Here on the blog we have tried to give readers a little bit of ourselves.

We’ve opened up a window on what life is like working at RB and have been happy to answer your questions, direct you to interesting and relevant information and try to show you what you could expect if you decided to take up the Reckitt Benckiser opportunity.

Since we launched the blog in April 2009 we have had 45 different writers from all corners of the company. We’ve had blogs written from India while our employees were visiting local initiatives with Save the Children, we’ve seen our Campus Brand Managers start to blog about their on-campus activities and we’ve had an array of guest bloggers – including our very own CEO Bart Becht who wrote about Building a Company of Global Entrepreneurs

The aim of this blog was always to show readers what opportunity means to RB, and to highlight what ambitious, tenacious individuals can achieve here.

And our bloggers – graduates, management trainees as well as those with well-established careers – were charged with showing you this world, bringing it to life and sharing their thoughts and experiences.

Now the blog has been recognised for it’s ‘outstanding achievement on an international scale’. And we are delighted! my RBopportunity has been handed the number one spot in the European Excellence Awards 2010 for Best Corporate Media Blog.

The awards ceremony, held in Prague on December 9th, aimed to bring together the finest work in the field of communications and were presented for “only the most outstanding accomplishments within this arena”.

We still see our blog as very much in its infancy. We have lots to tell you and lots to share. This award is a fabulous recognition for the hard work from all our bloggers as well as the readers who have made it such a great success.

Thank to all our bloggers and readers who contributed to this success.

Whilst at university you are constantly looking for ways to stand out, to build on your skills and to make sure you have the best chance possible of getting the job you really want at the end of it.

Recruiters are looking for the most proactive candidates, ones that show they can produce results – both in and outside the classroom. It’s not enough to just be qualified for the job you want, you need to demonstrate you have gone above and beyond the rest. You want to get potential employer’s attention from the minute they see your CV, but how do you do that in such a crowded market?

RB has launched a fantastic opportunity for 5 ambitious graduates in the UK to really make a mark for themselves. It’s a chance to build on your marketing and communication skills and gain valuable experience to really boost your CV.

RB is looking for Campus Brand Ambassadors to raise awareness of the company.
We’re a global success story – number 12 in the FTSE 100 and a world leader in household, health and personal care. In fact, RB is probably the biggest name you’ve never heard of! And as one of our new Campus Brand Ambassadors you will help to change that.

So who are we looking for?
You need to love a challenge and like to win.
You should already have a good network of friends and fellow students.
You enjoy coming up with creative new ideas to achieve your goals and be successful.
You’re determined, persistent and a bit of an entrepreneur.
You’re probably already starting to think about what career you want to go into after graduation.
You can dedicate around 20 hours a month to promoting RB.

And what’s in it for you, you’re asking?
You get a unique opportunity work with a world leading consumer goods company.
There’ll be an award for the most successful Campus Brand Ambassador over the year – as well as a cash bonus, you’ll get a fast-track onto the 2nd stage of our graduate programme.
From the experience you’ll gain useful stuff for your job interview portfolio, including references from a global FMCG company, not many new graduates will have that on their CV!
It’ll give you a great chance to further build on your network within the student community and develop different relationships with tutors, other students, clubs and societies.
And you will get paid. A base salary of £400 per term, and a stepped bonus is offered against achieving agreed targets.

This could be the perfect opportunity to ensure your professional career is kicked off to an amazing start!

For full details of what the job entails and which UK universities are involved, visit the Career Opportunities page of this blog.

Or you can chat with myself or others at RB via commenting on any of the blogs on myrbopportunity.com

To apply: Download the application form and email it along with your CV to learnwithrb@rb.com by February 10, 2010.

And good luck!

Goodbye Bush was a daring yet clever print ad for Veet which was strategically placed in all major Australian newspapers the day Barack Obama was elected President of the United States.

Within hours the ad had turned viral on the internet and was circulated around the globe.

In October, Veet’s  Goodbye Bush campaign won 2 Caxton Awards (best FMCG ad and best topical ad).
This was a great achievement for Reckitt Benckiser as the Caxtons are the most prestigious print advertising and newspaper awards.

When the ad was launched it received a lot of positive feedback from online commentators who recognised it’s smart and timely approach: Brand Republic, brand and business blogger Ruth Mortimer and various bloggers all recognised the winning simplicity of the ad.

One of the awards judges said: “The ad made me smile. I remember thinking how strange it was to see an ad in a newspaper that made me actually feel something.
“In fact I was talking to my Mum the other day and she mentioned she’d seen the Veet ad, ‘the one with the Bush slogan’. And even after disappointing her that it wasn’t one of mine, she still thought it was very clever. So there you have it. Veet it is.”

Hi there!

As you probably know, market in Russia includes also Ukraine, Belorussia and CIS countries. CIS market is developing one but RB gained success.

So I have some news from CIS countries:

Last year Azerbaijan started from the new event: Brand Award Ceremony 2008.

This prize was awarded to most popular brands of goods, services, companies and organizations that triggered the highest interest and gained consumers’ popularity during the year. This prize marks success in creating a wide range of brands, from large-scale goods through to financial services and corporate image.

The result of 8 months of internet polling was the participating in the poll of nearly 5,000 respondents from 50 countries around the globe and 30% of pollers cast their votes outside Azerbaijan. So amongst 35 nominations the winners in 2 nominations were Nurofen and Calgon.

Such events can show us the result of our daily work, the common cooperation of all the departments: every person in the company is involved in this process and I know this is not our last, but our latest awards.
In Russia the Product of the Year 2008 was Vanish and Nurofen in Healthcare category. Looking forward to 2009 events!

BTW if you want to take a part in the voting in AZ please follow the link below

 http://www.brandaward.az