Hey all
I got offered a place in the rotterdam school of management studying their bachelor programme in intl business. To my understanding, the school plays a big role in internships and recruitment upon graduation. I would like to know if the rotterdam school of management would enable me to have good prospects in my future career (i would like to go into ibanking) as i hear that the school's networking plays a big part in this. So the question is : Do big global companies hire from RSM?? I have noticed that RSM has good credentials in its Master's programmes, but whether or not it will enable me a bright career if i embark on its bachelor's programme is another story altogether.
On another note, i would also like to understand more about RSM if anyone has ANY input to offer about this school. As i'm from Singapore, I do have a placing in a local university, however i am at a crossroads as to whether or not to take this risk and venture overseas in my studies, and whether RSM would be a safe bet in the first place.
ANY ADVICE WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED! THANK YOU!
Cedric.
I don't think anyone here can really answer that question. The Fortune 500 is made up of companies as disparate as Google, Wal-Mart, General Mills, and Goldman Sachs. You're talking about different industries, company sizes, geographies, etc. These companies do not just have one batch of schools that they all recruit from. Plus many companies leave recruitment to the local offices so the office in San Francisco will recruit from different schools than the one in Toronto. What companies are headquartered or have offices in RSM's region (is that Southeast Canadia?). Those will likely be the primary feeder companies. Hope this helps.
RSM is located in Rotterdam, netherlands. I may have phrased my question wrongly. I am more concerned about whether this university in Netherlands is able to provide me with the relevant networking and prospects to pursue my career in finance wherever i may be.
i work at a f50 and someone on my team went to RSM for MBA and was recruited from there. not sure how the UG recruiting is
Be aware that in the Netherlands 99% of the students follow the path BSc (3y) -> MSc (1y) -> work, so F500 companies don't recruit UG students in Holland.
And yes, BB and MM London office hire from Erasmus, but most of the time ESE and not RSM. Try to do a study like economics or even better econometrics if banking is your goal.
what would the difference/ pros and cons be when comparing an intl business degree and an economics/econometrics degree then?
What UG you go to is not that important, but you want to do one of MSc programs that have lots of alumni in IB. At Erasmus you have MSc Finance & Investments, Financial Economics or Econometrics.
IBA is much easier than economics and especially econometrics, so you have more time do take on internships/student jobs/extracurr activities. Also IBA positions you better to do a MSc program outsides the Netherlands (thinks CEMS). The other two UG programs have more alumni in IB and is more quantitative orientated, therefore gives you a better story why you want to do IB.
in other words, is an UG in IBA going to disadvantage me in term of a career in ibanking? in singapore, bba students go into ibanking all the same and i do not think that their degree is as quantitative as econs students as well. on that note, are the iba and bba programmes vastly different?
It al depends where you want to break in. In Amsterdan and London, I noticed that they are more quantitative orientated. If you want to go back to Asia and go into IB, IBA/BBA is definitely ok for IB.
does this then mean that the IBA is not the path that i should take if i do want to get into IB in europe/us?
there is no one path. You have to keep in mind that you need to demonstrate your passion for IB and have a good story why you want to break in.
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