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Finalists Announced for The NZ Top Student Awards 2017

Finalists announced for the New Zealand Top Student Awards 2017.

The New Zealand Top Student awards celebrates exceptional students currently attending tertiary institutions around the country. Four finalists in six award categories will take part in a final assessment day on the 6th of September to claim a share of the $6,000 in cash prizes up for grabs.

31 August 2017, Auckland: The 2017 New Zealand Top Student Awards, has attracted tertiary students from universities across the country to compete for awards in the fields of Accounting, Arts, Business and Finance, Digital & Technology, Law and Science & Engineering. Finalists will compete in an assessment day on the 6th September with the hope of being crowned Top Student in their chosen field.

The 24 finalists represent the University of Auckland, Victoria University of Wellington, University of Canterbury, University of Waikato, Massey University and University of Otago.

“The successful finalists represent strong all-rounders” said Seren Wilson, Principal Consultant at Talent Solutions, who co-ordinates the selection process for the awards. “While academic achievements are important, the selection process places equal emphasis on aspects like work and volunteering experience, communication skills, extra-curricular activities and awards and scholarships received”.

Miah Dixon, Account Manager at NxtStep, a sponsor of the awards, cited the opportunity to engage in psychometric testing and a best practice selection process, as a particularly compelling aspect for lots of applicants. “There are not many opportunities to practice a graduate recruitment process until you experience the real thing, so the Top Student Awards offers a great learning experience for students who apply”.

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Students undertake a mixture of individual and group assessments at the assessment day. The winners in each award category will take home a $1,000 cash prize, sponsored by one of five employer-sponsors.

The New Zealand Top Students Awards 2017 is proudly sponsored by Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, Deloitte, Accenture, Auckland Council, Talent Solutions, Testgrid, Vieple and NXTStep.

Finalists:

Accounting: Craig Hebblethewaite (University of Auckland), Kayeon Kim (University of Auckland), Nicola Mulvay (University of Auckland) and Shaanil Senarath-Dassanayake (University of Auckland).

Arts: Ashley Stuart (University of Canterbury), Calum Hughes (University of Waikato), Pooja Upadhyay (University of Auckland) and Raditya Baboe (University of Auckland).

Business and Finance: Emma Appleton (University of Auckland), Matthew Noland (University of Auckland), Logan Williams (University of Canterbury) and Nicole Calderwood (University of Waikato).

Engineering and Science: Alex Kennedy (University of Auckland), Misha Garg (University of Auckland), Katrina Santillan (Massey University) and Kieran Buckham (University of Canterbury).

IT: Amanda Veldman (University of Otago), Kiri Lenagh-Glue (University of Otago), Isabelle Taylor (University of Canterbury) and Regan Nelson-Clark (Victoria University of Wellington).

Law: Jade Magrath (University of Auckland), Jae Jun Kim (University of Auckland), Oscar Battell-Wallace (Victoria University of Wellington) and Victoria Mills (University of Otago).

The final selection process and awards ceremony will take place on the 6th of September in Auckland.


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