Hexagon enterprises they are more reserved

Should I follow further training And at what time These issues, many students ask them before the end of their initial studies. Because a master's degree, an MBA or degree of IAE can be a decisive asset on the labour market, and distinguish themselves from the mass of the candidates.

Yet whether is for good reasons. And especially not for the sole purpose of garnish his CV, still less to postpone its entry into life active. In the eyes of recruiters, is consistency in the professional project which takes priority. Further training is of interest only if it is structured in a logical manner with the initial curriculum, and if it is in phase with the "profile" and the objectives of the student.

Which program to choose By and large, complementary training meet two very different logic. The master specialist (MS), the of (university degrees), some "third cycle" proposed by the schools, and same number of professional masters, are first and foremost to deepen a domain restricted, thus opening a trade and employment. "The MS will allow graduates to complete their initial courses by training of expertise in a specific area of management", exposes Pascale Martin-Saint-Etienne, Director of the fourteen masters of the ESCP-EAP. However, many masters of management schools rake offshore and bring a second jurisdiction or a general profile instead. But in all cases, the "professional" vocation of the MS is well present: "When we open a program, we take into account the request of the labour market", says Pierre Tapie, Director General of the ESSEC business school, which offers sixteen of these courses. "About a third of the registered Ms have professional experience, and the other two-thirds fall in the wake of their studies", said Christian Margaria, President of the Conference of grandes écoles.

Quite different is the logic underlying certain formations such as degrees of AEI and especially the MBA. With these programs, the participant acquires a "second jurisdiction" generalist management, after some years of professional experience. Profile type: engineer of thirty years that feels the need to "move on" and take on new responsibilities.

Taking back

MBA, his contributions are of three orders. First, an overview on the disciplines of management: marketing, finance, human resources... Then, immersion extended within a group of participants from diverse backgrounds. Finally, taking back, after several years of professional activity. "The MBA is for people from 25-35 years, who crossed a certain cap in their lives and want to find ways to evolve, says Valérie Gauthier, Director of the MBA of CET." It is a program that opens all doors. "The international dimension is also very present: HEC, there are 55 nationalities on 180 participants.

Some MBA are designed primarily as "Career Accelerator", such as consultants or specialists in finance. Others, such as those of HEC, Ecole des Ponts or the EM Lyon, focus, in addition to the traditional tools of management, personal development and individual accompaniment of participants. "We are very attentive to the human aspects of the management," thus says Valérie Gauthier.

In addition, that the family of the MBA is much expanded. Apart from traditional programs "full time", there is now the "executive" MBA (part-time, a formula in full swing) and "specialized" MBA, even remotely. A case apart, finally: that of the ESSEC business school, which has positioned its initial curriculum level MBA an initiative which is the subject of a wide debate in schools.

Traditionally, international banks and Anglo-Saxon Council offices are preferred "customer" of the major MBA. Hexagon enterprises, they are more reserved. "The MBA is not for us a criterion for hiring, provides Marie-Laure of the Paillonne, HRD of Eurogroup. We are more susceptible to the original diploma, experience and personality of the candidates. "If it can be an asset for the career, the MBA is not as the ultimate weapon.