This document contains summaries of internship experiences from various individuals involved with AIESEC, a youth leadership organization. It discusses the positive impacts of internships on developing leadership, professional, and global citizenship skills. Specific examples are provided from interns in Vietnam who gained work experience, language skills, and confidence through their placements. Business partners also express satisfaction with AIESEC interns and their desire to continue the partnership. Members reflect on personal growth from overcoming challenges in their AIESEC roles.
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In a youth leadership development organization like AIESEC, we cannot say that we
are developing our members when our entity is not growing in impact. On the other
hand, we cannot say AIESEC is growing, when the leadership & capacity of the
youth who engaged are not measured & improved everyday.
A well-developed membership is solid foundation for a healthy leadership pipeline.
To contribute to this legacy, 1516 team sets the foundation for a measurable
development in functional expertise with:
• Maintain iGIP national Training & Auditing Timeline for salesman &
matchers.
• Implement iGIP Talent Planning to support national strategies.
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iGCDP
oGIP
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As a social enterprise, the profit generated by AIESEC Exchange programs is re-
invested into the organization to amplify more profound impact.
With 118 Re, iGIP contribute aprox. $24800 to MC revenue as the 2nd focused
program. Our key projects to drive iGIP contribution in entity sustainability
financially are:
• Standardize key sub-product (English Teaching) operation
• Encourage bottom-up innovation through developing strong local sub-
product (in Tourism, Japan, and IT service sector)
• Implement F – iGIP new working process
Stated in entity legacies, by 30th of June 2016, we want to see strong alignment
between AIESEC and Vietnam society through shaping what we do around what
Vietnam youth and business are needing the most.
iGIP 1516 team is committed to providing satisfied experience for business partners as
well as positioning increased value to international students. We achieve the ambition
through two key initiatives:
• Create iGIP Vietnam positioning framework to attract international talents
• Create value communication guideline to help salesman convey the right
message of AIESEC program to external partners.
• Pilot Global Entrepreneur as a new sub-product to tap into start-up market.
Member Efficiency
0.91 Re/6 months
(Globally 0.4 Re/6 months)
Retention Rate
75%
Number of TMP & TLP
65 (AIESEC membership is
623)
17 Leaders & 48 Members
Member Activeness
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Volume
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Revenue
5. With the growth of 69% (compared to term 14-15), iGIP program has facilitated
70 professional internships, in response to the demand of globalizing workforce
across various sectors in Vietnam business market.
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7% 3%
Sub-Product Contribution (JD in Targeted Business Sector)
Language Education
Marketing in Japan Sector
Marketing in Other Sector
IT
Global Entrepreneur
Volume of Internship delivered by iGIP Vietnam (7/2007 - 6/2016)
So far, my experience has told me that I was
right…My project manager & me are very
happy with the candidates in the pool
provided by AIESEC.
I am really looking for working more with
AIESEC to globalize our workforce more, and
provide more opportunity for international
students to experience the working
environment in Vietnam “
• Founded on September 13, 1988, for nearly ~ 26 years of development
• One of the he leading ICT company in Vietnam
• Revenue of USD 1.36 billion (financial statement 2013), creating more than
17,000 jobs for the society.
• Ranked as one of the largest private enterprises in Vietnam (by Vietnam Report
500).
Pham Huynh The Hung, Recruitment Specialist, FPT Software Vietnam
“At FPT Software, we are looking for globalizing our workforce because we
are working with international market. That’s why when AIESEC approach
me for the program, I was very interested.
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7. Hello, everybody!
My name is Olesya. I am Russian. Three months ago I was given the great
opportunity to work as an intern in the US Language school in HCMC, Vietnam.
Working in the US language school enabled me to understand deeper the teaching
process and helped me broaden my knowledge as an English teacher. I've enjoyed
the lively atmosphere at this school and really love students and staff here. I can
surely say that this internship is fascinating and invaluable experience for me. Each
day at the school I communicate with students and conduct lessons what helped
me to gain a great amount of confidence in dealing with different types of people. I
believe that skills I acquire will help me to pave my way for success.
I am really grateful for such an opportunity and valuable experience I have gained.
Thank you AIESEC and all that people who supported me in my decision to come
here in Vietnam.
