Elite 100 Programme (E-100) - AY25-26 Admission Opens (Sign Up HERE) 

Elite 100 (E-100) is an intensive elite training directed at academically ambitious students keen to develop into high-calibre professionals and who aim to work for top-tier international corporations. Students will learn how to translate your ambition, values and potentials in the language of the job market via CV, job interview, how you dress and communicate. Experienced executive coaches will train up our young professionals and offer comprehensive career guidance. E-100 students will be groomed with precise knowledge of employer expectations and with confidence to face the rigorous recruitment and screening process of reputable and top-notch corporations for popular Management and Graduate Trainee positions and graduate entry roles.

Objectives

E-100 is a well-designed intensive career programme for proactive and self-driven penultimate and final year students to set them up for career success with a series of tailored and structured career enhancement trainings. Admitted students are well trained to -

• Offer students the most latest job market updates of major banking & finance, property developers, conglomerates, FMCGs, FinTech, public utilities, non-profitable organisations & more;
• Equip students with necessary know-how and skill-sets to thrive and surpass in recruitment campaigns especially online aptitude test, gamification/ game-based assessments, Assessment Centre, panel interviews and more;
• Provide a concise and precise understanding to students on strategy, hiring timeline, interview process and assessments to maximize career options;
• Build up sophisticated soft and technical skills, with strong industry insights that the job market strongly requires;
• Meet the demanding entry requirements of popular Internship, Management Trainee, Graduate Trainee programmes and prominent entry level openings in Hong Kong

Eligibility

• Target Student: Full-time Penultimate (Year 3) or Final-year in AY25-26, local & non-local undergraduates from all disciplines
• cGPA: 3.0 or above
• Requirements: Willing to step out of comfort zones, go extra miles, strike for career excellence, aim as a high flyer in career journey with can-do attitude, get a taste of current market landscape
• Training Schedule: Jun - Early Oct 2025
• Medium of instruction: English
• Application Period: 1 Mar - 15 Jun 2025, 11:59pm (Ongoing admission interviews)

Information Sessions

Join a 30-minute Virtual Information plus Q&A Session on 

• 7 Mar (Fri) 5pm - 5:30pm     | 1 Apr (Tue) 11:30am - 12pm 
• 15 Apr (Tue) 2:30pm - 3pm  | 21 May (Wed) 12pm - 12:30pm 

- Please sign-up for the info session HERE

Unique Benefits

• System Account of Online Aptitude Test, Virtual/ AI Interview Platform & Aptitude Test Question Bank
• Virtual Interview Mock Practice
• Gamification & Game-based Assessment (with Practice Questions)
• Professional Image and Personal Branding Building
• Impressive Personal Brand on LinkedIn
• Essential Job Interview Skills (Group Interview, Panel Interview, Virtual and F2F Interviews, Assessment Centre, etc.)
• Latest Update on Management Trainee & Graduate Trainee in Hong Kong - Recruitment Trends, Headcount & Application Strategy
• Mock Assessment Centre
• Digital Name Card Design and Usage (Upon Request) 
• 1:1 / Group Customized Career Consultation & Coaching Session(s)

Training Schedule

All admitted students shall participate in an intensive series of customized career trainings to equip with the necessary professional soft and technical skills to get through the CV initial screening, online aptitude tests, Assessment Centres and panel interviews for internships, Management Trainee and/or Graduate Trainee in the market.

Professional and experienced career coaches will share on how to get top-notched jobs to facilitate you to stand out from the candidate pool and reach ideal job offers. Training details as appended -

Required Training

(Tentative Training Schedule)

Elective/ Optional Training

(Tentative Training Schedule)

Programme Application

Application starts from 1 Mar 2025 (Sat), ongoing admission interviews will be conducted. The E-100 application will close sharp on 15 Jun 2025 (11:59pm). Confirmation for newly admitted Elite 100 members will be relayed via email from March to June. 

Please complete the application form HERE. Advanced taking students who have NOT obtained any transcript from CityUHK, please submit the latest transcript of your previous institution.

Refundable Deposit Requirements

Successful applicants are required to settle a refundable deposit of HK$500 per student to confirm their acceptance of the admission offer before the due date. The refundable deposit will be refunded to the students in Sem B only if ALL the following requirements are successfully fulfilled:

• Complete the Pre- & Post-survey as required by the E-100 Admin Team
• Participate in 6+ required training plus 2+ Mock Assessment Centre and Simulated Interview (i.e. Total 8 sessions)*
• Activate the account of the e-Resources platform and attain at least 2+ hours on actual tests by 31 Aug 2025 (3 month from Jun to Aug 2025)
• Publish 2+ LinkedIn posts after attending external/ CityUHK employer networking events, company visits, recruitment talks or career fairs in Sem A (by 30 Nov 2025)
• Complete 2+ LinkedIn Learning courses from selected LinkedIn Learning areas with certificate of completion displayed on the LinkedIn profile (by 30 Nov 2025)
• To be featured on CLC Instagram Page for the programme branding and promotion purpose upon the request by E-100 Admin Team

*Remarks: Student attendance will NOT be recorded if he/ she fails to stay at least 70 minutes for a 90-minute training OR 100 minutes for a 120-minute training

Warm Reminder before Application

• Please ensure you have thoroughly read the above information and fully understood the programme details (especially the Training Schedule and Deposit Requirement & Obligations) prior to your application submission
• Late or incomplete application (e.g. without the required supporting documents) will NOT be considered
• Only shortlisted applicants will be invited for admission interview. Successful applicants are required to settle a refundable deposit to confirm the acceptance of the admission offer before the due date, otherwise you will be assumed to withdraw your application
• Students without hearing from CLC by late June may assume unsuccessful application

Obligations

• Students securing +60% of attendance rate will get a Normal Certificate; students with +90% attendance rate for the captioned training will obtain a Diamond Certificate
• Please note that the schedule and details provided above are tentative, and subject to changes due to the availability of venue and trainer
• For non-active users for e-Resources (online aptitude test, AI/ virtual video interview tools) within 2 months, CLC reserves the rights to de-activate the account users for better resource allocation

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FAQ [HERE]

Programme PIC - Career and Leadership Centre

Mr. Adam Pun, Career Development Officer - (852) 3442 6519 / adam.pun@cityu.edu.hk 

Ms. Camellia Li, Assistant Career Development Officer - (852) 3442 8770 / camellia.li@cityu.edu.hk 

General Enquiry

clc.careercentre@cityu.edu.hk | 3442-5591
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