It BECOME A LEADER ON CAMPUS >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Become a Bloomberg BAT Campus Ambassador The Bloomberg BAT Campus Ambassador Program recognizes top young minds with a passion for marketing and an interest in finance. It s a once in a lifetime opportunity to join a dynamic network of talented students from around the world and to develop management and leadership skills to help you succeed in your future career.
>>>>> EMEA >>>>> >>> BLOOMBERG INSTITUTE Bloomberg Institute is the educational extension of Bloomberg LP, the world's leading financial data and news provider. Bloomberg Institute has leveraged Bloomberg s expertise in financial information and contacts in the finance industry to develop the Bloomberg Aptitude Test (BAT) a test designed to help students and recent alumni connect with financial employers worldwide in a more efficient and fair way. >>> THE BAT The BAT has been taken by more than 100,000 students and recent graduates globally in under two years - making it one of the fastest growing standardized tests in the world. In taking the test, individuals receive valuable feedback regarding their strengths and weaknesses as relative to a career in business and finance whilst simultaneously anonymously marketing themselves to over 20,000 global employers via the Bloomberg Talent Search. >>> BAT AMBASSADOR PROGRAM OVERVIEW BAT Ambassadors work as part of the Bloomberg Institute team to bring the BAT to their campus. Ambassadors are essential to enabling students to pursue their career goals by creating opportunities on campus whilst connecting with like-minded individuals and other future leaders from top universities around the world.
>>>>> EMEA >>>>> >>> WHO IS A BAT AMBASSADOR? BAT Ambassadors are passionate and enthusiastic team players with an eye for opportunity, who enjoy tackling new challenges and are keen to develop sales and marketing skills to enhance their future career prospects. >>> DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES? Eligibility Criteria: * Currently studying a full-time course at an officially recognized University/College in EMEA. * Advanced English and local language capabilities * Strong academic track record * Must have taken the BAT * Actively involved in university activities on campus * Active member of student club/society a plus * Marketing and sales experience preferred
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>>>>> EMEA >>>>> >>> ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES BAT Ambassadors are challenged to use their enthusiasm, knowledge and skills to lead and manage the process of hosting the BAT on campus. Ambassadors are responsible for organizing events, developing marketing strategies and connecting with key stakeholders on campus to promote the BAT and the value that it provides to students. BAT Ambassadors enhance their visibility and presence on campus by serving as the face of Bloomberg Institute and working with faculty and staff to coordinate BAT efforts. BAT Ambassadors will commit to one academic year in the role and will be responsible for: >>>Having a thorough understanding of Bloomberg LP, the Bloomberg Professional Service and the Bloomberg Aptitude Test Training will be provided on all topics. BAT Ambassadors will also have the chance to attend exclusive trainings at Bloomberg offices to enhance their skills and knowledge of the Bloomberg Professional Service >>>Developing sustainable marketing strategies to increase participation in the BAT on local, national and international scale As a BAT Ambassador you will create and manage marketing campaigns for BAT sessions held on your campus. You will give presentations to varied audiences, host information sessions and attend career events. >>>Serving as the face of Bloomberg Institute on campus BAT Ambassadors are expected to dress and conduct themselves professionally while representing Bloomberg Institute on campus. >>>Invigilating all BAT sessions on campus BAT Ambassadors demonstrate the functionality of the Talent Search at the start of every session and manage the invigilation process from start to finish. You are responsible for creating an encouraging testing environment and for providing test takers an all-around positive experience. The BAT Ambassador role will help you develop leadership, project management and communication skills three transferable qualities that are highly valued by recruiters!
