AmCham Scholarship 2007 Information Meeting

29 Sep 2007

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AGENDA

  Introduction of Participants & Agenda  AmCham Scholarship & Selection Process  Ability Test and Final Interview   Intel Internship Program  Question & Answer  Background: About AmCham

AmCham Scholarship

Le Qui Don

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To recognize the best final year students with:  Excellent academic performance

 Well-rounded knowledge

 Dynamic, ambitious, good-mannered personality

regardless of social or economical background

To encourage & promote good education for the well-being of the society. No commitment required.

OBJECTIVES

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 First scholars granted in 2001 to 10 best students.

 Starting 2002, we increased to Top 20.  Since 2005, besides 20 scholarship, another

20 awards are also presented to runners-up.  To date, AMCHAM has extended 110

scholarships and 41 awards.

HISTORY

2002 2003

2004 2005

2006 2001

10 20 20

+19

20 20 20

+22

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AMCHAM has always been partnering with National University of Ho Chi Minh City that includes:

PARTNERSHIP

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BENEFITS OF AMCHAM SCHOLARS

  Recognized by over 400 AmCham member companies,

  A credit for job application purposes after graduation or other related purposes (e.g. summer job, internship, further scholarship, etc.)

  An advantage to apply for AmCham member companies’ recruitment or executive trainee programs

  Opportunity to participate in some AmCham functions

  Networking in Scholar Alumni   Financial support : - USD 500 per AmCham Scholar - USD 200 per AmCham Award

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Continue studying in the famous Universities:

 University of Oxford in the United Kingdom

 NUS & NTU in Singapore

 University of New York, of Florida, of Michigan, Illinois in the United States

 … and so on.

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UPDATE ON SCHOLAR ALUMNI

NGUYEN MINH THU

ACS 2003

Master of Sciences

Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand

Urban Environmental Management

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NGUYEN NGOC KIM VY

ACS 2004

Master of Molecular Mechanism of Disease

Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

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PHAN MINH LIEM

ACS 2004

Studying Biomedical Sciences - PhD

Texas University, U.S.A.

VEF fellow 2005

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Working in famous companies/organizations:

  TMA Solutions, Data Design Japan – IT area.   BP, Transocean, Schlumberger – Petroleum area.

  P&G, Unilever – FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods) area.

  GE Aircraft Engines, Vietnam Airlines - Aviation   … and so on.

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LE TRI THONG

ACS 2001

MBA degree in Oxford University

Director,

Vietnamese Retailing Development Project,

Ministry of Trade - HCMC People ‘s Committee

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PHAM TRAN QUYNH TRANG

ACS 2002

Master of Engineering

Singapore MIT Alliance

Factory Logistics Manager,

Unilever Vietnam

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HO THI BACH QUYEN

ACS 2005

Management Trainee

Pepsi International

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Social events

SCHOLAR ALUMNI ACTIVITIES

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WHO CAN APPLY?

  Final year students of Ho Chi Minh City National University - in official full-time scheme,

  Annual GPAs of all previous years from 7.0 or above,

  Active participation in school/social/charity activities,

  Able to communicate in English

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HOW TO APPLY?

  Application form can be download at www.amchamvietnam.com/1533 or email to scholarship@amchamvietnam.com to get one

  After filling the form send it by e-mail to scholarship@amchamvietnam

  Print out the filled form and send it together with all support documents to your university

  Results will be announced after 3-5 working days after each round on AmCham website and on your university notice board.

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SELECTION PROCESS & TIMELINE

10th 20th 31st OCTOBER

10th 24th NOVEMBER DECEMBER

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Technology Natural Sciences

Social Sciences

Economic Faculty

Qualified Applications 132 120 88 60

Percentage % 33% 30% 22% 15%

Quota for English Test 66 60 44 30

Ability Test

Competition Top down to next round

Panel Interview

Scholarship Winners

Total

400

100%

200

70

40

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STATISTICS EXAMPLE

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ENGLISH TEST

  Sponsored and conducted by Apollo Education & Training Centre

  Test Date: Wednesday 31 October 2007   Duration: 75 minutes   Skills tested: Listening Reading Vocabulary Writing   Tips: http://www.amchamvietnam.com/985

