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Three cases down and Team R.O.S.E. recently came off a two case win streak. R2integrated, a web marketing and technology firm headquartered in Baltimore, MD presented the fourth case for The Associate competition. R2integrated offers services and solutions that are used in the creation and management of web sites, campaign infrastructures, digital tools, and rich content. I find it quite ironic as this was the second company which presented a case challenge where I have previously interned at.
The objective for this case was:
- The company would like to expand its available market, both geographically as well as their client profile. The questions are where and how.
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This sounds like the beginning of a race, doesn’t it? Don’t be confused with the type of race that involves a gun that announces the beginning, and a ribbon that someone cuts through with their last victory lap as the end. This is the kind of race that college students are competing for. Well, at least, they should be competing for. It is the “race for success” as I like to call it. Take the information that I am providing with a grain of salt if you’d like to, but I don’t want to hear any complaints in the long run (no pun intended). With the present state of economy we are facing the worst job market since the Great Depression, so I don’t understand why you wouldn’t take this advice and enter in the “race for success.”
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MacKenzie Commercial Real Estate Services, LLC presented the third case and the six remaining candidates on The Associate competition would experience long nights and dedicate time for yet another week. The objective for the MacKenzie Healthcare Challenge was:
- To help medical practices and healthcare firms capture a competitive advantage through site selection and lease negotiation.
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Two cases down, three more to go, as well as an interview. This is the path that follows until the end of the competition for the six candidates participating on The Associate. This past week both teams were presented with a case from Target Corporation. The objective for the case was:
- How can Target better utilize technology to innovate their food strategy so their guests think of Target first when it comes to food?
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There’s a saying “all good things must come to an end.” It seems like this phrase was the case for Team R.O.S.E. after a week of The Associate competition taking place. Team R.O.S.E. (Revealing Opportunities with Strategic Excellence) was comprised of Demontray Hawkins, myself, Mark Preston, and Justina Whyte. We all worked together from last Tuesday until this past Sunday on a case for Kane Construction, Inc. It was an extremely involved case as I personally spent many nights awake until 3:00 or 4:00 AM working on and it felt like everything else was pushed aside. Read the full post on Dov Hoffman’s blog.
With the present state of economy we are facing the worst job market since the Great Depression. I can’t stress enough the importance of networking. We are currently living in a time where it is more important who you know, rather than what you know. I am not underestimating one’s knowledge, however it is valuable to network and reach out to others. Think about the following situation, you are a business owner of a large sales company and you are looking to hire a new account executive to manage your sales accounts. You are faced with two possible options:
- Try to hire the best possible candidate through job postings, hiring a recruiter, and other forms of selecting the best candidate.
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The Associate is an annual competition that takes place within the College of Business and Economics at Towson University every spring semester. The competition entering its sixth season is a spin-off of The Apprentice, the well known show that Donald Trump created back in 2004. His show brings in contestants from around the world to participate in an elimination style competition. The winner acts as an apprentice to Donald as they serve as the president for one of his companies. The Associate competition is comprised of eight qualified candidates that are determined by a selection committee within the university. Read the full post on Dov Hoffman’s blog.
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