Epilogue

I felt that previous two posts were sort of incomplete without bringing out what I learned most from these two special events - applying for EB VP and for LCP.

(1) There is never enough time for filling in the application. Especially when it gets just a bit thorough each year and requires more research for knowledge.

(2) There is never enough time for writing the MOST PERFECT speech. Everything just happens so quickly after sending in the application.

(3) There aren't right or wrong answers for the application, in the Questions&Answers round, during VP candidates' interviews. There are just answers which suit AIESEC Tallinn reality more or less.

And if I was to give few recommendations based on these, that would be it:

(1) Look at the application as soon as possible after it comes out. Then you what is waiting ahead and how to divide your time between your responsibilities so that you would have fair amount of time for answering questions.

(2) If you're not so sure what should the speech be like, ask around. There are plenty of members around who have given speeches when applying for EBs and they would be most delighted to chat with you and help you. If you don't know where to start - look up some general information about writing speeches in Google for example. All in all - talk about things you know, if you don't know - find out and make sure you know what you're talking about ;)

(3) Make sure you know how the process is like (what has to be filled in, when is something happening, etc), then it's a whole lot easier to focus on the content and quality!

As I have mentioned before - I would be happy to help you if you have any questions, so feel free to contact me :)

I wish you best of everything on your journey!

Riina Maisa
President of AIESEC Tallinn
2007/2008

Some links:
made a spontaneous speech? in English
being an example? in Estonian
had to come up with a speech? in English
almost done with the speech? in English
coming to an end? in English
Speech tips

Thinking of applying for EB* 08/09? 2/2

If you thought that the second part would be about applying for EB the second time, you are absolutely correct :)

I'm not quite sure anymore when I first started to get ideas that I could apply. I guess somehow it came from seeing how well Siim managed our team. And most likely from the fact that people had high hopes for me. There were a lot of people who tried to convince me that I should apply to become the next LCP**, but I had all my life planned already and LCP year didn't really fit the plan.

I remember so well those conversations with Siim and something he  told me once - if I want to get the kind of leadership experience that would help me in the future managing for example my own family, then LCP year would definitely be IT. Ahh, yes, I haven't mentioned yet - my other option was to apply for MC VP, but that wasn't so facinating either, I suppose.

So this time I managed to help a little bit with the application and booklet and felt really good about it. I started to like the idea of applying - especially because I started to find out who were the people who thought of applying in other cities - Kribu and Mari. Ooh, that was nice how we already bonded before we were elected, in Synergy 2007 we saw the real synergy that we could create!

Guess what - I hadn't learned from applying the year before! The application was a little bit shorter in length, but a lot longer in it's content. The questions were harder, more information had to be searched than ever before. And during all this time - I was quite alone with my doubts. I even considered not sending in the application, but thanks to Siki who motivated me so much during these last few hours, I made it!

This time it was also tougher to make the speech. As in previous elections I reminded myself the magic of writing speeches, this time I wanted to take it a step further. So I decided to make sort of "spontaneous speech" :) It took a lot of self searching, finding out what would people want to hear, reading new information from the web, looking for puzzle images at 2am before THE DAY!

The competition was hard, votes divided between us - it really was a close call that I would not be writing this here today from LCP point of view. But I made it and it has been one of the best things that happened with me in AIESEC! And today I couldn't be happier about my decisions so far :)

I hope you have enjoyed these brief stories about my journey when I made these decisions and if you wish to know about it more - feel free to call me, e-mail me, skype me or msn me, I'd be happy to help you with your learning as well ;)

PS! There will also be a sequence for this story in the next post ;)

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*EB = Executive board
**LCP = Local Committee President

Thinking of applying for EB* 08/09? 1/2

Hello there my dearest AIESEC Tallinn members!

Today I wanted to share very personal story of mine with you :) It is about applying for EB, twice.

 When I became a member of AIESEC Tallinn, I was quite sure that I just want to meet some cool people and spend few hours per week doing some AIESEC stuff. Okey, so things didn't go quite like that :D I didn't even go to the very first Annual Conference when I was a newie...

Still I started to get some funny ideas about applying for EB after my first really awesome conference - Synergy 2006.

I had a lot of doubts: should I apply? What if someone else applies for the same position and I wont get elected? What if I don't know enough about the field I wanted to work with? What if...?

 

They were all crushed one way or the other and I applied. So the first really big thing that hit me hard was that there were sooooo many questions in the application. And quite honestly - for most of the questions, I had no idea what the right answer should be. So it took a lot of time to find answers and write them down so that others would understand my points as well.

Writing the speech was another thing that hit me hard. It was in high school when I last had to write and give a speech like that. Somehow I did it, got through from the interview and was selected to the EB 2006/2007.

And what a wonderful year that was!

You can read more about my journey from getting into AIESEC until I was selected to the EB 06/07 in my personal blog (posting is in English).

The end of part 1.

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*EB = Executive board

For all you trainers out there!

For now you can read the news in myaiesec.net where the host country of ITC 2008, Ukraine was announced. But for more information about ITC 2008 stay tuned or search for hints in myaiesec.net :)

Klapid eest! Tallinnas: Vägivald igapäevasuhetes

Üritus: Vägivald igapäevasuhetes

Aeg: 27.02.08 | 18:30 - 20:00

Koht: Rahvusvahelise Ülikooli Audentes 2. korruse saal

http://www.audentes.eu/?lang=ee

Esineja(d): Tiina Kilkson

Dimensioon: n/a

Kirjeldus: "Vägivald igapäevasuhetes"

Mis on vägivald?
Kui hästi oled kursis vägivallaga ning selle eri liikidega tänapäeva ühiskonnas?
Kuidas kajastub vägivald igapäevases suhtlemises?
Mis on vägivalla põhilised tegurid ja kuidas seda vältida?
Pane end valmis, sest aset leiab Doktorantide klubi esinemine avalik loeng, kus arutatakse laialdaselt vägivallaga seonduvaid teemasid, probleeme, lahendusi.
Samuti räägitakse ka vägivallast erineva vanusegrupiga inimeste vahelisel suhtlemisel, empaatilisest suhtlemisest ja paljust muust!
Teadmisi jagab Doktorantide klubi asutaja Tiina Kilkson!

