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Are you the Management Undergraduate of the Year?
We're searching UK universities to find the outstanding Management Undergraduate of the Year. We are looking for students who have an aptitude for customer service, flexibility, a strong work ethic, great communication and potential leadership skills.
Win
You could win a tailored summer placement with Enterprise Rent-A-Car! The lucky winner will get to design their own summer internship at Enterprise Rent-A-Car HQ to suit their individual goals and interests, valuable networking opportunities and the chance to experience different aspects of the business.
All finalists will also be considered for paid work experience opportunities at Enterprise Rent-A-Car.
To enter you need to:
- be an undergraduate student with an interest in management as a future career
- be in your first or second year of a three-year course or your first, second or third year of a four-year course at university
- have the right to work in the UK after graduation.
To enter you need to:
- be an undergraduate student with an interest in management as a future career
- be in your first or second year of a three-year course or your first, second or third year of a four-year course at university
- have the right to work in the UK after graduation
What makes an award winner?
The winner, throughout the process, will have demonstrated the personal qualities that we look for in our graduates and undergraduates. We’re not looking for a ready-made manager and we aren’t concerned with which university you attend. We want to know more about you as a person.
You will:
- be interested in a future career in management
- be driven by the desire to achieve results
- have a knack for customer service and great communication skills, whether that's through your part-time Saturday job or your role as a representative for your university department or society
- be able to tell us how you have gained skills and knowledge from any work experience, previous internships, volunteering, extracurricular activities and university societies
- maybe have had previous leadership roles or positions of responsibility
- have done your research on Enterprise Rent-A-Car.
Previous finalists have set themselves apart by connecting with our employees through social media. You can do that too by connecting with us on @ERAC_Jobs where you’ll find useful resources to help you with your application.
How do I win?
Register
Register your details online and answer one question set by Enterprise.
Must be completed by 30.01.23
Online tests
Receive an email inviting you to sit three tests designed exclusively by our partner SHL.
Must be completed by 30.01.23
Submit by 30.01.23
Your details must be submitted and all online tests completed by 30 January 2023.
If you are successful in getting through to the next stage, you will hear from us by 28 February 2023.
Assessment centre
If you pass the online tests and successfully make it to the next stage your application will be reviewed by Enterprise.
This stage will include a telephone interview and an assessment centre.
Grand final
The final shortlist of ten students will be invited to the awards ceremony on 21 April 2023, where the award winners will be announced!
Enterprise Rent-A-Car and the Management Undergraduate of the Year Award
Enterprise Rent-A-Car is partnering with the Management Undergraduate of the Year Award for the 13th successive year because we believe in offering undergraduates the opportunity to tap into their management potential and develop their skills set.
By applying for this award you will have the opportunity to experience what a graduate recruitment process actually looks and feels like – from the application stage through to telephone interview and, if successful, an assessment centre. You will also get the opportunity to network and get hints and tips from the talent acquisition team at Enterprise Rent-A-Car and some of our business leaders.
Our top ten students will have the experience networking with all the other finalists and this brings invaluable experience. Some of our finalists are now great friends – just check Twitter!
Over the past decade and more we have been able to offer internships and placements to over 90 undergraduates who have applied for our award and are looking forward to seeing some more great applications this year and finding the Management Undergraduate of the Year 2023!
Find out more about us and our graduate opportunities here.
Hear from previous winners and finalists
Lucy Blackshaw
Economics and Finance, Leeds Beckett University
Finalist of the Management Award, 2022
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Kerrith Parkes
Business Management and the Human Resource, University of Leeds
Finalist of the Management Award, 2021
Read the blog Isabella Scanio
Ancient History, University of Nottingham
Winner of the Management Award, 2019
If I were to give advice to anyone thinking about applying to the Undergraduate of the Year Awards next year, I would say just do it. You have no idea how far you will get and you will thank yourself at the end, no matter how far you get. It is a great experience and something that you will never forget.
Read the blog Megan Fearon
Contemporary History and Politics, University of Salford
Finalist of the Management Award, 2019
Getting to the final of the awards has given me the confidence I really need to succeed in the future. I now know not to doubt myself or compare myself to others and if I show my true self then I cannot give much more. I didn’t expect to get this far but I am so glad I did!
