National Session of EYP Finland in 2015
Turku
Officials’ application form
1. Personal details and contact information
Name
National Committee
Date of birth
Email address
Phone number
Special dietary needs
2. EYP experience
Name and type of the session
Your role at the session
Name of your senior official*
* your chairperson, editor, president or head organiser
Please return to [email protected] by 14 or 19 November 2014 23:59 CET, depending on the
position you are applying for. Please name the file
YOURFirstname_YOURSurname_position(s)youareapplyingfor_Turku2015.
National Session of EYP Finland in 2015
Turku
Officials’ application form
Preferred role (chairperson, journalist, vice president, editor, video editor or editorial assistant):
1. preference
2. preference
If you are applying to edit together with another applicant, please write down his or her name below. You can
also submit a joint application.
We appreciate your interest in our session and are glad that you might be amongst those making this a
remarkable event. If you have any questions, feel invited to contact us at [email protected].
Application Process
For our Regional Sessions, we have a simple application process. We believe that you distinguish yourself
by your talents and the ambition to contribute those to the session.
And we don’t consider a number of questions we came up with to be the ideal method of discovering what
makes you a valuable asset to our team.
We want you to show us in your own way who you are and why you are the best fit for the Officials’ Team of
Turku 2015. Hence, no selection panel questions, instead, your opportunity to reveal your skills in your
unique way.
We ask all applicants to write a one page Cover Letter (max. 600 words) and send it as PDF to
[email protected] before November 14th 11:59 PM CET for vice presidents, chairs, and editors
and November 19th 11:59 PM CET for video editors, editorial assistants and journalists.
You can address any aspect you deem relevant to support your application. We reckon a blank page and
what you do with it to be the best possibility for us to get to know you, your qualities and your ambitions. It
may seem slightly daunting at first, but we encourage you to embrace this chance, allowing you to convince
us by using your own concept.
We also invite you to send any official EYP recommendations or evaluations, which you may have received.
However, this is no prerequisite.
Finally, we recommend you to have a look at our “FAQs” section before you start writing your Cover Letter.
FAQ
Please return to [email protected] by 14 or 19 November 2014 23:59 CET, depending on the
position you are applying for. Please name the file
YOURFirstname_YOURSurname_position(s)youareapplyingfor_Turku2015.
National Session of EYP Finland in 2015
Turku
Officials’ application form
Does my Cover Letter need to meet any standard requirements?
Your name, gender, age, contact details, nationality, session history, session and position you are applying
for ought to be included in the boxes above.
What do you value in a Cover Letter?
Try and put yourself in our shoes. We will be reading quite a few Cover Letters. Thus, use content, structure,
formatting and whatever comes to your mind to support your key message. Ideally, your Cover Letter should
clearly convey your core strengths very quickly
I have no idea what to write about. What should I do?
The best point to start with is to think about what distinguishes you. What are you excellent at? What do you
really enjoy doing? Whether you can rock the gym or know the Lisbon Treaty by heart - every strength you
have can be valuable to our team. You could also read through your past evaluations and see what other
people considered as your main assets.
I want to apply as Chairperson and Journalist. Do I need to write two Cover Letters?
This is up to you. If you feel that one Cover Letter suffices to explain your suitability for both the Media Team
and Chairs’ Team, then we will process yours to both selection panels. Else, you may also submit two
different versions respectively.
I want to apply as vice president and Chair-person/ Editor and Journalist. Do I need to write two
Cover Letters?
Please only submit one Cover Letter whilst stating clearly that you wish to support us in either of those
positions. However, you may want to explain your talents for both capacities.
When will I hear back from you?
We will do our best to conduct the selection process as quickly as possible to assure you have sufficient time
to complete your travel arrangements. But we place a thorough consideration above speed, hence we ask
you for some patience.
You may use the following space for your cover letter. If you don’t, attach all pdf-files together into one file
before sending them on.
Please return to [email protected] by 14 or 19 November 2014 23:59 CET, depending on the
position you are applying for. Please name the file
YOURFirstname_YOURSurname_position(s)youareapplyingfor_Turku2015.
National Session of EYP Finland in 2015
Turku
Officials’ application form
Remember to save your application as a Microsoft Word or a PDF file (.doc, .docx or .pdf). The panel
retains the right to discard applications in other file formats.
Thank you or your application!
Please return to [email protected] by 14 or 19 November 2014 23:59 CET, depending on the
position you are applying for. Please name the file
YOURFirstname_YOURSurname_position(s)youareapplyingfor_Turku2015.