ERD Recruitment Booklet 2011

We are looking for you!

Dear student, Let me briefly introduce you to what the Erasmus Recruitment Days is and what to expect from organizing this great event.

The Erasmus Recruitment Days is the largest on campus recruitment event in the Benelux. Nearly 2000 students and 100 companies participate each year.

The event takes place in the first two weeks of February.

This event is a joint venture between EFR and STAR. Because of that, you have more freedom while working, you have your own office and you will get to enjoy the culture, members and parties from both EFR and STAR. Sounds interesting? Please read on for a good view of the different positions and do not hesitate to contact us for any questions!

Warm regards, Jan-Matthijs de Berg Chairman Erasmus Recruitment Days 2010-2011

Role as a committee As a member of the Erasmus Recruitment Committee you are responsible for the complete organization of this large event.

The Erasmus Recruitment Days strives to be the largest and most professional on-campus recruitment event in the Benelux. By offering several ways that companies can present themselves, the ERD offers students in all phases of their study an ideal opportunity to meet their future employer.

Finding the perfect employer or the perfect employee is not easy.

By organizing the Erasmus Recruitment Days you form an intermediary between students and companies. Students can find their future employer and companies can find the talent they are looking for. Every member of the committee of course has his/her own tasks such as finding companies to participate, designing the book or lead promotion activities.

Nevertheless, working together as a team in the promotional and operational period is also essential for a successful event.

“Looking back on this journey of seven months, I can say that it was a great experience and I am proud having been a member of the Erasmus Recruitment Days Committee 2010-2011!�

Positions Chairman Responsible for the overall coordination of the project; you must • have insights into how to run such a project • be able to take the lead and maintain an overview of the project • be able to set and check deadlines • be able to keep the team together, support others, act as a motivator and social leader • be able to enjoy social events and networking opportunities • maintain a commercial outlook

Jan-Matthijs de Berg

“For me, organizing the Erasmus Recruitment Days was a great experience. As chairman your day-to-day activities vary a lot. From supporting busy committee members to preparing a proposal for the main sponsors; as chairman you are always busy. The most rewarding as chairman is being able to help and motivate committee members and making sure all the pieces fit in the puzzle.”

Treasurer & Vice Chairman Responsible for all finances and controlling; you must • be able to set up and safeguard a budget • have insights into costs and revenues that can be expected • possess a realistic view when judging scenarios • be able to deal with all contracts and invoices in a structured way • be able to say “no” when necessary • be able to see the “bigger picture” Michelle de Hiep “The Erasmus Recruitment Days is one of the most challenging committees if you are interested in being a treasurer. You are responsible for the finances of one of the biggest events on campus. As a treasurer you’ll have lots of different tasks like; setting up contracts, sending invoices, keeping up the administration, and the most important one is setting up and maintaining the budget. Especially maintaining the budget requires a lot of effort and knowledge of what your committee members are planning, so you will have frequent meetings and always need to be up-to-date.”

Commissioner of Marketing & PR Responsible for marketing and promoting the project to companies, students and other stakeholders; you must • possess strong communication skills • possess insight regarding the value of the project and know how to deliver the message • be creative and innovative in positioning your project • know how to use different communication channels to create awareness • be able to “think outside the box” • have insight in reference to design tools (not required) but it is a plus!

Armin Firouzi

“As the Marketeer you’re ought to take care of all the communications outwards to students and come up with a stunning strategy that is going to take over the campus for your promotion campaign! With the ERD you have all the possibilities to realize just that. Furthermore you take up the full responsibility of the ERD-brand, ensuring that it is professional yet pleasing to both students and companies.”

Commissioner of Marketing, Editor in Chief & IT Responsible for the annual ERD book with company profiles, you will also play a major role in the event marketing and organization. Next to this you are responsible for providing 2000 students and over 100 companies the right personalized schedule; you must • Have strong writing skills • Be creative to realize new marketing concepts for the book • Bring in your creative juices to bring new marketing ideas to the event • Be able to successfully supervise our publisher and ensure deadlines are met • Have proper communication skills • Be ultimately responsible for the website • Have strong affinity with IT

Tatum Kaptein

“The Erasmus Recruitment Days is a great project. It may sound simple but during the project you are realizing that it is a huge event. When the profile book with the participating companies comes in, the promotion period starts and the event is running, you start realizing; Hé, this is where we all worked for the last couple of months. Looking back on this journey of seven months, I can say that it was a great experience and I am proud having been a member of the Erasmus Recruitment Days Committee 20102011!”

Commissioner of Commercial Relations Responsible for all of the money inflow of the project; you must • possess strong communication skills and know how to sell the project • know the value of the project through the eyes of commercial interests • be able to see possibilities and “think outside the box” • be willing to dare to pick up the phone and make those important calls • be able to motivate people when things go bad • be a creative thinker Fouad el Kanfaoui “The Erasmus Recruitment Days (ERD) is one of the most exciting projects which you can organize at the Erasmus University. Being the commercial of a committee that has as much impact as the ERD is such a great experience. You will get in touch with hundreds of companies and get closer with around hundreds of these. You will be the one responsible for bringing in the money and making sure the committee can turn the money around in the biggest oncampus recruitment event of the Benelux. If you’re fast-moving, assertive and willing to take out the max, you’re perfect to start talking ERD.”

Peder van den Berg

Commissioner of Events Responsible for the overall planning of the event, in charge of operational elements during the week and catering; you must • • • • •

be able to maintain a planning be able to keep an overview of situations have insight into students’ needs and wants be able to see possibilities and take initiative be creative and be able to think outside the book • be able to handle stressfull situations Lisette Buist “Being main responsible for the event itself, you are in charge of arranging locations, food, the daily drinks, all company requirements, personal assistants and so on. It is a pretty big challenge to fit 100 companies with lots of different activities in a two week schedule. You need some problem solving and improvisation skills but also a high amount of stress resistance. If you want to experience the event the most intensely, I would advise you to apply as event manager of the Erasmus Recruitment Days!”

What is it like “An experience that I wouldn’t want to have missed and that will be remembered by me for a long long time” Tatum Kaptein, Marketing & Editor in Chief

“You will gain incredible experience in realizing marketing strategy, business relations and social development” Armin Firouzi, Marketing & PR

“In the end your big smile will help everybody through the day!”

Full-time compensation The Erasmus Recruitment Days Committee is a full-time committee from August until the last week of February 2012. The committee starts in July by defining the policy plan.

Organizing the Erasmus Recruitment Days is a full-time job, the committee will not be able to spend much time on their study. Therefore, STAR and EFR are providing this committee with a financial compensation for your study delay.

Lisette Buist, Events & IT

I have learned lots of valuable lessons. But maybe more important, I’ve had a lot of fun with my committee members and the people from STAR and EFR. Michelle de Hiep, Treasurer & Vice-Chairman

Bachelor Internship For RSM students the Erasmus Recruitment Days project is granted 15 ECTS so it can be used as a bachelor internship towards your Minor!

How to apply - Find out what position fits you best!

Talk to the old committee members at the informal recruitment drink on the 18th of April or drop by at the EFR (C hall) or at STAR (T4-53).

- Apply online!

Applying for this committee is really easy. For STAR members apply through www.rsmstar.nl, for EFR members apply through www.efr.nl - Interview You will be invited for an interview in week 18 or in week 19.

Application deadline Apply online before the 1st of May.

Interview rounds The interviews will take place between the 2nd and the 27th of May.

Congratulations On the 3rd of June you’ll get a call and know whether or not you’re accepted.

- Apply online before the 1st of May!