AIESEC Colombia
Local Committee President
Application Booklet 2014
Dear member of AIESEC in Colombia and Potential LCP Welcome to the challenge of reading your application for President. Welcome to the challenge of testing your own personal limits. Welcome to the challenge of challenging yourself! On behalf of the MC Thrive, let me share one message for you, a message that was given to world in 1940 by Charles Chaplin while, playing a part as Hitler, he was asked to deliver ONE MESSAGE TO THE HUMANITY since his leadership was able to spread around the world…. and now, each of the words in this speech, seems to have even more relevance: Watch Video Here! "I’m sorry, but I don’t want to be an emperor. That’s not my business. I don’t want to rule or conquer anyone. I should like to help everyone if possible- jewish, Gentile, black men, white… We all want to help one another. Human beings are like that. We want to live by each others’ happiness, not by each other’s misery. We don’t want to hate and despise one another. In this world there is room for everyone. And the good earth is rich and can provide for everyone. The way of life can be free and beautiful, but we have lost the way.
Greed has poisoned men’s souls; has barricaded the world with hate; has goose-stepped us into misery and bloodshed. We have developed speed, but we have shut ourselves in. Machinery that gives abundance has left us in want. Our knowledge has made us cynical; our cleverness, hard and unkind. We think too much and feel too little. More than machinery, we need humanity. More than cleverness, we need kindness and gentleness. Without these qualities, life will be violent and all will be lost. The aeroplane and the radio have brought us closer together. The very nature of these inventions cries out for the goodness in man; cries out for universal brotherhood; for the unity of us all. Even now my voice is reaching millions throughout the world, millions of despairing men, women, and little children, victims of a system that makes men torture and imprison innocent people. To those who can hear me, I say “Do not despair.” The misery that is now upon us is but the passing of greed, the bitterness of men who fear the way of human progress. The hate of men will pass, and dictators die, and the power they took from the people will return to the people. And so long as men die, liberty will never perish. Soldiers! Don’t give yourselves to brutes, men who despise you and enslave you; who regiment your lives, tell you what to do, what to think and what to feel! Who drill you, diet you, treat you like cattle, use you as cannon fodder! Don’t give yourselves to these unnatural men—machine men with machine minds and machine hearts! You are not machines! You are not cattle! You are men! You have a love of humanity in your hearts! You don’t hate! Only the unloved hate; the unloved and the unnatural. Soldiers! Don’t fight for slavery! Fight for liberty!
In the seventeenth chapter of St. Luke, it’s written “the kingdom of God is within man”, not one man nor a group of men, but in all men! In you! You, the people, have the power, the power to create machines, the power to create happiness! You, the people, have the power to make this life free and beautiful, to make this life a wonderful adventure. Then in the name of democracy, let us use that power. Let us all unite.
Let us fight for a new world, a decent world that will give men a chance to work, that will give youth a future and old age a security. By the promise of these things, brutes have risen to power. But they lie! They do not fulfill their promise. They never will! Dictators free themselves but they enslave the people!
Now let us fight to fulfill that promise! Let us fight to free the world! To do away with national barriers! To do away with greed, with hate and intolerance! Let us fight for a world of reason, a world where science and progress will lead to all men’s happiness. Soldiers, in the name of democracy, let
us all unite"!
Dear applicant. We trust you. We trust in your talent. We trust that you still haven’t realized about the potential you have and we trust you haven’t pushed yourself to your limits. We trust that you want to exceed your own physical and mental limitations. We trust you know that it’s not going to be easy, but we trust that at the end you will know that it is going to be worth it. We trust in your intentions to make a better AIESEC today, so we can trust that you will make a better world tomorrow. You are not alone. Let us walk this road along with you. Yours, MC Thrive | Standing together, succeeding with purpose.
EB Member Profile While the members of AIESEC in Colombia’s EBs come from diverse backgrounds and environments, several general characteristics, skills and knowledge are expected of everyone. Intellectual and psychological Many aspects of one’s personality can effect being part of a leadership team in AIESEC in Colombia. Some of them are obvious: constant learning, systematic thinking, creativity, adaptability to change, sense of responsibility, capacity of analysis, patience, listening, and supportiveness but also you have to keep in mind that the most important thing is to understand why as a leader of this amazing organization in AIESEC in Colombia you are doing what you are doing. Great leaders inspire action and lead consciously. Society knowledge A broad knowledge of world and organizational systems, current trends and issues facing society and cultural issues are important to lead a Local Committee. Practical understanding of new management theories (e.g. learning organization, self-organizing systems) is also important in managing the diverse environments in which AIESEC operates. In addition, each position requires skills and knowledge in the areas of financial management and budgeting, project management, human resources management, and good understanding of English. AIESEC understanding A broad understanding of the association is required in order to execute an LCEB position properly. An understanding of our vision, values, identity, current direction, country development, and systems is certainly something we will look for in all candidates. Other Overall, there is no perfect candidate profile; however, good candidates will possess strong competencies in the areas of social behavior, motivation, task orientation, and people management skills. The key component is balance - within the individuals and within the team of individuals!
