To all Candidates for AIESEC Stockholm EB Team 2012/2013: Congratulations for the decision to stand for the leadership team! If you ask anyone that has been in your situation in the past, nobody will deny the powerful experience both personally and professionally the year in the EB team can be. This application is the beginning of a journey that will play an important role for you and for the organization. A leadership experience is definitely challenging, great fun, very rewarding; an amazing learning opportunity that for sure will impact your life and that of others! We wish you best of luck with your application, during the election and selection. As the current EB team of AIESEC Stockholm we are here to support you with anything you might need throughout the process. We are very excited to find out who will be in the team and contribute to the future of AIESEC Stockholm.
Please read all information through carefully before applying! Your EB Team 2011/2012 LCP – Hawra Moustaphawi VPF – Ksenia Tyutyunova VPC – Tanya Syed VPTM – Setareh Seydalzadeh VPER - Kajany Varatharajah VPOGX – Marzena Studniarska VPICX – Hok Ting Yau
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Executive Board (EB) + Project Manager (PM) Application AIESEC Stockholm 2012/2013
To dream anything that you want to dream. That is the beauty of the human mind. To do anything that you want to do. That is the strength of the human will. To trust yourself to test your limits. That is the courage to succeed. - Bernard Edmonds
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Roles In The EB The roles that you can apply for are: - Vice President Finance (VPF) - Vice President External Relations (VPER) - Vice President In-Coming Exchange (VPICX) - Vice President Out-Going Exchange (VPOGX) - Vice President Talent Management (VPTM) As you may see there is no (VPC) Vice President Communications this year. Instead we will have three positions open for Communication Project Managers (PM) in the following teams: ICX, OGX and TM.
Application Process 1) Answer the general questions, and 2) Answer the specific questions regarding the position you are applying for. 3) Attach your CV Please keep your answers short and to the point. In bullet point format if possible. Add your name in the footer below. Max 9 pages, excluding the first two pages. The three parts of the application form should all be sent to lcp@aiesec-stockholm.se before the deadline (11th March at 23.59).
Election The process consists of confidence voting for VPs and PMs candidates. Then, there is a selection committee where the candidates will go through interviews with the selection committee. As you see in the timeline below: What Application sent out via email. Deadline for submitting application LCVP and PMs LCVP and PMs Q&A Confidence Selection
Presentation and Celebration of the new EB 2012/2013
How
When 27th of February
Send it to: lcp@aiesec-stockholm.se
All candidates for LCVP and PM have a speech, 3 min. All members get to ask the candidates questions (all in one group) All full members vote confidence or no confidence for the candidates. A selection committee interviews the candidates who got the confidence vote. Discussions and selection of candidates
Section 1 – Information about the candidate
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11th of March at 23.59 for Vice Presidents and Project managers elections 17th of March 17th of March 17th of March 18th -21st of March
22nd of March (Attending Impact conference together)
1. Personal information Name Applying for (please specify first choice) Current job description E-mail Skype Mobile 2. AIESEC Conferences Where
When
3. AIESEC Experience Term I joined AIESEC Positions I had in AIESEC 4. Academic Background University course I finished Courses I will take in 2012/2013 Hobbies CV
* Please attach separately *
5. Any leadership positions you have held outside of AIESEC, please specify what you gained personally and professionally.
6. Why are you running for this/these positions?
7. What are the most important personal developments you have gained through your membership in AIESEC? 4
8. Mention your 3 greatest strengths and 3 greatest weaknesses.
9. What unique aspect of your personality will you bring to the EB team next year?
Section 2 – Your thoughts about AIESEC 10. What is AIESEC for you?
11. What do you see as the biggest challenge that currently faces AIESEC Stockholm?
12. What do you see as the most important priority for AIESEC Sweden in the coming year?
Section 3 - The EB Team - term 2012/2013 13. What will be your main priorities for next year within the position you are running for?
14. What are the 3 top priorities for AIESEC Stockholm in 2012/2013, how would you approach these priorities and what would the result be?
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15. What role do you usually take on in a team?
16. Name one personal goal that you have set for the coming year.
17. What are the main challenges you might be facing during your term considering o The team? o Your work? o Your life balance?
Open space, for all applicants: •
Feel free to use this space to express any additional thoughts, views, ideas
SPECIFIC QUESTIONS: Just answer the question regarding the position you are applying for.
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Vice President Finance (VPF) 1) What are the key success factors while working with finances? 2) What are your suggestions for improving the financial system at AIESEC Stockholm? 2) Why do you think you will be successful in this position? Vice President External Relations (VPER) 1) Do you feel comfortable taking initiative and going up to strangers to talk/ sell them a concept? 2) How well are you at time management, planning, delegating, not micromanaging etc? 3) As an ER person you need to find opportunities in everything you are involved in. Do you recognize yourself here? Please elaborate. Vice President In-Coming Exchange (VPICX) 1) What do you think are important in order to become a successful VPICX? Please elaborate at least three points. 2) Please give a suggestion to manage your ICX sub-teams. If you are already in the ICX team, the suggestion must NOT be something that the current VPICX is already implementing. 3) What are your goals for the ICX team if you are selected as the VPICX and how do you plan to achieve them? Please be specific in your answer. Vice President Out-Going Exchange (VPOGX) 1) What is the mission of OGX? What is the purpose of sending interns abroad? 2) Where do you see the most potential for getting new interns? 3) You have to prepare a one hour long info meeting about AIESEC internships. There are supposed to be 5 people (including you) from your team coming - 3 of them presenting (you are one of them), 1 person writing down attendants' names and e-mails and 1 person taking pictures and taking care of the refreshments. It is two days before the info meeting but you have still not received the necessary ppt from the Communications Team and you just received e-mails from 2 of your team members canceling their attendance. Also, the VP Finance called you saying that you can only get half of the money you planned to buy the refreshments for. What do you do? Vice President Talent Management (VPTM) 1) Can you elaborate on what you see as the goals of the TM team in AIESEC Stockholm? 2) How will you go about achieving the goals your mentioned in question 1? 3) How will you create a good team spirit in AIESEC Stockholm? Please give three concrete examples. 4) If there is a conflict between two members what will you do? Project Manager (Communication) in: ICX, OGX or TM 1) How will you measure your success as project manager within communications/ marketing? 2) What are the first things you will do as a project manager within communications and marketing in your specific department? 3) In your specific department, where do you see a need for improvement, in terms of communication and marketing? 4) Handelshögskolan is one campus that we want to target in cycle 2012/2013. How will you organize the targeting as a project manager within communications/marketing in your specific department?
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