Junior ESSEC
Encyclopedia
Junior ESSEC is a junior enterprise, located in Cergy
, France
on the campus of ESSEC
Business School. Founded in 1967 , it is the oldest junior enterprise
. Junior ESSEC then lobbyed for the official recognition of this specific type of company. In 1969, the first national organisation for the defense of the interests of junior enterprises (CNJE) was created.
This junior enterprise engages in marketing
and consulting
studies and surveys in different sectors: luxury, consumer and retail, healthcare, TMT, financial institutions, strategy consulting, industrials
In 2010, Junior ESSEC generated a turnover of €1.5m, managing 250 consulting studies for external clients.
student. The concept of junior enterprise
itself had yet to be formalized. Junior ESSEC, along with 5 other early junior enterprises created in the next years in other French Grandes Ecoles, created in 1969 the CNJE, the first national organisation to protect the interests of junior enterprises.
Junior ESSEC is a member of CNJE the French Junior Enterprise Confederation.
Cergy
Cergy is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris, in the "new town" of Cergy-Pontoise, created in the 1960s, of which it is the central and most populated commune....
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
on the campus of ESSEC
ESSEC
ESSEC is one of the foremost business schools and Grandes Écoles in France and one of Europe’s top business schools. It was created by Jesuits in 1907 and was originally located in the heart of Paris, next to the University of Paris II: Panthéon-Assas, rue d'Assas...
Business School. Founded in 1967 , it is the oldest junior enterprise
Junior enterprise
A junior enterprise is a local non-profit organization entirely managed by students. Related to their field of studies the students offer consulting services to the market; experiencing unique learning opportunities by doing professional project work on the one side and managing small- to medium...
. Junior ESSEC then lobbyed for the official recognition of this specific type of company. In 1969, the first national organisation for the defense of the interests of junior enterprises (CNJE) was created.
This junior enterprise engages in marketing
Marketing
Marketing is the process used to determine what products or services may be of interest to customers, and the strategy to use in sales, communications and business development. It generates the strategy that underlies sales techniques, business communication, and business developments...
and consulting
Management consulting
Management consulting indicates both the industry and practice of helping organizations improve their performance primarily through the analysis of existing organizational problems and development of plans for improvement....
studies and surveys in different sectors: luxury, consumer and retail, healthcare, TMT, financial institutions, strategy consulting, industrials
In 2010, Junior ESSEC generated a turnover of €1.5m, managing 250 consulting studies for external clients.
History
The junior enterprise was founded in 1967 by Pierre-Marie THAUVIN, an ESSECESSEC
ESSEC is one of the foremost business schools and Grandes Écoles in France and one of Europe’s top business schools. It was created by Jesuits in 1907 and was originally located in the heart of Paris, next to the University of Paris II: Panthéon-Assas, rue d'Assas...
student. The concept of junior enterprise
Junior enterprise
A junior enterprise is a local non-profit organization entirely managed by students. Related to their field of studies the students offer consulting services to the market; experiencing unique learning opportunities by doing professional project work on the one side and managing small- to medium...
itself had yet to be formalized. Junior ESSEC, along with 5 other early junior enterprises created in the next years in other French Grandes Ecoles, created in 1969 the CNJE, the first national organisation to protect the interests of junior enterprises.
Recruitment
Members are recruited after having successfully passed through 8 rounds of interviews and a final assessment center where they are challenged on consulting cases.Administrators
Project managers at Junior ESSEC are asked for a 2 years commitment. During the first year, the 8 junior members are involved as project managers, before joining Junior ESSEC's board during their second year. Each consulting missionis managed by 2 members, on junior member (first year at Junior ESSEC) and one senior member (second year at Junior ESSEC).Main Businesses
Junior ESSEC is active on the following areas of business:- Market study
- Customer surveyCustomer Survey"Customer Survey" is the seventh episode of the fifth season of the television series The Office, and the show's seventy-ninth episode overall. The episode aired in the United States on November 6, 2008 on NBC...
- Business planBusiness planA business plan is a formal statement of a set of business goals, the reasons why they are believed attainable, and the plan for reaching those goals. It may also contain background information about the organization or team attempting to reach those goals....
- Business process reorganization
Position on the French Junior Enterprise Market
The French junior enterprise market is a sub-segment of the consulting market which represents €7.0m in 2008.Company Legal Status
Junior ESSEC is a French association defined by the status of the 1901 law.Junior ESSEC is a member of CNJE the French Junior Enterprise Confederation.