Open to undergraduates from any year studying
accountancy, economics or related degrees
We're searching the best universities in the UK to find the outstanding Accountancy and Economics undergraduate. We're looking for a winning mix of personal skills, career motivation and an excellent academic record. The rewards are great: the winner will receive a guaranteed 2 tickets to the London 2012 Paralympic Games plus a 7 week paid work placement at Deloitte. He/she will collect the award at a gala event in Canary Wharf, London on 13 April, 2012.
Even if you don’t win, you still stand a chance of making the final shortlist of ten, all of whom will be royally looked after by the sponsor Deloitte and invited to the Undergraduate of the Year Awards as their guests.
So if you are an undergraduate from any year studying accounting, finance, economics or a student of management and business....
And you are studying at a UK university...
And you have at least a B grade in GCSE Maths and at least a C grade in GCSE English, a minimum of 300 UCAS points...
And you think you're the best accountancy and economics undergraduate in the UK, click the big button below.
Final closing date for entries
is 31 January 2012.
Please note: the sponsor Deloitte will start shortlisting entrants from November onwards so early entry is advised.
How do I win it then?
It’s not easy to win the Undergraduate of the Year Award and competition will be fierce. The process is demanding and only the truly outstanding and committed will make it to the last 10. There are three stages that you’ll have to get through.
Stage One:
Submit your personal data and answer three special questions posed by the sponsor of the Award.
Stage Two:
Complete four online tests designed exclusively by our partners SHL, the world’s leading assessment provider. The online assessment will take you around 90 minutes to complete and somewhere between 30 and 70 candidates will pass through to the next stage. The closing date for entry is 31 January 2012.
Stage Three:
The sponsor will seek to find a shortlist of ten from the undergraduates who pass the first stage. This will be done in a variety of ways including telephone interviews, assessment centres and further tests (depending on the sponsor). The final shortlist of ten is invited to the Undergraduate of the Year Awards in Canary Wharf London on 13 April where the winner will be announced.
Last years's winner:
Sarah Spriggs
Sarah is from Ealing, West London. She is a first year economics undergraduate at Durham University and hopes to pursue a career in the finance industry. She has been investigating career options by participating in internships and placements with several financial recruiters. Her interests include travelling, debating, lacrosse and scuba diving.
Tell me about Deloitte
As the world’s largest professional services firm, we offer graduate careers within Audit, Tax, Consulting, Corporate Finance and Technology. With leading clients across all major industries as well the opportunity to work alongside some of the foremost experts in financial services, you truly will have the best start to your career.
Our vision is to be the Distinctive Firm, standing out in our markets through the impact we have on the reputation and success of our clients. In pursuing this purpose, Deloitte contributes to a sustainable and prosperous society. The foundation of our strategy is our commitment to having the best people – not only to attract the best people but to retain our top talent. We will do this by creating a distinctive talent experience, which demands, supports and rewards the highest performance, allows everyone to have the opportunity to shape their own career and provides an environment where training and development are genuinely first class.
Provide us with the innovative thinking our clients value so highly and we’ll give you the chance to pursue a challenging and rewarding career path – with the training, mentoring and development opportunities to match. As you’d expect, we offer a wide range of assignments with some very high-profile clients in different sectors. It’s this breadth of experience that offers you the complexity and challenges you yearn for.
Apply for one of 1,500 graduate and undergraduate vacancies across all service lines at www.deloitte.co.uk/graduates. All degree disciplines are welcome and we operate on a first come first serve basis.
It’s your future. How far will you take it?
