Berkeley Women in Business
Berkeley Women in Business (BWIB) empowers the business leaders of tomorrow through leadership development and discourse about gender equity in the workforce. We strive to develop our members into well-rounded individuals with the skills necessary to succeed in their careers.
BWIB Supplementary Application
Please submit the general component to gain access to club applications
Which committee are you interested in applying? You may apply for up to two committee positions. Please indicate your first choice of positions in the numbered ranking below. For reference, here is a list of all the committees currently recruiting:
Administration:
What excites you most about joining this specific committee, and what do you hope to gain from the experience?
What additional resource (related to academics, career paths, etc.) do you think should be provided to BWIB members, and how would you plan to implement it?,
Why do you think an administrative role is necessary for an organization, and what qualities set an excellent administrator apart?
DEI:
What excites you most about joining this specific committee, and what do you hope to gain from the experience?
In your opinion, what is the most significant challenge student organizations face when it comes to diversity and inclusion, and how would you address it in this role?
Walk us through your process for organizing an event from start to finish. What key steps do you take to ensure a successful event?
Community Development:
What excites you most about joining this specific committee, and what do you hope to gain from the experience?
Describe 2-3 social ideas that you have for BWIB. Please touch upon how these events can foster an inclusive club environment while keeping member engagement high.
Design a community service opportunity for members to participate in. Please include, the partnered organization, activity, how we can encourage BWIB members to attend, and how it contributes to BWIB’s mission.
Marketing:
What excites you most about joining this specific committee, and what do you hope to gain from the experience?
Describe a time when you had to come up with a creative plan or campaign involving design and/or web development.
What is your favorite marketing campaign and why? Who was it made by?
Please provide a Google Drive link of a work sample of an Instagram post
graphic for a sample event (details below). You can use any tools (powerpoint, Canva, etc.)
Sample event details to consider for the marketing graphic:
1. Event Name: Diversity in Business Night
2. Time: Tuesday, September 10th (7pm to 8pm)
3. Dress Code: Campus Casual
4. Location: Wheeler 201
University Relations:
What excites you the most about joining this specific committee, and how do you believe you will contribute to it? You may speak about relevant experiences or skills.
Describe an event or initiative you would host in collaboration with MBA groups, other Berkeley clubs, academic departments, professors, or the Career Center. You may choose one aspect to focus on.
Select a professor at Cal you would like to host an event with, what topic
they’d discuss, and why.
Corporate Relations:
What excites you most about joining this specific committee, and what do you hope to gain from the experience?
Imagine you have to pitch BWIB to a potential sponsor. How would you go about introducing our organization and convincing this firm of the value adding a sponsorship opportunity provides to it?
How would you reconfigure the current structure of Corporate Relations events in order to increase the impact provided to both our members and sponsors? If you are unfamiliar with BWIB's event structure, please describe the content and logistics of an event you would plan with a company in an industry of your choice.
What is your availability for this semester? What other commitments do you have?
(Optional) Is there anything else we should know about your application? (e.g. illness or other extenuating circumstances)