Apply now for the EFR Master Career Week committee! Open to all students of the Erasmus University Rotterdam
foreword Florian de Groot President of the 56th EFR board
The Economic Faculty association Rotterdam (EFR), is the recognized school association of the Erasmus School of Economics, faculty of Erasmus University Rotterdam. With over 7000 members, it is one of the most active and professional student organizations of the Netherlands. The mission of EFR is to bridge the gap between theory and practice. To do this, we organize activities for students in every phase of their studies. Whether you walk on campus for the first time or when you are ready to find a job, EFR guides you throughout your student life. At EFR, we find it very important that you can develop yourself outside the lecture halls. Obviously, we believe it is essential that you study well and get good grades. However, there are many things that cannot be taught by reading books. Important skills like communicating within a team, time-management and creativity are only learned through experience. To learn these important skills, we offer you the opportunity to join various committees. One of the committees I would like to give special attention to is our EFR Master Career Week committee.
The Master Career Week committee is meant for students who are interested in a fulltime committee experience. With four fellow students you will go fulltime for eight months, because it will be your task to organize a successful second edition of the EFR Master Career Week. Last year marked the first edition of the event. The previous committee was able to organize five so-called ‘branch bootcamps’, with large companies like Deloitte, Capgemini and Unilever participating. I can assure you it is an amazing experience to talk to and visit these companies. Every day, you will encounter many different aspects of organizing such an impressive event, ranging from being the contact person for large multinationals to project planning and managing a budget. In short, by joining the Master Career Week committee you can develop yourself both personally and professionally. You will make friends for life and also make a great investment for your future. It is the ideal opportunity for ambitious students that want to get the most out of their student life. In the rest of this booklet, you will find more information about the Master Career Week committee, the specific positions we are recruiting for and testimonials from previous committee members. I wish you a pleasant read and I hope to welcome you soon as a member of the newest Master Career Week committee. Florian de Groot President EFR Board 2019-2020
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the EFR Master Career Week Do you want to organise one of the largest recruitment events of the Erasmus University Rotterdam? Do you want to be part of a team of five students that work intensively together and end up as great friends? Do you want to put your knowledge and skills into practice and experience what it is to work on an immense project? If the answers are yes, yes and definitely yes, the Master Career Week committee is your chance to achieve these goals. The Master Career Week committee is a fulltime committee within EFR. This committee organises a recruitment event with multiple offcampus branch bootcamps. What is a branch bootcamp? At a branch bootcamp students get the opportunity to meet different companies within one branch during a one or multiple-day event. The event enables companies to differentiate themselves among other competitors in terms
of culture and work tasks. Examples of branches that were vistied last year were, amongst others: data science. finance and port. The EFR Master Career Week will consist of at least five different bootcamps that take place at various locations in the Netherlands and abroad. Even though you will have a specific position within your team, you will be working very closely with your fellow committee members. This intense fulltime working environment is a great life experience and enables you to learn all kinds of soft skills and teamwork. Within this fulltime working environment, there is also plenty of room to bond with your fellow committee members and have a great extension of your student life. Furthermore, you will become an integral part of EFR and meet a lot of new people such as the EFR Board and other EFR committee members. Together with your committee you will create and enjoy many unforgettable moments throughout the year. As stated before, organising the EFR Master Career Week is a large task. At EFR, we will guide you throughout this process. We can provide professional trainings with for example sales and group coaches to optimally prepare you for your fulltime period. So, to conclude: do you want to have the incredible feeling of working towards a common goal and succeed? Do you want to develop yourself and make friends for life? Are you looking for a challenging project and do you want to be part of the committee that organises EFR’s most promising recruitment event? Then apply now for the Master Career Week committee 2020!
personal, social and professional development personal
social
Learning to handle stress, working in a team, providing effective feedback, receiving criticism and making decisions around tight schedules are important skills that are not easily picked up in the classroom. You might have had a time management class, or read something about giving feedback but it is only after you have put it into practice that you begin to understand the fine nuances of these soft skills.
