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ROLE DESCRIPTION
CAS! an international management consultanc" head#uartered in London! $%! is delighted to
announce Summer &nternshi' and 2014(201) *a' +ear Placement o''ortunities in its ,ei-ing
office.
Last "ear CAS China launched a new talent management .usiness! called Arete! to serve the
.urgeoning nowledge econom" in China. Arete hel's high('otential Chinese students secure in(
demand 'ostgraduate courses in the west! 'romotes them to em'lo"ers in China on their return
and su''orts their 'rofessional develo'ment. Arete training and #ualifications 're'are and
su''ort 'eo'le through this -ourne" and ensure the" meet nowledge sector re#uirements. /ur
consultanc" e0'ertise ena.les Arete cor'orate clients in China to mae .est use of new
'rofessionals in e0'anding their .usinesses. 1e are constantl" on the loo(out for talented
graduates to -oin our offices in ,ei-ing or London. &nternshi' and ga' "ear 'lacement at one of
our offices 'rovides an e0cellent o''ortunit" for .oth 'arties to e0'lore the 'ossi.ilit" of a
longer term relationshi'. 2ore information a.out CAS is availa.le from www.casolutions.co.u
3etails of the current internshi' o''ortunities are as follows4
5he CAS Summer &nternshi' will commence in 6une and finish at the end of August 2014.
5he CAS 2014(201) *a' +ear Placement will commence on 1 Se'tem.er 2014 and finish
on 71 August 201). Note: candidates wishing to apply for the Gap Year Placement must
also apply for the summer internship to qualify. Acceptance on the Gap Year Placement
is contingent on demonstrating satisfactory performance during a summer internship.
/ur talent management .usiness is growing fast and there are three different roles within the
Arete team which "ou can chose to focus on during "our internshi'4
1. Sales and 2areting
Sales is a rare sill which to' e0ecutives usuall" 'ossess. &f "ou have outstanding
inter'ersonal sills and are 'assionate a.out sales and mareting this is a 'erfect role
for "ou to develo' "our talent. &n the sales and mareting role! "ou will have the
o''ortunit" to 'ractice "our sales sills with su''ort! guidance and coaching from our
highl" e0'erienced sales e0ecutives. +ou will contri.ute to the develo'ment of our sales
strateg" and identif" additional talented sales 'ersons. +ou will also contri.ute to the
develo'ment of our mareting strateg" and its e0ecution. +ou will have e0'osure to
digital mareting! .randing! maret research and 'ositioning.

2. Client 2anager
5he Client 2anager role is an o''ortunit" to develo' and hone "our 'ro-ect
management sills. /ur Client 2anagers are at the e'icentre of each 'ro-ect. 5he" are
the first 'oint of contact for our clients and act as their 'rofessional develo'ment
advisors drawing on other Arete team mem.ers and resources as re#uired to meet their
clients8 needs. Some of the most im'ortant sills for this role are inter'ersonal!
communication and organisational sills. /ur Client 2anagers are the .est e0am'le to
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our clients of what a good 'rofessional loos lie and how the" ma" e0'ect to im'rove
themselves. Client 2anagers should .e e0'erts in the area of their career choice and are
ins'irational leaders to our clients.

7. Arete Strateg" Consultant
/ur internal strateg" consultants hel' the Arete o'erational team im'rove its 'rocesses
and 'rocedures and tae more assured ste's to achieving its short and medium term
goals. 5he" anal"se and mae recommendations on all o'erational as'ects of the
.usiness including deliver"! #ualit" assurance! organisational and individual
com'etence! management structures and 'rocesses! 'roducts and services! ris
management and incentives. Arete Strateg" Consultants wor closel" with the
o'erational team on the develo'ment of strateg" and tactics! hel' e0ecute o'erational
'lans and review im'acts. 5his is a ver" e0citing consulting o''ortunit" and re#uires
candidates with the following five #ualities4 intelligence! creativit"! logical thining!
anal"tical sills and inter'ersonal sills. Arete Strateg" Consultants will also have the
o''ortunit" to wor on other CAS 'ro-ects.

WHAT THESE OPPORTUNITIES OFFER

1. 1or with an international team .ased out of our growing ,ei-ing office at the centre of the
second .iggest econom" in the world.
2. 90citement. +ou won8t .e .ored : our .usiness is growing fast and "ou will wor in a team
com'rised of d"namic 'eo'le who are 'assionate! energetic and have a strong vision to
mae an im'act.
7. 5he chance to .e a 'ioneer : a chance to define the direction of! and mae "our mar on!
the develo'ment of a high('otential! ra'idl" growing new .usiness.
4. 5he chance of overseas .usiness tri's and e0change to the CAS London office.
5. Com'etitive remuneration.

