AIESEC Bern

Thursday, April 02, 2009

Career Days 2009

I would like to take this occasion to thank very much our OC Career Days 2009 and all the helpers for all the hard work and passion they have put in this very important project.
The company representatives were very happy with the organisation of the fair and the helpers who were always aviable to help or answer questions. Again thank you all!

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Mr. Mingle went swimming ;-)

Yesterday, our beloved Mr. Mingle did what every penguin has to do from time to time: swimming! Because he's spoilt by the warm temperatures of our office, we wanted the water temperature to be adjusted to a tropical level and a little bit of foam in it.
After 24 hours on a wonderful warm heating, Mr. Chaming back at the office since today morning. Ready to come with us to Kick-off!!!!

Friday, February 06, 2009

The new EB's second Task

Hi everyone!
I would like to present to you the result of our second EB-Task: our first official EB picture made in the beautiful area of Thun! (Thanks to the nice lady who took the picture and Alessio who “tuned” it a bit)

This gives us the opportunity to thank the outgoing EB for all the excellent work they did during their term, their passion for our LC and AIESEC as a whole and the transition they gave to us. Again, thank you guys! You’re great! ☺

I wish everyone a great time and best of luck for the exams for those of you who still have some. See you in two weeks at our fists LCM.

Saturday, January 31, 2009

Outgoing EB hands over the flame...

Dear members of AIESEC in Bern and friends,

Every journey comes to an end and after having hopefully transitioned all the knowledge required to start work on 1st February 2009 to the new EB-team over the past 2 weeks, we're proud to hand over a truly BERNing Local Committee to our successors.

Having passed intensely and surprisingly fast, we have invested reams of hours in the past 11 months and it was worth every single one of it. We're lacking the words to describe this truly unique team-experience we share, an amazing journey full of stunning moments. We would like to thank every single one of you for making this past 11 months such an overwhelmingly intense experience.

As emotional we're getting by letting go tasks which have become dear to every single one of us and leaving our beloved office, we're are looking forward to head to new horizons in Switzerland or abroad.

We wish our successors only the best, may they enjoy the short time of only a year of being a proud member of the EB AIESEC in Bern as much as we did. Please refer to the new team, which is in charge from 1st February 2009 and change your contact-details as follows:

LCP Corinne: corinne.binkert(at)be.aiesec.ch
VP ER Mirjam: mirjam.suter(at)be.aiesec.ch
VP F Alessio: alessio.biribicchi(at)be.aiesec.ch
VP TM Matthias: matthias.speich(at)be.aiesec.ch
VP X Nora: nora.schoenborn(at)be.aiesec.ch

We wish you all the best and keep on BERNing for action :-)

till next time
Yours

Aline, Anita, Céline, Nadine & Nik
EB 2008 / 2009 of AIESEC in Bern

Saturday, December 20, 2008

Merry Christmas!

An exciting year is coming to an end. Throughout the year, AIESEC in Bern has lived a lot of interesting and amazing moments and seen many achievements that are worth looking back to.

It was a real pleasure to celebrate 45 years of AIESEC in Bern with so many alumni and partners as well as a big bunch of active members at our Christmas Dinner. The speeches given by members of the time of the LC's foundation, the late 60ies and 90ies gave us good insights into what AIESEC looked like at those times and made us aware not only of how lucky we are to possess computers and online databases etc but also of what kind of exciting moments we might have missed being born in a world of technology.

In the season's last LCM we were surprised by Santa Claus' visit. He praised the good work of everyone and rewarded outstanding members of LC:

Santa & Franziska, our most pro-active member!

Santa & Fränzu, our most golden GOldie!

Santa & Oli, our most Thumbs UP member;-)

With these impressions of the Christmas Dinner / 45th Anniversary Event of our LC and the season's last LCM (and most probably the last LCM of the outgoing EB...) we would like to thank the whole LC for their commitment and spirit and to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Labels: LC activities, LCM

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

The EB 2009 / 2010 is elected!!

After many hours of presentations, questions, answers, additional rounds of questions, answers, then finally discussions, extended discussions, even further extended discussions and votes, second votes and the final announcement, we are proud to present you our successors -

the Executive Board 2009 / 2010 of AIESEC in Bern!

Nora (VPX), Corinne (LCP), Matthias, (VPTM),
Mirjam (VPER) and Alessio (VPF)

We would like to thank the five candidates for their courage and their will to take up these important positions and we are more than sure that they will not only rock (the rock...;-) but actually burn very bern-like throughout their term!

