mountbatten institute

Any one do this? It's in the Live, Work&Study in London....
http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/jobs/live-work-stu…

All online sources gave good reviews of the program so just wondering

i didn't graduate but some ppl on here might be thinking of doing this..

opinions go!

 

30 seconds of Googling and I found the username and password to their alumni site. None of the jobs posted online looked remotely compelling (out of the whopping 6 in North America there were), and the site looks incredibly Busch League.

I am permanently behind on PMs, it's not personal.
 

Hi all - I did the Mountbatten program a few years ago and did opt for the MBA. In my opinion, the job was one of the best parts of the program (perhaps because I got full-time employment with it after). You work full-time with a reputable global company, that's why I went with it. Most choose finance positions with investment banks, but I did a marketing job that took me all over Europe for events. But you interview with the managers before you leave and have to accept a position....so, you would never be a doorman, or coffee fetcher ...those jobs don't even exist on this program. The MBA was cool too - it's a young MBA program, clearly figuring out some stuff still, but my group was awesome! Thailand was amazing! and I loved my thesis project.... it's gone over really well with managers back in the US.

Anywho...best of luck!

 

I am really interested in the mountbatten programm in NY. Can I just ask you a few questions about it via mail? If yes, please send me an email on corina.wien (a) gmail (.) com, so I have yours. Thanks a million, Corina

 

Hi all - I did the Mountbatten program a few years ago and did opt for the MBA. In my opinion, the job was one of the best parts of the program (perhaps because I got full-time employment with it after). You work full-time with a reputable global company, that's why I went with it. Most choose finance positions with investment banks, but I did a marketing job that took me all over Europe for events. But you interview with the managers before you leave and have to accept a position....so, you would never be a doorman, or coffee fetcher ...those jobs don't even exist on this program. The MBA was cool too - it's a young MBA program, clearly figuring out some stuff still, but my group was awesome! Thailand was amazing! and I loved my thesis project.... it's gone over really well with managers back in the US.

Anywho...best of luck!

 

below are all the jobs in their job board as of now...

Jobs found: 7 Jobs are sorted by Date Posted (most recent at the top).

Role: Office Manager - Part time Company: Policy Expert Industry: Insurance Location: Europe - London Date Posted: 26 Mar 2012

Role: Software Developer for Investment Bank Company: Prospect 33 Industry: Recruitment Company Location: Europe - London Date Posted: 2 Mar 2012

Role: Media Planner Buyer Online x 2 Company: MediaCom Industry: Media Location: Europe - London Date Posted: 2 Mar 2012

Role: Business Analyst/Project Co-ordinator Company: Prospect 33 Industry: Finance Location: North America - New York Date Posted: 28 Feb 2012

Role: Private Banking Position Company: LinkedIn Industry: Finance Location: North America - Philadelphia, PA Date Posted: 28 Feb 2012

Role: Various Company: Joss Search & Selection Ltd Industry: Financial Location: Europe - London Date Posted: 28 Feb 2012

Role: SharePoint Consultant Company: BrightStarr Industry: SharePoint consultancy and digital agency Location: North America - Rochelle Park, NJ Date Posted: 7 Feb 2012

 

These jobs are not the internships that are offered through Mountbatten, rather general postings that the Mountbatten alumni post for each other. The website that's listed in earlier posts is the Mountbatten Alumni page.... The specific internships for the London programme are not made public until a candidate submits an application and successfully interview with Mountbatten staff.

 
SocEntr enthusiast:
These jobs are not the internships that are offered through Mountbatten, rather general postings that the Mountbatten alumni post for each other. The website that's listed in earlier posts is the Mountbatten Alumni page.... The specific internships for the London programme are not made public until a candidate submits an application and successfully interview with Mountbatten staff.

Do you have historical internship information then? Or is that not public.

 

All online sources gave good reviews for a reason!!

I'm a Mountbatten aluma from 2007 who participated in the postgraduate certificate in international business. Overall, the programme was one of the best experiences of my young professional career. My full-time work experience in one of central London's large banks allowed me to develop transferable international project management skills that have opened up doors for me in my career. The programme's designed for recent college graduates who are motivated, flexible and are looking for practical international work experience that will help build upon their resumes and career goals. ALL of the internships are legit full-time roles that will challenge you and many interns are offered a position with their sponsor company's when they return to the US. From the academic perspective, the programme held weekend seminars throughout the year that were practical and directly relevant to what you were learning in the workplace; i.e. Managing Information module, I was able to research, devise and implement a change management program into my departments SDLC. This project was challenging, but my success afforded my colleagues respect and great references from managers.

