Hi all,

I'm currently a consultant at one of the Big 4 firms in Toronto, about a year out of undergrad. I've recently been accepted into the Master's in Management programs in Europe. Think (LSE, LBS, St. Gallen, ESSEC)

I'm considering this path as an alternative to a traditional MBA and wanted to get your thoughts on whether it's a smart move—particularly if my goal is to transition into MBB and work in the EMEA region. Would love to hear any perspectives or advice.

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If your goal is MBB consulting in EMEA then it's best to work a few more years and then do an MBA at INSEAD.

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MIMs are similar to MBA lites. Honestly they were invented to poach a new demographic of folks who had some experience, no GMAT needed, younger and could be armed with basic management/ strategy skills. So also weigh up what you want out of this course
Also MBBs don’t really go for MIMs as such, so look at hiring patterns out of the programs. MBBs usually go for undergrads or MBAs directly. The salary uptick isn’t much better either so you need to look at your rate of return in the tuition you’re putting in + the time you’ll be out of your workforce

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As A1 said, you should confirm that there are dedicated hiring paths from those programs to MBB, which I don't believe is the case.

Most business school masters are cash cow programs, just depends which ones are valued by others.

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How much is the tuition? Heard it’s €€€

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Eh so many factors

With MIM you get pre-MBA MBB (if you get in) which has better exit opps in general. But the pay sucks in Europe at junior levels. Maybe exception Switzerland

With MBA you'll get recruited for post MBA positions which pay a lot more. Plus you'll get boost to your career momentum earlier in your career (you'll be seen as more senior etc)

But that involves waiting, and do you want to do 2 years more of pre MBA consulting if you just want to end up in consulting anyways

And are you sure you want to do consulting? And in Europe? Pay sucks in Europe. And consulting is dying industry. Better to go for tech in the US. Or apply to MBB in Canada as exp hire when the market picks up next year

How r u so sure that markets will pick up next yr?

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