ESSEC MiM vs ESCP MiM — Fixed Income Sales / Risk-Sales Trading

Hi guys,

I'm Italian and I was lucky to be admitted at both ESSSEC MiM and ESCP MiM, both PGE.

Choosing between the two and would love input from people who've actually recruited from either or alumni

Target roles: Fixed Income Sales, Sales Trading, or Risk in London, Paris, or Milan.

  • ESSEC has a dedicated Financial Markets specialisation (trading, sales, structuring, derivatives) which seems more directly relevant. 
  • ESCP on the other hand has the London campus — Graduate Route visa, no sponsorship needed, and Investment Investment Banking + Banking & Finance specialisations.

Main question: does the ESSEC Financial Markets track actually give a meaningful edge for FI/sales trading recruiting, or is it irrelevant and what matters is just the brand + internships?

(I know the MiFs would have been better, but I didn't get in)

And more broadly — how do recruiters at banks (especially for markets roles) view ESSEC vs ESCP? Are they genuinely interchangeable or does one stand out for this specific path?

thank you in advance!

 

Which one?

ESCP MiM - PGE (Finance + IB Spec)
83% (5 votes)
ESSEC MiM - PGE (Financial Markets spec.)
17% (1 vote)
Total votes: 6
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