Darren talks with N'doli Jean-Hugues "Cherif," a French and Ivorian candidate who gained admission to both INSEAD and London Business School's MBA programs. Cherif, an older full-time MBA candidate with diverse experience across five roles - including audit, management consulting, investment banking and infrastructure project finance in the public and private sector - shares his five key success factors for MBA admissions.
Topics
- Introduction (0:00)
- Cherif's Background & Pre-MBA Plan & Goals (3:10)
- How Cherif Found Career Mentors & Built Future Opportunities (10:40)
- Cherif's 5 Key Success Factors
- Unwavering Focus (17:20)
- Strategic Peer Review (27:15)
- Work with a Consultant (34:30)
- Self-awareness (43:15)
- Narrative Coherence (52:30)
- How Cherif Assessed his Competitiveness (1:00:00)
- Cherif's Interview Tips for Insead & London Business School (1:07:10)
- Cherif's Final Tips (1:24:00)
About Our Guest
N'doli Jean-Hugues Cherif graduated from Cranfield University with a Masters in Management and Concordia University with a Bachelors in Political Science. He will be attending the Insead MBA program in Fontainebleau, France, focused on a post-MBA career in infrastructure-focused private equity.
After getting his Masters, Cherif worked as an auditor for PwC, management consultant for Square Management, and then in Financial Advisory and Project Finance for the government of Côte d'Ivoire and then as an investment banker for Obara Capital. He then returned to Paris with his family to do Financial Advisory and Project Finance for Egis.
Show Notes
- Follow N'doli Jean-Hugues Cherif on LinkedIn
- How I Got Into Insead & London Business School: 5 Game-Changing Success Factors by N'doli Jean-Hugues Cherif (My Admissions Journey Series)
- Insead MBA
- Infravenir: Young Infrastructure Professionals in France
- The Glocap Guide To Getting A Job In Private Equity: Behind the Scenes Insight Into How PE Funds Hire by Brian Korb
- London L. - MBA Admissions Consultant
More Resources
- Get free school selection help at Touch MBA
- Get pre-assessed by top international MBA programs
- Get the Admissions Edge Course: Proven Techniques for Admission to Top Business Schools
- Our favorite MBA application tools (after advising 4,000 applicants)
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