1. International Internships

2.  The World is becoming smaller and smaller  Technology  Outsourcing ▪ Goods and Services  Manufacturing  Language

3.  Growth  Branding  Market share  Employees  Different skills  Team dynamics  Resources  Not available in home country  Ideas  Different cultures lead to different mindsets

4.  Integration of internationals has shown to lead to more success

5.  Assess the international potential of the franchise  Cost and ease of doing business in various countries  Competitors  Where do you want to expand to?

6.  Diversity ▪ Foreign language proficiency ▪ Different education, insight, and experience than US interns ▪ Global perspective to the business ▪ Eagerness to learn

7.  Global Markets  International intelligence  Navigate the nuances  Help target desired customers

8.  Save time and money  International internships programs help with sourcing  Top candidates  Less expensive to hire interns as opposed to employees  Dip your toes in the water

9.  Expanding Global Market  Resume

10.  Flexibility  Going out of your comfort zone  Typically more adaptable  New work situations  Resilience

11.  Experience in your field  Learn different cultural, ethnic, and national backgrounds  Communicate effectively across cultures  Experience new ideas  Exposure to different language  Look at projects and situations from different perspectives

12.  Increase self-confidence  Better understanding of personal strengths and weaknesses  Learn to creatively solve problems  Removed from their comfort zone and placed in a foreign environment  Make new friends

13.  AIESEC  World’s largest student-run, not-for-profit organization  Facilitates over 10,000 international internships

14.  Chelsea Baldwin  2 nd AIESEC internship  Currently in India  “[I] wanted to go somewhere totally & completely different from everything I was familiar with …”  Language barriers VS mindset barriers

15.  Why she benefited the company:  Speaks English  “I'm able to provide them with really high-quality articles from a different perspective, because not all their customers are Indian.”  “I also write opinion pieces from an American perspective that the clients really like.”

16.  Why AIESEC?  Huge talent pool of top candidates  Sourcing ▪ Who fits your company best ▪ Which company you fit best

17.  For companies:  AIESEC  World Wide Internships  InterExchange  For students:  AIESEC  Appalachian and the Community Together Office  ProWorld