2008 Woodie Awards
Two candidates left in Associate contest
Nevin, Hurley reach finals of annual competition; last presentations April 27
Andrew Fortier
News | 4/24/08
Only two candidates are left in this year's Associate competition, as Jennifer Nevin and Heather Hurley were not hired Tuesday.
This week, instead of group case studies, the candidates were subject to interviews by executives from JMT engineering and St. Joseph Medical Center. The four interviews were conducted in round robin fashion, and tested the candidates on their career goals, past experience and community service history.
"The interviews were very intense," Nevin said. "It was great to experience what was expected in the corporate world."
The Associate is an annual competition hosted by the College of Business and Economics modeled after the television show, "The Apprentice." Contestants present case studies each week, and that year's "Donald Trump," typically a Baltimore-based executive, offers the winning candidate a job. This year's "Donald Trump" is John Tolmie, CEO of St. Joseph Medical Center.
During the boardroom meeting on Tuesday evening, Tolmie relayed the interviewer's comments to the candidates and asked each of them questions regarding how they prepared for the interview. All four candidates said that they consulted current employers for interviewing tips and researched both companies extensively.
"We're at shades of gray at this point," Tolmie said in regard to choosing who will remain in the competition.
Ultimately, only Kimberly Hawk and Amanda Gutin were chosen to compete in the final case study. In a departure from previous weeks, the remaining candidates were given the opportunity to choose two team members each to assist them in their last case study. Hawk chose Hurley and Shelby Cooperman, while Amanda Gutin chose Rommel Jones and Brian Coulter.
The final case study will focus on the charity work of St. Joseph Medical Center, with the teams devising a plan to distribute mosquito nets to a village in the African country of Tanzania. The purpose of the mosquito nets is to prevent the spread of malaria. Tolmie revealed that along with being offered a fellowship position at the medical center, the winner of the competition will accompany Tolmie and others from the hospital on a trip to Tanzania to help distribute mosquito nets to villagers.
The final presentations will be Sunday, April 27 at 5 p.m.
This week, instead of group case studies, the candidates were subject to interviews by executives from JMT engineering and St. Joseph Medical Center. The four interviews were conducted in round robin fashion, and tested the candidates on their career goals, past experience and community service history.
"The interviews were very intense," Nevin said. "It was great to experience what was expected in the corporate world."
The Associate is an annual competition hosted by the College of Business and Economics modeled after the television show, "The Apprentice." Contestants present case studies each week, and that year's "Donald Trump," typically a Baltimore-based executive, offers the winning candidate a job. This year's "Donald Trump" is John Tolmie, CEO of St. Joseph Medical Center.
During the boardroom meeting on Tuesday evening, Tolmie relayed the interviewer's comments to the candidates and asked each of them questions regarding how they prepared for the interview. All four candidates said that they consulted current employers for interviewing tips and researched both companies extensively.
"We're at shades of gray at this point," Tolmie said in regard to choosing who will remain in the competition.
Ultimately, only Kimberly Hawk and Amanda Gutin were chosen to compete in the final case study. In a departure from previous weeks, the remaining candidates were given the opportunity to choose two team members each to assist them in their last case study. Hawk chose Hurley and Shelby Cooperman, while Amanda Gutin chose Rommel Jones and Brian Coulter.
The final case study will focus on the charity work of St. Joseph Medical Center, with the teams devising a plan to distribute mosquito nets to a village in the African country of Tanzania. The purpose of the mosquito nets is to prevent the spread of malaria. Tolmie revealed that along with being offered a fellowship position at the medical center, the winner of the competition will accompany Tolmie and others from the hospital on a trip to Tanzania to help distribute mosquito nets to villagers.
The final presentations will be Sunday, April 27 at 5 p.m.
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