OUR REQUIREMENTS:

1. 2ost a''licants are either stud"ing or have com'leted an undergraduate or 'ostgraduate
degree from a leading universit". ;owever! this is not a formal re#uirement. 1e res'ect
'eo'le who thin differentl". +ou do not need to have had a universit" education if "ou can
demonstrate that "ou are a.le to .ring value to our .usiness.
2. 1e acce't a''licants from an" academic disci'line
7. ,oth Chinese and &nternational a''licants are welcome
4. Candidates must .e fluent in either 9nglish or Chinese. 1e are glo.all" minded and alwa"s
on the loo(out for new o''ortunities. 5he a.ilit" to s'ea more than one language is an
advantage.
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+ou will also need to demonstrate some of the following #ualities which we are looing for4
E!"##"$% &%%"$%'($ %( )"%&'# : our re'utation hinges on the #ualit" of our wor. /ur staff
are 'erfectionists when it comes to the little details.
T"&* +(,-'$. : a dis'osition to colla.orate and su''ort "our colleagues. 1e want team
'la"ers and those who can hel' us .e more than the sum of our 'arts.
C,"&%'/" : there8s no avoiding tough challenges in our wor. 1e want 'eo'le who can .e
'art of the solutions. Creative thiners. 5hose 're'ared to challenge convention.
L(.'!&# : our wor is evidence .ased and needs to .e su''orted ." strong! logical
arguments and anal"sis
I$'%'&%'/" %&-'$. : 1e want 'eo'le who mae things ha''en! not wait for things to ha''en.
1e e0'ect our staff to s'ot o''ortunities to im'rove our .usiness and act on these. +ou will
need to .e .right.
R"0"&,!1 &$) &$&#2%'!&# 0-'##0 : argua.l" the most im'ortant sill in consultanc" is research
and anal"sis a.ilit". 1e need 'eo'le who now how to research and mine for data! mae
sense of it and 'resent it in an effective wa" to .oth colleagues and clients
D(+$ %( "&,%1 : /ur wor involves dealing with challenging issues from .oards of directors
to front line worers. 1e want un'retentious 'eo'le who are a.le to ada't to a range of
environments.
S%,($. '$%",3",0($&# &$) !(**4$'!&%'($0 0-'##0 : ever"thing we do relies on develo'ing
strong relationshi's and effective communication. 1e need em'athetic 'eo'le who are
outstanding at understanding and communicating with others.
E$5(2 %,&/"##'$. : /ur wor taes us all over the world. /ur 'eo'le need to .e o'en minded
to and curious a.out new 'laces and cultures. And 're'ared to live out of a suitcase from
time(to(time.
A)&3%'/" &$) 6#"'7#" : /ur clients are demanding and d"namic. 5heir re#uirements change
constantl". 1e need 'eo'le who can ada't to last minute changes and react #uicl" and
'rofessionall".
E$%,"3,"$"4,'&# : 1e are constantl" looing at new o''ortunities to grow our .usiness. 1e
lie our 'eo'le to .e entre'reneurial and hel' us develo' new .usiness ideas and 'lans.
A 0"$0" (6 14*(4, : /ur wor environment is characteri<ed ." a close team of hard
woring and highl" ca'a.le 'rofessionals with challenging 'ro-ects .ut we never forget to
ee' having fun.


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APPLY

5o a''l" for one of these o''ortunities 'lease email "our C= and a one('age cover letter to
Serein >hang ?serein.<hang@casolutions.co.uA ." 70 A'ril 2014.
&n "our cover letter 'lease clearl" state which internshi' "ou are a''l"ing for ?2014(201) *a'
+ear Placement and B or Summer &nternshi'A and which role "ou are interested in. 90'lain wh"
"ou are interested in this role and use evidence to demonstrate "ou have the sills and 'otential
re#uired for the role.
Collowing C= and cover letter screening! successful candidates will .e invited to attend a
tele'hone interview with a mem.er of the CAS London or ,ei-ing office.
Collowing the tele'hone interview! shortlisted candidates will .e invited to attend a face(to(face
interview with a 3irector of the CAS ,ei-ing office.
/ffers will .e announced ." the end of 2a"! 2014.


TESTIMONIALS

DA ga' "ear in CAS is the most e0citing decision & have ever made. & reall" a''reciate ever"
second and ever" minute with m" colleagues here who 'ush me to ste' out from the framewor
of te0t.oos and .e involved in ever" strategic decision in the real .usiness world. 1oring with
CAS is a ver" uni#ue! s'ecial challenge while en-o"ing m" ongoing -ourne" in life. & am 'roud of
it.D
Jincai Fan
2!"#2!$ Gap Year Placement

D5he three(month internshi' with the CAS team has .een the most meaningful and influential
internshi' & have had since & started universit" life. & was fortunate enough to .e selected for the
summer internshi' in CAS China in 2017. & am now sincerel" recommending this three(month
adventure to "ou.E
Yiming %u
2!" &ummer 'ntern