You're Hired!
2011
Organised by Tamar Education Business Partnership
THE 4TH YEAR OF OUR POPULAR "YOU'RE HIRED!" COMPETITION
RE-COMMENCES IN SEPTEMBER 2010.
The Final for 2010:
The Final for 2010 took place in Plymouth City Centre over 2 days in June.
42 finalists from 12 schools arrived at the University of Plymouth at 7.30 a.m. on the first day, eager to find out what was in store for them!
Two entirely different challenges were set by Langage Farm and Frontline Image in which the 17 year olds, after being placed into teams, were asked, to devise a new and unique ice-cream flavour and to come up with their own original designs for T-shirts. They were also tasked with going out to designated business areas to secure orders for their ice creams. The competition hotted up on the second day when the teams manned their own stalls at locations around the city centre and utilised their skills to sell their products and pitch to a Dragons Den style panel.
Despite being a slightly overcast day (which might have slowed down ice cream sales) each team was successful in making a profit and as a result six chosen charities received £200 each.
The day ended with an inspirational guest speaker, Sally Hurst, from The Old Bag Company and the Awards Presentation at which the winners were announced.
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The winner of You're Hired 2010 was Dana Fowles
2nd was Hannah Griffiths
3rd was Laura McLeod
KPMG - Best Future Accountant - Ben Hutson
Langage Farm - Best Future Marketing Executive - Hannah Griffiths
Bailey Partnership - Best Future Building Engineer - Julia Hayes
SAHFOS - Best Future Employee - Mike Ives
Cowlin Construction - Best Future Constructor - Matylda Maciejewska
Frontline Image - Best Future Clothing Manufacturer - Nathan Smith (plus Frontline Image/truffleshuffle.com runners up - Grace Wake, Laura McLeod, Kaileigh Hunter, Dana Fowles)
Winning Team - Andrew Avery, Holly Crook, Georgina Drysdale, Rhys Hancock, Ben Hutson, Laura Selbie, Grace Wake
You're Hired! would welcome interest from any companies or schools who would like to get involved in the new academic year.
You're Hired! is Plymouth's premier business and employment skills competition for sixth-formers. It is an intense competition delivered in Plymouth schools and developed by leading local employers.
You're Hired! fills an important gap for students, schools and local companies. For students, it can often be difficult to convince prospective employers of their suitability for jobs. Most students will have limited work experience, much of it doing straightforward, less challenging jobs.
Schools find it easy to identify academic talent or sporting talent or even artistic talent. Identifying commercial talent is much harder, especially for teachers with little or no experience of the commercial world. This means that employers may find it difficult to recruit the right staff at the post-18 or post-21 levels.
You're Hired! provides a means for the best students to show their business and employment skills to local employers.
You're Hired! is sponsored by...
Organised by Tamar Education Business Partnership
THE 4TH YEAR OF OUR POPULAR "YOU'RE HIRED!" COMPETITION
RE-COMMENCES IN SEPTEMBER 2010.
The Final for 2010:
The Final for 2010 took place in Plymouth City Centre over 2 days in June.
42 finalists from 12 schools arrived at the University of Plymouth at 7.30 a.m. on the first day, eager to find out what was in store for them!
Two entirely different challenges were set by Langage Farm and Frontline Image in which the 17 year olds, after being placed into teams, were asked, to devise a new and unique ice-cream flavour and to come up with their own original designs for T-shirts. They were also tasked with going out to designated business areas to secure orders for their ice creams. The competition hotted up on the second day when the teams manned their own stalls at locations around the city centre and utilised their skills to sell their products and pitch to a Dragons Den style panel.
Despite being a slightly overcast day (which might have slowed down ice cream sales) each team was successful in making a profit and as a result six chosen charities received £200 each.
The day ended with an inspirational guest speaker, Sally Hurst, from The Old Bag Company and the Awards Presentation at which the winners were announced.
--- oOo ---
The winner of You're Hired 2010 was Dana Fowles
2nd was Hannah Griffiths
3rd was Laura McLeod
KPMG - Best Future Accountant - Ben Hutson
Langage Farm - Best Future Marketing Executive - Hannah Griffiths
Bailey Partnership - Best Future Building Engineer - Julia Hayes
SAHFOS - Best Future Employee - Mike Ives
Cowlin Construction - Best Future Constructor - Matylda Maciejewska
Frontline Image - Best Future Clothing Manufacturer - Nathan Smith (plus Frontline Image/truffleshuffle.com runners up - Grace Wake, Laura McLeod, Kaileigh Hunter, Dana Fowles)
Winning Team - Andrew Avery, Holly Crook, Georgina Drysdale, Rhys Hancock, Ben Hutson, Laura Selbie, Grace Wake
You're Hired! would welcome interest from any companies or schools who would like to get involved in the new academic year.
You're Hired! is Plymouth's premier business and employment skills competition for sixth-formers. It is an intense competition delivered in Plymouth schools and developed by leading local employers.
You're Hired! fills an important gap for students, schools and local companies. For students, it can often be difficult to convince prospective employers of their suitability for jobs. Most students will have limited work experience, much of it doing straightforward, less challenging jobs.
Schools find it easy to identify academic talent or sporting talent or even artistic talent. Identifying commercial talent is much harder, especially for teachers with little or no experience of the commercial world. This means that employers may find it difficult to recruit the right staff at the post-18 or post-21 levels.
You're Hired! provides a means for the best students to show their business and employment skills to local employers.
You're Hired! is sponsored by...
2nd was Hannah Griffiths
The winner of the 2010 You're Hired Competition was Dana Fowles.