Friday, January 16, 2015

JA Fellows Outstanding Young Business Person Award

The Outstanding Young Business Person is a 9th-12th student who embraces opportunity and
entrepreneurship, has a clear desire to be a better person, promotes innovative thinking 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 in interest in pursuing a career in business.

There are two stages for this category:
o Part 1 – Essay & Student Resume submission
o Part 2 – In-person Interview

OYBP Part 1 - Essay
 The first part of the individual competition requires all interested students to e-mail a 250-500 word response to the statement below along with a current student resume by 8:00p.m. on Friday, February 13, 2015 to jafellowsdocs@gmail.com.
 Responses are to be typed as a professional word document and included as an attachment.
 The students with the top responses will move onto the second phase consisting of an in-person
interview. Please, note that you have to be present the day of the competition for the interview. No
Skype or phone interviews will be permitted.

Essay Question
The JA Fellows theme this year is Striving for Excellence, please describe how YOU strive for excellence in the areas of Business excellence, Personal excellence, Academic excellence and Teamwork excellence. As a JA Fellow, you’ve had the opportunity to become a real entrepreneur. How has this experience impacted your personal growth as a young professional and how has this program influenced your post-secondary plans?

OYBP Part 2: Interview
 Interviews will take place at the annual competition in front of a panel of judges. Student must be
present the day of the competition (Skype or phone interviews are not permitted).
 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.