From Alumni about The Progressive Generation

Personal quote:

“Doing well by doing good”

1. What made you join AIESEC  and how has that decision influenced your future?

    I’ve first heard about AIESEC in high-school, as some friends of mine (already university students) were setting up the local committee in Oradea, my home city. Then, in university I met again with AIESEC people and projects, and I was impressed with this young, enthusiastic, pragmatic, global organization. It was everything that school was not. Their activities had a high impact among students and they were also a lot of fun.

    This decision to join AIESEC had a huge influence going further, in every step of my career so far, and perhaps even more so in my personal life. The skills acquired, the role-models, the contacts, the broadened horizons – they have shaped me professionally. And the friends I met here have been with me ever since. AIESEC has also changed something deep inside of me, nurturing a desire to contribute to society and to act as a change agent.

2. Can you describe how you have progressed  as  a member in this organization?

    The Exchange program has been the main focus of my activity in AIESEC: I started as a Program Director for TDP (Technical Development Program) at a time when exchange in AIESEC Bucharest was at its lowest, and together with a great team we revived and started growing it. From that point on, I coordinated the Incoming Exchange department (named Company Service at that time).Throughout my AIESEC years, I also did quite a bit of IT, mainly in the beginning, then more and more sales and training. Now, as an alumnus, I feel I’m furthering my path and contribution, through teaching and sharing (e.g. delivering trainings, mentoring members, chairing seminars).

3. How can you define a progressive generation ?

    I would define it as a generation that faces its fears, that combines the legacy of its predecessors with its own vision and creativity to build a new path, striving to change and improve the world around, and to leave, in its turn, a legacy that surpasses the one received.

Sorin Kertesz, alumnus AIESEC Romania

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