Intern
with AIESEC
Follow your passion overseas
What next? Breakdown of the site
Setting
Expectations
Finding
Projects
Getting
Selected
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Approved
Matching & Preparation
A professional paid Internship with one of AIESEC’s many Business Partnerships
Duration between 3 to 18 months
Areas of internship opportunities:
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Marketing and Sales
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Language Teaching
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Computer Sciences
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Etc.
An unique, short-term, unpaid professional internship with one of AIESEC’s many Business Start-up Partnerships
Duration between 6 to 15 weeks
Accomodation Provided
Areas of internship opportunities:
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Business
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Marketing and Sales
Why an AIESEC Intership?
In a few words
Global Opportunity
Expand your horizon by allowing yourself to develop your professional career in a global setting. Work in a whole new environmentand work culture, while adapting to the local life in another country.
Diverse Industries
Gain work experience in any of the following areas: HR, Marketing, Education, and many others. Our pool of opportunities is always growing, with new industries and fields being added.
Work Experience
Launch yourself into a challenging role that allows you to gain a professional edge with our partners who are dedicated to providing an enriching experience aligned with touchpoints that help you evaluate yourself and grow.
Develop Yourself
Grow and develop by going through practical experiences and learning-by-doing. An intense crosscultural environment allows you to increase your self-awareness and solution orientation, improve communication skills and develop a global mindset. Become the best version of yourself!
Stories
How we help
Exchange Participant Manager
This is an AIESEC representative and your first point of contact with us. They are here to guide you through the exchange process and ensure you have the resources and help you need to get everything done quickly and efficiently.
You get assigned a manager when you completed your profle Opportunities Portal, so look out for an email over the next 24 hours to establish contact with your new AIESEC buddy.
Outgoing Preparation Seminar
Outgoing Preparation Seminar is a daylong event that is held for Exchange Participants to get a comprehensive rundown of what they can expect when travelling and ensure they are well prepared. It is a compulsory event as enforced by AIESEC International, with all committees around the world expecting participans to have attended. The event is held in the university and covers topics such as, travelling tips, representing New Zealand and problem solving.
Our expectations
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Have a certain degree of flexibility to increase chance to get approved to an opportunity (both Global Citizen & Global Talent)
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Take part in our preparation & reintegration seminar (OPS)
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Proactively search for opportunities
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Maintain a good budget to finance your flight, visa and insurance. Have enough financial reserves to be able to cover additional costs in the country (e.g. trips)
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Demonstrate capability to live and work in a foreign culture
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Understand and embrace your role as an ambassador for New Zealand
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Be in constant communication with Exchange Participant Manager of AIESEC New Zealand
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Share your story and experiences with AIESEC - we want to hear from you!
By the Sutainable Development Goal you're passionate about
Let's find some projects
Finding projects isn't hard, but with the wealth of opportunities available, deciding which one can be. The Sustainable Development Goals are a series of issues that have been developed by UN Habitat as issues that must be tackled in the upcoming years if we are to develop as a global community. They are also a great way to figure out what issues you may be passionate about and allow you to consider which projects may align to what you want to achieve.
The three SDG's pictured below represent the goals that we found New Zealand youth most care about through our Youthspeak Survey. It is also represent some of the more popular and readily opportunities available on the Portal.
Singapore
Internship for 24 Weeks
Start on January 3rd 2017
Salary of USD $837
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Gain detailed knowledge about the workings of a boutique investment fund company
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Looking for software competence in Microsoft Excel and Excel VB
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Mathematical and analytical skills
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Understanding and implementation of statistical concepts
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Affluent in preparing presentations
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To find out more go to
opportunities.aiesec.org/opportunity/367875
Finding more projects
By country - A list of nations that AIESEC New Zealand has partnered up with to provide the best cultivated experience for you
What are partner countries?
Partner countries are countries that we have created close connecvtions with and work closely with due to our past exchange experiences with, interests in working on similar social issues and they produce projects that we believe to have a high impact.
What this means for you is that we these particular projects we can ensure you have a faster process. You can be approved for a project in around 1 week. It's that easy.
Who are our partners?
Vietnam, Slovakia, Taiwan, China, India, Indonesia, Thailand. Long list I know. So here are some of the amazing opportunities they have to offer outlined below.
São Paulo, Brazil
Internship 11 Weeks
Start between January 6th 2017
and March 24th 2017
Accomodation Provided
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GuiaBolso is a brand dedicated to demystifying and transform Brazilian’s relationship with money, realizing the dream of financial freedom.
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They believe that every Brazilian can and must have control of their lives, this is what drives them.
