College des Ingenieurs Reviews

Pros

Insights in various fields like Entrepreneurship, Strategy, Leadership, Innovation. Getting to know interesting people such as CEOs of big corporates, founder of new startups, and most of all your fellows with who you are going through this 10-month journey.

Cons

Be aware that these are 10 intense months, you should enjoy traveling since you do it every 2 weeks.

Advice to Management

More transparent communication about matching procedure and organisational changes.

Pros

- Great fellows - Interesting missions in a range of companies from different industries - Variety of classes - Time for reflection - Great Network in large Corporations and Consulting

Cons

- Information could be shared more transparently and on time

Advice to Management

Continue to support fellows. Be more transparent

Pros

- Amazing MBA fellows - Great projects in industry - Excellent network in Europe - Classes with CEOs and Professors from prestigious institutions - Industry funded MBA - Selection is merit-based

Cons

- Information could be shared earlier

Pros

the people on the class (fellows) are very bright. some professors give interesting classes but due to time constrains those are very superficial. Nothing positive about the company itself, see cons.

Cons

The CDI is a disgresful institution advertising free education and stipends for their students (called fellows) just to exploit and bully young people. The quality of the classes are very low and the topics are covered superficially. Then the fellows are ''sold'' as consultants by to certain affiliated companies for a large amount of money, although the salaries for those consultants are very low. The CDI explains... this as the remainder money go into the cost of education. In reality, the CDI is not an educational institution but a bunch of profit-interested individuals. Fellows experience numerous issues, ranging from bullying, harassment and discrimination from the CDI Staff, followed by lack of transparency in all processes, spontaneous and random conflicts between the Staff and the fellows and unjustifiable contract terminations. CDI's only purpose is not to train people, but to take advantage of smart but inexperienced graduates hoping for a better career, all at the promise of free education. That's disgusting! It may seem like a very good opportunity but in reality it is not what it seems. For your own sake, please stay away from them!

Advice to Management

As a consulting-oriented company you can't manage and behave yourselves professionally.

Pros

- opportunity to work for great companies as a consultant - opportunity to network

Cons

- salary is quite low - salary difference pays for MBA lessons: their quality is inconsistent

Advice to Management

more transparency

Pros

Great selection of smart people to work as temporary junior consultants. In the German Promotion there is also a great selection of potential "missions".

Cons

The Paris-based missions are often not as exciting and limited to few big companies in departments that don't always fit your profile. The management of the school is very unprofessional, not transparent regarding courses and examinations, and rules by fear. Once you're "in", they own you. Also, there is no general engagement of the management to create an alumni network for the Paris-based Promotion (unlike the... German Network that exists).

Advice to Management

Be more positive in your communication, more professional in the training, and more eager to help us develop ourselves than giving us the feeling that you're using us for the sole reason to make money. The former students are your most valuable asset.

Pros

Get to know a lot of very interesting personalities and a strong network of interesting people.

Cons

Kind of chaotic and no real interest to the students. Makes us feel very much like a product to sell to the market with maximum profit.

Advice to Management

- Try listening to the advises of the fellows how they are experiencing the program - Monitor the quality of the courses. Some were of really bad quality.

Pros

The other fellows at the Collège, you get to know very interesting people.

Cons

The administrative procedures and support to the consultants could be much better.

Advice to Management

There should be a closer relationship between the managers and the consutants. The web page should be improved.