Criteria
Ø The Outstanding Young Business Person is a student who embraces opportunity and entrepreneurship, has a clear desire to be a better person, and continues to grow personally and professionally. We are looking for students who demonstrate growth over their JA Fellows experience. The OYBP will be able to acknowledge challenges they faced in their company and how they overcame those challenges. This person will display professionalism, great communication skills, and have an interest in pursuing a career in business.
Ø The Outstanding Young Business Person is a student who embraces opportunity and entrepreneurship, has a clear desire to be a better person, and continues to grow personally and professionally. We are looking for students who demonstrate growth over their JA Fellows experience. The OYBP will be able to acknowledge challenges they faced in their company and how they overcame those challenges. This person will display professionalism, great communication skills, and have an interest in pursuing a career in business.
Ø There are two stages to this award:
o Part 1 – Essay
o Part 2 – In-person Interview
OYBP Part 1 - Essay
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The first part of the
individual competition requires all interested students to e-mail a 250-500 word
response to the statement below by 12:00pm on February 15th to jafellowsdocs@gmail.com.Ø Responses are to be typed in a word document and included as an attachment.
Ø The students with the top responses will move onto the second phase consisting of an in-person interview.
Essay Question
As a JA Fellow, you have experienced firsthand the successes and challenges of running a company. What were some of those of challenges? What role does leadership play in your company experience and what are the qualities that you feel are most important for an effective leader to possess? How did you provide leadership in the company and what lessons have you learned that can help you reach your leadership potential? How did the program influence you in your future decisions?
OYBP Part 2:
Interview
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Interviews will take
place at the annual competition in front of a panel of judges.
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Interviews will be a
maximum of 10 minutes in length and may cover any aspect of your JA Fellows
experience. Should any questions be asked about current events or trends (from
a business perspective), all students will be given the same prior notice about
the potential topics or questions.