Hi!
1. I'm from IT background professionally with 5years of Work-ex but do have some Digital Marketing freelancing exposure and wish to transition to the same industry. Would a 12 month MBA from ESMT (Jan-Dec 19) be helpful in doing the same than upto a 21 month MBA from HHL with a 3-6 months internship option?
2. I've taken German language classes upto A2 though Listening isn't that good as of now.
2. Fee-wise ESMT is on higher side than HHL.

Which one should I go with ? I need to make an early decision.

HHL will give you more time to learn German, and in Berlin you'll spend more time speaking English than German. HHL is much more a digital and startup school. ESMT feels more big brand and corporate.

Thanks for the response, Duncan! So going by my goals and aspirations, HHL should be a better fit as I could have more flexibility to intern and make a career to a different industry. Isn't it?

What industry are you looking to switch to?

What industry are you looking to switch to?

I do wonder, surely a role like digital strategist will require really excellent German. Have you seen other foreigners use an MBA to transition into these roles in Germany?

I do wonder, surely a role like digital strategist will require really excellent German. Have you seen other foreigners use an MBA to transition into these roles in Germany?

I think you need to speak to people in that role and see if foreigners can get into it.

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I'm targeting the Digital Marketing/Analytics Industry and aiming for a Digital Strategist role.
There might be roles like this in internationally-oriented startups but in terms of the broader workforce, most of these kinds of jobs will require German skills. You can polish your language skills during the MBA but you will not have enough time to gain fluency.