THE YOUNG LEADERS PROGRAM 2020
According to the latest report by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 13% of recent college graduates (approximately 143,000 individuals) in the United States are unemployed. Most recently, a study conducted by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York indicated that the unemployment rate of the U.S. recent college graduate has surpassed the national unemployment rate. An extensive academic research published by the Journal of Educational Issues cited that "the skills and experiences gained through college curriculum are sometimes not sufficient for entry-level positions." These data points indicates that it is increasingly important for college students to gain meaningful, career-related, experience that can help them to land their dream job upon graduation. Worry no more! You just find the solution in the Young Leaders Program!
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Nurturing the Next Generation of Industry Leaders
Leveraging our success in running a comprehensive professional program in the past 4 years, we have created a new program structure that focuses on helping talented college students to build meaningful work experience through real world project. At the YLP, you will work in a cross-functional team consisted of the best college students with technical and/or non-technical backgrounds to create an innovative solution to solve complex problems faced by our client. Unlike most class projects, you will have an opportunity to collaborate with industry professionals, who will serve as a Project Manager, to create impact that might be adopted by our client! On top of that, you will be a part of a unique community of distinguished young professionals who have gone to achieve success at both academic and professional level (Yes, we have 2 Husky 100 recipients, multiple H1B visa recipients, startup owners, more than a dozen Ivy Leagues graduates and a Schwarzman Scholar recipient). It is a comprehensive program that will help you hone your soft skills, broaden your professional networks and boost your professional credibility to future employers!
OUR PROGRAM STRUCTURE
Optimized Curriculum Based on Real-World Project
The YLP 2020 Program is an intensive 4 months (February to May) professional development program specifically designed for talented college students who possesses the right combination of skills, experience, and personal motivation in solving the complex challenges faced by modern organization. Throughout your time at our program, you will work as an intern where you will be performing various tasks (such as data analysis/modelling, building strategic framework, designing communication strategies, launching marketing campaign, building system/application prototype, etc.) that can help our client to solve their biggest organizational problem. You are expected to allocate 5 to 10 hours every week (from February 1st, 2020 to May 23rd, 2020) to perform your duty. The following are a typical work schedule of a cohort:
Weekly team sync: Every Friday/Saturday
Individual and Team Working Session (Remote or in-person meeting at UW Seattle campus)
Bi-Weekly Team Sync with client
Monthly team bonding - Every third or fourth Friday/Saturday of every month (after weekly team meeting)
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
All college students are allowed to apply for this program. Due to the complexity of the project, we prefer students who currently has a Major (Junior and Senior). However, Freshmen and Sophomore without a Major can still apply and might be considered for admission. Top applicants will be offered an interview opportunity with the YLP Committee.
The interview will be consisted of 2 parts: Behavioral (to assess personality and fit with the program) and Case Interview (to assess program readiness, skills and experience). Applicants with technical Major will be working on a technical case interview; Applicants with non-technical major will be working on a general business consulting case interview. This will be a very competitive program where only 10 students will be admitted to be a part of our 2020 Cohort. Each applicant must be able to commit to the following core program curriculum to be considered for an interview (failure to comply means an automatic dismissal from the program even if you are admitted):
100% Attendance Policy - Admitted applicants must attend all team meetings (including but not limited to weekly team sync, team working sessions, bi-weekly team sync with client). If you cannot attend the meeting in-person, you can join the meeting via WeChat or a conference call.
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Mandatory Volunteer Duty - Admitted applicants must be available to attend ONE mandatory volunteer activity on Thursday, March 5, 2020 to help the YLP Committee to host the Annual New Year Gala celebration.
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Project Participation - Admitted applicants, must actively participate in all project deliverable (including but not limited to actively contributing ideas during team meeting, performing critical individual and/or team tasks, initiating discussion, problem solving, etc.). All Cohorts must contribute to the Final Report and must attend the Final Presentation on Saturday, May 23, 2020.