Insead MIM vs HEC MIM

Hi there,

First of all, congratulations on the options!

I would be happy to share my thoughts on your question:

I would highly advise you to opt for the option that better aligns with your professional (and maybe even personal) mid- to long-term goals. In order to make an informed decision, I would advise you to do the following:

• Weigh the different criteria that are meaningful to you independently of the current options (e.g., closeness to product management, length, culture, location). After that, score the two options based on your criteria and their weighting, resulting in two scores. This way, you have covered the left-brain perspective.
• Critically assess your initial reaction to the outcome of the scores. For instance, if you feel the urge to tweak the numbers, this is a solid indicator that you do not want this decision to become reality. This way, you have covered the right-brain perspective.
• By doing so, you will be able to integrate both parts of the brain into the decision-making, guaranteeing a higher chance that you will still be happy with it years later.

If you would like a more detailed discussion on how to address your specific situation, please don't hesitate to contact me directly.

Best,

Hagen

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Congrats!

Both are amazing places.

I've had candidates from both and also helped people get into both schools. Really, you can't go wrong with whichever you choose. 

Basically, if I were you, I'd just try to set my priorities straight. 

As in, are you optimising for minimising cost? For the content of the program? For the duration? 

Once you have this clear, the decision becomes easier. 

And if you want to do some additional due diligence, I'd recommend you reach out to 1-3 people from each of the schools and discuss their experience of it. 

Two direct comments to your question.

1. ‘provides enough time to deeply engage with the European business environment.’ - sorry to disappoint but nobody really goes to an MBA program to engage with the business environment. Most people don't even go for the learning. They go for the network and the career opportunities. 

2. 'I've been offered some internal scholarships here, which is a significant advantage.' - if it makes a difference financially, this is great. Plus it will always elevate your CV to mention that you had a scholarship to study there. 

Best,
Cristian

Hi there, 

Q: Which program would better support my goals?

I would recommend to check the track record of the programs for a data-driven decision:

You can check it as follows:

1. Go to LinkedIn
2. Add the universities as "School", one by one (if possible, target the Master only)
3. Filter by each target company as “Current company” for your target geography
4. Check how many school alumni joined your target firms
5. Normalize for the size of the MBA intake (if available)

Good luck!

Francesco

Insead has a better brand and is more international / european wide. To me it would be the clear winner, by far.

Can't answer about product management, though, and would recommend you follow Francesco's suggestion on LinkedIn analysis.