EFR committees 2018 - 2019 September recruitment

EFR part time committees

apply now for our committees! application deadline: September 9th 2018 efr.nl/challenge

meet EFR With over 6000 members, EFR is one of the most active and most professional study associations of Europe. From academic events, to recruitment occasions and social gatherings; we bridge the gap between theory and practice.

Each year, we organise various activities and events for students of the Erasmus School of Economics, as well as other students of the Erasmus University. Among other things, we offer the cheapest books, provide study support, and organise social events to help students feel at home in Rotterdam. We also help prepare you for the labour market, bring you in touch with your future employer, and enhance your student experience.

Each event is based on one of EFR’s four pillars: development, orientation, network and education.

All events of EFR are organised by committee members. You can now apply for one of our committees, so you can organise one of our events yourself!

For questions, please do not hesistate to contact us at challenge@efr.nl

application deadline: September 9th efr.nl/challenge

having fun With your committee

As a committee member you are bound to have fun with your committee. You have meetings every week, but you can also go and have dinner, get some drinks in the city or have a committee weekend! The supervisor from the Board is happy to come along with these fun activities.

With the committee members

The committee members weekend, the EFR prom and the other activities the High Five committee organises are there for you as a committee member only! All the committee members join, which means you are partying with more than 150 students! You can also join the different trips EFR organises, like the ski trip or the city trip. One thing is for sure, you are going to have a lot of fun as an EFR committee member.

What will you gain? personal

social

Learning to handle stress, providing

EFR organises tons of social activities

effective feedback, receiving criticism

each year. As a committee member

and making decisions around tight

you can participate in almost all of

schedules are important skills that are

them! From our own introduction

not easily picked up during lectures.

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parties, committee members weekend,

management class, or read something

our monthly social drink and other

about giving feedback but it is only

get-togethers, there is always

after you have put it into practice

something going on. You will form a

that you begin to understand the fine

very strong bond with your committee

nuances of these soft skills.

and other committee members.

EFR board support

trainings

As a committee member you are not

The committee members academy

alone in doing your tasks. The EFR

is there to help you grow and

Board is there to support you when

develop yourself whilst keeping your

needed. Every committee has one

future career in mind. You and your

supervisor from the EFR Board, who

committee will receive committee-

will guide you through your year. The

specific trainings throughout the year.

EFR Board consists of eight senior

All committee member trainings are

students who are dedicating one full

free of charge. A year at EFR will

time year to EFR. They have been in

make you learn more things than you

your position and are always there to

have ever imagined!

help.

academic committee workload

6-8 hours per week

focus

education

apply now for the academic committee! go to: efr.nl/challenge

academic committee The academic committee is responsible for EFR’s educational pillar. Next to running the EFR book sale, the committee is responsible for the ‘meet your professor’ series of short films in which ESE professors are interviewed about their life and research, and for the two annual editions of the EFR/ESE Job Market Skills during which students follow 8 soft-skills trainings to earn 1 ECTS credit. These projects are closely developed with Erasmus School of Economics.

Do you want to be actively involved in the education pillar of the EFR? Then apply for the academic committee!

Erasmus Rec Platform com workload

16 hours per week

focus

orientation

Please note, we are only recruiting a data & it officer and a commercial officer! A separate information brochure for this committee can be found online at efr.nl/ERP

apply for the Erasmus Recruitment Platform committee! go to: efr.nl/challenge

ecruitment ommittee Erasmus Recruitment Platform committee The Erasmus Recruitment Platform is the online year-round extension of the Erasmus Recruitment Days, the biggest on-campus recruitment event of Europe. It forms an intermediary between talented students and their future employers. The platform is a cooperation between the Economic Faculty association Rotterdam (EFR) and Study Association of Rotterdam School of Management (STAR). Besides large multinationals, consultants and banks, the platform will also allow you to meet SME’s from a broad range of industries. At the Erasmus Recruitment Platform, employers get the chance to create employer brand-awareness through their company profile, by communicating their latest internships and vacancies, or by inviting students to their recruitment events. On the other hand, it will be the place for students to orientate themselves among potential employers. Besides company profiles and career opportunities, ERP offers students tips and tricks on a successful preparation for the labour market. As the ERP committee you are responsible for the whole platform. The marketing, the company contact and the acquisition is all in your hands. Do you want to be part of the Erasmus’ most exciting start-up? Become part of the ERP committee!

high five committee workload

3-5 hours per week

focus network

apply for the high five committee! go to: efr.nl/challenge

high five committee Do you want to be at the heart of the EFR family and organise activities for all committee members throughout the whole year? Then high five is the committee to apply for!

The committee members weekend, the committee members prom and the end of the year activity are some of the events you will successfully organise. In addition there is room for any activity that will strenghten the bond between EFR’s committee members! Together with your committee, you will arrange the entire event from location to programme, from transport to catering.

We are looking for EFR-minded, motivated and enthusiastic students that are in for a party!

Do you want to be that social animal who keeps EFR’s committee member base together? Can you make sure all committee members will attend your events?