If you've recently graduate or are about to graduate, I definitely would encourage you to apply to this programme!

 

You are indeed correct that once Mountbatten Institute is mentioned a swarm of both current interns and alumni mysteriously post great things about their experiences on the program. Hardly anything negative is ever heard from these interns am I right? It's called marketing.

Hello, I'm also a very recent Mountbatten Alumni and so recent in fact that I haven't even finished the program. I have just left London last Monday en route to Bangkok to complete my MBA and I'm sitting in a hostel writing this review as I travel for a 3 week off period to get to Asia. I suppose I can't call myself an alumni just yet but after leaving London I feel like an alumni as I have just completed my internship and one of the best years of my life. So for starters Mountbatten does monitor their name and program throughout the web as any good company should do and yes they do contact alumni or current interns to provide feedback regarding their experience for one reason only; to market their product and ensure reliability for potential candidates. They don't tell us what to write, they simply bring it to our attention and we take care of the rest. So with that being said, I'll explain my experience in only a few short sentences as I haven't yet finished the program.

When I decided to complete my MBA with Mountbatten Institute I did have loads of questions from the start. When you have a question you ask it right? Right. And I did so to the Mountbatten staff in NYC and they were more than happy to answer all my questions (which were plentiful) and the number is listed right on the website so ask away! As soon as I arrived to London and had orientation everything seemed to mesh together. Mountbatten does all they can to help you ease into your transition of working, studying and living in a foreign country. And I trust that can't be a very easy job. On my first phone interview I was offered a position at a stock market telecommunications firm as project coordinator and I accepted straight away. I didn't have the urge to be placed in a corporate bank and my firm was exactly what I was looking for. Long story short, Mountbatten is there to provide your living arrangements, your work placement and your salary for the year. Done, done and done. Whether you decide to earn a PGC or an MBA is an entire different story. As an MBA candidate I can say this year was challenging academically because you don't have much time to balance work, social and academic life. Class is usually every other weekend Sat-Sun 10-5pm and also on weekdays. As the degrees are awarded from a University in the UK, the educational grading criteria and lecturing techniques are very different from those in the US but that doesn't mean they aren't just as good. We had modules with professors from Cambridge and Oxford and other reputable Universities in the UK. At the end of the day, you are earning an MBA from an international University, interning at an international firm and living a life abroad that you may never have the chance to experience. Let's face it, unless you go to an ivy league University and graduate with honors in your MBA program, will it really matter where it comes from? With Mountbatten Institute you have a once in a lifetime opportunity to gain international experience both personally and professionally. Mountbatten was my fourth study abroad program and was surely one of the best!

During my year with Mountbatten we have established a student committee and even have monthly newsletters. If you are interested perhaps the program will share these with you. Mountbatten has exceeded my expectations and continues to do so going forward. It absolutely broke my heart to leave London but will now continue onto the next journey to finish my MBA in another international setting. I encourage anyone who is interested to ask questions! The contact information is available on the website so ask away!

Good luck!

 

repost from a couple of similar threads - I did this a couple of years back, working in NY for a year. It's pretty hit and miss. Some of the internships are really good, others involve answering the phone and not much more. However, their living arrangements were a complete nightmare and the money was a total joke (no idea if either have improved since I completed the programme). I'd recommend looking elsewhere for an international internship.

 

I did this a couple of years back, working in NY for a year. It's pretty hit and miss. Some of the internships are really good, others involve answering the phone and not much more. However, their living arrangements were a complete nightmare and the money was a total joke (no idea if either have improved since I completed the programme). I'd recommend looking elsewhere for an international internship.

 

repost from a similar thread - I did this a couple of years back, working in NY for a year. It's pretty hit and miss. Some of the internships are really good, others involve answering the phone and not much more. However, their living arrangements were a complete nightmare and the money was a total joke (no idea if either have improved since I completed the programme). I'd recommend looking elsewhere for an international internship.

