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How to LEVERAGE YOUR INTERNSHIP

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Page 1: Lesson 8: How to make the most of your Experience

How to LEVERAGE YOUR INTERNSHIP

Page 2: Lesson 8: How to make the most of your Experience

David KolbThoughts on Experiential Learning

Requires 4 things:• Be actively involved in the

experience• Be able to reflect• Conceptualize the experience (how it

fits in the big picture)• Put newly learning skills into practice

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AIESEC Journey of Leadership

EXCHANGE

Outer Journey Inner Journey

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Outer JourneyLearning through engagement

with external environment

Challenging yourself by being in a tough situation

Taking ownership over your experience

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Outer JourneyAIESECers and other interns

YOU!

Being in another country

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Inner JourneyYour personal development because

of being in a challenging environment

Reflecting on what you have experienced

Using this reflection to guide your future actions

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Inner JourneyYour internship

Checkpoints

Open mind

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Getting the most out of your internship

Challenging EnvironmentGo to a country with a very different culture

Force yourself out of your comfort zone

Risk-Taking AttitudeJust Say Yes

Set goals to track your progress

Support SystemBecome friends with AIESECer and interns

Overcome challenges together

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Getting the most out of your internship

Learn From DoingBe an innovator in the workplace

Be a student in the workplace

Reflection and ReinventionWrite a blog or journal

Learn about what others think of you

Value GenerationTry to understand your host culture

Commit to change

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The AIESEC Integrated ExperienceInternship + Membership Role

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The AIESEC Integrated ExperienceBenefits of Membership

BEFORE• Learn about

AIESEC• Develop

support network

• Develop soft skills

DURING

• Integrate into host city

• Develop support network

AFTER• Share your

story• Support

future interns