Olesya Alekseevna Zabolotko, 24 years old, from Russia (on the right)
Worked as English Teacher at US Language School, HCMC
8. As an EP, who used to be helped very much by AIESEC FTU HANOI, let me share how
helpful their support was when I did an internship in Hanoi from March 13th to October
30th and I would like to recommend AIESEC FTU HANOI be the best iGIP team from the
bottom of my heart.
One of the amazing things that they did for me was their efforts to persuade my parents
to allow me to do an internship in Vietnam. Before my deciding where to go, my parents
were really worried about letting me stay in Vietnam for a long time alone because they
still had an scary image of public order in East Asia. In response to my parents’ voice, the
team made them a video in which they interviewed the members in the TN I was
thinking of. As a result, it reduced their anxiety considerably and admitted my internship
finally. Besides, before the departure, I had to finish some procedures for taking visa but
I struggled the difficulty getting the true information because such information about
visa in Vietnam was so unclear. However, one of the members made a lot of efforts to
get true information about it by such as contacting local civil officers. Those generous
supports definitely helped me a lot and encouraged me to choose Vietnam as the
location.
Furthermore, after arriving in Hanoi, they always care about me and assisted me when I
needed their help. For example, when I had to leave Vietnam as visa reacquisition, they
arranged a reasonable plane ticket instead of me, who couldn’t read Vietnamese at all,
and picked me up at the airport for the safety when I returned to Vietnam. Also, when I
had a trouble with bathroom, one of the members run to my house and solved the
problem very quickly. I believe my ordinal life in Vietnam would never have existed
without their help. The biggest accomplishment I believe is they consistently (at least
twice a month) held a meeting such as welcome parties and coffee talks and give EPs a
lot of opportunities to interact with each other. Thanks to them, I met many people from
over 30 countries within 8 months and exchanged each value and opinion about things,
which I think I have grown up more as a global citizen.
As consequence, I really appreciate their support of the team, whose members seriously
think about EPs for the first priority. To further support this endorsement, I would be
pleased to answer all of your questions in more detail if you have any concern.
Homare Matsui, from Japan
Worked as Intern at NTQ Solution Company, Hanoi
9. MY FAVORITE PART OF MY JOB: NEVER STOP INSPIRING OTHERS.
Hi everyone, I’m Valerie Mayer, from Rockland, Ontario. I am a Global Talent of AIESEC
HANOI, VIETNAM. I would like to share impressions of my internship in this lovely
country.
When I first graduated from sciences commercial field, University of Ottawa, I wasn’t
totally sure what it was I wanted to do so I took some time to do temp work and then
went travelling. Having dabbled in recruitment and administration roles I wanted to
change the direction of my career to get into PR. Having reached a point where my main
priority was job satisfaction, I knew internship would be something that I would have to
do. From that moment, I always felt the urge to do something new, something different
which brought me out of comfort zones. So, I decided to apply for Internship as a
marketing assistant in Hanoi and I got it. From this moment my journey started...
Before going I was thinking that I’ll only work, and yes, maybe travel. However, from the
very first day that I arrived there, I felt the challenge and day by day this affair was
getting more amazing. I liked my work, I had the best friends, colleagues and I realized
how I am improving myself by inspiring others to improve themselves. I realized how
lucky I am to have the chance of being a Global Talent. AIESECers treat me so well. I
have so lovely buddy who is always willing to take me out and help me learn Vietnamese
culture.
Thanks AIESEC and everyone for this incredible year. The people I met here are truly
amazing. Thanks AIESEC HANOI for providing me a best experience and fulfill my
expectation. I felt so h privileged to work as a marketing assistant in Atlantics, a
professional environment. And thanks Atlantic for welcoming me, sending me on so
many trips and trusting me on all my projects. Valerie France Mayer, 23 years old, from Canada
Worked as Marketing Intern at Atlantic Company, HanoiThis experience taught me a lot. AND I have to say that IT IS
IMPOSSIBLE NOT TO LIKE BUN CHA AND BUN BO.
Every ending is a new beginning. And now, it’s time for my new
adventure. Now I have lots friends in different countries, and tons of
friends in Vietnam. I feel happy to be a Global Citizen, and I think
everyone should take a chance of this life-changing experience.
Thanks to all who made this happen, thank you AIESEC!
