Board Recruitment Brochure

Are you ready to lead RSM STAR? Apply now to become a member of the XLIVth STAR Board

Board recruitment 2021

STAR Board Are you ready for your next challenge? Are you looking to gain managerial work experience? Do you want to develop yourself both personally and professionally?

Apply now to become a member of the STAR Board and start an incredible year.

A board year at STAR offers the unique opportunity to experience the real business world while developing your professional and social skills at an exponential rate. The STAR Board is responsible for the entire study association RSM STAR, which is the largest student-run study association in Europe. As a member of the board, you will initiate and supervise projects, manage people, display leadership, and develop and execute a long-term strategy. Together with eight other board members, you will learn about your strengths and

weaknesses and receive professional training to further develop your skills.

STAR’s rich history and professional image enable valuable connections to hundreds of companies and university staff. STAR organises huge recruitment events, study trips, study support, and the best social events.

Supversie a total of over 300 active members who are part of committees and boards and find ways to best cater to the needs of RSM students.

At the core of all that STAR does

This is your chance to maximize your personal and professional development is our mission to enrich the life of all RSM students.

What innovations are needed to keep adding value to the students? What is the best long-term strategy to stay relevant?

Work on answering questions like these in the policy every board gets to decide on every year. Leave your mark and pave the way forward.

Besides the learning experience, doing a board year is incredibly fun. Attend drinks, dinners, exlusive events, and the best parties. Meet hundreds of new people and make friends for life.

A board year will keep surprising you!

General information Workload After having received the appropriate training to start the board year, the members officially start in July 2021. It is a full-time job and you are expected to attend STAR events outside work hours. However, there is a lot of freedom in how the Board decides to schedule its work hours.

Often, a board year is done during a gap year. However, it is definitely possible to still finish some courses that you may have left of your BSc or MSc. It is not possible to combine a normal study workload (i.e. 60 ECT) with a board year.

Selection process After filling out the application form online, you will be invited for your first interview. The first interview is meant to get to know each other better, talk about a board year in general, and to provide more information about the specific functions and to manage expectations. After this interview, you may be selected for a second

interview. For the second interview, we will ask you to prepare cases for specific functions after which you will explain your choices and answers in your second interview. After the second interview, you will be informed whether you are selected to be on the Board or not.

Financial compensation

More information

The STAR Board members receive financial compensation (“bestuursmaanden”) for their work. Dutch students also have the opportunity to keep receiving DUO support.

For general recruitment related questions, please contact Demi Koeleman via recruitment@rsmstar. nl . Do you have questions for specific board members? Schedule a coffee with one or more board members via rsmstar.nl/recruitment

Application deadline 23:59h, 18th of April, 2021 Open to all RSM MSc and BSc students.

STAR in numbers Since 1977, STAR has been the official study association of Rotterdam School of Management...

We are the biggest study associaton of Europe, having

6,500 passive members...

Every year, we organise more than 450 events and

20 study trips, made possible by our 300+ active members....

We have over 50 committees and boards, of which ca.

22 members work full-time on recruitment events and

consulting projects...

STAR is led by 9 full-time board members and governed by a Verification Committee and Supervisory Board.

XLIIIrd STAR Board

Thom van Dalen Chairman

Matthijs van Kesteren

Demi Koeleman Secretary

Lieke Venema

Commercial Relations Manager

Brand Manager

Stijn van der Klis

Aniek Vuurmans

Project Manager Master

Project Manager Career

Bente Koeleman Treasurer

Esther Jellema Project Manager Bachelor

Simone Barendse

Information Processes Manager

Application process 1. Find out what position suits you best Read this brochure carefully to learn more about each position. If you need more information before making a decision, schedule a (virtual) coffee with a board member at www.rsmstar.nl/recruitment.

2. Apply online Apply online through rsmstar.nl/recruitment.

3. Don’t be late

The application deadline is April 18, 2021 at 23:59h. Late applications will not be accepted.

4. Schedule your interview

After the application deadline, we will call you to schedule an interview with you. Please call us back when we could not reach you.

5. Have the interview(s)

Based on your first interview, we will make our decision whether to invite yu for a second interview. Before the second interview, you will need to make some functional cases that will be discussed during the second interview.

