Hult Reviews by alumni - Natalia Fernandez Cortes

Natalia Fernandez Cortes, Colombian

One-Year MBA, 2013, London

Pre Hult: Research Associate, Colombian Private Council on

Competitiveness (Government/Non-Profit/Education)

I view the MBA from Hult as the Rosetta Stone that I require to achieve my goals.

WHY HULT

Several factors made me single out Hult. First its global reach: different global locations, including London and Shanghai, two cities that I had always wanted to explore, with plans to keep expanding.

Second, Hult's practical education vision and model. I had always thought of an MBA as being more applicable than academic, and I felt the action learning model at Hult provided the clearest path to a practical insight into management. 

Third, the dedication offered by Hult's staff throughout the application and recruitment process. Through my Admissions Officer (who was a great guide!) I developed direct empathy with Hult.

Fourth, since my background is in social and public policy, I felt the Global Case Challenge (now known as the Hult Prize) would offer a great balance between a business pro-profit management focus and socially responsible outcomes. This was particularly important and appealing to me.

Fifth, Hult's steady climb up the academic rankings—the school has consistently built its reputation by effectively utilizing its marketing and academic resources.

LIFE AT HULT

Hult is a friendly environment. I find there is a spirit of cooperation and desire to all learn from each other at Hult, rather than an individualised or competitive atmosphere.

In the classroom, I am enjoying many of my modules, even those I would never have expected to! For example, I thought I didn't have the "heart" for Finance, but Professor Soufani teaches the subject in a very applied and pragmatic way, like when he explained the financial crisis comprehensively in one session. 

My extra-curricular activities include my membership of the Women's Business Club and soon the Consulting Club, which I think will prove relevant for my next steps. I am organising a Latin American Business Conference. I am also involved in sports at Hult through the Tennis Club. 

On and off campus I have an active and varied social life with classmates I have befriended from my course, especially my MBA Module A team! We have established a cultural exchange tradition of gathering to try food from each of our countries together.

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 I chose the Shanghai campus because I am convinced that understanding China will give me a great competitive advantage both now and in future. I considered full immersion, living and experiencing the culture, the customs, the way they do business, and a little of the language, essential to this end.

I am confident opportunities like the Action Project at a leading firm in Shanghai will open endless doors.I consider London a cultural city that has a lot to offer both personally and professionally. It is home to most of the large firms I have always dreamed to work for, as well as small and medium-sized firms with lots of potential to grow.

MY CAREER

I will explore the world of management consulting after graduation, as I think this field of work will best exploit my current skills. Eventually I plan to start my own business and become a high-level government advisor, and I view the MBA from Hult as the Rosetta Stone I require to achieve my goals.

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Brazilian-American One-Year MBA, 2009

Boston User Experience Designer, Chegg (Consumer Goods)

I was attracted by Hult's focus on innovation. While other schools talk about innovation, Hult does it.

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I was attracted by Hult's focus on innovation. While other schools talk about innovation, Hult does it. It has turned the MBA education market upside down by designing one of the most fresh and innovative MBA programs around. It took the Social Entrepreneurship world by storm by creating the Hult Prize, partnering with the Clinton Foundation and awarding USD1 million to make the world a better place. Hult students benefit from some of the most innovative and effective business education available in the world today. 

Hult's MBA was also affordable; a one-year intensive MBA cut my expenses by half. Being taught by real business practitioners instead of tenured track professors was also really appealing. I wanted to learn about real world situations and having professors who were active in the business world and not just academia was very important for me.

MY LIFE AT HULT

The atmosphere at Hult is competitive, yet collaborative. The campus features very bright students and very challenging professors that are all willing to help you grow.

Professor Julie Yao Cooper was one of the first professors I met at Hult. Knowing about her background working for prestigious consulting groups and Harvard Business School, I was very excited to take her class, if somewhat intimidated. However, she made a real effort to connect with her students, and she became a lifelong mentor to me. My Innovation Management course with Prof. Patel was the most rewarding. The course really helped me establish a framework, which I currently use when designing new products in Silicon Valley. I always brush up on my notes, slides, and case studies from that class. I feel that everyone who wants to work in an innovative company should take the Innovation Management class. 

