5 minutes to convince contest

This event is over!

Type of event :
Dates : January 29 to February 1, 2024
Location:

If you have a career plan, sign up and come and present it to a panel of judges!

SCUIO-IP's Bureau d'Aide à l'Insertion Professionnelle organizes the 5 minutes to convince competition, which rewards the best presentation of a professional project in 5 minutes in front of a jury made up of professionals from the socio-economic world and higher education.

The prizes include Dell computers and personalized coaching.

Registration

Written presentation document

3 categories to compete

Category A

Submitting an application for an internship, a job, further studies, international mobility, etc.

Price :

Laptop computer
Career planning support from by Hays

Category B

Presentation of a project to set up a company, association or take over a business.

Price :

Laptop computer
Business start-up support:
By the CPME Occitanie for a minimum of 6 months, with personalized monitoring of the project by a project manager and contact with support structures and business start-up professionals.
By PEPITE-LR with:
- Access to 1 thematic workshop, usually reserved exclusively for Student Entrepreneurs.
- 1 meeting with PEPITE-LR

Category C

Presentation of a doctoral student's professional project in the context of a job application (post-doc, collaboration contract, post-thesis employment, etc.) or the creation or takeover of a business.
For category C, the presentation must not be a popularization of the thesis, although the candidate may draw inspiration from and use the work as part of his or her professional project.

Price :

Laptop computer
Company creation" support with SATT AxLR: SATT AxLR will assess the appropriateness of selection for prematurity/pre-incubation or incubation, and will help the winner with the orientation of his or her project.
Or career guidance from a professional

Competition rules

Competition preparation workshop

"Master the Art of the Pitch
Tuesday, January 23, 6 pm to 8 pm

This training course introduces you to the fundamentals of oral communication and a methodology for preparing and presenting a pitch that is tonic, effective and convincing.

Objectives: Stimulate the creative spirit and leave room for originality

- Combine scientific presentation and astonishment
- Use all techniques and media to build your Pitch
- Surprise and astonish through listening
- Interact with the audience
- Practice being synthetic, concise and precise
- Develop verbal, non-verbal and visual communication skills
- Be able to prepare, conduct and conclude a Pitch

Workshop registration

How to get involved

Register online: click here
Download and return the written presentation document

You will be shortlisted on the basis of your written presentation.

Highlight your project in terms of its relevance, quality, originality and direct link with your professional insertion (remember to define your role in the professional project).

| Deadline for submissions by January 15, 2024: scuioip-baip@umontpellier.fr
| Pre-selection results: date to come

Written presentation

Your written presentation consists of the following elements:

Choice of category (A, B or C)
Project title
Abstract*(300 words maximum)

* Your summary
- Is correctly written and structured
- Clearly states your professional objective and the means you will use to achieve it
- Indicates the position or function you would like to occupy (activities you will take on, skills required)
- Highlights your skills and motivation

Be clear and punchy to win over the pre-selection jury!

Semi-final selection

Selected written projects allow candidates to present their project in 5 minutes to a panel of judges.

/A Powerpoint or Prezi support is mandatory to illustrate your presentation.

At the end of the presentation, the jury will be able to talk to the candidates for a maximum of 2 minutes.

This competition is intended to be educational: the jury is there to help you improve your oral presentation skills.