GGSB MSc Finance - Grenoble Ecole de Management

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GGSB MSc Finance
April 2013
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Is there something that worries you about
the financial industry
What worries me is that despite the new
financial methods we hear about to prevent
financial crises, crises still hit and are
unpredictable. I once heard that “It is enough to
believe in a financial crisis for it to happen”,
while recovering from them costs a lot of time
and resources.
What, in your opinion, are the skills required
to become a high performing finance
professional
I believe that some of the key skills are paying
attention to details, be organized, problem
solving and having knowledge of different
financial software systems. However, these
skills could be found in many people and to be
distinguishable requires developing
interpersonal and managerial skills.
What would be a typical working day for
you A typical vacation day
On a typical working day (Sat-Wed) I would be
in my office from 8:00 am until 5:00 pm during
which I will be running the activities of the
finance department. I would also be having
almost daily meetings with the management
regarding our donors, budget, fund raising and
the status of the audit process. Other donors,
partners and bank related meetings are also
very common.
My program on a typical vacation day (Thu-Fri)
would be either spending time with friends and
family. But in all cases my program must
include sleeping as much as I can to
compensate for working hard during the week.
What are your most memorable moments at
GGSB
The best thing was the students’ diversity, as
the MSc Finance-London 08/09 class was made
of 26 students with 21 different nationalities.
The friends I made there were the main thing
that kept me going throughout the year, but
the memorable moment was when one of my
classmates from Colombia Fabio Hernández
asked me to be the best man at his wedding
which took place in London.
What advice do you have for the 2012-2013
MSc in Finance students
Back then, my flatmates kept telling me that I
had no life and I needed to go out more often.
My advice to the MSc in Finance 12/13 is the
same as my response to them: “It is okay to
spend more time studying and less time out if
your future depends on it”. Until now I believe I
did the right thing as this degree helped me a
lot to develop my career.
Sanaa, Yemen
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