Gabrielle Khaled, a final year student at the University of East London, landed a job at global agency George P Johnson, while AV company Blitz was so impressed by the calibre of talent this year that it offered two jobs.
Mike Hughes, from Cardiff Metropolitan University, and James Boardman, studying at Leeds Metropolitan University, will be joining Blitz later this year.
Watch the highlights of our 12 finalists being put through their paces at International Confex from 19-21 March. They completed a series of challenges including speed interviews, walking over the roof of the O2, GPS trails, ticket selling and making a short animation film.
Run by ESP Recruitment and Event magazine, in association with Bluehat and UBM, the Apprentice-style competition aims to bring the next generation of talent into the event industry.
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