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Get your game on. Compete. Come FLUX your muscles.

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Flux is a fast Paced business game for UCT students organised by the UCT Careers Service. Dates: 12 & 14 August 2014 (separate events)

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Get your game on.

Compete.

Come FLUX your muscles.

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NEW Business game from the UK.

We give teams a real-world problem.

Teams present their strategy orsolution.

Think of – Pitching an idea to a panel of experts – experts then identify a winning team!

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Who can apply?UCT students ONLY.

For UNDERGRADUATES and HONOURS students.

Compete as a team of six.

You decide the make-up of your team.

Teams and individuals can apply.

ALL FACULTIES WELCOME!

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Apply as a team of 6 students.

OR

Apply as a smaller team.

OR

Apply on your own.

WE THEN PLACE STUDENTS INTO A TEAM OF 6.

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IDEAS FOR TEAMS:

Committee teams?Society teams?Class teams?Res teams?Sports teams?Course teams?

Mix of the above?

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How does it work?CHALLENGE REVEALED

@ The briefing – the night before the event.

No preparation is required.

Teams get ready to start first thing the next day!

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On the day – the morningCOLLABORATE:Work in your teams.

Teams are provided with a strategy tool to use.

Get started with the help of UCT Careers Advisors and other prompts.

Ask questions from Strategy, Finance, Marketing and Human Resource experts!

Develop and plan a strategy and presentation.

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On the day – the afternoonPRESENT:All teams present their strategy to a panel of experts during round 1.

The panel then selects the winning pitches to progress to round 2.

These teams pitch again.

The winning team from round 2 is crowned FLUX CHAMPIONS!

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It’s a win-win! WINNING TEAM:A cash prize of R6, 000 for the winning team.

ALL TEAMS:Develop strategic skills and get noticed!

Chance to win individual prizes!

ALL NETWORK:@ A MINI-CAREER EXPO after the event

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Why take part?1. Developing skills – exposure and learn business skills.

2. Get noticed – be spotted!

3. Network – make contacts.

4. Get some experience – explore what is out there …

5. Put it on your CV – some nice evidence/examples.

6. Have fun …

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How to apply?

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Need more information?

MyCareer – “resources”

APPLY MyCareer: - ‘FLUX FORM’

Closing date - 12pm, 25 July 2014.

Entry on a first-come first-served basis.

Notified by e-mail - 28 July 2014

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Application form1. Team/individual name:

2. Team members/individual:Names, degrees, student numbers, and year of graduation.

3. Motivation:What does your team hope to gain by participating in FLUX? Write a short motivation.

4. The FLUX date for which you are applying: FLUX: 12 August FLUX: 14 August5. T &C’s

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The FLUX of the matter is - this is a WIN-WIN situation for all teams

that take part!

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