Thank you for your interest in the Wayfair Employer Challenge hosted by the University Career Center! Applications are being accepted through March 13th-- Apply Now!!

You will be working on a case study thatpresents a hypothetical problem regarding Wayfair as an e-commerce site. Wayfair is one of the world’s largest online destinations for the home. It offers browsing, merchandising and product discovery for a range of products from various suppliers.

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This is for you if:
You want to learn about the e-commerce industry
You want to apply your course work to real-world examples
You want to connect with professionals and recruiters in e-commerce
You want to enhance your analytic, team-building, presentation, and public speaking skills
You want to build your self-confidence


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By signing up as a team of 2-4 students, you are responsible for applying on behalf of your team that you've created on your own. All participants must be U-M Ann Arbor undergraduate students. Only one application is required per group.

If you are interested in the challenge but do not have a group, you can add your information to this sheet and contact others to find your team of 2-4 students
(https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dQUNSGRrIcGPQOKNma8zXUqKS9q-pLyeOUZwBnfP_bo/edit?usp=sharing)

At least one member from each team MUST participate in the virtual case study overview on Wednesday, March 16th from 3:00-4:00 pm EST (Zoom link to follow), so please plan on attending. If a member from your team is not able to be there, your team cannot participate in this Employer Challenge.

All team members MUST be available to present their case via Zoom sometime between 1:00-4:00 pm ESTon Wednesday, March 23rd. Each team will sign up for a 20-minute time slot in that window for their presentation/feedback. It is the responsibility of the team to meet together and work on this project on their own time.

This application will close on Sunday, March 13th at 11:59 pm EST. However, we encourage you to apply ASAP as this application may close earlyif many applications are received, as we will accept teams on a rolling basis. You will be notified if your team is selected to participate by Tuesday, March 15th. If you have any questions, please email uccexp@umich.edu.

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Here's how Employer Challenges work:

Wednesday, March 16th: 3:00pm-4:00pm EST
- Wayfair reps will be sharing information and providing background information on the Employer Challenge virtually via Zoom
- You will pick your final presentation time slots (please communicate with your team ahead of time to know when your team is available between 1:00 pm-4:00 pm EST on Wednesday, March 23rd for your final presentation)

During the week on your own time:
- Student teams will develop a 5-minute pitch that addresses the Wayfair case study
- You will select 1 team member to manage your slide presentation on Zoom. All team members may speak on the slides, but only 1 team member will be sharing their screen.

Wednesday, March 23rd (time slots will be scheduled between 1:00 pm-4:00 pm EST)
- Student teams will give their 5-minute pitch to the Wayfair reps via Zoom! (Please join the Zoom link 10 minutes before yourscheduled presentation time and you will be placed in a waiting room until your presentation time)
- Teams will engage in Q&A with Wayfair reps and receive feedback for 10 minutes on the content of the presentation, creativity, and overall presentation skills
- Resumes of participating students will be forwarded to the Wayfair team

THE FOLLOWING WEEK
- The winning team will be announced!