Who is the Sloan Fellowship designed for?
Sloan Fellows are rich in diversity, coming from around the globe and from a wide range of roles and industry sectors. Self-sponsored or supported financially by their company, they are highly-regarded and highly-motivated managers, professionals and entrepreneurs with an impressive track record of success. All are actively seeking the knowledge and skills that will prepare them for the next phase of their careers and typically:
- wish to move from functional to general and strategic management
- aspire to a greater leadership role
- are planning a change of career or industry sectors
- are or plan to be entrepreneurs and need a range of general management skills
- seek an intellectual challenge as a base for developing their career
- are looking for a rigorous and focused approach to personal and professional development
- are preparing for the most senior, international positions in business and industry.
The Sloan Fellowship is designed for people who already have significant career achievement and experience of decision making at strategic levels. Sloan Fellows therefore have a strong base on which to evaluate new concepts and theories, and to build a new and exciting toolbox of ideas, models and skills.
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These figures represent a typical Sloan class*:
| Number of students | 57 |
| Range of relevant experience | 7-25 |
| % of women | 19% |
| Nationalities represented | 23 |
| Average GMAT | 650 |
Nationality by region
| Africa / Middle East | 10% |
| Asia | 36% |
| Continental Europe | 16% |
| Eastern Europe | 3% |
| North and South America | 19% |
| UK | 16% |
Job function
| Accounting / finance | 11% |
| Consulting | 9% |
| General management | 42% |
| IT | 5% |
| Marketing and sales | 9% |
| Medical | 2% |
| New business development | 2% |
| Operations management | 13% |
| Professional services | 2% |
| Project management | 5% |
Industry sector
|
Accounting / finance |
23% |
|
Advertising / media / PR |
3% |
|
Consulting |
10% |
|
Energy / engineering |
5% |
| FMCG | 7% |
| Industry / manufacturing |
24% |
| IT / telecommunications | 15% |
| Leisure / retail / entertainment | 2% |
| Military | 2% |
| Professional services | 2% |
| Public / not for profit | 7% |
*These figures represent a typical Sloan class. Our admissions decisions are taken in accordance with best equal opportunities practice.
