QUB Apprentice
Jedi Jim is on the hunt for the QUB Apprentice 2011. Do you have what it takes?
Deloitte are offering a prestigious 2 week placement and £200 vouchers for one lucky winner.
How to apply:
You will need to email the following to apprentice@qub.ac.uk by 12 noon Friday 14th October 2011.
· CV (maximum 2 sides of an A4 page)
Please note that your CV must include the following information: full name, student number, QUB email, course details, term time address and mobile telephone number.
· 30 second ‘elevator pitch’ video clip. Your ‘elevator pitch’ should demonstrate why you should be chosen as The QUB Apprentice (if you do not have the facility to record a clip please let us know by stating this in your email and arrangements will be made to assist you in filming your pitch)
Competition details:
Applications open at 9am Monday 19th September 2011 and close at 12noon Friday 14th October 2011.
20 candidates will be shortlisted from the initial application stage. Details of the shortlisted candidates will be made available via the SU website. Students will then vote for their favourite candidate in an online poll and the final seven contestants will be chosen.
Similar to the BBC series The Apprentice, the seven chosen contestants will embark on a series of tasks which are designed to test your creativity, presentation, leadership, negotiation and interview skills. After each task you will face the boardroom panel where at least one contestant will be ‘fired’.
You’re Hired!
The final boardroom will be hosted by BBC’s The Apprentice contestant Jim Eastwood. This will be a public event held in The Space in the Students’ Union on Wednesday 23rd November 2011. An after party will also take place in the Students’ Union.
At the final boardroom event the final 2 contestants will face Jim Eastwood. Jedi Jim will ‘hire’ one lucky winner to be crowned The QUB Apprentice 2011 and awarded a prestigious 2 week placement with Deloitte as well as £200 vouchers.
The winner of The QUB Apprentice will also be accredited with the Queen’s DegreePlus award in recognition of your extra curricular achievement.
Terms and Conditions:
Contestants MUST be available all day on the following dates for the competition:
Task 1 - Wednesday 26th October 2011
Task 2 - Wednesday 2nd November 2011
Task 3 - Wednesday 9th November 2011
Final event - Wednesday 23rd November 2011
Applicants may also need to dedicate a considerable amount of time to the final task the week of the 14th November. No absences from timetabled classes will be required however.
If there are any clashes with timetables, the SU will liaise with your School, however no guarantees can be made that they will accept the absence.
By applying applicants are agreeing to be interviewed, photographed and filmed throughout the duration of the process. Footage of The QUB Apprentice may be broadcast through online media and other media types.
You must be available during Easter break 2012 to take up your 2 week placement with Deloitte if you win the competition.
Enquiries can be emailed to apprentice@qub.ac.uk, however please note that details of the specific tasks and other aspects of the competition are top secret and questions relating to this will not be answered!
Will you be one of the lucky seven? Apply now!