A big thank-you to everyone who participated in the elections and made it a really interesting evening. Moreover, we were very glad and lucky to be supported by Philipp (chair) and Leo (chair support) from LC Zurich, so we'd like to thank you two guys, too.

Well, although certain people tend to call as the ex-EB already..., we will still be around for some weeks and are looking forward to introducing the new EB into their functions. Uh ah, Bern is burning, uh, ah, burn with us!

Labels: announcements, EB, elections

Saturday, December 06, 2008

Here they are: the applicants for the EB 09/10!

Pure excitement is in the air, in only three days the elections to the Executive Board of AIESEC in Bern for the term 2009/10 are going to take place. We are more than proud to present you five highly motivated and qualified Bernese AIESECers challenging themselves with running for an EB position. So here they are:

Corinne - running for LC P

Matthias - running for LC VPTM

Alessio - running for LC VPF

Nora - running for LC VPX

Mirjam - running for LC VPER

We are looking forward to exciting EB elections on Monday, 8 December 2008 at 18.30h (sharp!) in room 304 of the university main building. Everyone interested in our LC is very welcome to join in and take part in the discussions and questioning.

Labels: announcements, EB, elections, LCM

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Impressions of the Swisscom Workshop

Last Monday, a group of 25 Bernese AIESECers was priviledged enough to be received by three Swisscom HR responsibles and to be given a very very useful, professional and practical training on how one should apply for jobs in the "real" world. Although some of the content related directly and only to the company or the business administration area, we are sure that everyone was able to take out some pieces of advice on how to improve his / her behaviour or application documents.

Not only the personal talks in the break or after the training were extremely helpful, especially the simulation of the interview was so too. Didn't we all sometimes think in "äähs" and look to the ceiling when confronted with tough questions...? And didn't we all sometimes give answeres that were maybe unconvincing even to oneself? Rethinking the feedback that was given after the interview, we as AIESECers can consider ourselves to be on a quite good way towards actually getting jobs in the outside world as we will be able to cite many different valuable and concrete experiences we've made in our organisation. And certainly, the "tell me in 30 seconds why we should take you instead of the 100 other applicants"-question did not rock you off your feet as we are (trying to get) used to these kind of questions through our own trainings, entry talks, SRBs...

Last but no least, the delicious and beautifully arranged Apéro riche definitely has to be mentioned! We should keep it in our minds in order to enrich what usually builds the well known Bernese Apéro;-)

So, a big thank-you to the three Swisscom representatives for taking their time and teaching us what we need to know in order to be successful after university. And of course a big thank-you to every participant who helped make this a very successful event!

Labels: LC activities

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Workshop 24.11. / Zibelemärit / Christmas Dinner / Run for the EB!

As announced several times already, there is no LCM on 24.11.08 since we will have an external workshop on "professionelles Bewerben". The workshop takes place in Worblaufen that is why we (i.e. all those who have inscribed for the workshop) meet at 17.30h (SHARP) in the main station of Bern (NOT on the Welle as wrongly announced!). Please prepare some questions on the topic and, if you want to, bring your CV along so those holding the workshop can give you advice on it. Otherwise, you do not need to prepare for the workshop.

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Furthermore, as you all know Zibelemärit (the onion market) takes place on Monday November 24, too. This is truly a chance to get to know or celebrate an aspect of Bernese culture so it would be nice if we went there together. Ivy and Özge were so kind to set up meeting place and time and they will think about where we could go for breakfast etc. If you want to come along be at the

meeting point in the main station at 06.00h

and let Ivy [jx_ivy(at)hotmail.com] know that you will be there. All the interns in Switzerland are invited so you will hopefully be able to get to know some of them too.

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Just to remind you, on December 5 we will have our famous Christmas Dinner. Please apply for the event until Friday, November 21 by sending an e-mail to event(at)be.aiesec.ch.

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Last but not least, we would like to stress again that we are looking for 5 people to replace the current EB from March 1, 2009 on. Time is running fast and in less than 4 weeks EB elections for the term 09 / 10 will take place!
Looking back over the past 9 months the current EB would like to share that this has been an overwhlemingly intense and incredible experience and strongly agrees that running for a position in the EB either as LCP, VPER, VPF, VPTM or VPX is one of the most interesting, challenging, satisfying... well, overall one of the best leadership opportunities AIESEC has to offer.
Therefore, we strongly recommend every member of AIESEC in Bern to consider running for the EB and to grasp this truly unique opportunity! Do not hesitate to get in contact with the current EB or GOldies to clarify your doubts or questions.

