Promotion Booklet

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1. AIESEC

a. AIESEC History

b. Our Values

c. AIESEC in Numbers

d. AIESEC’s Scope

e. AIESEC’s Approach

2. WHAT ARE THE OPPORTUNITIES IN AIESEC? a. AIESEC Programs

b. Team Member Program

i. Incoming Exchange ii. Outgoing Exchange iii. Talent Management iv. Communications

v. Finances

3. AIESEC RECRUITMENT

4. PARTNERS OF AIESEC IN SWITZERLAND

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AIESEC has 60 years of experience in developing high-­‐potential youth into globally minded responsible leaders

Present in over 110 countries and territories and with over 60,000 members, AIESEC is the world's largest youth-­‐run organization. Focused on providing a platform for youth leadership development, AIESEC offers young people the opportunity to participate in international internships, experience leadership and participate in a global learning environment.

What makes AIESEC unique is the youth driven impactful experience that it offers to its members. AIESEC is run by young people for young people, enabling a strong experience to all its stakeholders.

AIESEC History 1948 – 7 students from 7 Universities (Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Netherlands, Norway and Sweden) came together in Sweden to start the cooperation.

1949 – A new generation of young leaders would have to emerge from the Universities with the responsibility of rebuilding their countries.

1951 – The world was reconstructing economic machinery and inter-­‐European trade expands. The dream of the European Union is born.

1950s – West Germany, Austria, Great Britain, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Yugoslavia, Turkey join AIESEC and the organization grows even greater.

1960’s – Traineeship programs.

1970’s – Activities based on management.

1980’s – Social based projects.

1990’s – Learning activities.

2000’s – the organization saw a steady increase in exchange performance with over 5000 students and we for the first time created mid-­‐term ambition called AIESEC 2005, which was followed by AIESEC 2010 and AIESEC 2015.

2012 – you are the part of the history…

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AIESEC in Numbers • • • • • • • • • •

110 Countries and territories 730 Local offices 2,100 Universities 60.000 Members 16.000 International internships 20.000 Leadership roles 4.000 Partners/sponsors 470 Conferences annually 945,000 Alumni 60 Years of experience

“The United Nations has long recognized that the imagination, ideas and energies of young men and women are vital for the continuing development of the societies in which they live.

AIESEC has contributed to this development by serving as an agent of positive change through education and cultural exchange to develop a broader understanding of cultural, socio-­‐economical and business management issues.”

Kofi Annan, Former Secretary General, United Nations (UN)

AIESEC’s Scope

AIESEC is a global, non-­‐political, independent, not-­‐for-­‐profit organization run by students and recent graduates of institutions of higher education. Our members are interested in world issues, leadership and management.

AIESEC does not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, gender, sexual orientation, creed, religion, national, ethnic or social origin.

"ebbf has found AIESEC to be an excellent platform to reach a select audience which is eager to learn, ready to adopt values, and capable of putting them into practice.”

George Starcher, Founder and President, European Bahá'í Business Forum (EBBF)

AIESEC’s Approach

AIESEC members live an integrated development experience. This involves leadership opportunities, international internships and interacting with a global network to support their development.

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WHAT ARE THE OPPORTUNITIES IN AIESEC?

Experience in AIESEC Switzerland

Experience abroad

(Lausanne)

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AIESEC Programs Team Member Program is an experience hosted by AIESEC in Switzerland (Lausanne). The primary purpose of the programme is to provide a practical learning and development experience to a young person, through being part of a team and having responsibilities towards improving AIESEC performance in a certain functional area. (Find more information about the opportunities in this booklet)

Experience of team work Global network Practical hard and soft skills development Personal and professional development

Team Leader Program is an experience hosted by AIESEC in Switzerland (Lausanne). The primary purpose of the programme is to provide a practical learning and development experience to a young person, through leading a team and having responsibilities towards improving AIESEC performance and the delivery of its experiences.

