Exchange:introduction to

Opportunity

AIESEC Induction SeminarOutgoing Exchange team06.03.2010.

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!

Exchange

Internship

Traineeship

Part 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 experienceavailable for students and recent graduates, the latest two years after obtaining the degree but not older than 30 years

Types of internships

Managementadministration, finance, accounting, marketing,

project management and Human Resources, etc.

Developmentusually with NGOs or AIESEC itself,

mostly relate to issues in community development

Technicalmanagement and development in web,

software, networks, and databases, plus some engineering

Educationcurriculum development, teaching, and

counseling in education sector, usually languages

AIESEC SLOVAKIA Management traineeship at Kraft Foods: Finance department36 – 52 weeksSalary 920 dollars

AIESEC MACEDONIATechnical traineeship at Seavus Group software consulting and development7-8 weeksSalary 343 dollarsLatvian required!!!

AIESEC KAZAKHSTANDevelopment traineeship in Project “Enter Your Future”:Leading sessions for highschool students together with 11 other trainees, 7 weekspaid accomodation and foodMarch!!

AIESEC VENEZUELAEducation traineeship atCentro de Idiomas ALPHATeaching English as a second language 46 – 48 weeksSalary 700 dollars

How does it happen?

Meeting placeExchange

Participant

Traineeship Nominee

Sending Local Committee

Receiving Local Committee

MYAIESEC.NETDATABASE

How to get to exchange?

1. Introduction2. Being part of a team

Leading a team3. Going on Exchange4. Back to AIESEC

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, 1st month apartment (MT, TT, ET) or extra expenses (DT)

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

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

How to match faster?

• Currently 5099 TN forms and 7029 EP forms

Top 10 Most Demanded Backgrounds Social work

Project ManagementBilingual and cross cultural education

Linguistics / Languages Training and developmentAdvertising + Public Relations

Introductory EducationMarket Evaluation and Research

Introductory Development StudiesIntroductory Marketing

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

Top 12 countries by available forms1. INDIA 2. MAINLAND CHINA 3. RUSSIA 4. TURKEY 5. POLAND 6. UKRAINE 7. INDONESIA 8. MALAYSIA 9. NIGERIA 10. BRAZIL 11. GERMANY 12. TAIWAN

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!

it’s up to you!

Recent Exchange destinationsLC Riga

Term 2009/2010

Since June 2009 16 EP’s have gone to 11 countries.

You can be the next one!

MOLDOVAMOLDOVA

Baiba CamaneBaiba CamaneMT (Dec ’09 – Apr 2010)MT (Dec ’09 – Apr 2010)

BULGARIA

Inna StolcereInna StolcereKarina KiselovaKarina Kiselova

DT (from Mar 2010)DT (from Mar 2010)

TURKEYZane SalakaJolanta Znotina DT (from Feb 2010)

Lana Spaka

ARMENIAARMENIA

Evija SprodzenaEvija Sprodzena DT (from Feb 2010)DT (from Feb 2010)

(from Jan 2010)

Exchange experience:Exchange experience:Linda LiepkalneLinda Liepkalne

Joined AIESEC in Sep 2008Joined AIESEC in Sep 2008

From Feb - Mar 2009From Feb - Mar 2009

Morocco for DT to work Morocco for DT to work

together with other EPs from together with other EPs from different countries in a different countries in a

program relating HIV/AIDS program relating HIV/AIDS

issuesissues

After Morocco in Aug 2009 After Morocco in Aug 2009

Linda went to Columbia for paid Linda went to Columbia for paid

Education TraineeshipEducation Traineeship

Now a few short fragments about Now a few short fragments about Linda’s insights of ColombiaLinda’s insights of Colombiafrom her letters…from her letters…

“People here know Latvia more than in Morocco, 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.”

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

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

““In the neighborhood of the house we live in is a In the neighborhood of the house we live in is a kindergarten. kindergarten. There they have parrots, who imitate the sounds of little kids There they have parrots, who imitate the sounds of little kids – laughing, screaming, talking, crying– laughing, screaming, talking, crying,, etc. On early Sunday etc. On early Sunday mornings it can get really irritating. mornings it can get really irritating.

Therefore we have such plans as sending a Therefore we have such plans as sending a spy parrot, who teaches them to be silent or spy parrot, who teaches them to be silent or just make a grilled parrot :D"just make a grilled parrot :D"

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

Follow our member’s and EP’s Follow our member’s and EP’s experiences online!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!

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 AIESEC EP’s blogs from different countriesfrom different countries

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?

Key points in TN/EP forms:

• Region

• Required language skills

• Background

• Internship start/end dates

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