Ability Test &

Final Interview

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CONTENTS

  Introduction to   PricewaterhouseCoopers Vietnam   Introduction to Human Resource Services

 Ability Test  Final Interview  Question & Answer

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Services

Services

Business Assurance

HR Services

Tax & Legal Services

Expertise

Finance

IT

FMCG

Real Estate

Energy

Trading & Services

Hospitality

Advisory Services

PricewaterhouseCoopers Vietnam

  People 142,000  Offices 771+   Countries 149+

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Executive Search & Selection

HR Strategy

Organization Effectiveness

HR Effectiveness

Compensation & Benefits

Employee satisfaction

survey

Testing

Outplacement Services

Performance Management

Development & Retention

Strategic HR Management

 Established in 1995

 Consulting team – 12 members

 Offices in HCMC & Ha Noi

HUMAN RESOURCE SERVICES

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ABILITY TEST

  Objective: To measure your ability of critical reasoning

  Description: This is a test of reasoning with numbers. In this test you will be using facts and figures presented in various statistical tables to answer questions designed to assess your ability to evaluate numerical data.

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ABILITY TEST (cont.)

  Test Date: Saturday 10 November 2007   Instruction: 10 minutes   Duration: 35 minutes   Language: English   Preparation: Bring a calculator with you   Tips: Concentrate Be quick but accurate If not sure of an answer, mark

your best choice Avoid wild guessing (More tips: http://www.amchamvietnam.com/531 )

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FINAL INTERVIEW

  Objective: To evaluate your competencies and find the best candidates

  Description: Panel interview   Competencies: 1. Interpersonal skills 2. Initiative 3. Achievement orientation 4. Innovation 5. Analytical skills 6. Problem solving skills

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FINAL INTERVIEW

  Date: Saturday 24 November 2007   Duration: 45-60 minutes   Language: English   Preparation: Bring along with you: Confidence Openness and Creativity

(More tips: http://www.amchamvietnam.com/621 )

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Question & Answer

“ There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, learning from failure.”

Colin L. Powell

About AmCham Việt Nam

Herb Cochran

Tp. Hồ Chí Minh

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Organization & Legal Status

  AmCham Vietnam in HCM City   400 companies, 800 representatives

  APCAC Asia-Pacific Council of AmChams   25 member AmChams in 19 economies   10,000 companies, 50,000 representatives   $400 billion trade, $300 billion FDI

  U.S. Chamber of Commerce   3,000,000 businesses and chambers

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Meetings / conferences

  Monthly lunches   Monthly Committee meetings   Ad Hoc Meetings with Gov’t, Other Visits   Annual Members Night   Annual National Day (July 4th)   Golf Outings - Dalat/Jan, Phan Thiet/Apr   Annual Governors Ball - for charity

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Some Special Projects

  2007 AmCham Singapore, India   2006 HCM City Mission

  New York, San Francisco   2006 Dong Nai Mission

  Orlando, Los Angeles   2005 Dong Nai Mission

  New York, Chicago, San Francisco

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2006 HCM City Mission NY, SF

 70 Mission Members   Trade, Tourism, Investment Infrastructure

 300 Participants in NY and SF  Seminars sponsored by AmCham

Members

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2007 APCAC Annual Meeting

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Role and benefits of AmCham

  Common business interest   Promote the common business interest

  Not to engage in “regular business”   Improve business conditions

  Not to provide “particular services”   Promote the common economic interests

  Of a geographic area or industry sector

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AmCham Tasks / Services

 Advocacy   BTA Negotiations: 1996 - 2001

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AmCham Tasks / Services

 Advocacy   BTA Negotiations: 1996 - 2001   Apparel Agreement and Quota System,

2001-2007

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Apparel Committee

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VN-U.S. Trade, 2001-2010

U.S. VN Trade, 2001-2010

(US$ billion)

$-

$2.00

$4.00

$6.00

$8.00

$10.00

$12.00

$14.00

$16.00

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

VN Imports

VN Exports

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AmCham Scholarship

AmCham Scholarship 2007 Information Meeting

29 Sep 2007

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