BAT AMBASSADOR BENEFITS >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>> EMEA >>>>> >>> BENEFITS >>>Grow your professional network BAT Ambassadors have the opportunity to interact and network with Bloomberg employees from various departments as well as other ambassadors from top universities around the world. You will also be invited to exclusive Bloomberg events. >>>Develop key competencies Being part of the Bloomberg BAT Campus Ambassador Program will enable you to develop transferable skills that will help you get ahead of the competition in the job market. Careers development training will be conducted on soft skills once per quarter for all active Ambassadors. Top ambassadors will also be promoted to Country Ambassador Positions with the chance to work on national business development strategies alongside the Bloomberg Institute team. >>>Performance Evaluation Ambassadors will be provided feedback on their strengths, development areas and career goals after 6 months to help them develop both professionally and personally. >>>Fast-tracked applications Top performing BAT Ambassadors will be fast-tracked for Bloomberg Internships and recruitment opportunities. >>>Certification Every BAT Ambassador will be given a certificate on the completion of the program. 10 prestigious performance-based awards are given out each year to top Ambassadors. The awards will be given out at the exclusive B*Awarded end of year event. >>>Incentives & Rewards At Bloomberg we recognize hard work. Top performing Ambassadors are rewarded for their outstanding achievements. Rewards are based on the number of test takers achieved on campus but also on your attitude, resourcefulness, enthusiasm and engagement with the program. Top ambassadors are invited to an exclusive awards ceremony at the end of the program and other incentives include: 50 flat rate pay per session / 43 in the UK 1 st Sessions Scheduled: Ambassador Business Cards and T-shirts 100 Test Takers: Free one-year subscription to Bloomberg BusinessWeek 200 Test Takers: Automatic Invite to B*Awarded end of year party 500 Test Takers: "CEO for the day" - Shadow Bloomberg Institute CEO
>>> HOW TO APPLY Think you ve got what it takes and want to join the team? To apply, please visit http://careers.bloomberg.com/hire/jobs/job36670.html Read through the role, the requirements and responsibilities and if you wish to apply, you will be asked to create an account and upload: 1) Updated CV in English 2) Statement of motivation 500 words or less answering the following questions: 1. What makes you the ideal candidate for the position? 2. Why are you interested in joining the program? 3. What do you hope to get out of the program? 4. How will you add value on your campus? Contact us: If you have further questions or concerns, do not hesitate to get in touch. Email: bat@bloomberginstitute.com T: +44-20-7330-7500 39-45 Finsbury Square London EC2A 1PQ
Ambassador Testimonial: Álvaro Llueca The world belongs to those who see its potential. I participated in the 2013 International BAT Team Challenge and our team was called the BATcitizens. Working with my team has been a great experience and getting support and motivation from other members of the team was really helpful, especially when I first started and was not sure how to go about being successful. ESADE Business School, Spain My story: how I got involved I first heard about the BAT through other students as well as posters that I saw around campus at my university. Since I keenly follow the stock markets and I have been thinking about a career in Investment Banking, I thought that taking the BAT would be very useful to kick-start my career. I have also always been interested in a career at Bloomberg as I find the unique culture and values of the company truly inspiring. I felt that becoming a BAT ambassador is the best way to learn more about the company and to get unique insights into different career paths employees could take, thereby positioning myself perfectly for a future career at Bloomberg. From my personal experience I would say the best way to promote the BAT is by talking directly to as many students as possible by giving presentations at the beginning or the end of a lecture. I built myself a network on campus and asked influential society members as well as student representatives to post about the BAT on Facebook and to send an e-mail to their contacts. And finally, an obvious but frequently overlooked trick is to simply tell all your friends to take the BAT and ask them to help you by recommending it to other people, even if they are not studying at your university! I would strongly encourage people from all universities and countries to take on the challenge of being a BAT ambassador at their university. Participating in the program truly provides you with a huge amount of opportunities! I also realized that as a BAT Campus Ambassador, I could network with current and future professionals working in the financial services industry and start building myself a professional network. Becoming a BAT ambassador is a great way to promote yourself and it definitely enhances your presentation and social skills. Álvaro Llueca Bloomberg BAT Ambassador 2012/13
