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Congratulations, your registration is complete. Download the Entry Kit and submit your essay.
ESSAY Topics
Download the Essay Topics & Questions. Select a compelling topic and start writing your essay.
Guidelines
Download the rules of completion to ensure your essay is formatted and submitted correctly.
Template
Download the essay template to give yourself a head start. Essay compliance is key.
Submit your essay by
February 28, 2024
**This zip folder contains all of the above downloads**
Important note:
Upon registering you’ll receive a Registration Number (JBA-24-###). Your Registration Number should be used in all correspondence. When your essay is completed send it to enquiries@joeberryaward.com.au with the following Subject line: (Your Registration Number) (Your Name). An acknowledgement of your submission will also be sent by email. Essay results are sent out approx 4-weeks prior to the finals (Usually around Mid-May each year.) All entries are notified.
FAQ’s
Rules & Regulations
Introduction, Body of essay, Flow of Information, Relevance to the Topic, Research and Personality, Conclusion.
Your complete essay documents must be no more than 2000 words in total , excluding your Cover Page, as measured by the word count on the bottom of the WORD screen, providing 200 words of actual essay text.
Essays over 2000 words may be accepted but will be
returned for editing down to the limit.
Word ab1 Insert Footnote
Referencing must be by Word-Referencing-Tab and bottom of page reference detailing.
You must save and submit your entry electronically, in WORD format, using the unique entrant number allocated to you at registration.
Essays must be prepared with Microsoft Word, using:
We have a panel of 30 judges who are prior winners or senior executives. A judge from your company cannot judge your essay.
If you require assistance in developing your essay entry, you are welcome to use the following support services:
• The Activate Australia Joe Berry office for information clarity, ‘how
to start assistance and mentoring’ during the process
entries@joeberryaward.com.au or call 0403 003 809
• Request support from your own company team, leader or management.
• You may utilise online resources, provided that the essay submitted is your own work and free of any plagiarism. (We will check)
• Watch past YouTube Podcasts on the Joe Berry Award.
• Yourself: Read and check your work for spelling, grammar and
continuity. Many good essays fail on the lack of author revision.
Yes, we encourage you to pre-submit your essay before the cut off date (February 28) and get feedback before submitting your final essay.
What happens next…
Once you have submitted your [final] essay, it will be distributed and judged by a panel of Retail Executives. If your essay scores in the top 6, you will be notified that you have made it to the next round.
If you are selected as one of the 6 finalists, you will present your ideas to a live judging panel, which consists of high-level executives and past alumni.
Each of the 6 finalist presentations will be scored, and an overall winner will be chosen to receive the Joe Berry Australian Retail Industry Executive Award.
Later in the evening, the 6 finalists will be interviewed in front of a live audience at the Award Gala, and the Joe Berry Award Winner will be announced.
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