Evaluation, Nomination, Election Process Application The application process is divided into 5 parts: 1. Your Profile: Please fill your personal data in the application (max. 1 page) 2. General Questionnaire: Answer all the questions listed below. (max. 8 Pages) 3. Blank Page Challenge: (Optional) Answer 1 bonus question. (max. 1 page) 4. Your 360° CA: Attach Competency Assessment of MyAIESEC.net (max. 1 page) 5. Video: inside your 360CA page, attach the link of a 5 minutes video where you explain the summary of your application The entire application (profile, questionnaire, 360° CA and video link) should be maximum 10 pages in font size 10 points. (11 pages in case of Blank page challenge) Make sure you create 1 file for your profile and all your answers. We expect 1 PDF file only. Late applications won`t be received, no exceptions. Please submit your application in following format “LCP2014_application_ AIESEC Colombia_Local Entity_ name surname.pdf´ (e.g.: LCP2014_application_AIESEC Colombia_Quibdo_ Derek Reis.pdf Deadline: Tuesday, August 20th 2014, 11:59 PM. The application must be sent through: http://bit.ly/12WLJbP If you have any questions concerning the application process or the questionnaire please contact: Ana María Saldarriaga Gómez MCP of AIESEC in Colombia| presidencia@co.aiesec.org Jonathan Suarez Arbeláez MCVP OD of AIESEC in Colombia |desarrollorganizacional@aiesec.net
NOMINATION For any LCP candidate the nomination results will come from an evaluation of the following points by the elections subcommittee:
Applicant profile (competencies level, soft skills level, past experiences). Organizational knowledge. External environment awareness. National direction understanding.
The elections subcommittee will be composed by: 1. External (Alumnus or BoA member preferred) 2. Member of Local General Assembly selected by the local Executive Board (either an LCVP or Team Leader). 3. The current LCP. 4. The MCP (or qualified MC Member)
About some procedures during the LCP Elections process: Regarding the communication with the LCs: the LC elections subcommittee will promote the forums and the virtual spaces (with the candidates that get nominated) to assure that all the applicants can have meetings to answer the questions and doubts from the LCs, if you want to have extra meetings with all the LCs please contact before the LC elections subcommittee. Regarding the usage of Social Media: candidates are NOT allowed to promote their applications neither video links through social media. In case it happens, candidates will be automatically out of the process. The MC will be monitoring the transparency.
THE TIMELINE
•August 6th: Application + MoF •August 20th: Deadline to send application •August 21st - September 6th: Nomination Interviews
SEPTEMBER •September 2nd September 6th: MCP interviews •September 7th: Deadline for local election assemblies
AUGUST
Launch of Manual of Functions (MoF) and applications: August 6th, 2014 Application deadline with 360° CAT in attachment and video link: August 20th, 2014 Deadline for election Process (nomination Interviews): August 21st – September 6th, 2014 MCP Interviews: September 2nd – September 6th Deadline for nomination announcement: September 6th, 2014 General Assembly (speech, Q&A, debate, etc.): decided by the LC EB General Assembly (elections): decided by the LC EB (deadline September 7th, 2014) Second round of applications: opened on September 8th
AIESEC IN COLOMBIA LCP 2014 Application PROFILE
Name: ____________________________________________ (1 page only) Contact Details E-mail: Skype: Gtalk: Mobile:
AIESEC Experience: Positions: Position
Entity
Date
National and international meetings: Conference Role
Main achievements
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Date
Academic, practical and professional Experience Studies: Career
Work experience: Position
University
Graduation date
Favorite subjects
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Key learning
General Questionnaire 1. Please list your 3 main strengths and 3 main weaknesses and answer the following questions for each. Personal Strengths
How this will make you a better LCP?
Personal Weaknesses
What are you doing to overcome these weaknesses?
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2. As LCP, how will you encourage collaboration and synergy within other LCs and why do you think this behavior is important?
3. As potential member of the national assembly of AIESEC in Colombia, what do you think the assembly needs to focus on immediately and why?
4. If you could change 3 things in our country’s reality: a) What would they be? b) Why? c) How do you think AIESEC can help you to do it?
5. Make a detailed SWOT of your LC based on the TOWS Matrix. 6. How would you like to see your LC in: a) 5 years? b) 1 year? What needs to change in your LC in order to fulfill both visions? 7. Why do you think exchange quality problems are emerging and what kind of strategies would you propose in order to avoid them? Please specify the strategies per each X program. 8. Please define the organizational goals for your LCP term (ELD Realizations)and for each goal mention: a) What market opportunities will you capitalize to achieve those goals? b) What improvements must the internal processes in each program have to implement in order optimize the delivery of those goals?
9. What strategies do you propose to ensure: a) Financial sustainability. b) Membership efficiency.
Blank Page Challege (Optional) 10. If you had the chance to be PAI, what would you drastically change in AIESEC and what kind of message would you tell to every LCP in the world?