Internship

 


 

 

Process Overview

 

STEP 1: Application

Information Sessions and promotion are done in the universities where an AIESEC local committee is present. Applications usually open throughout the months October, November, January, February and March.

The applications will be closed latest 2 weeks before the Review Board (part of the next step in the Exchange Process Overview). When a potential intern applies, we suppose that the candidate has knowledge of all the conditions of the parties involved.

A recent CV (1 page) accompanied by a motivation letter (max 500 words on 'why you want to go abroad on an internship with Aiesec'), both in English, must be sent to our VP Exchange at stephanie.agten@gmail.com latest by March 10, 2010.

STEP 2: Selection

Applications are screened for suitability for AIESEC's Exchange Program. This part is divided into two, a preselection, and a Review Board. In the preselection, the online application form, the curriculum vitae (CV) and the motivation letter will be reviewed. The preselection will take place the 9th of March. If you passed the preselection, you will be invited to the Review Board (March 17, 2010).

The Assessment centre is a selection of the potential interns based on case studies in order to test the leadership skills. More information will be followed.

An AIESEC review board is an integral part of the exchange process. The purpose of the Review Board Interview is to provide an unbiased opinion on the candidate.

The selection criteria for AIESEC's International Exchange Program are among other things:

•  Understanding the Purpose of Exchange

•  Knowledge of AIESEC

•  Personality, adaptability, awareness and maturity

•  Matchability

•  Academic qualifications pertaining to their course of study.

•  Interest and Motivation

Every selected exchange participant should register as well on http://www.myaiesec.net/, subscribe as member for LC VUB. Then on the right side you should go to option 'take responsability' phase/, next you have to fill in a questionnaire. When you're approved you should go through the same progress for the option go to 'exchange phase'.

Once your in the exchange phase, you should go to option 'exchange' (on the left-side), and then you'll find some options on the right. You will have to 'add EP-form' and submit the form on http://www.myaiesec.net/.

The exchange fee has to be paid before going on OPS ( 220 euro). This exchange fee is a kind of subcription fee to the exchange program, which covers the costs of the review board, OPS, and other administrative costs. No other costs will be charged.

STEP 3: Outgoing Preperation Seminar

A preparation seminar is organized by AIESEC in Belgium where the selected students are trained on how to deal with culture shocks, dimensions of culture, and so on. We also provide the participant with advice for the practical preparations abroad, such as travel and living arrangements.

AIESEC in Belgium provides you, the intern, with a preparation seminar. It will take place at least two times per year. 

STEP 4: Matching and acceptance

The student will be provided the necessary information and trainings to be able to look for his/her own internship in the online database on http://www.myaiesec.net/ and to match his self/her self with a suitable company/ngo/project/etcetera. Of course the student will be assigned to a personal consultant who will help him/her in the process.

AIESEC in Belgium has sent students / young graduates to: Switzerland, Togo, Bulgaria, Sweden, Nigeria, Sri Lanka, Egypt, India, the Philippines, China, Mexico, Brasil, Denmark, Poland, Botswana, Spain, Romania, Italy, the UK, Canada, Germany, Russia, Slovakia, and more.

The following criteria must be met before the student will be able to 'match' him/herself with the internship abroad he/she will attend:

•  The Exchange Participant (EP) must have passed the Review Board.

•  The internship fee must be paid (220 euro)

•  The EP must have attended an Outgoing Preperation Seminar.

•  A contract must be signed between the student and Aiesec.

•  The EP must have an account on myaiesec.net, submitted his EP-form online, so he/she can start to match.

The matching progress is commonly done online with the tools that myaiesec.net offers. The goal is to find the perfect internship for you. The matching progress consists of the following logic:

The Trainee Nominee (the joboffer to an intern) has a TN-form online in a huge database of TN's, and the EP has his EP-form online with CV and motivation letter. The EP can search according to different criteria in the four internship pouls (DT, ET, TT, MT) for an adequate TN. When the EP finds something he likes he can 'apply' online for the TN. Then your EP-form will be offline for 10 days, while the TN-manager contacts the one responsible for the joboffer, and they have 10 days to contact the EP back to let the EP know if he/she is eldigable for the joboffer. Then the matching can start...

Contact your VP exchange if you need help with the matching process.

STEP 5: Arrival in host-country

AIESEC also offers reception in the country you're going to fulfill your internship. The AIESEC members in the hosting country are responsible for pick up at the airport, getting accommodation and making sure the intern is comfortable in their country. Apart from this they will take care of organizing activities to integrate the intern in their culture and way of living. Via this way the intern discovers the country as no one else.

STEP 6: Arrival Back Home

The intern will get the opportunity of sharing his/her experiences with the Belgian consultant, of giving feedback on the exchange process based on his/her own experience, of giving improvement points in order to prepare the next generation of interns for such a life-changing experience.