Stereotypes about AIESEC.

I don’t know how about you, but I sometimes meet people who have stereotypes about AIESEC. And it’s not just something they made up in their minds after seeing our posters or reading another newspaper article. Those are stereotypes that were created long time ago either by their friends who used to be in AIESEC, or by their own time spend in the organization. And these stereotypes are the most difficult ones to break. You see, the thing is that not all of them were necessarily just stereotypes – the organization itself used to be very different from what it is now. But those people don’t want to accept the changes that have been made, they don’t want to change their own set perception of AIESEC, they don’t believe in all the things that we believe now, and they don’t believe that AIESEC now is really trying to become the organization that brings a positive impact on society. They don’t think that it was possible for such changes to come.

The problem is that I don’t always know how to persuade them that we are different now. That we are a serious organization, with a powerful vision, strong tools and incredible people. Did you ever find yourself in situations like this and what's your way of explaining this to the people who already have some stereotypes about AIESEC?