\u201cIt is a large challenge. It helps that we\u2019re the largest, most experienced innovation competition in the world,\u201d says Arnaldo Arnal, manager of the Innovation Olympics student-recruiting efforts. \u201cFortunately, people know our name, and we\u2019ve developed local knowledge and continuing relationships with clubs and university administrators.\u201d<\/p>\n
It also takes a team of 5 people, available each quarter of the year, to renew campus relationships, work the Innovation Olympic\u2019s alumni network, and to track the likely challenges.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have relationships with about 300 schools out of more than 800 MBA programs in the world,\u201d continues Arnal, \u201cWe focus on top schools, but that definition varies. It is not just about being a top 10 MBA program or even a fixed definition of top 10%.\u201d<\/p>\n
Arnal explains that clients need a mix of broad diversity and, sometimes, narrow disciplinary or geographic focus.<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cFor one client, it will be about finding top schools in Latin America or a region within Asia. Other clients are looking for top industry connections. For others, it means finding schools that offer not only MBAs, but also masters or PhD candidates for particular hard science, engineering, or medical field. With overlapping and alternative definitions of what\u2019s best, we find there are about 300 schools that are tops on somebody\u2019s list.\u201d<\/p>\n IXL Innovation Olympics: Key Account Management for student teams\u2019 recruitment<\/p>\n
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