APPLICATION 2017

How to apply:

·  Complete all sections below, including the essay[1]

·  Save the final copy on your computer

·  Go here and apply

Already have a profile on the RBC Careers Portal - login and apply.

Update personal information and upload/attach your completed Career Launch Application form in the RESUME AND CURRENT WORK INFORMATION section. You do not need to attach a resume.

Need to create a profile on RBC Careers Portal - create a new account first.

Then upload/attach your completed Career Launch Application form in the RESUME AND CURRENT WORK INFORMATION section. You do not need to attach a resume.

If you wish to apply to multiple cities just resubmit the same application form to a maximum of three cities before the deadline.

Applications must be received by December 14th 2016, 5:00 PM ET

PERSONAL INFORMATION AND EXPERIENCE

Identification Information

First Name / Last Name

Contact Information:

Number/Street/PO Box: / Postal Code
City/Town / Telephone
Province / Email Address

Education

Briefly tell us about the highest level of education you have reached:

Level of Education / Graduation Date (mm/yy) / Institution / Program/Field/Discipline
Diploma
Bachelor
Bachelor Honours
Master's
PhD

Work Experience

Briefly tell us about your past work experience. Begin with your most recent employer and include summer and/or part-time employment:

Employer / Position Title / Duration:
Start and End dates (mm/yy) / Describe your experience and what you learned (max. 500 characters)

Volunteer Experience

Briefly tell us about your community involvement and/or extracurricular activities.

Organization/Company Name / Position Title / Length of involvement
Start and End dates (mm/yy) / Describe your experience and why you decided to get involved
(max. 500 characters)

ESSAY

This essay will allow the selection committee to learn more about you and understand why you should be considered for the RBC Career Launch program. Please keep in mind that final selections are based on the information you provide.

Your essay must meet the following criteria:

·  Essays must be the original work of the applicant

·  No longer than 500 words

Please write an essay on the following topic:

What suggestions would you make to young people (including your younger self) that would help them prepare for the transition from school to work?

[Enter your essay here]

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CLP2017

[1] Royal Bank of Canada (“RBC”) may use information from the applications and essays in an aggregated form for research purposes to better understand the experience of recent graduates and inform solutions to improve their school to work transition. Information from the applications and essays may be provided to a third party retained by RBC to conduct the research. The research results may be shared outside of RBC and no individual applicant will be identifiable in the research results. By submitting your application form and the essay contained therein, you grant to RBC a non-exclusive license to publish, reproduce, modify or otherwise use in perpetuity your essay without any attribution to you, in whole or in part, for research or promotional purposes and you waive all moral rights in your essay in favour of RBC.

To withdraw from the research program, please send us an email to with the subject line “Withdrawal from the RBC Career Launch research”.