Proof in public

Arete Hackathons.

Real problems, real judges, real proof. A growing record of what students build and how they think, one event at a time.

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Consulting Career Hackathon · Applications close 24 July 2026 · free to enter.

Personalised, not one brief

Every participant works on their own project, built from their CV and target role, so no two submissions are the same.

Judged by practitioners

Reviewed and scored by people working in the field on reasoning and judgement, not automated marks.

Becomes career evidence

The project, your reasoning and the feedback stay on a proof profile you can use in applications and interviews.

Applications openConsulting

Consulting Career Hackathon

Applications close 24 July 2026

Build your own consulting project, shaped around your background and the role you are aiming for, then defend your reasoning to practitioner judges. Not one shared case study for everyone.

Applications close

24 July 2026

Final presentation

1 August 2026

Free to enterYour own consulting projectPractitioner judgingBecomes career proof

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How it is judgedMore

Judged on structured thinking, the quality of your recommendation and how well you defend your trade-offs, not on the topic you pick.

UpcomingPeople & Education

HR & Education Track

Next challenge area

A student proof track for people interested in talent, education, learning design and people operations. Role-specific prompts, mentor feedback and partner-ready outputs.

Role-specific promptsMentor feedbackPartner-ready outputs

CompletedFinance

Arete x JHL Finance Career Hackathon

Final presentation, 25 June 2026

Each participant built a personalised finance project from their own CV and target role, not one shared brief, then turned it into career proof through a five-minute demo and live judging.

Personalised projects5 finalistsPractitioner-judged

Winning projects

1st place

Runrate — Deal Intelligence Web App

Automates institutional-grade financial analysis from seven company inputs, pairing modelling methodology with product thinking.

2nd place

Budget & Forecast Assumptions Pack

A three-year budget and forecast for a leading algorithmic-trading firm, with scenario analysis and growth recommendations.

3rd place

Process Improvement Brief — Asset Management Ops

Portfolio rebalancing across ETFs, index funds and active portfolios for an asset-management operation.

Judges and how it was scoredMore

Judged by

Jason Lum

Alexander Chua

Judges’ backgrounds

Judged on reasoning, strategic upskilling, execution, reflection and career-evidence potential, not on the project topic itself.

This archive grows with every event, so future students can see the work, the judges and the winners, and understand the bar before they enter.