that I made a good choice ...
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Patricia de la Garza Revilla - HEC MBA 2008 When I came to HEC, I was really looking for where to go next in my life and my career. After exploring a wide range of options, I decided that I wanted to build on my previous experience and leverage my experience in the Entrepreneurship Club and the Business Plan Workshop. After my MBA, I would like to enter the entrepreneurial world in France, possibly by starting my own company...
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Gajender Sharma - HEC MBA 2008 For me, the 16-month length was perfect, because I was a little hesitant to start a two-year program: I had already worked for 8 or 9 years, and I didn't want to spend a lot of time earning my MBA. I also considered doing a one-year MBA, but a 16-month program was the ideal option for me.....
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I'm a business woman, and I want to do business; but, at the end of the day, I want my work to benefit disadvantaged communities. I'm coming from a strategic advisory background, so I might shift into more of a marketing, lobbying, or general management role, still maintaining the same focus but accelerating my career progression and exploring different functions ...
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LaLana Chotlersak - HEC MBA 2009 It would have been easy for me to stay in the US, but I'm so glad I decided to take advantage of the opportunity to come to HEC Paris. Now that I'm here, I feel very confident that I made the right decision. The students and faculty are absolutely wonderful. I love that it's easy to integrate and immerse yourself, because there is no language barrier on campus, and I also get to experience France. I would never be able to do an MBA in French, but I love doing an MBA in France! ....
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Cristina Ledonne - President of the HEC MBA Partner's Club It was a difficult decision for us to come here: my partner and I both had rewarding careers that we had to put on hold, but we decided that it was now or never, and this was really the right time for us to do this together. We were attracted by the potential for career progression at HEC, by the campus life, and by the presence of other families and partners......
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HEC's strong reputation has been an enormous benefit. For example, when I was looking for a Summer internship, I received very positive responses, and I managed to get an internship with a multinational corporation, located just 15 minutes from the HEC campus ....
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