Üritus on kõigile TASUTA!

Registreeru üritusele:

http://klapideest.aiesec.ee/kalender?evt_id=25639

Reeeeeeeeecruuuuuuuuiiitmeeeeeeeent

Hey AIESEC Tallinn

Check out our really cool spring recruitment posters

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Big thanks for those goes to: Evelyn, Aira, Triin

Yours,
Cristo
VP PR/ER/LnC

EB* 2008/2009 applications opened!

Helo!

I am very proud to present on behalf of your AIESEC Tallinn EB 2007/2008 team that the candidates' booklet and the application form for applying to the new EB team for the next term are now opened!

Short summary about the application process:

• February 29: Full application package submitted to LCP**
• March 1: Candidates for LCP and EB VP*** positions are going to be announced
• March 2-6: Q&A**** for all the candidates in myaiesec.net forum
• March 5: LC meeting with introducing EB candidates
• March 8-9: Elections at the Spring Seminar 2008
• March 9-18: Selection committee interviews with EB VP candidates
• March 19: EB 2008/2009 selected and announced in LC meeting
  

EB 2008/2009 term runs officially from June 1, 2008 – May 31, 2009

If you have any questions, feel free to turn to your EB team :)

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* EB - Executive Board
** LCP - Local Committee President
*** VP - Vice President
**** Q&A - Questions & Answers

Heyyyyyy AIESEC!



You probably already know but we wanted this to be more personal!

Say what?















Yes - final selection is complete and now we have

brand new MC
for next term

Kristina Toms (President)
Maarja Nurm (Finance)
Marian Kuusemäe (Talent Management)
Lauri Lahi (Projects)
Aigerim Rustemova (Exchange)










As you already know then two of your current EB representatives applied to this team as well. We both were brave enough to take this ultimate challenge and we managed to get your confidence - THANK YOU for believing in us!







Still we keep on fighting to the end and we will survive,
don't you worry about that :)


P.S. Please don't say you're sorry because we're not!!!
We are more than happy about the fact that we dared to say out loud what we dream about and shared all this with you just as we're happy about the experience of applying and the learning points we gained.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter!
Try again. Fail again. Fail better."
S. Beckett

Marina & Cristo

Klapid eest! presents: Leading your industry

Event: Leading Your Industry : Market Niche Opportunities
Time: 12.02.08 | 19:00 - 20:15
Place: Tudengimaja, Raekoja plats
Speaker: Justin Fidler (Sona-Systems)
Dimension: Entrepreneurship, Tallinn

Description: Imagine that you are the owner of a starting company and you have to work out a strategy in order to become the leader in your market niche.

If you have ever thought about how to start your own business and become successful, you are most welcome to come and listen owner of a software company in Estonia, Justin Fidler. He will share different success stories of different companies and gives advice how to find and use market niche opportunities. He will let you know how small software company has become world leader in their market.

You can also take part in interactive discussion about different business ideas and analyse their strengths and weaknesses.

As the number of place is limited, please register for the event here:
http://klapideest.aiesec.ee/kalender?evt_id=25003

NB! Event is happening in English and free of charge :)

 

Üritus: Leading Your Industry : Market Niche Opportunities
Aeg: 12.02.08 | 19:00 - 20:15
Koht: Tudengimaja, Raekoja plats
Esineja(d): Justin Fidler (Sona-Systems)
Dimensioon: Ettevõtlikkus, Tallinn

Kirjeldus: Kujuta ette, et oled alustava ettevõtte omanik ning pead välja töötama strateegiat oma turunishi liidriks saamiseks.

Kui oled kunagi mõelnud, kuidas alustada oma äri ja teha seda edukalt, tule ja kuula Eestis tegutseva tarkvarafirma omanikku Justin Fidler’i, kes jagab Sinuga erinevate firmade edulugusid ning annab nõuandeid, kuidas leida ja kasutada turunishi võimalusi. Kuula, kuidas on väiksel tarkvarafirmal õnnestunud saada maailma liidriks oma turunishis.

Samuti saad osaleda erinevate äri ideede interaktiivses diskussionis ning analüüsida nende tugevaid ja nõrku külgi.

Kuna kohtade arv on piiratud, palun registreeru ürituseks!
http://klapideest.aiesec.ee/kalender?evt_id=25003

NB! Üritus on INGLISE KEELES ja kõigile tasuta!

It's official - Kristina Toms is the next president in AIESEC Estonia

It's official - AIESEC in Estonia has only few moments ago elected new president for 2008/2009 and the lucky one is (drums, please...) KRISTINA TOMS!

Thank you ever so much Marko and Lauri - nothing's gonna change our love for both of you :)

We also received the results of the confidence votes for the vice president candidates and two of our own amazing members, both from my own team - Cristo & Marina have received confidence from all of the members. Now just some interviews and we'll know our future leaders.

Aigerim (from AIESEC Almaty), Maarja and Marian also received confidence, so whether they will be in the new National team will also be sure soon :)

Thank you all for your contribution during the whole process. We really couldn't have done it without the great suppport from all of you ;)