Ambassador Testimonial: Amy Price My story: how I got involved I first heard about the BAT through the Career Services department on Campus and wanted to take it because I thought it would be something different to put on my CV. Everyone is always saying that top marks at university are no longer enough to stand out, so being able to highlight my competitive strengths via my BAT scores is incredibly valuable. After taking the BAT I was contacted asking if I would like to interview for the Bloomberg Campus Ambassador role. I jumped at the chance to get involved with something that would not only benefit my skills and CV but also other students on Campus because many didn't even know the test existed! Cardiff University, United Kingdom The programme has developed my organisational skills as I was managing the whole process entirely on my own. It has also taught me how to transform creative ideas into strategic actions. The programme allows you to network with interesting people from around the world; both at events and online via Email Facebook and other social networking sites. I would recommend the programme to anyone that wants something different on your CV; it will definitely make you stand out because there are so many projects you can get involved with through the programme. If you're part of the winning team in the International Team Challenge, you could even be rewarded with an allexpenses paid trip to London to attend the event of the year: B*Awarded! My favourite part of the programme has been being given the opportunity to meet a range of different people; not just at Bloomberg but also within my international team, with other members being from Germany, Bulgaria and many others! Facebook is one of the best ways of spreading the message that the BAT is happening on Campus. I also spoke to as many people as possible, giving my personal honest opinion of the benefits of taking the test to increase participation numbers. Through Facebook and face-to-face interactions I created a real buzz about the test and sessions at Cardiff are always fully booked within days of posting the test online! I would recommend the programme to anyone who wants something different on their CV it will definitely make you stand out! I think one of my biggest successes has been seeing the numbers of test takers increase so significantly and receiving such overwhelmingly positive feedback. With nearly 100% wanting to take the next test, I can tell that I have definitely made a difference on campus, which is a great achievement personally and professionally! Amy Price Bloomberg BAT Ambassador 2013/14 My target for the next academic year is to be able to reach out to all the different academic schools and show non- Business School students that they can also benefit from taking the test.
Ambassador Testimonial: Antonia Bralić My story: how I got involved I heard about the BAT through my Faculty website and I decided to participate to broaden my opportunities since I ve always been interested in an international career after all, you have nothing to lose when you participate! I was contacted by Bloomberg Institute to participate in the ambassador programme a year after I took the BAT. I immediately took on the challenge because I wanted to try something different, something that would open new doors for me and give me the opportunity to develop skills that will significantly enhance my employability. Participating in the programme helped me in many ways. I built strong relationships at my universities with key faculty members which has helped my academic prospects. By fulfilling my responsibilities as a BAT Ambassador I ve also been able to build my CV by adding competencies like leadership and project management experience, which has helped my professional prospects. I would say that overall the main advantage was undoubtedly working with amazing people from Bloomberg Institute and bringing something useful and worthwhile to my peers. University of Split, Croatia I took part in the 2013 International Team Challenge where I was working in a team with ambassadors from Denmark, Slovenia, Bulgaria, the UK and Finland! Our team name was Excelsior and this was our team logo: I would recommend the programme without hesitation. Working in such an international team was definitely a once in a lifetime opportunity! If you ask me for my recipe of success I would say Word-of-Mouth. I made sure that EVERYONE at my University knew about the BAT and I made every BAT session THE go-to event of the month. I once even managed to get 5 new registrants during a coffee break. That s how thing are done in Croatia I just adapted Antonia Bralić Bloomberg BAT Ambassador 2012-2013
Ambassador Testimonial: Aysel Kazimova My story: How I got involved I have been reading Bloomberg news via Bloomberg.com and other media facets for years, which is why I immediately wanted to get involved when I first heard about the Bloomberg BAT Campus Ambassador Program, as I felt it would be the optimal starting point for a career at Bloomberg. I am an outgoing, opportunistic and target-driven person and I felt that the projects I could get involved with throughout the ambassador program would really enable me to utilize a broad range of my skill-sets. I worked with another ambassador on campus, Leyla, and as a team of two and together we managed to represent Bloomberg Institute at career fairs, in meetings with senior faculty members of the university and generally around campus. We established ourselves as the point people on campus for any questions related to Bloomberg and the BAT Eastern Mediterranean University, Northern Cyprus We work for Bloomberg Institute in order to help our University. Aysel Kazimova, Bloomberg BAT Ambassador 2012/13 Our hard work and commitment to doing the best we can as Bat Campus Ambassadors was recognized and rewarded by Bloomberg Institute by fast-tracking our applications for a highly competitive summer internship position at Bloomberg LP in London. We were given 1-1 advice regarding how to structure our CV and were passed through to the telephone interview stage immediately. We were also one of the top ambassadors who received an invitation to the exclusive end of programme awards ceremony B*Awarded in London, in recognition of our achievements. On top of all that we were also nominated for one of the 10 annual B*Awarded Star awards!
