Minnesota Business Venture - Student Staff Application

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Minnesota Business Venture's Chief Executive Officer (CEO),Communication Specialist (CS), and Operations Associate (OA) applications are open until March 27, 2026.
Click here to read the role descriptions for each position.

Part 3: Your Qualifications

Please read the job description for your desired position before answering the following questions.

Describe any leadership experience you have had working with your peers.

What three traits or skills are needed to be successful in the position you are applying for? Elaborate on each trait or skill you list and share how you use that trait or skill in your life.

Why do you want to return to MBV as a student staff?

"What's right is not always popular and what's popular is not always right." Tell about a time when you made the "right" choice even though it might not have been the popular choice.

Minnesota Business Venture is offered to students at a little or no cost due to financial sponsors. What did you learn from your time at MBV that you would like to share with a sponsor/funder? How have you applied this experience to your life?

Part 4: Student Staff Scenarios

Please choose THREE of the below scenarios and explain how you would handle the situation. Describe your initial steps, how you would respond, and finally, state your action plan.

A student is alone and other students are ignoring them because they do not participate.

You are seated in one of the front rows of a presentation. You hear constant whispering two rows behind you.

You had a conversation with an MBV staff and are running late for a session. On your way, you notice a group of students who are not in a session.

You suspect someone on your dorm floor is breaking one of the major MBV rules. (Going off campus, alcohol, coed rooms, breaking curfew etc.)

You see a student staff member taking advantage of their position (controlling, bullying, bossy, etc).

Part 5: CEO ONLY Student Staff Scenarios

IF APPLYING FOR A CEO POSITION: Please complete the below scenarios and explain how you would handle the situation. Describe your initial steps, how you would respond, and finally, state your action plan.

You are having a hard time communicating with your Resident Business Leader. You feel your RBL is not listening to you or letting you lead the company meeting as you'd like.

Your company hasn't come up with a product and it is Monday afternoon.

Part 5: CS ONLY Student Staff Scenarios

IF APPLYING FOR A COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST POSITION: Communications Specialists create external messaging through blog posts, a video slideshow, and social media to develop storytelling experiences at Minnesota Business Venture. Please identify which are you are most interested in specializing: Writing, Video Production, or Social Media.

You have "double-booked" yourself. Students are waiting for school photos to be taken, but you have a blogging and social media deadline. The other Communication Specialist is not around.

Please rank in order from 1-3 ("1" being your top choice) which specialist role you would prefer: Writing Specialist, Video Production Specialist, Social Media Specialist.

Please give an example of your work (photo, blog, or social media post).

Part 5: OA ONLY Student Staff Scenarios

You are in a keynote session and notice that there are students being disruptive. You ask them once to be respectful, but they continue to be disruptive during the presentation. What would you do?

The MBV Intern is unexpectedly ill one morning and someone is needed to fill in for morning announcements. How would you work with your fellow OA to make sure things run smoothly?

What do you think it means to be adaptable? How do you show adaptability during busy or stressful situations?

Once you hit submit, your application will be sent to MBV staff who will review and contact you. If you have any questions, please contact mbv@bestprep.org. Applications are due April 8, 2024.

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