Read the blog Stephen Lim-Heath
International Business, Loughborough University
Finalist of the Management Award, 2019
I applied on a whim, not even considering myself a proper undergraduate. Then, to keep on advancing through each stage to finally be awarded a life-changing internship and making it to the final has been such a journey and achievement.
Read the blog Holly Hetherington
Management, University of St Andrews
Winner of the Management Award, 2018
I cannot stress enough how much I would encourage anyone to enter one of these awards. Throughout the application process, and also this summer, my business knowledge and transferable skills have developed astronomically, and the ability to shape your own internship and experience things which you have a genuine interest in is an experience you are guaranteed not to get elsewhere!
Read the blog Ayesha Naser
Economics, Manchester Metropolitan University
Finalist of the Management Award, 2018
The afternoon was filled with laughter, great conversations and brilliant food. I may not have won but witnessing Holly’s win was such a special moment for us all there, we were truly friends rooting for one another and there isn’t one part of my experience that I would want to be different!
Read the blog Sophie Lycett
Politics with international relations, University of York
Finalist of the Management Award, 2018
I never expected that months later I would be sitting in Canary Wharf at the awards ceremony listening to Rachel Riley talk about the importance of grabbing every opportunity available to you with both hands – after all, like she said, ‘you have to be in it to win it’. I would advise anyone considering whether or not to apply for the competition to take this advice as well!
Read the blog Rachel Smith
Business management , University of Edinburgh
Finalist of the Management Award, 2018
Don’t doubt your abilities – The whole assessment process and making it to the final has instilled so much self-confidence and has led me to not doubt my knowledge, experience and personality. If you work hard enough and you want to achieve something, go and do it and know that you have as much of a chance as everyone else!
Read the blog Alexander Young
Business management, Swansea University
Finalist of the Management Award, 2017
My advice is clear: seize every opportunity as if it’s your last
Read the blog Kirsten Alexander-McGarry
International business with modern languages, University of Strathclyde
Winner of the Management Award, 2017
I did not for a second believe that I would even make it through the first round, but I decided to fill out the application and take the tests to familiarise myself with the application processes I’m likely to face upon graduation.
Read the blog Stephanie Barclay
International business management, Robert Gordon University
Finalist of the Management Award, 2016
My advice for applicants is to put yourself out there. Everyone is in with a chance of winning: it is how you communicate why YOU should be the winner that matters so don’t be afraid to sell yourself!
Read the blog Adam Bevan
Business administration, University of Bath
Finalist of the Management Award, 2016
Even though there’s only one outright winner, whatever stage of the competition you get to is certainly a great asset on your CV, and will give you a great foundation from which to talk about your experiences in interviews
Read the blog Shona McCotter
International business with Spanish, Queen's University Belfast
Winner of the Management Award, 2016
"You have to be in it to win it" is a phrase we’re all very familiar with but very few of us take it seriously. One piece of advice I would give after this experience is to have some faith in yourself and go for it! It was worth it for me – it might just be for you too.
Read the blog Beth Atkinson
Marketing with supply chain management, University of Hull
Finalist of the Management Award, 2016
My advice for applicants: it doesn’t matter what year of university you are currently in, or perhaps what qualifications you may think you lack. These awards look for the people behind the application submissions, so apply – you never know where you may find yourself!
Read the blog Lauren Dwyer
Business management, Queen's University Belfast
Finalist of the Management Award, 2015
I accessed qualities in myself I didn’t know I had and developed vital skills essential to the workplace. I fulfilled roles both on a team level and a leadership platform and found that I excelled in areas I had previously thought were situation-dependent
Read the blog Nathan Craig
Industrial economics, University of Nottingham
Winner of the Management Award, 2015
The Undergraduate of the Year Awards offered me the chance to meet and network with like-minded individuals and begin to build my professional network. Added to this, the experience of applying, completing tests and interviews has helped me when completing future job applications.
Read the blog Kate Nichols
Management with German, University of Nottingham
Finalist of the Management Award, 2015
Applying for the award was one of the best decisions I have ever made. It not only allowed me to experience a graduate application process, but it also exposed me to such wonderful and invaluable experiences that have provided me with a fantastic pool of networks
Read the blog Samantha Dartnall
Information management and business studies, Loughborough University
Winner of the Management Award, 2014
The more you put into your work the more return you get!
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