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AUC Student Team Advances to Unilever's Uniway Global Competition Following Regional Victory
Congratulations to The American University in Cairo's team Creative Crew for winning the Uniway Regional Competition 2023. On May 8, Unilever announced the winning team who will be representing AUC as well as the only team representing Egypt in the finals of the Uniway Global Competition in London in July.
AUC Career Center Prepares US Scholars for their Careers
On February 5 and 6, AUC Career Center welcomed around 120 students from various universities around Egypt as part of the USAID Scholars Activity Project. AUC Career Center provided training as part of this project consisting of two modules: the Self-Assessment Module and the Job Search Module, with each module taking place on a separate day.
AUC Student to Join First Cohort of Landmark Scholarship Program in Canada
Mechanical engineering undergraduate student Reem Mahmoud is one of 30 global recipients of the McCall MacBain Scholarships at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. The scholarships are the result of a landmark C$200 million gift (about E£4,4 billion) in 2019 by John and Marcy McCall MacBain, the second-largest single donation in Canadian history.
AUC’s 71st Employment Fair: Back On Campus!
November 5, 2022, witnessed the first come back on-campus AUC Employment Fair, after two years of online fairs. This event was the 71st Employment Fair hosting 88 on-ground booths of national, regional and international employers. Bringing the event back to its face-to-face mode was particularly important as it revived AUC’s traditions of having the fair as an on-ground experience where students and employers meet, interact and engage in a real setting.
Bain & Company Hires AUC Talented Students
On September 22, Bain & Company visited AUC as part of AUC Career Center’s campus recruitment events. Their corporate presentation was the kickoff of a series of engagements, followed by a networking hour, Women@Bain event, “Be a Bainie for the Day” case competitions and campus interviews.
AUC International Graduate Fair: A Virtual On-Ground Experience
As graduation dates are approaching and many professionals are planning next steps in their careers, AUC held its annual International Graduate Fair on September 24, 2022. The event was held virtually, combining elements of a physical on-ground graduate fair welcoming registrants from inside and outside AUC.
Spring 2022 Employment Fair: Looking Forward to Bright Careers
AUC Career Center hosted its fifth virtual Employment Fair on March 26, 2022, delivering yet another successful career event. The Employment Fair is a staple Career Center event held every semester, allowing students and alumni to connect with employers and grab available career opportunities. This year, more than 1000 people registered for the event, including more than 20 people who joined the event from abroad, and 70 plus companies were represented at the fair.
Mock Interviews Week Spring 2022
Through Spring 2022, more than 25 employers participated in AUC Mock Interview Week. They conducted around 80 interviews to improve students interviewing skills and give them immediate feedback to help them encounter real world experience. Special thanks to all our employers who participated in AUC Mock Interviews Week Spring 2022.
Career Day 2021: Virtually Exploring Careers in Egypt
On February 16, 2021, the AUC Career Center hosted its annual Career Day virtually for the first time. The event is a unique opportunity for students to meet with seasoned professionals from 25 career fields in online roundtable discussions. Students get to ask questions about different careers, how to prepare for them, challenges they might face, etc.
Becoming the Next CEO of P&G
Every year, the P&G CEO challenge sets out to see who is most fit to be the next CEO of P&G. The competition hosts teams from all over the world and top students ascend to the global final, winning an opportunity to meet P&G CEO, David Taylor.
Mock Interviews Week: A Successful Online Experience Continues
The AUC Career Center gives senior students the unique chance to practice their interviewing skills with an employer, in their field of interest, during mock interviews. Interview simulations based on a job description and employers evaluate students' responses and give them immediate feedback. It's an important step in preparing our students for the very competitive and dynamic job market.
Global Experience at the First Virtual International Graduate Study Fair
The 3rd of October, 2020 marked the American University’s annual International Graduate Study Fair event and with the AUC’s promise of putting the safety of its students first, the event was transitioned to a new online format. Trying to replicate the actual atmosphere of the fair was no easy feat but the platform features managed to do the next best thing, facilitating virtual interaction between the university representatives and the students through live webinars and one on one chats.
First Virtual CIB Dazzling Competition
With everyone having to adapt to the new current reality, the corporate world has had to think up new creative ways to grow stronger despite the pandemic restrictions. One such example is the Commercial International Bank (CIB) of Egypt which decided to reach out to interested students, with the AUC Career Center and AUC Business Association, for fresh ideas regarding the future of the banking industry.
AUC First Virtual Employment Fair
There is no doubt that our lives have been affected dramatically by the rise of the COVID-19 pandemic and last semester was no different. It was riddled with uneasiness and uncertainty as students and university staff alike were unsure how the University’s activities would carry on with everything going online.
Another Year with Bain & Company
Bain & Company is one of the leading global firms in the management consultancy field and has been annually visiting the American University in Cairo (AUC) since 2006 in coordination with the Career Center, believing that the university provides them with high caliber future human capital. In fact, George Keriakos is an AUC alumnus who reached the position of the first Egyptian partner at Bain & Company Middle East, advocating for the AUC talent pool ever since he joined the company.
Career-Ready Fresh Graduates: Campus Recruitment Week
Employers from top corporations and an AUC graduate-to-be reflect on this year's campus recruitment week, an annual event designed to give employers direct access to interview AUC’s graduating class for full-time opportunities upon graduation!
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