Head's Newsletter 27 April 2018

of the NSEC was calculated. Dhruv’s excellent scores in the strengths assessments, alongside a strong contribution to his group’s proposal, meant that he was awarded the trophy (photo below), displaying his new title. He also won an iPad Mini and a coveted place on PwC’s Business Insight Week paid work experience.

NATIONAL SCHOOLS EMPLOYABILITY CHALLENGE On Monday 26 th March, PwC and RateMyApprenticeship crowned Dhruv Sengupta (Year 12) ‘The Most Employable Student in the UK’, after he won the final stage of the National Schools Employability Challenge (NSEC). Having competed in the initial rounds of the challenge online, Dhruv was one of sixty students selected from thousands of applicants to participate in the final at PwC’s More London office at London Bridge. The final began with a round of assessments to examine all-round aptitude, including reasoning, core employment competencies and commercial and market awareness. It concluded with a final challenge - to work in small, randomly assigned groups and, within an hour, create a business plan for a health and wellbeing app. Each group was expected to present an app concept, a design for the app’s main pages, a profitability progression and ideas for funding to a panel of judges from PwC executive management. Dhruv’s group presented a meal-planning app, which was especially well commended by the judges. The day itself comprised more than just assessments though. Finalists attended talks on interview techniques and had an opportunity to network with PwC employees. They also took a tour of the offices, including a visit to the More London Frontier Lab to experience the forefront of innovation in the industry. During more talks from RateMyApprenticeship and Head of Community Affairs, David Adair, the winner

Congratulations also go to Shiv Kapila, who has been successful in his application to join the McKinsey Leadership Academy this year, securing one of 100 places for Year 13s across the UK. The academy, which aims to develop future leaders, offers an excellent opportunity for networking with similarly impressive students and receiving training, mentoring and advice from McKinsey staff over the next two years. GRIST’S IN ALL ITS GLORY!