IBEB committee workload

3-5 hours per week

focus network

apply now for the IBEB committee! go to: efr.nl/challenge

IBEB committee There has been a strong community feeling among IBEB students ever since the degree started. As a member of the IBEB committee, you will be organising a wide range of social activities for all your fellow IBEB students, ranging from a casino night to a BBQ at the Kralingse Plans. The iBuddy Programme and the unforgettable IBEB Introduction Weekend will provide you with the opportunity to both improve your organisational skills, learn from experienced students and give prospective IBEB students a warm welcome to Rotterdam.

Are you a first-year IBEB student who is eager to organise activities for your fellow students and enjoy thinking out of the box? Then do no hesitate and join our IBEB committe!

involve cons committee workload

9-12 hours per week

focus

education

apply for the involve consultancy committee! go to: efr.nl/challenge

sultancy

involve consultancy committee

The EFR Involve Consultancy project gives the chance to a group of twenty students, including the committee, to apply their academic knowledge in to practice and make a sustainable impact on communities that need it the most by performing research oncampus and abroad. This is done in partnership with an NGO or social enterprise that will guide and assist you in setting up the research. The committee is responsible for searching for a partner, drafting the research, recruiting the student researchers, arranging the trip abroad and participating in the desk and field research itself.

The research consists of four months of desk research (April-July) and three to four weeks of field research abroad (August). The previous editions have been to Kenya, Uganda, Indonesia and Nepal. The available positions in the committee are: chairman, marketing/ secretary, treasurer, project manager research (2x) and project manager trip (2x). Needless to say that the Involve Consultancy committee is one of EFR’s most challenging and rewarding committees, open for ambitious thirdyear and master students.

marketing committee workload

6-8 hours per week

focus support

apply for the marketing committee! go to: efr.nl/challenge

marketing committee The marketing committee is responsible for the image and promotion of EFR’s activities. You will design promotional materials and brainstorm with committees about creative ways to promote their event. You will be in charge of the entire promotion of EFR’s activities and you will know everything that’s happening within the association. In addition, you will be responsible for the creation and design of the EFR Almanac: a yearbook that will give your fellow committee members a great memory of their awesome year!

Don’t worry if you are not a great designer yet: we will make you one by offering several design courses.

Are you creative and do you like to think out of the box? Are you interested in learning how to work with programs like Indesign? Apply now for the marketing committee!

master committee workload

6-8 hours per week

focus

orientation

apply for the master committee! go to: efr.nl/challenge

master committee The EFR master committee organises a combination of formal and informal events for all ESE master students. Previous events included a job preparation bootcamp, an afternoon with senior managers of a large financial company and a speed dating event with young professionals. You also have the freedom to look for new ways to improve the EFR event portfolio for master students, making innovation a crucial part of the experience. The committee is open to all ESE master students who are looking for the perfect bridge between theory and practice, and want to increase the bond between all master students of the Erasmus School of Economics.

Please note that this is a half-year committee, ending around mid-January.

master orien days commi workload

6-8 hours per week

focus

orientation

apply now for the master orientation days committee! go to: efr.nl/challenge

entation mittee master orientation days committee In collaboration with the Erasmus School of Economics EFR organises the master orientation days. This event consists of various master orientation days, such as the Commodity Trading Day, Data Science & Marketing Analytics Day, Finance Day and Port Days, which will take place in March and provides students with the opportunity to explore the different masters and their career prospective. As a member of the master orientation days committee you will be responsible for the companies, speakers and content of the master orientation days. You will be working together with master study associations and in close collaboration with the companies. We are looking for students with excellent communication skills, an interest in organising and who have are enthusiastic about exploring different fields of business!

party crew workload

3-5 hours per week

focus network

apply for the party crew! go to: efr.nl/challenge

party crew The EFR party crew is responsible for organising EFR parties. As a member of this committee, you are challenged to successfully combine the right ingredients to create an unforgettable night. You will organise, promote and manage all parties of EFR, including the Welcome Party, After Exam Drinks and other theme parties. You will be challenged to set up innovative marketing campaigns and to find the right location and the very best DJs. The committee will also be in charge of the EFR Drink that takes place every block and become the face of this social event. We are looking for students who are creative, like to organise and of course like to party.

Are you a party animal? Apply for the party crew!

social respo committee workload

3-5 hours per week

focus

development

apply for the CSR committee! go to: efr.nl/challenge

onsibilty

social responsibility committee The EFR social responsibility committee is all about the future and EFR’s responsibility towards the community. The committee organises a different range of events in order to make people more familiar with this subject. This includes events on sustainability, such as circular economy, and charitable events. This committee will also be responsible for the EFR Sustainability Group, this is a Facebook group with over 400 members where people keep each other up to date about all the developments concerning sustainability.

START committee workload

3-5 hours per week

focus network

apply for the START committee! go to: efr.nl/challenge

START committee The START committee organises events that are for 1st-year economics students only! This is one of the oldest committees of EFR. The activities focus on the social side of student life, for example the Casino Night or the Pub Crawl. At the end of the year, you organise the introduction weekend, where you spend the weekend with 120 new economics students and a lot of Committee Members! A big responsibility for someone who is just beginning in Rotterdam!

Ready to kick start your social life at the ESE?

apply now: efr.nl/ challenge

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