I was one of the leaders of the Hult Innovation Consulting Club and the Latin American Club.

Creating a business plan for Dubai World which focused on innovation and growth opportunities, and which my teammates and I presented to the executive team was the experience of a lifetime. The business context in the Middle East was completely different from my Latin American roots and my home campus in Boston, and yet Dubai World is a global company, hence my team's international experience was extremely important in crafting our plan.

A GLOBAL HULT EXPERIENCE

Hult has not only one of the most international student bodies, but also one of the most diverse faculty teams of any business school in the world.

I started studying in Boston, rotated to Shanghai, and then finished up in Dubai. The amount I grew both personally and professionally was incredible. Being able to complete research projects and internships on other continents, understand different business settings, and learn how to respond to new business challenges I had never seen before was only possible as part of Global Campus Rotation. I would never have been able to learn as much as I did if I had only studied in one country. Today I can fly to any continent and meet up with contacts. All it takes is to grab my phone, look up the city I am traveling to on the Hult app, and invite people to grab a coffee or dinner.

MY CAREER

I am in a much better place in my career than I was before the MBA. I use the case study mentality in tackling real-world business problems every day when I design products in the midst of uncertain markets. I constantly seek knowledge from Hult friends in different industries and regions of the world. Whether it is a question about different tax laws in specific countries, potential connections for business development, or opinions about a new product I am working on, the Hult Alumni Network is always responsive and proactive. I love being a Hultian!

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Nick Caes, Belgian Master Degree Programs

 Master of International Business, 2012, Shanghai Associate Analyst, Moody's Investors Service (Financial Services)

Educationally, Hult equipped me with the skills needed to pursue a job in the finance industry. Professionally, Hult gave me so much more.

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Prior to Hult, I completed a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering in Ghent, Belgium. My goal at that time was to pursue a career in management consulting and I felt that Hult would be a great next step towards achieving this goal so I decided to start the Master of International Business program in Shanghai in October 2012. I wanted to experience the growth of what I believe will be the most important region in the coming decades.

MY LIFE AT HULT

Educationally, Hult equipped me with the skills needed to pursue a job in the finance industry. Professionally, Hult gave me so much more. A key skill I learned was how to manage people’s expectations. I also learned how to engage with people from across the globe and developed a truly global mindset. I have been able to leverage these skills as part of numerous special projects in my current role at Moody’s.

Peter Hill’s Life-Time Career Management class gave me the tools to assess my career goals and make me more relevant to employers. Finally, Richard Turrin’s presentations for the Finance Club also gave me a good sense of the finance industry in Asia.

A GLOBAL HULT EXPERIENCE

The key strength of Hult is its rapidly growing global network. My office in Singapore is like a mini-Hult with analysts from the U.S., Canada, Russia, Germany, India, China, Indonesia, and many more countries. Hult taught me how to engage with people from across the world and that definitely improved my interactions with issuers and colleagues.

MY CAREER

During the Hult MIB, I decided to look for opportunities in Singapore and realized my true interest was in finance rather than consulting. A month after graduation I started my internship at Moody’s and managed to get a full-time position three months later. Since then, I have had the unique opportunity to not only analyze the Singapore banking system but also others in the surrounding region.

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James Whittaker, Australian

One-Year MBA, 2013, Boston

Pre Hult: Practice Development Manager, Whittaker Macnaught (Financial Services)

The Hult MBA will enable me to access international markets with greater ease.

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I was most attracted by the fact that Hult appeared to be very much an up-and-coming university and I have always been interested in studying for an MBA in the U.S. Some of the other schools I considered did not seem to embrace the shift toward technology, innovation, and an international focus, but I could tell almost immediately that Hult understood it perfectly. The diverse student body, international locations, networking opportunities, and quality of the teaching faculty all added to the appeal.