The EFR organises tons of social activities each year. As a committee member you can participate in almost all of them! From the introduction weekends, parties, committee member weekend, our monthly social drink and other get-togethers; there is always something going on. You will form a very strong bond with your committee and other committee members.
professional
As a fulltime committee member at EFR you will gain a lot of skills during the year by doing. In order to get the most out of this, your professional development will also be supported by several trainings throughout the year.
Next to this, you will gain a professional network and learn more about a large variety of companies and the job opportunities they offer.
support and training
advisory board
financial support
As a fulltime committee member you are not alone in doing your tasks. Next to the EFR board, a special advisory board will be established to advise and support you where needed. The advisory board will consist of former EFR members that have experience in supervising or organising such an event. The committee operates under the direct supervision of the IT Officer & Secretary, the Marketing Officer, the Project Manager General and the Commercial Officer of the EFR board. Together, they form the supervisory board and guide you throughout the year.
The EFR Master Career Week committee is fulltime from May until December. During this time you are not able to work next to your responsibilities. EFR therefore compensates you by providing financial means. You will receive financial compensation for the costs you have to make while performing your duties as fulltime committee member. If you have any questions about financial support, please ask us!
testimonial Friso Oosten Chairman EFR Master Career Week 2019
My name is Friso Oosten and I was the chairman of the first edition of the Master Career Week committee. Being the first edition, there were a lot of new challenges for both the committee and EFR. This was also one of the biggest reasons I decided to apply for the committee. To be able to set up a new event together with a group of highly motivated students is an experience I will never forget. I would have never expected the last 7 months to turn out the way they did and in this time I have learned a lot on both professional and personal level, ranging from how to deal with disappointments in work to solving issues within the committee. In the end, I’m very proud of my committee for setting up an amazing event, exceeding all of our expectations, and setting the bar very high for the coming editions. Of course, there is still a lot of room for improvement, and as the next committee, you will get the chance to both continue the success of the first edition and get the opportunity to improve the event to your own liking together with your colleagues.
testimonial Lisa Vreeken Commissioner of commercial relations EFR Master Career Week 2019
I am Lisa Vreeken and during the first Master Career Week I was one of the Commissioners of Commercial Relations & Events. For this function it was a real challenge to convince the companies to join this amazing new event and thereafter plan the entire Bootcamp. There were a lot of things that we needed to take in consideration; the availability of the companies, the schedules of the students, the restaurants, hotels and many other things. During these 8 months I learned a lot of skills that I never would have learned in class. Setting up the first Master Career Week was way more fun than I had imagined. We had a lot of freedom to decide how we wanted this event to look like and I am incredibly proud of what we have accomplished this first year. Besides learning a lot, it was also a lot of fun! I can happily say that my fellow committee members became really great friends of mine. After office hours we often ate together, went to drinks and parties and we even made a few trips to Zeeland and Antwerp. Even though our fulltime period is over, we still do a lot of nice things together!
last year’s EFR Master Career Week
Last year, the first edition of the EFR Master Career Week was organised. In two weeks’ time, 5 bootcamps took place, spread over the Netherlands. Moreover, the EFR Master Career Week also organised an international business trip to Dublin. A bootcamp consists of three or more companies visits, luxurious dinners and hotel overnight stays. Each bootcamp is focused on a specific branch. The branches are connected to specific masters of the Erasmus School of Economics. The event is the ideal event for every master student to find their future employer. The 5 branch bootcamps that were organized last year were: Port FMCG Finance Big 4 Data science
The EFR Master Career Week distinguishes itself from other recruiting activities because it allows students to get an in-depth few of the possibilities in a certain sector. In just two days, you enable the students to see the subtle differences between the participating companies. For next year, it will be your job to expand the number of bootcamps and paricipating companies
the first edition
Who are we looking for? We are looking for five enthusiastic students, who are ready to dedicate eight months of their life to aim for one single goal: organizing a successful second edition of the EFR Master Career Week.
Being a member of a fulltime committee means also greatly developing yourself both professionally, socially and personally. We are looking for innovative and persistent people, willing to make a change. The Master Career Week committee period starts in May and ends in December. By organising the EFR Master Career Week, you have the opportunity to combine a fulltime working experience with for example an internship, traveling or finishing your studies after the event and enjoy a well-deserved Christmas break.
