Hi Team,

I've 6 years of experience working at the top 5 MNCs. I'm a German language graduate and have good command over German. Below is the status of all exams:

GMAT- Didn't take
GRE- Didn't take
IELTS Academic- 7.5 Band
German Language proficiency- C1 level
Experience- 6+ years with (3+years at Amazon in Pre-sales) and 3 years at LinkedIn as a Digital Marketing Consultant).

Which of these B Schools would be the best bet? Also, shall I consider writing GMAT/GRE? If I have to choose between ESB Reutlingen and HWR Berlin, which one would be the best for me?

ESB Reutlingen and Hochschule Pforzheim both have AACSB accreditation now. So, if one needs to choose among these two which one would be the best bet.

Thanks.

You should aim at better schools but ESB > Pforzheim> big gap > HWR.

So, among these three ESB is better B school. Right, Duncan?

For most people, yes. Pforzheim has some interesting auto industry links, but ESB is a better school.

And, of course, the region has a much more favourable labour market than Berlin, a much poorer city with a lot of foreign students.

Hi MBA in Germany, I would like to mention that Pforzheim has links to much more than just the auto industry. I'm a current MBA student in the International MBA program and have networked with a lot of the MBA alumni from our program who have moved into a variety of industries. You can do a quick search on LinkedIn to look at members that have graduated from HS Pforzheim and you will see MBA alumni working on AI projects for Bosch, Supply Chain management for DHL, lots of consultants & senior manager roles at large & boutique consulting firms. I am basing this from first-hand knowledge meeting previous alumni in our classroom. Even on rankings (depending which you look at) Pforzheim ranks higher than ESB in some cases. I am proud to be an MBA student at Pforzheim and have met way more people in German industry than I did at my university in Berlin or back in California. They really do a good job getting you to network in the German industry here. Another think to note is the rankings don't guarantee a salary.

To be fair, just talking to strangers at the train station, you will meet more people in Germany industry anywhere in West Germany than in Berlin or California.

And if you didn't notice that Bosch is one of the world's biggest suppliers of auto components, then spend more time chatting at the station.

Another think to note is the rankings don't guarantee a salary.

To be fair, just talking to strangers at the train station, you will meet more people in Germany industry anywhere in West Germany than in Berlin or California.

And if you didn't notice that Bosch is one of the world's biggest suppliers of auto components, then spend more time chatting at the station.

Hi @duncan
Would Pforzheim MBA be better than ESB and EBS for being able to get finance jobs afterwards?

Best,
Sidd