JohnMotto Posted September 25, 2007 at 06:53 AM Report Share Posted September 25, 2007 at 06:53 AM Hello, My name is Ben and I currently live in North Carolina. I am pursuing an undergraduate business degree and I speak fluent Mandarin and English. I want to do an internship next summer in Beijing, perferably a paid internship. And I was wondering if such thing even existed for American students in Beijing? I do have some friends in Beijing but no one in the business industry. I am looking to get an internship in the finance, marketing, or consulting industry. I have a solid resume with good work experiences and top grades. But I have no idea how to go about doing this? Most of the internships that I googled up was for teaching English somewhere and I have no interest in that. So any suggestions would be welcome. Thanks Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littleknight23 Posted September 25, 2007 at 10:29 AM Report Share Posted September 25, 2007 at 10:29 AM Ben, if your Chinese is good enough, I think it will be easy. www.51job.com www.chinahr.com The two top human resources websites of China. Register and create two resumes, one in Chinese and the other in English The point is to use the search engine: input the keywords such as “外贸” “国际贸易” …（both in English keywords such as “international trade”）you will find lots of positions for you! Many companies just want to get a stuff with enough English skill, so if your Chinese is enough, you will find it easy. Any more questions, just contact me at littleknight23@yahoo.com (both messenger and email) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lily_spring88 Posted September 26, 2007 at 01:40 AM Report Share Posted September 26, 2007 at 01:40 AM Dear Ben, then you are an American? also can speak fluent Mandarin? how do you do that? you are great. yes, there are intership jobs can be payed. Just try to look up in this website: www.foreignhr.com ( the special website for the foreigner to find job in China) if need any more, pls talk to me on msn: mermaid19821113@hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imron Posted September 27, 2007 at 04:04 PM Report Share Posted September 27, 2007 at 04:04 PM then you are an American? also can speak fluent Mandarin? how do you do that? Believe it or not, non-Chinese are capable of learning Mandarin. It's called studying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnMotto Posted September 27, 2007 at 07:39 PM Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2007 at 07:39 PM Oh hi guys, both of my parents are Chinese although basically all my schooling were done in the states here, but I took time and sort of never forgotten my Chinese as I speak at home often. We also have a huge Chinese community here and Chinese is actually offered in public schools from elementary to high school so it is very easy to foster that link. But I know quite a few Americans here that speak fluent Chinese. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnMotto Posted September 28, 2007 at 02:33 AM Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2007 at 02:33 AM Also, I translated my resume from English to Chinese, however somethings didn't come out right. Can someone be kind enough to take a look at it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heifeng Posted September 28, 2007 at 04:45 AM Report Share Posted September 28, 2007 at 04:45 AM then you are an American? also can speak fluent Mandarin? how do you do that? I think we need to revive this thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gougou Posted September 28, 2007 at 05:05 AM Report Share Posted September 28, 2007 at 05:05 AM You could check out the chambers. The American never seems to have much, but the German chamber always has a lot of offers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnMotto Posted September 28, 2007 at 09:11 AM Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2007 at 09:11 AM Hi guys, Here is my resume, there are a few I am not sure how it to translate into Chinese properly. I did translate it but they ended up sounding really weird and I don't know how to type in Chinese so that makes even hard as I have to input everyword in BabelFish and try to make it sound okay. I took out the personal details as this is a public forum. I highlighted the sections that I am having problems with. Objective: To secure a 2008 summer position in Beijing, China. Summary: Highly innovative and entrepreneurial individual; found own business at age 15 and successfully establish the business as a solid entity within two years. Extremely hardworking and dedicated; welcomes new challenges head-on. Handles responsibilities and react to stressful environments well. Education High School, 2003- 2007 • Graduated with 8 Advance Placement courses University, 2007- Present Day • Management Major Experiences PR Company, Intern, September-present day - handled marketing and business development accounts for small to mid-sized gaming companies - researched and anlyazed market trend and epxectations Commerical Real Estate Company, September-present day, Intern - gathered data on the valuation of properties in the state - prepared legal documents Clothing Co, December 2005-Present Day - Started the business at 15 with $2,000 initial investment - Successfully managed and established an E-commerce website - Grow the website and company to be worth more than $100,000 - Earned in $45,000 in total revenue in the last 6 months Pressure washing, summer 2006 & 2007 - Started landscaping and pressure washing business over the summers of 2006 and 2007 - Used unique low-cost marketing techniques - Secured over 39 jobs around the triangle; earning over $2,000 Intern, Business School, March 2006- Present day - Worked in the Urban Investment Strategies Center under the direction of Dr. Johnson Jr. - Gathered and analyzed economics data for research Captain, Rugby Club, 2006-2007 - Played rugby junior and senior years in high school - State Champions 2006 and 2007; undefeated 2006 and 9-1 record in 2007 College Clubs: High School Clubs: Men Rugby Club Honor Council Entrepreneurs’’ Club History Club Work Skills Microsoft Word Microsoft Excel Microsoft PowerPoint Mandarin Chinese- Fluent, can read, write, and speak Thanks for all the help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aditthana Posted January 13, 2008 at 09:23 PM Report Share Posted January 13, 2008 at 09:23 PM Hi Ben, So, How your internship plan going on I really wonder what you r doing now. All the best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnMotto Posted January 14, 2008 at 06:23 AM Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 at 06:23 AM Its going good, I got several companies interested but no final offer yet, and I was told that I can expect something to finalize in when it is closer to the summer, but I think if everything go well, I should end up working in Beijing this summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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