35 worldwide alumni chapters
rsm alumni are active in more than 100 countries
more than 28,000 worldwide alumni
CAREER IMPACT
employer benefits Your company is a direct beneficiary of the RSM EMBA. Expect to bring renewed energy and the latest strategic ideas and cuttingedge knowledge into your role – to be shared with and to inspire others within your organisation. An RSM EMBA will connect your company to a worldwide resource of experts, institutes, and other firms. You will enjoy a swift and tangible return on investment via the programme’s applied In-Company Project.
Improving your future career From improved performance in your organisation to longterm recognition as someone with ambition and advanced knowledge, you can expect to reap the benefits of your RSM EMBA for the rest of your career. An EMBA not only changes other people’s perception of you, it changes how you see yourself. Almost all of our EMBA alumni say that they achieved a sense of personal and professional empowerment after the programme, a deep awareness of the opportunities out there, and a real sense of how those opportunities can be turned into reality. Career support Your motivation for embarking on your EMBA has been well researched and thought through. There are more challenges ahead though. Experiences in the EMBA programme might make you rethink your future. To assist you with your progress
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and decision-making, RSM gives you the opportunity to receive one-to-one career advice from one of RSM’s experienced career coaching professionals. By exploring your past experience and reflecting on your skills, goals and dreams, we will guide you through the changes you want to make. We will also advise you how to improve and make use of your and our network, both socially and professionally, to support you in making the most of your talents and competences. Global corporate network As an RSM EMBA participant, your corporate network will comprise the international and talented peers within the programme. The intensity of the EMBA experience cultivates strong bonds and lifelong networks. New connections will also be formed with executives from the companies that support RSM in multiple endeavours and events. By the time
you graduate from the programme, your personal contacts will span continents, generations, and industries. Alumni network Upon graduation from the programme, you will join RSM’s alumni network, which includes alumni from all of RSM degree programmes, consisting of more than 28,000 professionals across more than 100 countries. Annual class reunions, regional chapters, discussion panels, conferences, and social events such as sailing regattas are just a sample of the many activities that take place within this growing community – and which will guarantee your continued access to an increasingly international corporate network. The RSM alumni network also brings opportunities for lifelong learning and professional development, post-graduation and throughout your career.
Return on investment for your company About 40 per cent of our current EMBA participants receive some form of company sponsorship. In return for financial sponsorship, participants usually agree to stay with their companies for a specified period of time. Most sponsored participants sign loyalty agreements lasting between one and four years after completion of the programme. Our research shows that most companies feel they have received a full return on their investment a mere six months after their employee commences the programme, thanks to their candidate’s improved performance and expanded networks. Supporting high potentials There are many ways a company can sponsor its high potential employees. The most obvious is through the financing of tuition fees and expenses, both of which are tax deductible. Companies also lend support by providing participants with scope to apply new ideas within. While our schedule is designed to minimise time away from the office, an important resource a company can offer an EMBA participant is time.
“RSM forces you not to take things for granted. Everyone, including professors, is challenging each other to critically process material from the curriculum. Students are constantly challenged to share their opinions, creating discussion and adding their view to the cases we’re covering.” Daan van der Schroeff, Dutch Executive MBA’14
“I am aware of how I communicate with others, and able to recognise if it is in line with what I want from the others. I also pay attention to my social network inside the company, now I have realised it is a fundamental asset for my work.” Narcisa Radvanszky, Romanian Executive MBA’13
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