- My name is Vivian.
I'm from China.
Right now I work at Vipshop Holdings Ltd
and it's the third largest
e-commerce platform in China
and it's the largest
lifestyle e-commerce platform
in the world.
I started off as an
MBA trainee at Vipshop.
Then four months later, right
now I'm a senior manager
in charge of logistics
and ERP and marketing
in this new project called Vipmax.
Basically we are building
off price chain stores
under the e-commerce platform.
Because I'm doing somewhere
like an entrepreneurship
project under Vipshop.
So I believe that the
design thinking course
really impact me a lot.
It generates new ideas
and polished business models along the way
for my new project.
The Cambridge MBA Careers team
definitely helped me a lot.
I've booked a one-on-one
career advisory services
and before my Vipshop interviews,
I did a resume check with them.
I had a one-on-one mock
interview with them
so it's definitely very helpful.
I did switch sectors,
actually both job function
and location.
So before MBA, I was
doing product marketing,
e-commerce marketing at
L'Oréal China for three years.
And I also did a little
bit my social media work.
Right now I moved to Guangzhou
because that was the
headquarters for Vipshop.
And also I switched from product marketing
to, right now, everything!
Logistics, marketing, ERP, yeah.
It's quite a challenging process.
So first, you really need to plan ahead,
you need to think about where
you want to be after MBA.
It doesn't need to be very
clear, it can be a rough mind.
I always knew that I want to stay in China
but I want to switch to a different city
or switch to a different job function,
for example from FMCG to
e-commerce or internet companies.
So that's how I worked
straight to that point.
Cambridge MBA program
is a one year program
so it's very intensive
and you have a lot to do during the MBA.
And to find a job or to secure a job,
it's pretty crucial for you.
