RC ‘10[1]

A guide to The ICON Recruitment Challenge 2010 for dummies and non-dummies alike!

(NTUSU Tribune - Careers Page - Jan '10)

The Integrated Career Opportunities Network (ICON) Recruitment Challenge is back, and this is a complete guide to the RC (or so we’d like to think!).

First up, we’ll give you an idea of what the Recruitment Challenge is all about and what’s in it for you...

The Recruitment Challenge or RC is an opportunity for all of you out there to experience what a real-world recruitment process is like. It is divided into three primary stages-

·         Stage one involves submission of your resumes to the companies participating in the RC. This year the registration can be done at our booth between the 26^th to the 28^th of January followed by resume submission approximately a fortnight later. For the exact location and timings of the booth, look at one of our posters and banners around school. Most companies only accept a limited number of resumes and submission is on a first come, first serve basis, so don’t miss out on this opportunity!

·         The second stage will take place in February. Applicants selected by the companies will go through interviews identical to those that one encounters in an actual job search. A second group of selected applicants will get to participate in Group Discussions moulded on the lines of probable situations encountered in a working environment.

·         The most exciting stage is stage three, the Grand Finale. Five finalists from each of the two branches of the second stage battle it out to determine the winner of the RC. And there’s exciting prizes up for grabs!

A question you might ask upfront is what’s in it for you – the NTU student? Why should you take the trouble to update your resume and submit it to us? Well there are loads of reasons and here are some of them spelled out...

Firstly, participating in the RC gives you a feel of what a real-world recruitment process is like - invaluable experience for when you’re actually searching for a job. Secondly, it’s probably the only place where you can get feedback from the HRs of reputed firms on your resume. This feedback will not only allow you to figure out the areas that you can improve in but will also tell you what exactly firms are looking for. Thirdly, the top three contestants will get an internship and a cash prize. Exciting, isn’t it? So what are you waiting for, get to working on your resume and come look for us on the 26^th of January!

Reputed Firms. “Hmmm”, you might think. “I wonder what they mean by that”. So here’s a sneak peak at the firms you can expect to see at this year’s Recruitment Challenge.

SHELL

Shell is a well-known petroleum and petrochemical giant with a strong worldwide presence. It is one of the world’s six “supermajors”. Shell was listed as the world’s largest corporation for 2009 by Fortune and named the world’s second largest corporation by Forbes. Other sectors the company has a presence in include those related to the fledgling domain of renewable energy in its various forms such as wind and solar. For more information on the corporation, log onto their website – www.shell.com

The presence of Shell in the RC adds a new dimension to the RC, opening it up to a larger population of NTU students. 

BIOSENSORS INTERNATIONAL

Biosensors International is a medical device company and this is the first year of its participation in the RC. The company is involved in the development, manufacture and marketing of innovative medical devices for interventional cardiology and critical care procedures. It has its global headquarters in Singapore and has been listed on the SGX since 2005. For more information head to www.biosensors.com

We hope that the addition of a company from this sector makes the RC all that much more exciting for all you potential participants out there!

PROCTER AND GAMBLE

Procter and Gamble, better known as P&G is an American multinational Fortune 500 corporation that manufactures a myriad of consumer goods. P&G is the world’s 8^th largest corporation in terms of market capitalization (as of 2008) with a market capitalization exceeding the GDP of a multitude of countries! The corporation is also credited with a few business innovations including the ‘soap opera’[1]. For more information log onto www.pg.com

Those are big names so far right! We weren’t exaggerating!

CREDIT SUISSE

Credit Suisse is a well-known financial services company with a global presence. It provides financial services such as private banking, asset management and investment banking. The firm was established since 1856 and has now grown to reach a market capitalization of 68 thousand million (figure as of 30^th September, 2009). As usual, for more information, visit – www.credit-suisse.com

For all of you interested in pursuing careers in the banking and finance sector, here is your opportunity!

CITIBANK

Founded in 1812, Citibank is the consumer banking arm of Citigroup. Citigroup was the third largest bank holding company in the United States as of June 2009 (in terms of total assets). Citibank not only provides standard banking services, but also provides insurance and credit card services among others. More information is available at – www.citibank.com 

For all those who thought we’d left out the finance and banking sector, here’s another banking firm to apply to.

ICON is proud to have these renowned firms as part of RC’10. We hope that these names instigate you to bring your A game to this year’s Recruitment Challenge. If this didn’t turn out to be quite the informative guide, shot us an email and we’ll correct the oversight with immediate effect! Our email addres: su-icon@ntu.edu.sg

Hope to see you at this year’s RC J

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[1] A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on television or radio.