Ambassador Testimonial: Kai Mok My story: how I got involved My name is Kai and I am the Bloomberg BAT Campus Ambassador at the University of Newcastle for the academic year 2013-2014! I enjoy the program because it has offered me the chance to partake in creative marketing campaigns and sharpen my communication skills. It is challenging to cramp the various benefits of the BAT into a 1 minute elevator pitch, but as always practice makes perfect! Being a BAT Ambassador has helped me structure my arguments comprehensively and concisely a skill I will carry forward into my future career! I approached by duties as a BAT ambassador very strategically and started by drafting a hit list of high probability & high potential individuals and spoke to them all personally. Kai-Xiang Mok, Bloomberg BAT Ambassador 2013/14 University of Newcastle, United Kingdom In order to build strong relationships with key stakeholders on campus I arranged various meetings with members of the University s communications team and during these meetings I explained the value of the BAT and the competitive advantage it provides students with. I emphasized that students from the University of Newcastle would be missing out if they did not get the opportunity to participate as all other universities in the UK already regularly offer the BAT on campus. What really made my campaign successful was the fact that I managed to identify a motivated and enthusiastic Student Experience Officer who immediately understood the benefits of the BAT and actively helped to promote my sessions. Finding support on campus can be difficult, so you have to be perseverant and resourceful! My recommendation to any future ambassador would be to maintain good relations with key personnel in your school and not to be shy when engaging in face to face meetings.
Ambassador Testimonial: Kevin Hellegård Nielsen I participated in the 2013 International Team Challenge and my colleague and I were appointed Team Leaders of a group of 10 ambassadors from universities around Europe. We had ambassadors from Slovenia, the UK, Bulgaria, Finland and Croatia on our team a truly international group of people! As Team Leaders it was our responsibility to ensure all members of our team stayed motivated throughout the challenge and had the opportunity to share ideas and come up with strategies together. Copenhagen Business School, Denmark My story: how I got involved Since the BAT was not offered at my university s or any other school near me before I introduced it, I didn't hear about the BAT until I was asked to join the ambassador program.so I did some research and realized that the BAT is a truly unique opportunity for students and I really wanted to take it myself. The BAT allows you to assess yourself against a global peer group in a more practical manner than most exams at school would allow you to. Furthermore, you can gain access to a wide range of top multinational firms as well as smaller asset management firms or hedge funds who only recruit once every two years! Now on top of all those benefits, it is also free of charge to participate, so I recognized that it is a MUST to make the BAT available on my campus. I did not find the programme too time consuming as I had full control over when to run sessions which meant I could avoid sessions during the exam time to ensure I could focus 100% on my studies. By working in a team of two on campus we also split the workload evenly, hence reducing the time investment required per person. I knew that by being part of the BAT Ambassador Program I could add incredible value to my CV. It was a very enriching experience and I hope to stay in touch with the members of our team in the future, both in a personal and professional context. I would definitely recommend the program to anyone who wants to get a head-start in their career, get to know some great people and learn some new skills. Kevin Hellegård Nielsen Bloomberg BAT Ambassador 2012-2013 Having a company like Bloomberg on my CV is a unique opportunity since I am keen to pursue a career in finance, and Bloomberg is definitely a household name in the Finance sector.