For the positions of Chairman and Treasurer, three interviews will need to take place.

6. Congratulations!

After the interviews, you will receive a phone call from us whether you are selected for the position or not. Let the adventure begin!

“It is your time to lead a team of seven different personalities with different responsibilities, with these different personalities in an effective, professional, and personal way. You will lea a proactive approach to manage expectations and find the trade-off between different ideas a

Chairman As Chairman, you are leading the association and ultimately responsible for its performance. The position of chairman consists of many different responsibilities, which makes creating a clear structure and overview a crucial part of the job.

Your priority is to support your fellow board members in their professional and personal growth in order for them to perform optimally. Also, you will represent STAR at numerous occasions, both internally and externally. In addition, you are responsible for determining, monitoring, and executing STAR’s long term strategy and policy, in order to make sure the association stays relevant. Can you lead a team, make difficult decisions, and track the long-term development of STAR?

What will be your responsibilities?

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Bearing the ultimate responsibility for the association; Leading and supporting fellow board members; Representing STAR on internal and external occasions; Being responsible for STAR’s long-strategy; Guiding other chairmen within STAR; Relationship management with the faculty, university, and other associations; Communicating with the Supervisory Board.

“As Chairman of STAR, you support your team as well as oversee strategic changes. Hence, every day is different.”

- Thom van Dalen, Chairman of the XLIIIrd STAR Board (2020-2021)

quite a challenging job, but it’s an amazing experience! You will learn how to communicate arn how to keep the overview, monitor the progress, and work in a structured manner. Take and opinions, and make the best out of this incredible learning experience.”

Secretary As Secretary, you are the backbone of the entire organization. You facilitate the planning of all events and trips, keeping you in the loop about everything. You manage relationships with multiple external stakeholders, are the first contact person for (active) members, and supervise the board assistant. The best part of your job is that your personal tasks grant you a lot of freedom to be involved with various modules, policy making, and other projects through which you can make a huge long-term impact. All these different responsibilities make your days very dynamic. Are you ready to work on a diverse range of projects while keeping a perfect overview of the whole association?

What will be your responsibilities?

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Knowing STAR like no one else; Keeping a perfect overview of the year planning; Being the contact person for a wide range of stakeholders; Enhancing the social dynamics within the association; Being proactive; Working on a variety of projects at once.

“As Secretary, I learned to keep a perfect overview while working with many different stakeholders.”

- Demi Koeleman, Secretary of the XLIIIrd STAR Board (2020-2021)

Treasurer As Treasurer, it is your task to safeguard the financial health of the entire association. In general, you will be responsible for STAR’s overall financial policy and administration and financially guiding the board and committees. You will learn to combine financial knowledge, hard skills, and people management. Are you up for a challenge, do you have a structured way of working, are you decisive in difficult situations, and can you handle the financial responsibilities?

What will be your responsibilities?

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Guiding the financial continuity of STAR; Supervising all flagship budgets; Guiding and challenge fellow board members and active members in budgetting and financial decision-making; Making tough decisions confidently; Finding solutions to financial and operational challenges; Controlling the Commercial Relations Manager on their targets.

“The best part of being a treasurer is your vital role in all decision-making processes, which enables you to develop your debating and people skills besides all the financial skills.”

- Bente Koeleman, Treasurer of the XLIIIrd STAR Board (2020-2021)

Commercial Relations Manager As Commercial Relations Manager, you are the money-maker of the team. The success of many projects of STAR highly depends on the acquisition revenue you generate. You will also lead the association in its long-term cmmercial strategy to sensure the association is future-proof. Besides, you are responsible for maintaining relationships with the biggest multinationals. This means that you not only focus on short-term advantages but also need to have a longterm orientation. You will also provide guidance in reference to the commercial processes of all committees. Strenghten relationships, create win-win situations, and negotiate 5-digit contracts. Are you up for the challenge of managing and improving STAR’s relationship with the corporate world?

What will be your responsibilities?

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Managing the contact with STAR’s largest corporate partners; Supervising the Commercial Team and the Consultancy Castle committee; Thinking of innovative ideas to introduce students to career opportunities; Advise partners on how to reach RSM students best; Selling the biggest recruitment platform of the university, Erasmus Recruitment (ER); Guiding committees and boards by giving commercial advice.

