1. MBA Recruiting in SEA Spring 2016
SOUTH-EAST ASIA CLUB

2. Factors/Criteria to think about..
People usually just thinks about
Geography
Industry
Function
But it’s worth to also think about…
The “MBA package/salary”
MBA development program
Timeline (e.g. US for a few years then head home?)
Family planning
Work-life balance
OFFICE OF ADMISSIONS & FINANCIAL AID

3. Understanding Competition
Target schools
Consulting/ general management: Harvard, Booth, INSEAD
Banking: Wharton, Booth, Columbia, NYU Stern
Tech: Stanford, MIT Sloan
You’re not just competing with elite schools
Other nationalities that want to work in SEA (Europeans, Americans, Latin Americans)
Non-MBAs: MBAs are just a category of elite recruits (relevant experience can be big factor in SEA)

4. Understanding Employers
Your future employer is very likely to fall under (at least) one of the following categories:
US company
Global companies with huge presence in the US
Companies with a CEO who’s American
Companies with a CEO who used to study an MBA
Companies that fall out of the above four criteria are very unlikely to hire MBAs, or offer an “MBA package”
Fortunately, there’s a bunch of these companies in SEA
Unfortunately, you are very unlikely to work for a local SEA company (if that’s your ambition)

5. Industries Consulting
The most flexible in terms of geographical placement
The “golden ticket” to going back to home country
Banking
Also flexible in terms of geographical placement
But availability to Kellogg is an issue and you need to work hard
Corporates (not necessarily mutually exclusive)
Tech, Healthcare, Oil & Gas, Food, CPG, Industrials, Luxury, other Financial Institutions

6. Recruiting Channels On-campus recruiting – Fall
CMC’s dedicated recruiting channel
Competition within Kellogg itself
Need to know how to play the game
Accounts for just a minority of MBA jobs out there for international students
Kellogg Job Board (KJB) – throughout the year
Often what people referred to as the “off-campus recruiting”
People don’t usually fully utilize this channel (just flips three-four pages)
There’re a lot of GEMS inside (int. students need to look here)s
Other resources
Next page
This is the REAL off-campus recruiting

7. Other Resources MBA-exchange Great for MBA development programs
Probably the most comprehensive listings of MBA programs
Exclusive too! Only elite schools get subscription (which kind of moderates demand)
Indeed.com
Search engine – good key words “MBA”, “MBA intern”
Probably the best “catch-all” for job postings across all mediums
The SEA club postings
Alums/ alum club connections in SEA countries