“Leaders imagine a world that they would like to be a part of, a world worth fighting for.” - Seth Godin
AIESEC envisions
Peace and fulfillment of humankind’s potential We believe it is possible by enabling leadership development in young people to make a positive impact in the society
AIESEC enables leadership development by young people through the
Experiential Leadership Development Model
Experiential Leadership Development AIESEC offers and facilitates the experiences below for young people
Team experiences
Students volunteer to join AIESEC to have practical team experiences, which compliment their academic study at university.
(6 months to 4+ years)
Be a team member or lead a team HR, Sales, Marketing, Operation, Finance
Frequently assess performance and development Report to a Board of Advisor
Run AIESEC operation
Be allocated to a function Go through a selection process
Work abroad experiences (1.5 months to 18 months)
Frequently assess performance and development
Receive logistical, visa, culture integration support from AIESEC
Report to a supervisor
Go abroad to volunteer at NGO or work in a company
Students or recent graduates sign up to go abroad for volunteering or professional work opportunities. AIESEC partners with 5,000 organizations around the world to provide these work abroad opportunities.
Be offered challenging opportunities abroad
We call this the “Global Volunteer” or “Global Internship Program”
pre-selection process
The uniqueness of AIESEC platform Unique characteristics of AIESEC, that most of other organizations don’t offer to young people with.
Real Resources
Real team, AIESEC brand, conferences, training, global information system, etc.
Learning by Doing
Create and implement initiatives, risk tolerant environment, learning oriented environment
Developing Others
Take real responsibility for others – a team, an entity, etc., and being kept accountable
Global Network
International conferences, work abroad experience, global information and communication system, entities from different countries are required to work together to deliver student exchange program
Achievement of Results
Offering of high goal and ambition, performance assessment and celebration of success
The leadership AIESEC develops AIESEC is enabling life-long leadership journey for young people. Based on unique nature of the organization and essential elements to trigger leadership journey, we develop the following:
Self-Aware Aware of my strengths and weaknesses; Know my values and purpose in life
Responsible and purposeful Aware, take ownership and action to contribute to something bigger than my self
Effective Communication Engaging others with my purpose and values; communicate effectively and build networks
High inconsistency of graduate quality across different markets Low retention rate of graduate hires
Lack of basic leadership skills
Talent gap challenge Change agent
Lack of necessary soft skills
Asia Pacific
With Experiential Leadership Development Model, AIESEC is developing a regional talent pool, who could be change agents for organizations in Asia Pacific. High caliber, well rounded
Sense of loyalty, tend not to leave the company because of a better offer (due to volunteering experience in AIESEC at young age)
Highly transferrable soft skills
Basic leadership skills
Partner with us to contribute to youth development and gain direct access to our talent pool! Milena Nguyen Global Business Development Manager | AIESEC International 13-14 | www.aiesec.org 126 Teilingerstraat, 3032-AW Rotterdam, The Netherlands | milenan@ai.aiesec.org | +31 10 443 4371 |