• Team building and management • Development of strategic thinking • Development of leadership skills • Personal and professional development

Global Community Development Program exchange is an internship that is hosted by an AIESEC entity under a project or a non-­‐AIESEC organisation e.g. NGO, organisations or schools in another country. The primary purpose of the intern's job description must be; the intern's cross cultural understanding, personal development and the opportunity to contribute to social change. An internship is between 6 weeks and 3 months. (Find more information about the opportunities on the web-­‐site www.aiesec.ch)

• Cross cultural positive impact • Personal development • Intense learning experience • Global network • Practical hard and soft skills development • • • •

Global Internship Program exchange is an internship hosted by a non-­‐AIESEC organisation in another country. The primary purpose of the intern's job description must be the intern's professional development. An internship is between 6 weeks and 18 months. (Find more information about the opportunities on the web-­‐site www.aiesec.ch)

• Professional development • Cross-­‐cultural experience • Global network • Practical hard and soft skills development

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TEAM MEMBER PROGRAM Incoming Exchange Member

General description: Incoming Exchange members actively approach and interact with a corporate sphere in Switzerland whereas they seek for establishing mutual beneficial partnerships and in this way enable international students to live professional work experience in Switzerland.

Development&Benefits: • Selling skills • Negotiation skills • Business network • Overview over the Swiss job market • International network

Relevant professional experience: • Sales, Account management (Partners’ servicing) and HR

Main stakeholder: • Corporate sector of Switzerland – multinational companies, SMEs

Job Description: • Preparation for companies’ contacts • Product packaging • Sales • Attendance of networking events • Company meetings • Recruitment of interns for the needed position on the internal AIESEC platform • Partners’ servicing • Interns’ engagement

Workload: • 1 team meeting per week • 15 company calls and 1 networking event per week • 2 company meetings per week • Additional needed tasks depending on the time period

Support provided: • Sales trainings • Invitation to the networking events • Individual goal setting • Individual career planning

Requirements for applicants: • Effective communication • Commitment to results • Stakeholder focus • Emotional intelligence

“Since we started the Sales and Marketing department at Opera Software a little over a year ago, the AIESEC program has played a major role. The AIESEC program was a natural choice based on the speed at which they were able to produce high quality individuals from all over the world and their uncanny ability to work closely with us to bring in just the right people. We could not have recruited betterqualified people for those positions if we tried. Yes, I am a big fan of the AIESEC program and AIESEC trainees will continue to be a big part of Opera Software's continued growth.”

Dean G. Kakridas, VP Desktop Products, Opera Software (Norway)

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Outgoing Exchange Member

General description: Outgoing Exchange members recruit and coach students who want to take the big step of going on an internship abroad ensuring that all our Exchange Participant can live the wonderful experience of working and living in a foreign country.

Development&Benefits: “After having been involved in • International network AIESEC in Bern, I went to • Foreign languages practice Egypt for one year, where I • Stakeholder focus managed the organization on • Presentation skills the national level.

Living and working in such Relevant professional experience: different culture was an • Marketing and HR intense experience that

helped me to discover myself Main stakeholder: better.

• Swiss students and representatives of AIESEC in other I acquired professional skills countries that complement what I am

learning at university.”

Job Description:

• Product development Laura, • Development of marketing strategy University of Bern • Organization of promotional activities (physical, virtual)

• Cooperation with AIESEC offices in other countries • Recruitment of Exchange Participants • Education and preparation of Exchange Participants • Clients’ servicing: support of Exchange Participants during their internships

Workload: • 1 team meeting per week • Organization/participation in 2 promotion activities per week • Servicing of 3-­‐4 Exchange Participants

Support provided: • Marketing trainings • Clients’ servicing trainings • Coaching • Individual goal setting • Individual career planning

Requirements for applicants: • Awareness of others • Emotional intelligence • Communication skills • Open-­‐mildness • Cultural sensitivity

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Talent Management Member General description: Talent Management members focus on our most valuable asset -­‐ our members. As a part of the Talent Management team you will organize internal events, recruit new members, and develop the skills and competencies of existing ones.

Development&Benefits: • Event management • Communication skills • Presentation skills • Contacts with training agencies and companies • Overview of the requirements of the Swiss job market “Collaboration with AIESEC

enables PwC to get access to Relevant professional experience: talented, reliable and • Human Resources dedicated employees, who

add value to our firm, by Main stakeholder: bringing in fresh perspectives • Swiss students and innovative thinking.”

Job Description: Lioudmila Mamet, • Talent planning Partner, CEE&CIS CR Leader, • Promotional activities for recruitment PriceWaterhouseCoopers • Interviews (Poland) • Education of members

• Motivation of members • Development of members • Leading the meetings of the Local Committee

Workload: • 1 team meeting per week • Organizing of 1 training each 2 weeks • Preparation of Local Committee meetings and informal activities • Organizing goal setting, performance assessment, reward and recognition once per quarter

Support provided: • Recruitment trainings • Members’ development trainings • Individual goal setting • Individual career planning

Requirements for applicants: • Communication skills • Emotional intelligence • Awareness of others • Stakeholder focus

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Communications Member General description: Communication members interact with all our stakeholders in order to promote and raise attention for organizational brand. Members use social media, the internet, modern design tools and traditional marketing to increase our brand value.