The Master Career Week committee is open to students of all faculties You do not need to be a member of EFR to apply
greatest 8 months of your life!
chairman As the chairman of the EFR Master Career Week you are the leader, motivator and supporter of the team. Your main responsibility is to lead your committee members in the right direction and make sure the cooperation within the team runs smoothly. As the chairman, you are expected to have a helicopter view over the entire project. Furthermore, you are also the treasurer of the committee and responsible for the budget of the EFR Master Career Week. Especially in this first edition, the treasurer has an extremely important task in safeguarding the financial health and continuity of the EFR Master Career Week. The function of chairman and treasurer is incredibly diverse and gives you a high degree of responsibility. Together with the EFR board it is your job to make sure everything goes as planned. Can you lead the most important committee of EFR?
skills needed:
being responsible strong communication skills being decisive motivator strong analytical skills empathic
commissioner of commercial relations (2x) The commissioners of commercial relations are responsible for all companies participating in the EFR Master Career Week. Together with your fellow commercial it is your task to link students and companies in the best way possible and provide them both with a valuable experience. You will improve your sales skills by trainings from professionals and work closely together with the commercial officer of the EFR board. As a commissioner of commercial relations you will be in touch with many different companies, so it is a great opportunity to discover their differences. As time passes you will notice you are getting closer to your target and you will feel more comfortable taking risks and initiative to make the EFR Master Career Week the most popular off-campus recruitment event! After the acquisition period is over, you are responsible for the planning of the entire week. Can you make this happen?
skills needed:
go-getter strong communcation skills good negotiator pro-active mindset
data officer As the data officer of the EFR Master Career Week, you are responsible for data analysis and the lonterm strategy of the event. As data is becoming the most valuable resource the world owns, this function becomes increasingly important. As data officer, you will work closely with the IT Officer of the board and the commissioner of marketing. Operational tasks like innovating the website and ensuring it runs smoothly is one of your responsibilities. Besides that, you are busy doing research on the event for both the short term and the long term. This can be qualitative and quantative research on, for example, what the needs of students are or in what businesses Erasmus school of Economics master students end up. Also, keeping the long term strategy compatible with the developing environment it is your job to critically evaluate and innovate the project. Do you have the analytical mindset we are looking for?
skills needed: pro-active strategist critical mindset analytical thinking affinity with data creative
commissioner of marketing As the commissioner of marketing you are responsible for the EFR Master Career Week brand in every aspect. It is your job to communicate the presence of the EFR Master Career Week everywhere and to make sure every student knows about the event. You have the chance to see your ideas become real in a professional marketing campaign. Furthermore, you can use your creativity to invent new marketing stunts. Your responsibilities include developing all the promotional material, take care of the corporate identity, decide which stand there will come and be the creative mind behind all promotional stunts. It’s your job to connect students to the right events! In this function, you learn to be creative and a teamplayer, you have to cope with deadlines and you have to show confidence. Are you the new commissioner of marketing?
skills needed: eye for detail spot and explore opportunities good planner creative multitasker
practical information interested or just curious? Take a look at www.efr.nl/mastercareerweek for more information about the committee. If you have any further questions, you can walk by our office in the G-Building (GB-46) or contact Florian de Groot by sending an email to challenge@efr.nl or calling +31(0)10 408 11 46. Also, we are excited to tell you all about the event during a coffee (or tea)! Florian de Groot, President 2019-2020 challenge@efr.nl +31 6 22 96 08 61
informal recruitment drink Do you want to know more about the committee and ask your question in person to one of our board members? Come to the informal recruitment drink on March 2nd! For details, please consult our website or our socials.
practical information application process You can apply for a position in the EFR Master Career Week committee by sending an e-mail with your CV and motivation letter to challenge@efr.nl. After the application closes, you will be invited for your first interview. This interview is intended to get acquainted. In this interview, you can explain your motivation why you applied for this committee and answer questions about about the project in general as well as the specific functions within the committee. After the first interview, you can be selected for a second interview where you will be asked to solve specific function-related cases. Thereafter, you will hear if you are selected to organise the EFR Master Career Week 2020!
made your decision?
Send your CV and motivation letter to: challenge@efr.nl Deadline: March 8, 2020
www.efr.nl/mcw challenge@efr.nl