ESCP Business School MiM – Sample Essays & LOR

ESCP MiM Sample Essays – 1

ESCP MiM Essay 1: International Experience: please comment on an international/multicultural experience that has influenced you in particular and explain why (200 words maximum).

My family is in the business of selling essential oils in various international markets via ecommerce channels. I was responsible for customer support and I resolved any customer queries and complaints. In this role, I had numerous opportunities to interact with clients from North America, France, Germany, UK and other European countries. I used to listen to their health and beauty concerns and then suggest them with suitable essential oil and also guide them on how to use the oils. Talking to people from over 15 countries, solving their purchase-related problems or answering their queries has helped me understand the different nuances of various cultures.

I believe this unique experience has equipped me to understand and appreciate people from all over the world. I have learnt to navigate through simple things such as their accents and gestures, to complex things such as cultural norms and differences. As a person who is sensitive and appreciative of different cultural aspects, I am confident of navigating cultural barriers and thriving in ESCP’s diverse and international community.

ESCP MiM Essay 2: Work Experience: please comment on your most significant work experience related to the field of the programme for which your are applying (200 words maximum).

Financial Accounting of my family business: For the last 4 years, I have spent a considerable time growing and supporting my family business, which has a turnover of $500K. I am responsible for Managing inventory, returns, discounts and payment reconciliation activities on a monthly basis. In addition, I assist our chartered accountant in financial accounting and bookkeeping.

Automatic Stock Trading Algorithm: I applied these concepts to build an automatic stock trading algorithm for Reliance with over 10% annualised returns. I also won the best project award in a national competition for developing an effective equity selection model based on business headlines scanning over 5000 new articles in a week to predict trend lines and movements of the stock market.

ESCP MiM Essay 3: Extracurricular activities: please comment on the positions of responsibility you have held at school, in clubs and/or societies. Outline your hobbies, general interests and other activities (200 words maximum).

Vice President, Technology Club: I was responsible for bringing in renowned professors and corporate professionals for seminars and lectures on a wide range of technology topics. I also organised training classes for my batchmates and juniors on how to prepare for interviews at technology companies – This included practice on coding, mock interviews, group discussions.

I have also represented my college in various national hackathon events like Smart India Hackathon, Spotle National Hackathons and won multiple awards.

Social Welfare and Community Service: For over 3 years, I have involved myself in teaching underprivileged kids, distributing food to the downtrodden communities through NGOs and social impact clubs. As a victim of sexual harassment at the young age of 15, I do everything in my capacity to voice and speak up against it. I have created support groups and conducted workshops to spread awareness about the legal rights and protection women have in India, with respect to sexual harassment. This helped create a positive and inclusive environment where the victims can get the necessary emotional and physical support they need.

In addition, I am a lover of romance and tragedy novels, my favourite of them all – “Wuthering Heights” by Emily Bronte.

Motivation Letter: Complete

I am a Computer Science Engineer with a great passion to solve real world problems using technology. When the COVID hit and there was a dearth of testing kits, I developed a Covid detection solution using X-Ray scans. As a part of internships with regional governmental bodies, I have also built intelligent Traffic Lights systems, and algorithms to predict forest fires that operated at 87 percent accuracy. Through these projects, I have honed my analytical and problem solving skills.

For the last 4 years, I have spent a considerable time growing and supporting my family business. I helped in acquiring customers, managing invoices, answering customer queries and complaints. As the business grew, we hired a Chartered Accountant to help with the financial bookkeeping. Assisting our accountant was my first hand formal experience in Finance. Curious to learn more, I self taught the concepts of Finance using Coursera and Linkedin Learning. Reading the Financial Times and debating over stock market and other topics with my father were a common occurrence. My interest in Finance piqued beyond books and applied these learnings into real projects. I built an automatic stock trading algorithm for Reliance with over 10% annualised returns. I also won the best project award in a national competition for developing an effective equity selection model based on business headlines scanning over 5000 new articles in a week to predict trend lines and movements of the stock market.

Being exposed to and interested in Finance, I want to build my long term career in this domain. To achieve my goals, I need the knowledge and understanding of not only Finance but the end-to-end business as a whole. I need to understand different facets of the business world, how financial decisions are made from project level to organisation level, and how strategy influences the operations of an organisation. I strongly believe the MiM from ESCP Business School will equip me with necessary knowledge and understanding of the business world. Electives Applied investment banking, Financial strategy of firms or financial analyst will strengthen my foundation in Finance while courses in Strategy will impart the holistic business understanding. The intensive case based learning will broaden my horizon with real world scenarios and business problems.

After my MiM studies, my goal is to land a role in the finance industry. An ideal role for me would be Financial Analyst either in Private Equity or Investment Banking firms such as JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs. Such a role would give me hands-on experience on different aspects of finance such as how firms manage capital structure, how firms balance risks and return, how financial decisions are made in a company etc. More importantly it gives me exposure to different sectors, and industry best practises that will play a key role in attaining my long term goal of leading the Finance & Treasury function for one of the Fortune 500 companies.