Our popular competition is back for year number 3!
Do YOUR students have what it takes to be named America’s Next Great Intern?
Compete in our national contest and let your students showcase their employability skills.
The winner will receive a virtual job shadow opportunity with the NBA!
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Contest overview: Rubin, the leader in online instruction for employability and work readiness skills, will stage the third-annual America’s Next Great Intern contest in winter/spring 2025.
The contest is 100% free. All participating students receive a certificate of completion and a ready-made portfolio of their submitted contest materials.
The first place winner (high school division) will meet virtually with Scott Kaufman-Ross, an executive with the National Basketball Association (NBA).
In 2025, Practice with Propel!
As part of the contest, all students will use our game-changing Propel email etiquette tool for the email writing portion of the contest.
Rubin is a Proud Partner of the Association for Career and Technical Education
Can’t access the registration form? Email support@rubineducation.com with the subject line “Contest registration,” and we will make sure you are set up.
Contest Details
The free contest is open to middle school, high school and postsecondary students in any CTE or project-based (hands-on) class or program.
Students will submit examples of their work in the following categories:
- Email Etiquette: Demonstrate a professional-grade email based on fictional, work-related scenario.
- Research and Critical Thinking: Learn to develop sharp questions ahead of a fictitious internship interview.
- Ethical Dilemma: Provide a response to a tricky ethical situation you might face as an intern.
Total time required for contest submission: 2-3 hours
Rubin will provide instructions and examples for each category and a single Google Form for students to submit all components.
The instructions draw upon Rubin’s three products for employability skills:
- Emerge: library of 500+ instructional items for employability skills.
- Aspire: library of 350+ career exploration videos.
- Propel: Groundbreaking email etiquette teaching tool.
Rubin provides Emerge, Aspire and Propel to CTE programs nationwide like Miami-Dade, Philadelphia, Las Vegas and Fairfax County (Virginia).
Everyone’s a winner!
Each student who participates in the contest will receive a certificate and e-portfolio of their submitted work! The e-portfolio will come to the students as a Google Doc.
Important Dates
- Tuesday, January 7, 2025: Contest registration opens!
- Monday, February 3, 2025: To coincide with National CTE Month in February, Rubin launches America’s Next Great Intern contest and opens for student submissions. Teachers can register their classes throughout the month of February.
- Friday, March 7, 2025: The student submission period closes.
- Tuesday, March 11, 2025: Rubin unveils national student finalists and starts the public voting process via RubinEducation.com.
- Friday, April 4, 2025: The public voting period closes.
- Wednesday, April 9, 2025: Rubin reveals America’s Next Great Intern.
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Can’t access the registration form? Email support@rubineducation.com with the subject line “Contest registration,” and we will make sure you are set up.
high school and post-secondary students in any CTE or project-based (hands-on) class or program.
The Rubin team, in coordination with industry professionals, will determine the national finalists after a review of all submissions.
The public will then vote on the finalists, and the students from grades 9-12 and post-secondary programs with the highest vote total after the voting period will win 1st, 2nd and 3rd places. Rubin will also announce “Up and Coming” winners from grades 6-8.
All students who enter will receive a certificate of participation and a portfolio that displays the work they submitted for the contest!
The teacher/coordinator of the 1st place student from the high school/post-secondary level will receive a cash prize of $250 to be used for the classroom.
The top overall winner will receive an exclusive virtual opportunity with an executive from the National Basketball Association (NBA).
In addition:
All participating students will receive a certificate of achievement and a portfolio of their submitted work.
The 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners from high school/post-secondary along with the overall middle school winner will receive recognition throughout the national CTE community.
The judging panel will be Rubin team members and include industry professionals who have hired and managed interns at their places of business.
When does the contest start?
The submission period begins February 3, 2025 and runs through March 7, 2025.
Does it cost money to participate?
NO! It’s 100% free to participate no matter how many of your students compete.
How do I register?
Teachers or administrators need to complete a short registration form. Upon completion, you will receive an email with all submission materials.
How many of my students can participate?
You can have as many students participate as you would like. However, you may want to hold an internal competition first and send your top students to the national contest.
Do my students need to register?
No, students do not register. Students only need to complete the student submission form for the contest. In that way, we will have record of their submission.
What data will you collect from my students?
We will collect first/last name, grade level and email address. Students or their parent/guardian are required to sign a waiver provided in the contest packet.
If your school needs Rubin to agree to additional data-sharing terms, please contact us at support@rubineducation.com.
Does our school or CTE program have to be a Rubin customer to participate?
No, any school or CTE program can participate in the contest. The Rubin team has taken activities from our employability skills products and made them available for all students to complete.
What grade levels can participate in the contest?
Students in grades 6-12 are eligible as well as students in a post-secondary CTE program.
Rubin is the leader in online training for employability skills. The company provides three high-quality resources:
- Emerge: Library of 500+ instructional items for college and career readiness.
- Aspire: Career exploration platform with 350+ video interviews with professionals in health science, business, STEM and more.
- Propel: Revolutionary tool for Gmail/Outlook that teaches students how to write high-quality emails.
Founded in 2017 by Danny Rubin, a former television news reporter and consultant to NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Rubin teaches students nationwide critical lessons for email/phone etiquette, networking, team communication, leadership communication and more. At Rubin, your passion is our purpose.
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