 
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Just finished up the programme in August so I will really tell it how it is.

On the job front most internships are awful. I worked in finance and was one of only a few to get a finance related position with an investment bank. A lot of the positions in finance are centred on Human resources and training and development. Then you have the business analysts who generally work in the tech and comm. operation teams with these banks. Deutsche bank had somewhat appealing positions but they have pulled out of the programme for whatever reason. Even those positions are very back office and I am pretty sure most decent business grads from even a middle table uni could probably land better positions back home. Very few positions in the finance field offer any front office or client exposure and I do mean very few. Positions outside the finance field range from Para legals to event co coordinators. The law firms are small no name firms, however I do reckon experience with them may give you a slight edge if you chose to apply for a training contract when you go home. For most thinking of applying I would say that this programme does give you a bulge bracket investment bank name on your C.V. but you should know where you want to go after. Know what you want to do in the short to medium term. If you are looking to land a front/middle office position in the future and think this might give you the edge I would say in most cases you will be disappointed. The programme cost the guts of 7.5k when you add in your visa and flights. Then I would definitely recommend adding at least another 100 quid a week for additional living expenses (you will need it). All in you are looking at about 13k. A lot of money no doubt but consider most decent level master programmes come in around 15-20k I would say these offer a far far better return on investment. If you are good enough to get into a good masters programme then do that.

The post grad qualifications are equally as poor. As much as I hate to admit it brand names are everything when it comes to landing roles in finance, law etc. St Marys University College (SMUC) of Twickenham is not a name that carries much weight anywhere let alone in finance or law. Here are the facts, SMUC specialises in drama, health and exercise, humanities, media, social sciences, sports, theology etc. On the business front the times higher education 2012 ranks their Business (Management) Studies programme -76th out of 116 institutions. This is well below average. The quality of teaching is absolutely fine with most lecturers being good but the content of the curriculum is poor. Students and lecturers alike know the score. They know that most are not here for the academics. I received a PGC in International business and I like most of the interns will not list this on our C.V'. Why? Because it really isn't worth the paper it' written on. As for the MBA I will say just one thing ''a fool as his money are easily parted''.

Now the positives. Is New York a great place to live for a year? Yes is the answer time and time again. Will you meet a good group of international students? Yes. But unfortunately the Mountbatten valued added proposition is not what made my year good fun. This is not a career changing move and as I said the money can be spent in many far better ways. My final bit of advice follows on from what a previous user posted. Look at the MB site. Look at the what previous alumni are doing now. Do the same with a LinkedIn search. This is the best way to see if this is a good move. MB are the masters of educational marketing. They will promise you so much but only an idiot will take them for their word alone. Do your own independent research. Best of luck if you choose to apply.

 

I did the 2009-2010 program in London. I wanted to do it in order to live in Europe for a year. I will be honest, once I accepted the position I was worried that it may be a sham when I got there, but that was not the case.

Positives: - Travel: I took 24 trips across Europe and the UK during my year. - Internship: I worked in legal and compliance in an investment bank. My work started as just being outsourcing review, but by the end I was working on several projects for the bank that concerned new Financial Services Authority regulations. I even went to a meeting with the FSA to discuss our banks views on new regulations they had proposed and asked us to test out. This is by far the best aspect of the program. My buddy and I joked that no one would get jobs as a result of the program, but a surprising number did (I would guess about 1/3 to 1/2).

Negative: - Postgraduate Certificate: If you have an undergrad business degree you likely learned more there. I learned some things, but it wasn't the best. I think the reason they have this is to get you in the country. - Housing: There were 3 main apartment complexes. You are cramped into an apartment with 3-5 other interns. There were approximately 2 feet between my and my room mate's bed. - Cost: When I went through it cost $5k for the PGC. It is now $12k according to their website. 615 pounds is barely enough to live off of (but doable). Any travel, you will have to fund yourself.

Overall was it worth it??? I look at it this way. My brother went $15k in debt to study abroad in Italy for 3 or 4 months. I got a year in London for approximately $10k in family loans.

Worth it if you want to do it for travel or IB experience. However, the PGC is expensive and not the best in quality. If you don't have family loans, it may be difficult to get the money.

 

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