AIESEC

Colombia

Local Committee

President

Application Booklet 2014

Dear member of AIESEC in Colombia and Potential LCP

Welcome to the challenge of reading your application for President.

Welcome to the challenge of testing your own personal limits.

Welcome to the challenge of challenging yourself!

On behalf of the MC Thrive, let me share one message for you, a message that

was given to world in 1940 by Charles Chaplin while, playing a part as Hitler, he

was asked to deliver ONE MESSAGE TO THE HUMANITY since his leadership was

able to spread around the world…. and now, each of the words in this speech,

seems to have even more relevance: Watch Video Here!

"I’m sorry, but I don’t want to be an emperor. That’s not my business. I don’t want to rule or conquer anyone. I

should like to help everyone if possible- jewish, Gentile, black men, white…

We all want to help one another. Human beings are like that. We want to live by each others’ happiness, not by

each other’s misery. We don’t want to hate and despise one another. In this world there is room for everyone.

And the good earth is rich and can provide for everyone. The way of life can be free and beautiful, but we have

lost the way.

Greed has poisoned men’s souls; has barricaded the world with hate; has goose-stepped us into misery and

bloodshed. We have developed speed, but we have shut ourselves in. Machinery that gives abundance has left

us in want. Our knowledge has made us cynical; our cleverness, hard and unkind.

We think too much and feel too little. More than machinery, we need humanity. More than cleverness, we need

kindness and gentleness. Without these qualities, life will be violent and all will be lost. The aeroplane and the

radio have brought us closer together. The very nature of these inventions cries out for the goodness in man;

cries out for universal brotherhood; for the unity of us all.

Even now my voice is reaching millions throughout the world, millions of despairing men, women, and little

children, victims of a system that makes men torture and imprison innocent people.

To those who can hear me, I say “Do not despair.”

The misery that is now upon us is but the passing of greed, the bitterness of men who fear the way of human

progress. The hate of men will pass, and dictators die, and the power they took from the people will return to the

people. And so long as men die, liberty will never perish.

Soldiers! Don’t give yourselves to brutes, men who despise you and enslave you; who regiment your lives, tell you

what to do, what to think and what to feel! Who drill you, diet you, treat you like cattle, use you as cannon

fodder!

Don’t give yourselves to these unnatural men—machine men with machine minds and machine hearts! You are

not machines! You are not cattle! You are men! You have a love of humanity in your hearts! You don’t hate!

Only the unloved hate; the unloved and the unnatural.

Soldiers! Don’t fight for slavery! Fight for liberty!

In the seventeenth chapter of St. Luke, it’s written “the kingdom of God is within man”, not one man nor a group

of men, but in all men! In you! You, the people, have the power, the power to create machines, the power to

create happiness! You, the people, have the power to make this life free and beautiful, to make this life a

wonderful adventure. Then in the name of democracy, let us use that power.

Let us all unite.

Let us fight for a new world, a decent world that will give men a chance to work, that will give youth a future

and old age a security. By the promise of these things, brutes have risen to power. But they lie! They do not fulfill

their promise. They never will!

Dictators free themselves but they enslave the people!

Now let us fight to fulfill that promise! Let us fight to free the world! To do away with national barriers! To do

away with greed, with hate and intolerance!

Let us fight for a world of reason, a world where science and progress will lead to all men’s happiness.

Soldiers, in the name of democracy, let us all unite"!

Dear applicant.

We trust you.

We trust in your talent. We trust that you still haven’t realized about the potential

you have and we trust you haven’t pushed yourself to your limits.

We trust that you want to exceed your own physical and mental limitations.

We trust you know that it’s not going to be easy, but we trust that at the end you

will know that it is going to be worth it.

We trust in your intentions to make a better AIESEC today, so we can trust that

you will make a better world tomorrow.

You are not alone. Let us walk this road along with you.

Yours,

MC Thrive | Standing together, succeeding with purpose.

EB Member Profile

While the members of AIESEC in Colombia’s EBs come from diverse backgrounds

and environments, several general characteristics, skills and knowledge are

expected of everyone.

Intellectual and psychological

Many aspects of one’s personality can effect being part of a leadership

team in AIESEC in Colombia. Some of them are obvious: constant learning,

systematic thinking, creativity, adaptability to change, sense of

responsibility, capacity of analysis, patience, listening, and supportiveness

but also you have to keep in mind that the most important thing is to

understand why as a leader of this amazing organization in AIESEC in

Colombia you are doing what you are doing. Great leaders inspire action

and lead consciously.

Society knowledge

A broad knowledge of world and organizational systems, current trends and

issues facing society and cultural issues are important to lead a Local

Committee. Practical understanding of new management theories (e.g.

learning organization, self-organizing systems) is also important in managing

the diverse environments in which AIESEC operates. In addition, each

position requires skills and knowledge in the areas of financial management

and budgeting, project management, human resources management,

and good understanding of English.

AIESEC understanding

A broad understanding of the association is required in order to execute an

LCEB position properly. An understanding of our vision, values, identity,

current direction, country development, and systems is certainly something

we will look for in all candidates.