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Conduct external research of trends and international market analysis for the focused sector
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Research of sector for partners/strategic alliances and competitors analyzes based on key success factors
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Generate a analysis of start up current x ideal state regarding marketing and market positioning
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For more information go to
opportunities.aiesec.org/opportunity/778466
Harbin, China
Internship for 15 Months
Start between October 8 2016
and December 31 2017
Accommodation Provided
Salary $900
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Teach both written and oral English skills
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Organise and engage in outdoor activities like games and picnics
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Prepare for evening parties and making speeches
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Gain skills in operational management and communication
Find more projects in Opportunities Portal
Here's some tips
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Make sure to use the search bars and add your interests and abilities. There are sections to input your SDG interests, skills and academic background
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Constantly check for updates (A lot of projects drop in August/September)
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If you can see any projects within your time frame or you are unsure about any start dates, contact your EP manager. We can help you by contacting the local committees abroad and provide you with additional information or even projects that haven't been posted yet.
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Contact your EP manager for questions
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Look for general matching help by your Local Committee (See facebook links below)
How AIESEC helps you find and choose
AIESEC has local chapters in Auckland, Waikato, Wellington in the North Island, and Christchurch and Dunedin in the South Island. Each branch is focused around the most prominent university in that region, but it's open to everyone. We hold events and workshops often all desgined to help you find the project and get you ready to go on exchange as soon as possible. So please check out the calendar below and your relevant branch's Facebook page, we'd love to have you at our events and give you as much help as we possibly can. If you are ever stuck this is a good place to look.
AIESEC AUCKLAND
AIESEC WAIKATO
AIESEC WELLINGTON
AIESEC CANTERBURY
AIESEC OTAGO
Financing
The black and white, and blue
When you decide to go on exchange, you also have to find a way to finance your stay abroad. You have to cover the costs e.g. airfares, health insurance, food, entertainment, additional travels & the AIESEC fee. Depending on how much you want to spend your costs can range:
Exchange in Asia: NZD$3000-4000
Exchange in Europe: NZD$6000-7000
Exchange in Latin America: NZD$4000-5000
Take into consideration that you don't have to cover your living costs in New Zealand for that time, that are normally higher than the ones abroad. Some helpful ideas might be to find a subtenant for your flat to save further costs. Additionally there are other possibilites you can look into to finance your stay abroad. Here are some we have found:
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Prime Minister's Scholarship for Asia:
Find all information & requirements on
http://www.enz.govt.nz/support/funding/scholarships/prime-ministers-scholarship-for-asia/?url=/how-we-work/scholarships/pmsa
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Personal crowdfunding campaign
Selection
What will selection look like?
Normally the hosting entity will contact you to run an interview, if it goes well, they will accept your application and it’s done. For several projects you have to fill an application form that you find in the description.
How to get ready for selection process?
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Be clear with your motivation and what can be your contribution to the project you are applying for;
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Prepare list with questions about the doubts you may have such as accommodation, food, free time management, extra activities, if something happens who to call, Job Description, how many people we will be involved in project
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Check VISA requirements in advance;
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Read the Exchange Participant Principles to understand exchange participant’s rights and privileges
What will selection look like?
The most common processes of selection are the following:
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Type A: You will get your application accepted, then the hosting entity will contact you to run an interview and after that you will have an interview with the company;
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Type B: You will get your application accepted and receive an email that tells you’ve been shortlisted after that you will have an interview with the company;
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Type C: The hosting entity will contact you to run an interview with AIESEC or the company, if you are selected you will do some test or additional activities followed by the final interview with the company.
The selection can be a skype interview, an online form or a motivational video.
Contract:
Once you got approved to an opportunity and you accept it, you have to sign the contract with AIESEC New Zealand and pay the fee. Then please hand in three signed copies of the contract to your contact person.
Find the contract for Global Volunteer (the contract still contains Global Citizen, which is the same programme, just an old branding) and Global Talent here.
Depending on the chosen programme, pay the fee ($750 for Global Citizen, $860 for Global Talent) and send a proof of payment (screenshot of your transfer) to your contact person.
The payment is to be made to AIESEC New Zealand Inc. Bank account: 03-1790-0382449-04 (Rabo bank) Reference: Your name
What if?
Not everything goes perfectly, here's some common problems and fixes;
Once you got approved to an opportunity and you accept it, you have to sign the contract with AIESEC New Zealand and pay the fee. Then please hand in three signed copies of the contract to your contact person. Find the contract for Global Citizen and Global Talent here.
Approved?
Congratulations! You have come so far. There's a bit more to go, but don't worry, we'll be with you every step of the way.
Keep in touch with your Exchange Participant Manager for more information
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That is our goal
It's a momentous task
So let's work together.
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