10. It has been one year since the day I was announced to be the official member of AIESEC
FTU Hanoi, but AIESEC has gone with me since the very first year in college. There are
lots of learning points, good and bad feelings about the journey I have had with this
organization.
Being an iGIP member, I was shocked, overwhelmed and disappointed. I never thought
that I was fit for being a salesman and iGIP offered me a strange space I had never been
in before. For the first 6 months, I did not enjoy my tasks, I disliked driving around
Hanoi for 40 minutes to have a 20-minute meeting with partners, or being rejected,
being underestimated. It was a tough time indeed when I had to adapt so fast and to
step out of my comfort zone so quickly. But it was the time that I recognized myself
better. I realized my weaknesses, including bad task management skill and lack of
innovation. I got surprised by my own drawbacks, but I discovered the different
perspective of myself.
If you ask me if I gain any professional experience, I will say “Of course I do” without
hesitation. Being a salesman, a matcher and a service executive, I get to know different
kind of jobs, different kind of knowledge that I could never learn if I did not join iGIP. If I
was merely a law student, there is no way I would stay up until 3pm to learn about CRM
to find the suitable system for my team, or brainstorm the way to close the deal with a
company that I had chased for 3 months, or to rewrite an email over and over again to
solve the crisis with interns. I considered that in iGIP, I have more failure than success,
but there are always precious lessons after the journey.
ER is different from any team that I have been in before. There are talented people,
with great ambition and capacity that I know I need to learn a lot from them. In this
team, I feel the pressure all the time, from the goal that VP sets for us, from the invisible
competency that I set for myself. But here, I found the greatest leaders that I have ever
worked with, the coolest teammates who are willing to give me advice anytime and to
share the anger and sadness that outsiders could not understand. At first, I do feel lost
in this team and I know many newbies would feel the same way. But time after time,
iGIP connects us all, to put all our heart and effort into something that we are not paid
anything to do. I treasure every single person I have met and every experience this
organization has offered me.
Nguyen Tran Van Anh, 20 years old, from Hanoi
Customer Relations Manager, FTU HN
11. SOME MODEST EXPERIENCE SHARINGS
My name is Sam Ngoc Mai and I’m LCVP iGIP 15-16 at LC HCMC.
Frankly speaking, in my VP Term, what I learned the most wasn’t “extraordinary”
strategy, super planning skill or master of task & time management as most people
usually think of learning points when becoming a VP. Of course those things are worth
striving for & saving for future use. But what I want to share here is very simple: what I
treasure the most when leaving AIESEC.
Firstly is the “back-to-basis” conception that I learned through interactions with my
members & leaders. They taught me to adapt & drive a team in the way it to be – the
AIESEC way. That the original platform of organization is a tool and also a compass for
leaders to never leave the ground for sustainable development. You may be ambitious,
you definitely have to right to dream big for your team, your members, your LC but
remember to keep in mind the authentic meaning of founding AIESEC. We gather here
to experience youth, not to burden it with complicated thoughts.
Secondly, you only work best with your truly confidence from the inner by
understanding what you are doing from easiest aspects & dare to face “hack brain”
issues, then beat it. What I mean here is to solve problems completely, never ever
leave a doubt in you because it possibly annoys you. Without peace in mind, you may
not make decisions precisely. Let yourself get stuck in a dilemma is not a good action
in the long run for a leader.
Lastly, most of my time in AIESEC I heard the word phrase “retention rate”. Just like a
short sing “Member just leave, leave, leave…and leaders just cry, cry, cry…” flying
around my head all days. When you have gone through a long time in AIESEC, passed
too many “strategies”, failed hard with your trying to keep somebody stay but it was all
in vain, you would know that the boundary between “stay” & “leave” in AIESEC is not
all your “holy strategies” but what you real feel for your members & all act naturally,
connect a little bit, through smallest things & be patient.
To be a VP is not hard, if you are passionate for AIESEC, you are totally able to do it
successfully.
Sam Ngoc Mai, 22 years old
Former Vice President of Global Internship Program in HCMC Local Chapter
12. For the last one year, I have had the chance to take different positions in iGIP function, both in LC
level as team leader and MC level as a member of National Supporting Team. During that time, I
met the ups and downs and there were even times I wanted to quit everything to come back to my
old life before AIESEC. But now looking back to that 1 year, I see myself grow a lot by overcoming
over challenges, by believing in myself despite all the limits in my capacity to perform the tasks and
now, I have seen myself become a better version of myself compared with the old me in the first
year of university without AIESEC.