“Helping students and companies come in contact in the most meaningful way possible by maintaining relationships with the biggest multinationals is a challenging but rewarding job.”

- Matthijs van Kesteren, Commercial Relations Manager of the XLIIIrd STAR

“It is your time to lead a team of seven different personalities with different responsibilities, with these different personalities in an effective, professional, and personal way. You will lea a proactive approach to manage expectations and find the trade-off between different ideas

Brand Manager As Brand Manager, you are in charge of managing all marketing-related activities. STAR is a strong and well-known brand at the Erasmus University, and it is up to you to maintain and improve the quality and value of this brand.

You will create a marketing strategy and will be responsible for the social media channels and public relations management. You will guide every committee in the field of marketing. Besides this, you will develop and launch campaigns for STAR as a whole. You are organised, creative, and interested in the results of your campaigns. Can you capture STAR’s (potential) value and express it?

What will be your responsibilities?

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Maintaining and improving the STAR brand; Guiding the marketing activities of all committees; Supervising the Eurekaweek committee and Marketing Team; Developing and executing campaigns; Gaining insights in your campaigns through the use of analytics; Initiating new projects to express STAR’s values; Monitoring and managing of STAR’s social media accounts; Public relations management.

“I got to be creative while thinking on a strategic level and I had a great time doing so!”

- Lieke Venema, Brand Manager of the XLIIIrd STAR Board (2020-2021)

quite a challenging job, but it’s an amazing experience! You will learn how to communicate arn how to keep the overview, monitor the progress, and work in a structured manner. Take and opinions, and make the best out of this incredible learning experience.”

Project Manager BSc As Project Manager Bachelor, you will be responsible for the supervision, guidance, and coaching of the bachelor committees. Social, scietal, cultural, and academic-related events are all part of your portfolio. You will manage many active members and be a part of their personal and professional development.

You will help them to grow in their functional position, team work abilities, and the organisation of their projects. You will need a lot of enthusiasm and enjoy being in touch with so many different people within STAR. Besides this, you need to be able to multitask and delegate. Will you make sure that our bachelor committee members learn, grow, and excel?

What will be your responsibilities?

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Managing the responsibility of most bachelor projects, including budgetting and keeping track of expenses and revenues; Coordinating, motivating, and inspiring the bachelor Active Members; Supporting bachelor Active Members in their personal and professional development; Identifying best practices and discovering possible synergies; Developing a long-term strategy for the bachelor committee portfolios; Managing relationships with all academic BSc departments.

“What I enjoyed most during my year was the close contact I had with Active Members and seeing them develop themselves throughout the year!”

- Esther Jellema, Project Manager BSc of the XLIIIrd STAR Board (20202021)

Project Manager MSc As the Project Manager Master, you will be responsible for coordinating all thirteen Master Study Clubs (MSC) and twelve MSC Study Trip committees.

Supervising the MSCs is an exceptionally diverse task. Every MSC is different in terms of size, identity, and event portfolio. This position allows you to develop yourself in many functional areas, such as project management, strategic management, commercial relations, budgeting, financial decision making, and most importantly: people management. Are you the one to lead the Master Study Clubs and facilitate their growth?

What will be your responsibilities?

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Guiding almost 100 MSc students over 25 boards and committees; Managing relationships with all academic MSc departments; Enhancing the exposure of Master Study Clubs to students; Facilitating cohesion within and among different master programmes; Carrying the final responsibility for all MSC budgets; Finding solutions to financial and operational challenges; Challening master students to be creative and resourceful.

“I stepped into a completely new environment that gave me a lot of responsibility but where it was okay to fail fast and learn from it.”