By now, you should all have received the application form so please submit it until November 30, 23.59h by sending it to Nik [niklaus.moser(at)be.aiesec.ch]. We are very much looking forward to receiving your application!

Labels: announcements, EB, elections, LC activities, LCM, opportunities

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Members in da House! / EB Coffee Talks

Now that our new members have attended the conference and have had their activation speeches (by the way, it was just fantastic to listen to your motivated and energetic words! You all seemed as if you had been in AIESEC for ages...;-) ) they have officially become active members of AIESEC in Bern! So now, the floor is yours!

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As you all know, EB elections are taking place on Monday, December 8, 2008. Which is obviously pretty soon... We're sending out the application forms with the next LC Mailer. Please do get in contact with the current EB to clarify any question you might have and we will be more than glad to have a chat with you! As announced in the LCM on Monday, we're having

EB Coffee Talks next Monday at 17.00

in the room next to our office (UniS) where you can meet the current EB, clarify your questions and of course discuss the elections with other people interested in running for an EB position. So grab this chance! We're excited to get to know our successors!

Application Deadline for EB candidates 2009 / 2010: Nov 30, 2008, 23.59h!

Labels: EB, elections

Wednesday, November 05, 2008

A HUGE thank-you and: keep on BERNing!

WOW! Do It 2008 has truly been an incredible and unforgettable experience! We know that one feels that everyone says this after every conference but believe us, one does not. Although it is now excactly three days ago that we've come to our shout-less homes, we guess we are not the only ones still struggling to find words to express what this weekend probably means to each and everyone of us.

The story started with the Bernese delegation preventing other delegations from bringing them down ("no, no, no, no, noo, uu-huh!"). But it certainly did not stop there! The Bernese did not only seem to be everywhere, they WERE everywhere.

they lived an amazing team spirit that impressed other people deeply

they showed an extraordinary pro-activity and had a say in what was going on

They were always the biggest delegation standing in the end of the parties

AND: They won the kissing competition which shows how eager they were to make people "burn with us!" Thank you for the thousands of points you collected by singing a love song ("S isch wiä nä Windstooss gsi..."), performing as a lover on stage ("and your body...") and of course kissing as if it were a matter of life and death;-)

And they certainly looked very very good;-)

Let's burn on, dear Bernese people, let's keep the fire and the strength, let's rock throughout the next semester, let's get ready and let's get our stuff done (tales of a mere excistence...), and last but certainly not least, let's take care of each other. THANK YOU!

Truly yours,
the EB

Labels: conferences, LC activities, national

Sunday, October 19, 2008

The OCP Kick-Off 09 is elected!

Last week's LCM was packed with a lot of different matters. To begin with, we heard many amusing and interesting stories from Kenya, where Marcelo had been for his Development Internship during summer. How many projects had there been again? ;-)

Later, while our new members got introduced to AIESEC's exchange programme, our "old" members held elections, and quite important elections, too.

After discussions, questions and the final vote, we have our OCP for next year's Kick-Off and it is:

Emina!

Once again, we as an EB would like to thank Emina for having the courage to run for this position and to take over the responsibility for this big event! We wish her and her team all the best for their task, that they may be able to take out of this experience whatever they may want to and have a very good time together!

Of course, such an exhausting evening really cries for an apéro in its end, so we combined Coffee Talks as well as our new Götti / Gotti concept with having a drink together and spent some time discussing, laughing, asking, answering and hopefully getting to know!

Labels: elections, exchange, LCM

Sunday, September 28, 2008

Info Events

We are in the middle of recruitment and after a lot of classroom presentations and info stands, it is now time for the information events. A big thank-you to everyone who helped drive the recruitment so far!

The information events take place in room 120 of the university main building on the following dates:

Monday, 29.09.08, 18.30h
Wednesday, 01.10.08, 18.30h
Thursday, 02.10.08, 12.30h

Come and greet the potential new members!

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By the way: There are a lot of challening vacant positions and jobs around, consider for instance:

1) OCP Kick-Off 2009

Submission of application: 08.10.2008, Elections: 13.10.2008;

2) OC Career Days 2009

still wanted: VP Logistics & VP Catering

3) EB 2009 / 2010 ;-)

Elections: 08.12.2008

4) Exchange!

Labels: elections, LC activities