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As a student in the Master in International Management you will be in touch with the Career Management Center (CMC) right from the start of the program. Not only will the CMC give you a lot of support in CV and Cover Letter design but you will also have the opportunity to arrange a counseling session to discuss your career path. Company conferences and the Job Recruitment Fair are also organized by the CMC and form part of our drive to give students varied and diverse career opportunities for when they finish their program.

As a current student and alumni you will also be able to access the online job board with exclusive offers for IE students and alumni. This lifelong service will include not only job opportunities in very diverse industries in Spain but also from around the World.

Furthermore, students  will be attending sessions as part of the Careers Series module which count towards your final credits. In the Careers Series you will receive tips on how to improve a job application such as CV’s, cover letters and job interviews.

Students at IE Business School have several opportunities throughout their programs, to put their business knowledge and skills into practice. One of these opportunities is to participate in the numerous business competitions offered by  renowned companies, and compete with students from the best Business Schools around the world.

An example of such a competition is the “Novartis Master Minds Challenge”, taking place at the moment. Teams made up of three students have the opportunity to perform the role of a brand manager in the healthcare industry and to develop a marketing project based on certain data and on cases given by the Novartis Group.

Besides the money prize which will be awarded to the winners and runners up, there are also great networking and internship opportunities available within the company.

For more information on the on the competition, click here.

The hallways and study rooms at IE’s Castellon de la Plana 8 building are flooded with students and teams from the different MIM sections preparing final Group Projects and studying for finals. One of the objectives of the program is to see how well students can respond under pressure and handle tight schedules and deadlines just like in a real business environment. Team work, planning, multitasking and excellent time management skills are essential during this period. Each student picks their own preparation style for the exams, either by studying in groups or individually. Either way, it is visible that it is a very busy time for the Master in International Management students.

Get ready to wait in line because the coffee machine is going to be packed…

At IE Business School we always look for ways to innovate and are consistently developing new business cases that are relevant to current global issues. Economics professor, Dr. Gayle Allard, recently developed a multimedia case on Africa, which enables students to improve the economy of an African country through simulation by applying different economic policies. The case  incorporates a wide range of topics including governance, infrastructure, trade, NGOs, aid and development.   

You can view the multimedia case here: http://multimedia.ie.edu//productos/africa/demo_alum.html

Multimedia cases and simulations are just one of the interactive tools used by our faculty in order to enrich the learning experience of our students. Through these tools, students are able to experience real cases and situations from the global business world.

Professor of Operations and Operations Area Director, Daisy Escobar takes students to the epicenter of T4 -Barajas newest terminal-, it´s operations management center.

Walking into the neuralgic center of the airport a stunned student utters “minority report” while others gaze around. Everyone tries to stick together and not disturb the natural order as the airport official explains the different areas of control. The room is science fiction indeed, gigantic screens with multiple focus points around the airport as well as data about these continually flickering. Meanwhile, operators in different sectors of the room monitor the giant screens and their own displays. In the center of all this, “the decision table”, the place where the tough calls are made. The toughest call for the students, what to focus on. That´s where Daysi and Aena´s communication specialist come in and highlight the key points in daily operations.

As if this wasn´t enough, the next stop proved equally remarkable. The baggage distribution area is a section of the airport many of us often think about yet few visit. Barajas Airport security is tight and only people who work in this section have access to it on a regular basis. Moreover, airport personnel are usually restricted to the area they work in, often passing several checkpoints before getting there. These students passed security like regular travelers and then received identifications to access the restricted areas. They got the golden ticket not for Charlie´s Chocolate Factory but for where all our suitcases go, and how does it look like? Well it’s a mix between a hot wheels toy-car racetrack and a rollercoaster.  In layman’s terms it’s a conveyor system that sorts, transports and tracks baggage. But when you are seeing baggage swoosh through in different directions it looks like magic and you think rollercoaster.

Sorry guys no pics, top secret. Just the group picture, but they sure are good looking!