Reconnecting with fellow ERs

Last year we had a cool group of ERs working for AIESEC in Europe. With a lot of them I still stay in touch but in the last weeks I had some interesting meetings.

I met Vija in Amsterdam where we had a lovely diner in Bazar. She is now working for ING and defining her next steps. We figured we were all into the same things: defining and shaping our future. We were both looking for permanent jobs, a difficult process, thinking of where to live (and in which country??) and discussing what we wanted to get out of life. We also took some time to reflect on our time in AIESEC and how we feel now about the organization.

On MSN I talked to Sophia who is on a job hunt and wants to go abroad a.s.a.p. We talked about dissapointments after rejection, endless waiting for results and the ambitions we share.

As you can read we have a lot in common: we are all ambitious, internationally oriented and a bit confused/doubtful. In AIESEC we used to talk about all the great things you can do in your future. We are in my opinion firm believers of this. Only thing is that the we need to make the world cooperate with us.

Competition in Western Europe is fierce. Especially with the borders in the EU open, the market is becoming more international and the standards higher. We will find our place, I am sure of it, but the process might be harder than expected.