1. lubs society
SKILLS CHALLENGE SERIES
trade consulting
recruiting marketing
executive business
in parternship with
LEEDS UNIVERSITY
BUSINESS SCHOOL

2. About
lubs society
SKILLS CHALLENGE SERIES
lubss skills challenge series has been created to
aid the development of useful skills for the needs
of the industry
The society will be working alongside the
Business School as well as partners to ensure
a successful and enjoyable series of events.
Our partners will be advertised on our website
(www.lubssociety.co.uk), Facebook, posters and
in the undergraduate common room in Leeds
University Business School.
The society currently has around 400 members
and recruits upwards of 100 new members each
year.

3. lubs
SOCIETY
trade
CHALLENGE
lubss skills challenge series
how it works
The Trade Challenge is aimed at students who wish to
work in investment banking/asset management. The
society will use www.virtualtrader.co.uk for the Trade
Challenge, which will provide stock market simulation
in which to compete.
Participants have to register with the society in order to
obtain permission to enter the trading league and to
identify their performance.
The society will give prizes to top three entrants of the
league.
how you could help
We would like to establish a partnership for
the trade challenge who could provide educational
seminars on the stock market and trading

4. lubs
SOCIETY
recruiting
CHALLENGE
lubss skills challenge series
how it works
The Recruiting Challenge is designed to give ‘hands on’
experience to the students studying human resource management.
Our partner will select from groups of interested students
studying human resource management.
They in turn will help the lubss skills challenge. The challenge will
The recruiting challenge will help the lubss skills challenge series to
select students with a real interest and skill set. Through this process
not only the students studying human resource management will
experience of a recruiting process.
how you could help
We would like to establish a partnership with
companies who could provide experts and
seminars on human resource management.

5. lubs
SOCIETY
executive
CHALLENGE
lubss skills challenge series
how it works
The participating teams will have at least three members
of the society.
will make decisions according to their role. Each team will
manage a virtual company with data provided.
At the end of each session, a consultant’s report will be
produced to help management decision making.
the end of challenge.
how you could help
We would like to establish a partnership with
companies who could provide various tasks for
the entrants and a panel of experts for the judging.

6. lubs
SOCIETY
consulting
CHALLENGE
lubss skills challenge series
how it works
The participating teams will have at least three
members of the society.
A virtual company and the business environment will be
given to each team and each team has to make decisions
to meet the criteria of each situation.
A panel of judges will evaluate each team’s performance
quarterly. At the end of the academic year, the team with
the best performance will be given an award.
how you could help
We would like to establish a partnership with
companies who could provide case studies
and seminars on consulting and decision makings.

7. lubs
SOCIETY
marketing
lubss skills challenge series
how it works
The participating teams will have at least three
members of the society.
At the beginning of the semester, registered teams will
choose from products/ideas presented by the company.
Each team will pick an idea/product. Each team will
create a marketing strategy for their idea/product then
present it to the panel of judges.
Five teams will be chosen to perform their marketing
campaign around the campus. The winner of the
competition will be determined by product sales.
how you could help
We would like to establish a partnership with
companies who could provide multiple
products/ideas and seminars on marketing.

8. lubs
SOCIETY
business
CHALLENGE
lubss skills challenge series
how it works
The society will randomly assign participants into
two teams.
The society is planning to have 3 sessions in total with
each session lasting two weeks and comprising of
various tasks.
Tasks will vary depend on the partners of the session,
which may involve selling products and making
decisions as a group.
At the end of each session, a winning team will be
how you could help
We would like to establish a partnership with
companies who could provide various tasks
and a panel of experts for the judging.

9. lubs
SOCIETY
www.lubsssociety.co.uk