MY LIFE AT HULT

The Boston campus is an inspiring atmosphere of learning where individuals and small groups meet up throughout the day and night to discuss case studies and class-related assignments as well as their own aspirations and ambitions for the future.

The Hult classroom, while challenging at times, finds people from all over the world offering their perspectives and opinions on a myriad of topics. There's also a strong emphasis on enthusiasm, humor, and having a good time, which helps to revive everyone, especially during times of stress.

I am President of the 2013 Hult Entrepreneurship & Innovation Club. Outside of Hult I have participated in numerous networking events and information sessions throughout Boston, with a particular focus on entrepreneurship and mobile app development. This has enabled me to meet a lot of influential people in the community as well as the brains behind some brilliant start-ups. As for Boston life more generally, I am a member of Crossfit Boston, I've also seen the Red Sox twice and the Patriots once and would highly recommend their games for a fun outing to absorb some of the local culture.

I can't wait to get stuck into the yearly electives that I will be able to take advantage of as a Hult alum.

A GLOBAL HULT EXPERIENCE

Hult's Global Campus Rotation is a big appeal for me. I intend to rotate to Shanghai before returning to Boston for the final module and graduation. With China's growing influence, being able to spend two months in the country's business hub is a tremendous opportunity that will provide me with a unique theoretical and practical experience.

My plan is to start my own business as soon as possible. The MBA has armed me with additional weapons to add to my entrepreneurial arsenal, and I'm confident that my first leap as a business owner won't be a spectacular failure. In fact, with the right planning, I'm confident of my success.

All the subjects so far have contributed to my knowledge of the business world. The networking

Opportunities at Hult should not be understated: the dozens of contacts I developed with people outside of Hult who have given me guidance and insights which have constantly refined my business ideas. The Hult MBA will enable me to access international markets with greater ease.

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Hult Alumni Reviews For MBA by Cynthia Kaplan

Cynthia Kaplan, American

One-Year MBA, 1992, Boston

Partner, Executive Search and Talent Development, Delta Top Talent

(Professional Services)

Hult teaches you to be responsive and flexible in a really dynamic world.

When I embarked upon my MBA, I was looking for something to tie my international career together and launch me in a new direction and it certainly did that for me—in a very intense one-year program. My career has never been planned but has been about taking advantage of the opportunities that have come up along the way. Hult teaches you to be responsive and to be flexible in a really dynamic world.

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I think that the MBA program is flexible enough to really let your strengths shine and helps you to learn to work with people with other strengths, experience, and cultural backgrounds.  I’m still in touch with some of my classmates. One fourth of July I invited my class up to my parents’ house in Massachusetts and probably fourteen to fifteen people came up and we had a BBQ and they experienced a real American 4th of July, so that was very memorable—being able to share my hometown with my fellow students.

A GLOBAL HULT EXPERIENCE

My time at Hult (then the Arthur D. Little School of Management) exposed me to different global perspectives. Hult gave me the opportunity to meet other mid-level career managers offering different perspectives. It was the whole multicultural experience that I really enjoyed and really benefited from and still do. Later in my career I was asked to head a branch of a Japanese inter-cultural consulting firm. We gave cross-cultural training courses to Japanese companies in Mexico and by that time I had then acquired three cultures. My experience at Hult made me much more culturally aware and able to deal with cross-cultural issues as they came up in my career.

MY CAREER

Former students sometimes get in touch to say that they have graduated from Hult and they’re coming back to Mexico. Depending on their level of experience, I’m well-placed to recommend alumni for positions at my firm or its sister company. I’m happy to offer them a little coaching, or refer their résumé to my colleagues in the headhunting industry. Over the course of the years I’ve probably helped about eight to ten alumni members and I hope to get more involved in the Alumni Association in the future. We’re living in an age where everything is interlinked. I would say alums should really pursue their dreams and take advantage of their alumni network, especially since Hult has grown so large now. Click here To read more Hult Reviews.