Development&Benefits: • Product packaging • Design • Contacts of social media • Professional and personal network

“I have been involved on the Relevant professional experience: local and national level of • Marketing, Public Relations AIESEC Switzerland. I found

everything that I missed at Main stakeholder: the university in AIESEC, • Swiss students challenging discussions,

practical experience and Job Description: opportunities not usually • Product packaging given to students.”

• Design of promotion materials

• Organizing of promotion activities (physical and virtual) Jelena, • Update of the content on web resources University of Zurich • Support communications on social networks

• Attending of networking events

Workload: • 1 team meeting per week • Update of information on the wed sources 2 times per week • Organization/participation in 2 promotional activities per week

Support provided: • Marketing trainings • Design trainings • Usage of web sources training • Individual goal setting • Individual career planning

Requirements for applicants: • Creativity • Communication skills • Awareness of others • Stakeholder focus

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Finances Member General description: Finance members coordinate work of all functional areas to ensure financial sustainability of the organization. Members do book keeping, payments, invoicing, check budgets of the projects, and develop investment strategies.

Development&Benefits: • Work with audit companies • Work with different financial systems • Passing financial audit

Relevant professional experience: What has been the major • Financial management benefit of working with

AIESEC to your organisation?

Main stakeholder: “It has opened our eyes to • Members of organization and partners people who are well qualified

and with a lot of potential Job Description: who add value to our • Budgeting company. The fact that • Invoicing, payments interns have work experience • Book keeping in different sectors also adds • Financial audit of projects, Local Committee diversity to our company. Our • Passing internal and external audit experiences have been very

positive with AIESEC.” Workload:

• 1 team meeting per week Minqian Hu, • Book keeping of few projects/functional Senior Product Manager, departments DHL Express, Same Day (UK) • Additional needed tasks depending on the time of the year

Support provided: • Financial trainings • Individual goal setting • Individual career planning

Requirements for applicants: • Diligence • Details orientation • Persistence • Financial education is required • Analytical thinking abilities

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TEAM LEADER PROGRAM Team Leader General description: Team Leader is responsible for a leading of a team (3-­‐7 people) in a certain functional area. It includes planning of activities, support and development of members, ensuring achievement of planned results by the team.

Development&Benefits: • Management skills “Why it is interesting to hire • Leadership skills someone with National • Work in a team Committee experience: • Negotiation skills Being part of the National

Committee you pick up Relevant professional experience: practical management skills.

• Manager You'll never get this far by

reading textbooks . You're Main stakeholder: able to develop a leadership • Members of the team style which is highly focused

on people and this is a crucial Job Description: asset for any further • Planning of the activities leadership position. These are • Leading the meetings people which show • Individual support and development of members engagement beyond what is of the team obvious and just necessary.”

• Evaluation of activities

• Transition to the next team Daniel Schmutz

CEO, Workload: Helsana • 1 team meeting per week

• Weekly individual support of team members • Follow up on the accomplished tasks and achieved results of the team 2 times per week

Support provided: • Management trainings • Leadership trainings • Self-­‐reflection support • Individual goal setting • Individual career planning

Requirements for applicants: • Personal effectiveness • Leadership skills • Emotional intelligence • Team work • Self-­‐awareness • Awareness of others • Organizational and functional understanding

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AIESEC RECRUITMENT

AIESEC in Switzerland recruits new members!

We are glad to invite you to join one of the programs of AIESEC!

Find the application form on our web-­‐site http://www.aiesec.ch/lausanne

Info sessions:

Members’ recruitment:

UNIL: March 1 Internef 123 at 6.15 pm and March 2 Antropole 4021 at 6.15 pm EPFL: February 29 EPFL CO121 at 6.15 pm

Outgoing exchange recruitment:

UNIL: March 27 Internef 129 at 6.15 pm EPFL: March 28 EPFL CO121 at 6.15 pm

Application deadline: Team Member and Team Leader Programs – 5th of March 2012.

Global Community Development and Global Internship Programs – 1st of april 2012.

Selection process: Application form Interview

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PARTNERS OF AIESEC IN SWITZERLAND

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