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AIESEC & IAESTE

  • 27-07-2010 9:22pm
    #1
    greenbrain
    Closed Accounts Posts: 47 ✭


    Anyone ever went abroad with AIESEC or IAESTE.

    Just want to know if AIESEC can get someone a job abroad or do you just have access to their database of jobs which you then have to apply for yourself.

    I'm not sure about the extent of the AIESEC service. It would be better if they actually organised the job for you as one would be paying them €400.

    IAESTE are a similar organisation so if anyone has been involved with IAESTE could you explain their deal please.

    That would be great.
    Thanks.


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  • #2
    Civilian_Target
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,618 ✭✭✭Civilian_Target


    I did IAESTE and considered AIESEC.

    It's simple, you apply to IAESTE for placement. If you can provide a job for an exchange student for at least 2 months, paying at least the minimum wage, they will guarantee you a placement. Otherwise, they interview you, and if they like you and feel they have a placement that is suitable for you, they will assign it to you.

    Note that you do not choose your placement. IAESTE may offer you a placement which you can accept or decline.

    Sometimes the process is not smooth. I got offered a placement in Brazil for 6 months in a meterological office, which I accepted, but it fell through, and I was left standing. The following year they offered me placement in Macedonia, which I accepted, and was one of the best experiences of my life.

    I would say:
    1) The job is what you make of it. Many of them won't force you to work, but can provide you with interesting work if you want to do it.
    2) Take money. While the wages are enough to live on, they won't cover travelling around the region or frequent partying that you can expect to encounter.
    3) Have a backup plan. There are lots of reasons a placement can fall through.


    I've also been in contact with AIESEC, but I never worked with them.


  • #3
    greenbrain
    Closed Accounts Posts: 47 ✭greenbrain


    Civilian_Target wrote: »
    3) Have a backup plan. There are lots of reasons a placement can fall through.

    Why do placements fall through? I am currently in consultation with AIESEC regarding the programme. I was hoping to travel to south america with them. Therefore having a back up plan arranged for countries down there would be difficult.

    Maybe the best option is to go for a short period of time for the first go, what do u think?

    What was accommodation like, did it hold up for the duration of your stay or do people have to go and look for their own accommodation sometimes?


  • #4
    Civilian_Target
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,618 ✭✭✭Civilian_Target


    No, I would plan to go for whatever period is convenient for you, and not worry about whether you're going to like it or not. If you don't like it, you can always come home earlier, but you may not be so easily able to extend your stay.

    With IAESTE, the accommodation was OK, local student dormitories. They were a bit grotty, and hot water was in short supply, but otherwise fine, and exceptionally cheap. I stayed for a month until I had made some friends, and then we got together to rent a villa, which was obviously much nicer but not really affordable on our wages.


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