More than 14k runners brave the rain at J.P. Morgan Corporate Challenge

The J.P. Morgan Corporate Challenge Singapore returned for its 14th edition, flagging off from a new start point on St Andrew’s Road, next to the Padang. Baey Yam Keng, Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth, was the guest-of-honour, amidst 14,301 participants from 324 companies.

Bloomberg's Jasmine Teo and Alphabeta's Fraser Thompson made the dash for gold (winners in the women and men categories respectively) across the 5.6 km scenic route from the National Gallery Singapore to the F1 Pit Building. Top three winners in each category:

Also new on the course were analysts and interns who will be joining J.P. Morgan soon. They were invited to run alongside their former university peers who have since graduated and are employed with the bank.

The J.P. Morgan Corporate Challenge is Singapore’s largest corporate running event by number of participants. The largest participating contingents are: StarHub (552 entrants), Deloitte & Touche (504), SAP (320), AON (300), BNP Paribas (272), Visa (250), Cisco Systems (216), ABN AMRO (196), Standard Chartered (166), AIG (154).

Singapore is the second stop of the 2017 series, which will next next hit Chicago on 25 May.

“The J.P. Morgan Corporate Challenge is a commitment to the corporate community in Singapore, bringing together executives and colleagues for an exciting evening of teamwork and healthy competition,” said Edmund Lee, senior country officer for J.P. Morgan Singapore.

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In addition, Human Resources spoke to Supriya Doshi, head of Singapore HR, J.P. Morgan:

Q. For the first time this year, JP Morgan is inducting newly-hired university undergraduates as part of the Corporate Challenge. What is the objective behind involving your new hires with the company prior to the official commencement of their tenure?

J.P. Morgan Corporate Challenge is a great way to welcome our incoming interns and analysts as part of the team. They get the opportunity to experience our culture, meet with their future colleagues and peers in a fun and relaxed atmosphere, and engage with them before they start their career with us.

Q. What are the top elements of your typical onboarding process? How long does it take?

Our Future Colleagues Day in February is another event designed to help our incoming interns and analysts prepare for the transition from university to the corporate world.  This is an opportunity for incoming interns and analysts to connect and meet with their future managers and other colleagues before their programmes start in May or June.

Q. The JPMCC continues to be a way to affirm your commitment to health and wellness. What other such initiatives have you taken up in the last one year?

For eight weeks in June and July last year, nearly 74,000 JPMorgan Chase employees from around the world took part in the third annual StepUp for World Hunger physical activity challenge. Together, we tracked 26 billion steps that helped raise $2 million in donations to the following five charities: Feeding Children Everywhere, Feeding America, MANA Nutrition, World Food Program and Stop Hunger Now.

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