Maybank

The Maybank GO Ahead. Challenge, Malaysia's most prestigious talent recruitment competition, is now accepting applications. The Challenge, which is now in its fourth year, is a multi-disciplinary business talent competition open to penultimate and final-year university students and fresh graduates from across the world. It seeks to find the best talents for the Bank.

The Maybank GO Ahead. Challenge seeks to identify and nurture the most ambitious and promising young talent by putting them through an exciting series of challenges designed to bring out the best in them. Candidates will face a number of obstacles over the course of the competition, testing their business acumen, problem-solving skills, mathematical ability, and their capacity to think on their feet and work in high-pressure environments.

This year, the challenge has been redesigned in terms of the selection process to offer a wider opportunity for candidates from all backgrounds. For the first time, this year Challengers can apply as a team of up to five people as well as individually.

Up for grabs at the International Grand Finals is a cash prize of USD40,000 for the winning team; USD20,000 for the second place; and USD10,000 for the third place winner. The best individual Challenger will win an all-expenses-paid trip to New York and USD1,000 spending money as part of his or her internship. The second and third place individual challengers will win internships in Maybank's London and Hong Kong offices, respectively, and additional cash prizes of USD750 and USD500, respectively.

Moreover, promising candidates may earn a fast-track entry into the highly-sought-after Maybank Global Apprentice Programme, kick-starting their careers in the Banking and Finance industry with Maybank, Southeast Asia's fourth largest bank. The winning team and top 3 individual challengers will also be invited to join Maybank's prestigious 'Transitioning Leaders to CEOs Program.

Representatives from Maybank will be visiting University campuses across Malaysia and the region, where students can learn more about the Challenge, register, and take part in mini-challenges to get a taste of what the GO Ahead. Challenge has to offer.

Interested applicants can find out more and apply to be part of this year's exciting Challenge by visiting www.goaheadchallenge.com.

The official launch of the Maybank GO Ahead. Challenge 2015 will be held later this month in Kuala Lumpur.

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About the Global Maybank Apprentice Programme

The Global Maybank Apprentice Programme is an exclusive two-year programme where Apprentices will be given a holistic learning experience with customized on-the-job rotations and even international assignments to familiarize them with Maybank's global network operations. The programme is also aimed at accelerating participants into a management role upon their graduation from the programme.

The Global Maybank Apprentice Programme is aimed at developing individuals and includes:

• A holistic learning experience with customized on-the-job rotations.
• Enhancing leadership skills, among others, via involvement in group-wide special projects.
• International Assignments to immerse Global Maybank Apprentices in global network operations.
• Experiential learning through CR initiatives, project management and presentation to top management.
• Face-to-face development interventions where a dedicated coach and mentor is assigned to guide Global Maybank Apprentices throughout their journey.