Getin2China Group
 |  My name is Anna and i have been in Beijing on summer 2011. I did my internship with a travel agency as a translator and taught Russian and English languages. Working in the office was a bit boring for me and made me realize that I need more action at work. Teaching was different. I enjoyed every second of my lessons. I had an opportunity to share my knowledge with people and be useful for them. What a nice feeling! Although I’m not gonna be a teacher in the future, this kind of working experience made me more confident and stress-resistant.Other good point is Frontiers Language School – the partner of Get in2 China. I took private Chinese language lessons there and I’m absolutely satisfied with it’s quality. When I came back to Russia I have become the best student in my class and got the highest mark in final Chinese language exam. I always recommend this school to my friends. Students there are welcomed to share their problems and wishes with Frontiers staff, I became close friend with my honey teacher. We still keep in touch. Exploring new culture, I found out that we have a lot in common with Chinese people. They are sweet, friendly and very deep, I feel myself comfortable with them. I fall in love with Beijing! This is a right place for my career, this is an amazing historical city, this is a place where I left my heart… I’M SURE ONE DAY I WILL BE BACK TO BEIJING!!! I had so much fun there! I’m really grateful to Getin2China team with the help of who my dreams come true! Warmly, Anna Frolova  Date of Posting: 01 September 2012 Posted By: Anna Frolova Age 21; Education: Novosibirsk State University, Barnaul, Russia |
 | Yarinette Ero's testimonial follow-up. Internship industry: Marketing, Advertising 1.) What do you expect to get from our China internship program? - My goal is to expand my knowledge of the Chinese culture by gaining first hand experience through this internship. I also hope to learn as much as I can about the Chinese people and business environment. My long-term goal is to work full time traveling the world and revisiting and working in China after the internship. 2.) Why China? - I find China to be a very interesting country with fascinating history, people and culture. It is a goal and dream of mine to experience China and all that it has to offer. I have always been passionate about business and if I want to further my career in the business world, then I must go to China where business is booming. 3.) What industry did you choose for your internship? Why did you choose this industry? - Marketing. I had taken some marketing courses in my university and I was interested in the way China does their marketing. 4.) What company did you intern with in China? Please provide some details about your position. - AdSage. The Chinese owned company does advertising, social media advertising, and SEM 5.) What was the most challenging part about your time in China? - The language barrier was the most challenging part about my experience. Even though I has some knowledge of basic communication skills. 6.) Did you participate in any of our language programs? If so, did you find the program worthwhile? - No. 7.) What was the biggest benefit of your internship placement, both personally and professionally? - Personally I would have to say the culture. The day-to-day interaction with Chinese people really made me understand them better. Professionally, the biggest benefit with my internship was how the Chinese people do business. 8.) Did you face any intercultural obstacles (i.e. communication issues or misunderstandings) at the workplace during your internship? - Yes. There were only a hand full of people that spoke and understood English. It was hard to communicate with everyone else. 9.) How would you rate the support provided by Get in2 China during your stay in Beijing? - Good. 10.) Has your experience in China directly led to any career opportunities for you? If so, elaborate. - Not yet. 11.) Give your impression of Beijing as a city. How does it compare to your hometown? - Beijing is a very busy city with lots of people. The people are friendly and the food is amazing. 12.) What, if anything, would you change about your internship experience with Get in2China? - Although I learned a lot from my home stay family, I would not select to do a home stay again. 13.) Would you recommend an internship placement through Get in2 China to any of your friends? - Yes. 14.) Based on your experience, what does it take to succeed in an internship abroad? Which personality traits do you find most important for someone who is researching this opportunity to possess? - In order to succeed in an internship abroad one has to have an open mind and be ready for anything. Easy-going personality really help and if a person wants to go to china to do an internship they must have lots of patience. Date of Posting: 02 August 2012 Posted By: Yarinette Ero Education: Kennesaw State University; International Business Management, Atlanta, Georgia USA |
 | Anastasiia Plotnikova's testimonial follow-up. Internship industry: Consulting, Finance, Investment 1.) What industry did you choose for your internship? Why did you choose this industry? - Primarily I wanted to do the internship in a Business Finance industry, which relates to my studies degree. Due to some circumstances, such as me being a non-Chinese speaking person, studying first year at university, the Get in2 China stuff recommended me to switch my priorities and choose some other industries, and provided me a list of latter where I can be an appropriate to work in. Thus, I choose the Marketing Industry and have been working as a Marketing Specialist in a Beijing Consulting Investment company. 2.) What company did you intern with in China? Please provide some details about your position. - I have been an intern in a Beijing Investment Consulting Co., Ltd. I have been working as a Marketing specialist there. I was a co-author to feasibility study reports, created an Introductory PowerPoint presentation about the company, was writing the letters to potential international clients and was editing the company’s web-site, improving my IT skills. 3.) What was the most challenging part about your time in China? - I would probably say, everything was new to me and happened to me the first time. Starting from coming to Beijing, China, and finishing with the studying Chinese mandarin language, which was very interesting to do and I would like to say many thanks to teachers the Get in2 China company has provided, they were fantastic! 