- Stijn van der Klis, Project Manager MSc of the XLIIIrd STAR Board (20202021)

Project Manager Career As the Project Manager Career, you are responsible for STAR’s two biggest recruitment events: STAR Management Week (SMW) and Erasmus Recruitment Days (ERD). To do so, you supervise the full-time SMW committee and the full-time Erasmus Recruitment Board (ERB). You will lead, guide, and motivate the Active Members responsible for organising these events and managing the Erasmus Recruitment Platform. You have the final responsibility for the success of these ventures and the long-term strategy behind them. Erasmus Recruitment is a joint venture of STAR and EFR, meaning that you will have to work in cooperation with the EFR Board. Therefore, you must align the interests and capabilities of many different stakeholders. Are you ready to make impactful decisions and pave the way to future success of our recruitment activities?

What will be your responsibilities?

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Being responsible for the biggest events of STAR; Guiding, leading, and motivating the full-time Active Members; Developing and executing the long-term strategy of the SMW and ER; Being the contact person for many stakeholders regarding Career events; Managing relationships many different stakeholders.

“I learned the perfect combination between managing people and managing the long-term strategy of STAR within the SMW and ERB.” - Aniek Vuurmans, Project Manager Career of the XLIIIrd STAR Board (2020-2021)

Information Processes Manager As Information Processes Manager, you have the freedom to improve STAR in many ways. You are responsible for all IT activities within STAR as well as process improvements. Within your projects, there is a lot of freedom to make incremental or disruptive changes. By the end of your board year, all of STAR’s IT infrastructure will have improved. Projects may include maintaining the STAR website, launching a new online platform, and managing IT hardware. Rather than doing all the work yourself, you act as a project manager and interact a lot with external parties. Hence, prior IT knowledge is not a must. Together with your EFR counterpart, you will also be responsible for the new Erasmus Recruitment Platform. Will you be the next to manage STAR’s IT infrastructure?

What will be your responsibilities?

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Proactively evaluating and considering emerging technologies to prepare for the future; Managing the Erasmus Recruitment Platform together with your EFR counterpart; Maintaining healthy IT systems through contact with internal and external parties; Enabling all flagship projects in their online presence.

“We launched the Erasmus Recruitment Platform and it has been an amazing learning experience.”

- Simone Barendse, Information Processes Manager of the XLIIIrd STAR Board (2020-2021)

Modules Each board member may have several modules that they are responsible for. Modules are a great way to enrich your responsibilities and broaden your portfolio.

Academic

Human Resources Manager

You will manage the academic pillar of STAR. By focusing on academic services and study support, you will create value for all STAR members.

You also supervise the Academic Committee.

You are responsible for STAR’s main asset: talent. You are the trustee within the association and organise trainings to enhance the personal and professional development of the Active Members.

Activity Teams

STAR Erasmus Consulting (SEC)

You supervise the three Activity Teams, which are committees which members are all first-year bachelor students.

Alumni You chair the Alumni Committee, which is made up of STAR alumni.

You manage the alumni network and organise several events for STAR alumni.

Case Club You are the supervisor of the Case Club. The Case Club is responsible for sending teams to case competitions and organising the RSM STAR case competion.

You supervise the SEC Board, one of STAR’s flaghips. The SEC takes on international consultancy projects, undertaken by consultants.

Recruitment You are responsible for the recruitment of the 300 Active Members. You get the word out, schedule the interviews, follow up on candidates, and organise drinks for the new Active Members.

Other modules Compliance & GDPR Innovation Internationalisation Office Manager Societal Impact & Sustainability Vice Chairman

FAQ & Contact How do I know what is the right position for me?

We encourage you to apply for positions that will challenge you.

However, you might need more information first. Via our website, you can schedule a (virtual) coffee with the current board members to learn more. We will also host Q&A sessions.

What about COVID-19?

It has certainly been an interesting year! Luckily, things are finally starting to look better. STAR’s main priority is the safety of our members and act accordingly. If you are interested in the personal experiences of the current Board members, please do not hesitate to schedule a coffee with them!

I have not been active at STAR before, is that a problem?

Not at all! An outside view has been proven to be very valuable when determining strategy and figuring out what it is the students actually want.

It may take a little longer than the others to fully “understand” STAR but you will familiarise yourself with the association in no-time.

During the interview process, we will take into account that your knowledge of the association may be limited but we strongly encourage you to check out our website and the policy documents (also on the website).

Contact Head of Recruitment: Demi Koeleman E: recruitment@rsmstar.nl W: www.rsmstar.nl/recruitment

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