My Competitors

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I am trying to find the right internship experience for me since I joined the program. But I am still stuck here in Taiwan. Probably this page will help me realize something through some data and statistics about the different internships around the world

I know my match I want a match AIESEC, but I think I need to understand something first. I wonder what it is?

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My Opportunities

I realized something really important. There are opportunities that I am better than anyone else! I should maximize this!

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My realization

Yet I wonder why I don’t get the internship I want. I think there are other people like me who like this internship. I guess I have to know them, and realize something…

AIESEC values you and your internship experience!

Understanding I think I need to understand the Global Internship Program. I know I would love to have a life-changing internship because that is the reason why I joined this program. But I think understand certain things would help me understand the world and the program. I think statistics and data can help me. I better prepare myself, and focus

Understand. Explore. Connect. Deliver

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My Opportunities

I then thought more…

C) Should I be exploring more countries? After all it is an experience of a lifetime.

My Opportunities Analysis

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Top Countries on B.A Internships

AIESEC has given me a bunch of numbers and graphs that will make understand this program more. I notice that it focuses on Marketing & Business Administration. It is perfect! It fits me just right!

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Top Countries on B.A Internships

I think before I continue reading this, I must open my mind to every possibility. I trust AIESEC and this program fully.

AIESEC provided me a graph of the Top 10 countries that offer Business Administration (B.A) Internships. I then ask myself the following:

A) What have I realized with this graph?

B) Is this an opportunity for me to

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POLAND UNITED STATES

Top Countries on B.A Internships with Mandarin

China has 19 Internship

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I am confident that I have excellent mandarin skills, I see there are B.A Internships that needs mandarin speakers that is me! I then ask myself:

A) Have I explored all possibilities and opportunities of these kinds of internships?

B) Is it still wise to persist on the internships I like or not?

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How about Marketing AIESEC?

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Top Countries providing Marketing Internships

AIESEC has provided me a graph of marketing internships, as I look at it. I asked myself:

A) Where should I invest my talents?

B) Which country can provide me the most opportunities?

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Top Countries providing Marketing Internships

AIESEC told me that marketing internships with mandarin in China has around 30. I was amazed with the amount of opportunity, probably the chances of me getting an internship there is higher! But I then asked myself:

A) Am I so sure I can successfully get an internship in the country I want?

This troubled me because I suddenly felt lost…

But AIESEC helped me out… on the next few pages I understand something…

My Opportunities

My Competitors I am here to know where I stand

I understand that there are a lot internship opportunities out there in this Global Internship Program. But I think I need to know whom I am competing with…

My Competitors

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Top Countries: Participants with strong marketing background

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Top Countries: Participants with strong background in Marketing

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AIESEC defined to me what was strong background. It is EPs who have academic background and have related work experience in marketing.

As I was look at this analysis, I asked myself:

A) I love the nice internships I want, but how competitive am I?

I think this is a question worth asking myself every time I look for an internship

My Opportunities

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Top Countries with strong B.A Participants

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Top 10 Countries: Strong Marketing Background and Mandarin Speaking

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My Competitors

I know I have strong mandarin skills, but I wonder how many in the network have this skill?

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Top Countries with strong B.A Participants

Now that I have seen the Business Administration analysis, I asked myself again.

A) Am I ready to compete in this market?

B) Am I better than all these young people?

I realized that I am in a very competing market. Everyone wants the same thing that I want. I asked myself, do they face the same dilemma as I am.

AIESEC told me that it is true. A lot of participants actually feel my pain.

I know I am smart and can find the right solution that other participants will never figure out in a million years!

My Opportunities

My Realizations

My Realization AIESEC has provided me with so many analyses that I have seen for the first time.

I know I have stop, think, and understand this Program more now than ever.

As I read through the 5 pages of this small newsletter, I asked myself, “What was going inside my head when I see this graphs and numbers?”

Suddenly, I tried to recall why I joined this Global Internship Program. Why did I join this program? The reason why I joined made me smile a bit, and

then after that I tried to remember what was the Programs key message.

It was not about the salary, it was not taking a holiday, nor it was about sight seeing.

What was the Program about?

AIESEC reminded me the value of the program with new words.

“Cross-Cultural Professional Development Experience”

I then became a bit more practical and straight forward to myself and asked

“How can I get the best fit match for me?”

With all these thinking, I asked myself,

“Is it time that I look into more opportunities rather than being to choosy?”

I know that there are many young people like me who are competing to get an internship. But then again I ask myself

“Why are there still so many internships available?”

I know I am smarter than the rest out there, and that I can get an internship.

I know I have to see the bigger picture