Other

Overall, there is no perfect candidate profile; however, good candidates

will possess strong competencies in the areas of social behavior, motivation,

task orientation, and people management skills. The key component is

balance - within the individuals and within the team of individuals!

Evaluation, Nomination, Election Process

Application

The application process is divided into 5 parts:

1. Your Profile: Please fill your personal data in the application (max. 1 page)

2. General Questionnaire: Answer all the questions listed below. (max. 8 Pages)

3. Blank Page Challenge: (Optional) Answer 1 bonus question. (max. 1 page)

4. Your 360° CA: Attach Competency Assessment of MyAIESEC.net (max. 1 page)

5. Video: inside your 360CA page, attach the link of a 5 minutes video where you

explain the summary of your application

The entire application (profile, questionnaire, 360° CA and video link) should be

maximum 10 pages in font size 10 points. (11 pages in case of Blank page

challenge) Make sure you create 1 file for your profile and all your answers.

We expect 1 PDF file only. Late applications won`t be received, no exceptions.

Please submit your application in following format

“LCP2014_application_ AIESEC Colombia_Local Entity_ name surname.pdf´

(e.g.: LCP2014_application_AIESEC Colombia_Quibdo_ Derek Reis.pdf

Deadline: Tuesday, August 20th 2014, 11:59 PM.

The application must be sent through: http://bit.ly/12WLJbP

If you have any questions concerning the application process or the

questionnaire please contact:

Ana María Saldarriaga Gómez

MCP of AIESEC in Colombia| presidencia@co.aiesec.org

Jonathan Suarez Arbeláez

MCVP OD of AIESEC in Colombia |desarrollorganizacional@aiesec.net

NOMINATION

For any LCP candidate the nomination results will come from an evaluation of

the following points by the elections subcommittee:

Applicant profile (competencies level, soft skills level, past experiences).

Organizational knowledge.

External environment awareness.

National direction understanding.

The elections subcommittee will be composed by:

1. External (Alumnus or BoA member preferred)

2. Member of Local General Assembly selected by the local Executive Board

(either an LCVP or Team Leader).

3. The current LCP.

4. The MCP (or qualified MC Member)

About some procedures during the LCP Elections process:

Regarding the communication with the LCs: the LC elections subcommittee will

promote the forums and the virtual spaces (with the candidates that get

nominated) to assure that all the applicants can have meetings to answer the

questions and doubts from the LCs, if you want to have extra meetings with all the

LCs please contact before the LC elections subcommittee.

Regarding the usage of Social Media: candidates are NOT allowed to promote

their applications neither video links through social media. In case it happens,

candidates will be automatically out of the process. The MC will be monitoring

the transparency.

THE TIMELINE

Launch of Manual of Functions (MoF) and applications: August 6th, 2014

Application deadline with 360° CAT in attachment and video link: August

20th, 2014

Deadline for election Process (nomination Interviews): August 21st –

September 6th, 2014

MCP Interviews: September 2nd – September 6th

Deadline for nomination announcement: September 6th, 2014

General Assembly (speech, Q&A, debate, etc.): decided by the LC EB

General Assembly (elections): decided by the LC EB (deadline September

7th, 2014)

Second round of applications: opened on September 8th

•August 6th: Application + MoF

•August 20th: Deadline to send application

•August 21st - September 6th: Nomination Interviews

AUGUST

•September 2nd -September 6th: MCP interviews

•September 7th: Deadline for local election assemblies

SEPTEMBER

AIESEC IN COLOMBIA LCP 2014 Application

PROFILE Name: ____________________________________________ (1 page only)

Contact Details

E-mail:

Skype:

Gtalk:

Mobile:

AIESEC Experience:

Positions:

Position Entity Date Main achievements

National and international meetings:

Conference Role Place Date

Academic, practical and professional Experience

Studies:

Career University Graduation date Favorite subjects

Work experience:

Position Employer Date Key learning

General Questionnaire

1. Please list your 3 main strengths and 3 main weaknesses and answer the following questions for each.

Personal Strengths How this will make you a better LCP?

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Personal Weaknesses What are you doing to overcome these weaknesses?

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2. As LCP, how will you encourage collaboration and synergy within other LCs and why do you think

this behavior is important?

3. As potential member of the national assembly of AIESEC in Colombia, what do you think the

assembly needs to focus on immediately and why?

4. If you could change 3 things in our country’s reality:

a) What would they be?

b) Why?

c) How do you think AIESEC can help you to do it?

5. Make a detailed SWOT of your LC based on the TOWS Matrix.

6. How would you like to see your LC in:

a) 5 years?

b) 1 year?

What needs to change in your LC in order to fulfill both visions?

7. Why do you think exchange quality problems are emerging and what kind of strategies would

you propose in order to avoid them? Please specify the strategies per each X program.

8. Please define the organizational goals for your LCP term (ELD Realizations)and for each goal

mention:

a) What market opportunities will you capitalize to achieve those goals?

b) What improvements must the internal processes in each program have to implement in

order optimize the delivery of those goals?

9. What strategies do you propose to ensure:

a) Financial sustainability.

b) Membership efficiency.

Blank Page Challege (Optional)

10. If you had the chance to be PAI, what would you drastically change in AIESEC and what kind

of message would you tell to every LCP in the world?