<p>Darren talks with N&#39;doli Jean-Hugues &quot;Cherif,&quot; a French and Ivorian candidate who gained admission to both INSEAD and London Business School&#39;s MBA programs. Cherif, an older full-time MBA candidate with diverse experience across five roles - including audit, management consulting, investment banking and infrastructure project finance in the public and private sector - shares his five key success factors for MBA admissions.</p><p><strong>Topics</strong></p><ul><li>Introduction (0:00)</li><li>Cherif&#39;s Background &amp; Pre-MBA Plan &amp; Goals (3:10)</li><li>How Cherif Found Career Mentors &amp; Built Future Opportunities (10:40)</li><li>Cherif&#39;s 5 Key Success Factors</li><ul><li>Unwavering Focus (17:20)</li><li>Strategic Peer Review (27:15)</li><li>Work with a Consultant (34:30)</li><li>Self-awareness (43:15)</li><li>Narrative Coherence (52:30)</li></ul><li>How Cherif Assessed his Competitiveness (1:00:00)</li><li>Cherif&#39;s Interview Tips for Insead &amp; London Business School (1:07:10)</li></ul><ul><li>Cherif&#39;s Final Tips (1:24:00)</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>About Our Guest</strong></p><p><strong>N&#39;doli Jean-Hugues Cherif</strong> graduated from Cranfield University with a Masters in Management and Concordia University with a Bachelors in Political Science. He will be attending the Insead MBA program in Fontainebleau, France, focused on a post-MBA career in infrastructure-focused private equity.</p><p>After getting his Masters, Cherif worked as an auditor for PwC, management consultant for Square Management, and then in Financial Advisory and Project Finance for the government of Côte d&#39;Ivoire and then as an investment banker for Obara Capital. He then returned to Paris with his family to do Financial Advisory and Project Finance for Egis.</p><p><strong>Show Notes</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/n-doli-jean-hugues-cherif-n-a8184867/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Follow N&#39;doli Jean-Hugues Cherif on LinkedIn</a></li><li><a href="https://touchmba.com/how-i-got-into-insead-mba-5-success-factors-ndoli-jean-hugues-cherif/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">How I Got Into Insead &amp; London Business School: 5 Game-Changing Success Factors by N&#39;doli Jean-Hugues Cherif (My Admissions Journey Series)</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insead.edu/master-programmes/master-business-administration" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Insead MBA</a></li><li><a href="https://www.infravenir.com/en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Infravenir: Young Infrastructure Professionals in France</a></li><li><a href="https://amzn.to/4oS1xb7" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Glocap Guide To Getting A Job In Private Equity: Behind the Scenes Insight Into How PE Funds Hire by Brian Korb</a></li><li><a href="https://www.joinleland.com/coach/london-l/mba" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">London L. - MBA Admissions Consultant</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>More Resources</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://touchmba.com/free-school-selection-guidance/">Get free school selection help at Touch MBA</a></li><li><a href="https://touchmba.com/schools/">Get pre-assessed by top international MBA programs</a></li><li><a href="https://go.touchmba.com/view/courses/edge" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Get the Admissions Edge Course: Proven Techniques for Admission to Top Business Schools</a></li><li><a href="https://touchmba.com/favorite-mba-application-tools/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Our favorite MBA application tools (after advising 4,000 applicants)</a></li></ul><p><br></p>