4.) Did you participate in any of our language programs? If so, did you find the program worthwhile? - Yes, I did take an ultra package that includes Internship+Language. It was really worthwhile in terms of me being introduced to the Chinese mandarin language basics and I would love to continue this studies in future, unfortunately the Get in2 China company has no longer available the single package for only learning language and living in Beijing, because it is a bit complicated and time worthless doing internship, which takes lots of time during the day and energy, to combine with language studying, however for me personally. 5.) What was the biggest benefit of your internship placement, both personally and professionally? - Personally, I really wanted to visit China and explore it’s a bit. And the most important thing for me was to get an experience that I may later include in my CV when applying to any job. 6.) Did you face any intercultural obstacles (i.e. communication issues or misunderstandings) at the workplace during your internship? -Frankly speaking, considering the fact that no one at my work place was speaking English, apart from boss and his wife, I didn’t find it difficult to communicate with people because they were really friendly to me and were trying to help as much as they could if I had any problems, for example with computer, lunch areas and etc. 7.) How would you rate the support provided by Get in2 China during your stay in Beijing? - Everything was excellent apart from accommodation. When I came to Beijing I found out that Get in2 China is no longer working towards accommodating the Interns and I was kindly advised to live in the hotel. However this issue arised due to my length of staying in Beijing – only 1 month, therefore it was complicated to find the flat or room. At the end, after a couple of days since I came I found a decent hotel and stayed there for the rest of my Internship, it was just near by my work place and I loved the area very much! ? 8.) Has your experience in China directly led to any career opportunities for you? If so, elaborate. - I couldn’t say this because I don’t have any job yet, but now I’m applying for 1-year work placement provided by my university in London. The name of the company invited me for the interview is Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation; it is a Japanese bank, which has the departments worldwide. So, I am really looking forward to getting this place and we will see how it goes, but on the interview I will definitely mention my internship in China and all the experience I have gained ? 9.) Give your impression of Beijing as a city. How does it compare to your hometown? - I really liked Beijing; perhaps it was a bit too hot and a high humidity for me when I was there in July. Overall I liked the people there and the food the most! 10.) What, if anything, would you change about your internship experience with Get in2 China? - NA 11.) Would you recommend an internship placement through Get in2 China to any of your friends? - Yes, of course. 12.) Based on your experience, what does it take to succeed in an internship abroad? Which personality traits do you find most important for someone who is researching this opportunity to possess? - First of all, the person who decided to go abroad has to be morally prepared that he is going to a different country, with the different culture, traditions and laws, therefore on that period he is better to adopt them if he wish himself a better staying in that country and doesn’t want to have any troubles. Secondly, it might be good to do a little research about the place you are going to, for example via Internet, asking friends if they have a relevant experience. Overall, be a friendly person, who respects the other culture and pay attention to any people advices as they may help a lot, be an open minded as possible, however be also careful in a foreign country, be careful with strangers. And good luck! :) Date of Posting: 06 July 2012 Posted By: Anastasiia Plotnikova Education: 2007-2012 Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics; Master of Finance and Banking, Kiev, Ukraine |
 | Pete Wall's testimonial follow-up. Internship industry: International Trade 1.) What industry did you choose for your internship? Why did you choose this industry? - I worked for a technology company that made LED lights, I did not chose this industry but found it interesting. 2.) What company did you intern with in China? Please provide some details about your position. - Brightcast – my role was to tidy up and reformat the English page of the website (and for some reason the French and Spanish pages even though I have only basic ability in both) I also helped with some business development such as contacting sales agents and so on. 3.) What was the most challenging part about your time in China? - The culture is very different in a work environment, information is hard to get hold of and you need to build consensus a lot. 4.) Did you participate in any of our language programs? If so, did you find the program worthwhile? - I found it worthwhile but I did not give it 100%. 5.) What was the biggest benefit of your internship placement, both personally and professionally? - The business networks I made and a chance to understand Chinese business culture. 6.) Did you face any intercultural obstacles (i.e. communication issues or misunderstandings) at the workplace during your internship? - Some misunderstandings but these are mainly around cultural misunderstanding, not language. 7.) How would you rate the support provided by Get in2 China during your stay in Beijing? - Yes, it was good. I never needed too much but your team was always there if needed. 8.) Has your experience in China directly led to any career opportunities for you? If so, elaborate. - I am setting up a Chinese focused business but this was the case before I went. 9.) Give your impression of Beijing as a city. How does it compare to your hometown? - It’s less cosmopolitan and global than London but is an amazing city to experience and you feel you are in the middle of some special and exciting. I really like the Hutong areas. 10.) What, if anything, would you change about your internship experience with Get in2 China? - I really wanted to go to some business lectures which were promoted on your website but when I got there these were not running which was a disappointment. 11.) Would you recommend an internship placement through Get in2 China to any of your friends? - Yes, the staff was very helpful. 12.) Based on your experience, what does it take to succeed in an internship abroad? Which personality traits do you find most important for someone who is researching this opportunity to possess? - Flexible, ability to think that the western approach to business is not the only one and that the Chinese need to learn how westerners do things, need to see the quality in Chinese business culture. Date of Posting: 16 June 2012 Posted By: Pete Wall Malvern, Worcestershire, UK |
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