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MaximusMB
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Hi Jon,
Following your great feedback earlier I hope to have your take on another question: Which recommendators to use?
This is the basic of my background:
2010 - Graduated with a MSc in Political Economy + 1 year part time in a major Development Financial Institution/PE-fund
12.2010-06.2012 - Worked as a financial reporter in an international financial news agency
07.2012-07.2013 - Co-founded (CFO) a startup (got funding from Angel and EU and nominated by Startup awards as best Nordic startup)
08.2013--> Investment analyst in a PE-fund focusing on East Africa (pro bono position)
11.2013--> Project Manager in the largest national online business daily (cannot mention by MBA-plans)
My future plans are to work in the impact investing industry (open to consider both as an investor or/and within business development).
Most B-Schools prefer 2 references, and the questions is which I should use for which schools?
I am currently considering LBS and IESE in Europe, and Tuck, Columbia and Wharton/Harvard in the US.
In my view I have 3 choices:
- Former Managing Editor from when I worked as a financial reporter
- Fellow team mate and CEO in the startup (is he even credible?)
- Managing Director in the PE-fund (6 months WE however might reduce the value). As one of my colleagues (Investment Manager) is a Columbia alumni I consider using him for Columbia.
What are your thoughts on this? I ask you as I have noticed that you, in addition to knowing very well the US-market, also have started covering the major EU-schools.
Best regards
Following your great feedback earlier I hope to have your take on another question: Which recommendators to use?
This is the basic of my background:
2010 - Graduated with a MSc in Political Economy + 1 year part time in a major Development Financial Institution/PE-fund
12.2010-06.2012 - Worked as a financial reporter in an international financial news agency
07.2012-07.2013 - Co-founded (CFO) a startup (got funding from Angel and EU and nominated by Startup awards as best Nordic startup)
08.2013--> Investment analyst in a PE-fund focusing on East Africa (pro bono position)
11.2013--> Project Manager in the largest national online business daily (cannot mention by MBA-plans)
My future plans are to work in the impact investing industry (open to consider both as an investor or/and within business development).
Most B-Schools prefer 2 references, and the questions is which I should use for which schools?
I am currently considering LBS and IESE in Europe, and Tuck, Columbia and Wharton/Harvard in the US.
In my view I have 3 choices:
- Former Managing Editor from when I worked as a financial reporter
- Fellow team mate and CEO in the startup (is he even credible?)
- Managing Director in the PE-fund (6 months WE however might reduce the value). As one of my colleagues (Investment Manager) is a Columbia alumni I consider using him for Columbia.
What are your thoughts on this? I ask you as I have noticed that you, in addition to knowing very well the US-market, also have started covering the major EU-schools.
Best regards
Colleagues are out, so that only leaves you with two. Unless you have more options you aren't thinking about? (like maybe your angel... or some leader from a volunteer position or something outside your career? or something else?)
