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Explore the benefits of international internships for global business expansion. Gain diverse perspectives, skills, and cultural insights to thrive in a competitive market. Find the right candidates and programs through reputable organizations like AIESEC and InterExchange, and discover the personal growth and career opportunities that come with interning abroad. Learn how integrating international interns can elevate your company's success in a fast-evolving global landscape.
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International Internships Think Bigger.
Global Society • The World is becoming smaller and smaller • Technology • Outsourcing • Goods and Services • Manufacturing • Language
Going International • Growth • Branding • Market share • Employees • Different skills • Team dynamics • Resources • Not available in home country • Ideas • Different cultures lead to different mindsets
Going International • Integration of internationals has shown to lead to more success
Global Need-To-Knows • Assess the international potential of the franchise • Cost and ease of doing business in various countries • Competitors • Where do you want to expand to?
International Interns • Diversity • Foreign language proficiency • Different education, insight, and experience than US interns • Global perspective to the business • Eagerness to learn
International Interns • Global Markets • International intelligence • Navigate the nuances • Help target desired customers
International Interns • 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
Interning Abroad • Expanding Global Market • Resume
Increasing Value • Flexibility • Going out of your comfort zone • Typically more adaptable • New work situations • Resilience
Career Benefits • 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
Personal Benefits • 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
Getting Started • AIESEC • World’s largest student-run, not-for-profit organization • Facilitates over 10,000 international internships
Testimonials • Chelsea Baldwin • 2nd AIESEC internship • Currently in India • “[I] wanted to go somewhere totally & completely different from everything I was familiar with …” • Language barriers VS mindset barriers
Testimonials • 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.”
AIESEC • Why AIESEC? • Huge talent pool of top candidates • Sourcing • Who fits your company best • Which company you fit best
Internship Opportunities • For companies: • AIESEC • World Wide Internships • InterExchange • For students: • AIESEC • Appalachian and the Community Together Office • ProWorld