AIESEC is the worlds largest student run organization with a network of 25,000 students in over 87 countries across the world.The Indian operations are spread over 11 major cities with the Head Office in Mumbai. Nationally, our Board of Advisors includes Mr. Ratan Tata, Mr. Adi Godrej, Mr. Nandan Nilekani, Mr. MS Banga, Mr. Bobby Parekh & Mr. Deepak Parekh
AIESEC runs an OUTGOING exchange program where students and young professionals from around the world are offered short-term internships for duration of 2 to 18 months across our network of 87 countries & territories.
This program is available to all graduates below 29 years of age & focuses on cultural exchange & understanding as well as giving the Trainee enhanced job & life skills by working in a foreign, competitive environment, These traineeships though not permanent placements sometimes do translate into long term jobs after a successful traineeship. . These are PAID internships and the stipend is enough to cover all expenses incurred in the foreign country.
The question might arise – WHY AN INTERNATIONAL INTERNSHIP?
Well the answer is rather simple. There is a certain amount of stereotyping which working in one particular culture / work environment over a period of time can develop.
The opportunity to extend yourself, work in a culture and environment which is initially alien to you but slowly grows on you and helps you become more flexible & adaptive in your daily life ,Helps you emerge as a stronger person ready to face all life’s challenges is an opportunity which wont be offered to you everyday.
These internships range from fields as diverse as Management, Technical, Developmental and Educational.
Management internships usually revolve around marketing, HR, training and public relations based job roles.
The highest supply of Marketing Traineeships is from Poland and Germany.
Says Pranay Manocha who went on an internship to The US.
“Sometimes, life gives us great opportunities. I guess I was pretty quick to grab hold of this internship opportunity. The experiences I have had here in the US and at PwC will be with me for the rest of my life. I have seen another culture, another country, and another way of life. I will take that home with me, and share my experiences.
To work along side with professionals from different countries who are all part of the global empire of PriceWaterhouseCoopers was an honor for me because of the fact that it helped me grow professionally and I was able to learn how business is conducted on the other side of the planet. I have come across some incredible people during my stay over there. Seen so many things that I would not have had a chance to see. Been to music concerts with Big name bands and Artists playing in packed stadiums. Made some very good friends who I will be in touch for a long time to come. This internship has opened a window of opportunities for me. I guess I cannot say more…Thanks guys. You made it possible for me”
Technical Internships are also a major segment for us and these job roles revolve around software design, web designing.
The highest supply of technical internships is from South East Asia (Singapore, Malaysia etc), Poland and countries like Tunisia.
Says Udit
“It was my brief, yet deep, relationship to AIESEC that opened the door to learning. These experiences have definitely contributed to the knowledge I have gained, not only in one small part of the world, but of myself is what will provide me with the necessary tools to become a decision maker and a change agent to the society I live in back in India.”
The upcoming fields nowadays are developmental & educational traineeships.
Developmental traineeships involve working in Non Governmental organizations on a variety of issues for e.g. AIDS, Child Labor etc. This is a very attractive option for people with a slightly developmental bent of mind. So all Sociology, Psychology students you know where to apply.
Educational Traineeships as the name suggests are revolving around teaching job roles in schools and institutes around the world.
The demand for educational interns is very high at the moment and the possibility of getting matched to an internship in this sector in very good.
THE PROCESS –
You can apply online at http://www.aiesec.net/students
You can browse the available sample internships here & then apply under AIESEC in Delhi IIT.
After this application is received we will contact you for assessments & guide you through every step of the process towards a successful internship.