Besides that, being in AIESEC and especially iGIP, not only have I improved my professional skills
when working with different stakeholders but I was also able to have a new family in my university
life. Each member, each leader seems to be a brother, a sister to me.
The reason I joined AIESEC was that I see the professionality in it. And the reason I still stay here
after nearly 2 years is because of the people in it. In AIESEC, I do not see myself grow alone but I
see us grow together, overcome challenges, crisis together and own our life-changing experience
together.
Phan Quoc Khanh, 21 years old, from Hanoi (2nd from the left)
National Supporter of Product & Salesforce Development
My main responsibility as a coordinator for matching campaign summer peak is to count results
every week and updated to our Facebook group. Sometimes, I wrote stories of matchers to share
their experiences, their AIESEC journey and their passion for iGIP.
As a coordinator, I learned much about myself. Through sharing and coaching with other members
in NST team. I discovered my weaknesses. Some of them I haven’t known yet. Some I knew but
never had enough motivations to change. Also, they gave me good advices and feedbacks for
bettering myself. Though I have not changed much up to now, but I gained more confidence about
myself. Also, I have more beliefs to stand for myself, to be myself all the time. I can’t forget what a
sister told me : “You are strong enough. But you always underestimate yourself. You always
scared.” This keeps repeating in my head whenever I feel scared. Maybe my brain gains more
“muscles” now.
It’s the people that I value the most when working this phase. I appreciate how they support me
both at work and in normal life. Thank you so much NST team.
Le Thi Hanh Tam, from Lam Dong, studying in HCMC
National Supporter of Marketing Campaign
13. I was chosen to be an NST Talent Capacity at the time I was lost in my AIESEC journey. Looking back the path I
have walked through, some make me happy, some make me think how ridiculous I am. I still keep a “GUINESS”
record for myself because I am a never-attend-any-AIESEC-conference AIESECer.
I have learned so much from NST team, from NST position itself. Become an NST Talent Capacity, the number
of multiple tasks have been double, at the time everything is so brand-new, I learned how to deal with tasks and
planning at the same time. My main job looks like an HR staff that facilitate sufficient skill for iGIP’s members,
help them to create the environment making them enjoy their work more. It is not easy when you try to
develop and manage member’s capacity of more than one Local Chapter. At that time, without the support from
my direct leader, Mr. Phat, I cannot imagine how hard it would be for me to complete the challenge. Above all, I
realize that it is “easier said than done” when you are truly in charge of the development of your organization.
At the end of the day, the best lesson I have learned from my AIESEC journey is, if you can keep your mind
peacefully, you can easily step into what world that you want, but without true friend, you cannot do that, and I
am proud of saying that I have found out my true friend in AIESEC- my NST team 1516.
P/S: Thanks to be my true friend, guys. I will miss you guys so much. Time may fly but your images in my heart
will never be faded. Thank you! Le Thi Ngoc Anh, from HCMC
National Supporter of Talent Development
My main responsibilities are to support our exchange process by promoting Vietnam and our job opportunities to attract
international talents. However, the most important thing is to raise our LCs’ awareness of IR work. At first I felt a little pressure,
since I hadn’t had to do such a lot of tasks before and also I was afraid of things going wrong and IR cannot bring out result.
However, NST experience is more colorful than I thought. First, I got a lot of skills, especially process management and critical
thinking through planning and communicating with partners. Moreover, what I appreciate the most is how it changed my mindset
and helped to release myself and think positive about everything. There is a leader saying to me: “If you can find peace in your
soul, you can do everything easily.” I started to think more simply, enjoy the time with IR and people, actually how I could not
enjoy this great experience when I had chances to talk with a lot of passionate people from IGIP, IR team, others NST IR in
abroad and especially NST Team. From them, I learnt a lot and also shared a lot, not only work but also life. Also, being an NST
gives me the chance to engage more in IGIP work, join summit and learn more about IGIP core values, which is the main point that
helps me to make my mind clearer and to identify my motivation in AIESEC.
Thank you for giving me this great opportunity to develop. I hope what I have done in this phase will be relevant to your position
in the next term.
Trinh Thu Tram, 20 years old, from HCMC
National Supporter of International Relations