This document summarizes an AIESEC induction seminar for outgoing exchange participants. It discusses the basics of international internship exchanges through AIESEC, including the types of internships available in different fields, top countries and backgrounds in demand, and how to find matches. It also shares the experiences of previous exchange participant Linda in Colombia to highlight the cultural learning opportunities.

1. Exchange: introduction to Opportunity AIESEC Induction Seminar Outgoing Exchange team 06.03.2010.

2. Agenda Basics of Exchange How to become Exchange Participant Current trends in the database Riga’s Exchange participants abroad Meet Linda...from Colombia! Match yourself!

3. Exchange Internship Traineeship

4. P art of the core activities of AIESEC the opportunity to live and work in a foreign country duration between 6 and 78 weeks the most intense learning experience available for students and recent graduates , the latest two years after obtaining the degree but not older than 30 years

5. Types of internships

6. Management administration, finance, accounting, marketing, project management and H uman R esources, etc. Development usually with NGOs or AIESEC itself, mostly relate to issues in community development

7. Technical management and development in web, software, networks, and databases, plus some engineering Education curriculum development, teaching, and counseling in education sector , usually languages

8. AIESEC SLOVAKIA Management traineeship at Kraft Foods : Finance department 36 – 52 weeks Salary 920 dollars AIESEC MACEDONIA Technical traineeship at Seavus Group software consulting and development 7-8 weeks Salary 343 dollars Latvian required!!!

9. AIESEC KAZAKHSTAN Development traineeship in Project “Enter Your Future” : Leading sessions for highschool students together with 11 other trainees, 7 weeks paid accomodation and food March!! AIESEC VENEZUELA Education traineeship at Centro de Idiomas ALPHA Teaching English as a second language 46 – 48 weeks Salary 700 dollars

10. How does it happen?

11. Meeting place Exchange Participant Traineeship Nominee Sending Local Committee Receiving Local Committee MYAIESEC.NET DATABASE

12. How to get to exchange? Introduction Being part of a team Leading a team Going on Exchange Back to AIESEC

13. Exchange stage Contract Between AIESEC Latvia and Exchange Participant First part of Exchange participant fee Valid for one year Fees Management and Technical: 100 Ls + 100 Ls Educational and Development: 50 Ls + 50 Ls Be aware of other costs Flight, visa, 1 st month apartment (MT, TT, ET) or extra expenses (DT)

14. What do you get in return? Exclusive access to hundreds of internships on all continents Currently 5099 offers available New offers updated every day (300-1000 per month) Cultural and administrative preparation Outgoing Preparation seminar Constant support in finding your internship Outgoing Exchange team National board AIESEC buddy

15. What else do you get in return? Receptional and integrative activities Receiving LC (from visa to apartment & parties) Evaluation and keeping in touch Sending LC AIESEC International Standards and issue solving procedures AIESEC International Exchange Quality Standards Reintegration Returning back as AIESEC member or Heading 4 the future

16. How to match faster? Currently 5099 TN forms and 7029 EP forms

17. Top 10 Most Demanded Backgrounds Social work Project Management Bilingual and cross cultural education Linguistics / Languages Training and development Advertising + Public Relations Introductory Education Market Evaluation and Research Introductory Development Studies Introductory Marketing

18. Database is changing every hour, BUT take into account the statistics

19. Top 12 countries by available forms INDIA MAINLAND CHINA RUSSIA TURKEY POLAND UKRAINE INDONESIA MALAYSIA NIGERIA BRAZIL GERMANY TAIWAN

20. Perfect Exchange Participant: Flexibility Duration, region, job description Language knowledge English as official, BUT be ready to learn new ones Getting out of comfort zone Development traineeship as first choice This is Experience , not career placement or gold mines MOTIVATION AND ACTIVITY!

21. it’s up to you!

22. Recent Exchange destinations LC Riga Term 2009/2010

23. Since June 2009 16 EP’s have gone to 11 countries. You can be the next one!

25. MOLDOVA Baiba Camane MT (Dec ’09 – Apr 2010) BULGARIA Inna Stolcere Karina Kiselova DT (from Mar 2010)

26. TURKEY Zane Salaka Jolanta Znotina DT (from Feb 2010) Lana Spaka

27. ARMENIA Evija Sprodzena DT (from Feb 2010)

28. (from Jan 2010)

31. Exchange experience: Linda Liepkalne

32. Joined AIESEC in Sep 2008

33. From Feb - Mar 2009 Morocco for DT to work together with other EPs from different countries in a program relating HIV/AIDS issues

34. After Morocco in Aug 2009 Linda went to Columbia for paid Education Traineeship

36. Now a few short fragments about Linda’s insights of Colombia from her letters…

37. “ People here know Latvia more than in M o rocco , but the funniest thing is how they pronounce the word "Latvia". They say " Latbiha " because of the different sound of the same letters in Spanish. ”

38. “ In shops here there are no bigger shoe sizes for women than 39. For men it's 43 (and they consider it to be a large size for a men ’ s shoe). When I tell my Columbian friends that in Latvia 43-45 is the medium size for men, they ask what gigants do live there in Latbiha? :D ” “ In shops here there are no bigger shoe sizes for women than 39. For men it's 43 (and they consider it to be a large size for a men ’ s shoe). When I tell my Colombian friends that in Latvia 43-45 is the medium size for men, they ask “ W hat giants do live there in Latbiha? :D ”

39. “ In the neighborhood of the house we live in is a kindergarten. There they have parrots, who imitate the sounds of little kids – laughing, screaming, talking, crying , etc. On early Sunday mornings it can get really irritating. Therefore we have such plans as sending a spy parrot, who teaches them to be silent or just make a grilled parrot :D"

40. "In Spanish "linda" means "beautiful". Now I start to think that it's unfortunate, because everyone w ho I meet for the first time wants to be the one who announces me these "news". It would be easier if I was Maria, which is the name of every second woman  "

41. Follow our member’s and EP’s experiences online! Madara in Peru for 3 months, MT: http://madaraperu.blogspot.com/ Eva in Kazahstan for 1 year, MT: http://evabru.wordpress.com/ Guntis, DT project in Kazahstan: http://guntis.lv/ Kristaps, our EP, went on EVS in Greece for a year last June: http://souladventurer.eu/ Agnese, our EP from Feb 2009, went to New Zealand for a year with working holiday visa in Aug 2009: http://muksts.blogspot.com/ YOUR STORY CAN BE NEXT!

42. Guy from Chezh Republic in India: http://martin-in.nomadlife.org/ EPs from India in Philippines: http://asianfarmers.org/ Estonians in Africa: http://estoniansabroad.blogspot.com/ Girl from India, who worked in AIESEC International: http://deeptichadda.wordpress.com/ And many more blog links at: AIESECopps AIESEC EP’s blogs from different countries

43. The Perfect Match Exchange Participants meet Traineeship Nominnees Young eager to work students form different countries are looking for their Development traineeship NGOs and AIESEC local committees are ready to receive them How you will find your perfect match?

44. Key points in TN/EP forms: Region Required language skills Background Internship start/end dates

45. Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. Mark Twain