During the past summer vacation, many UIC students took the initiative to intern in different fields and found their own direction from practical experiences.
Qin Lei
Fourth-year Applied Economics (AE) student
KPMG China, Beijing Branch
Risk Management Consulting Intern
Qin Lei entered the field of risk management consulting as an intern this summer after interviews and competition. During the internship, Qin Lei improved his skills in industry research and data analysis. In addition, he learned to demonstrate professional attitude and behaviour. Qin Lei asked himself to stay humble for constant self-improvement to combat new challenges.
Qin Lei's office in KPMG China (Beijing Branch)
According to Qin Lei, the KPMG internship allowed him to communicate with and learn from experienced practitioners in this industry. In addition, it has helped him to be more determined in doing further studies in this field.
Zhang Ying
Third-year Public Relations and Advertising (PRA) student
Served in ByteDance Co., Ltd. and Beijing IQIYI Science & Technology Co., Ltd.
Event Operating Intern in ByteDance; Product Managing Intern of IQIYI
Zhang Ying took two internships during the summer vacation. She improved her fast-learning abilities from the internship. In ByteDance, the first company, she learned more about internet companies and became interested in them. When it came to the end of the internship, Zhang Ying applied for another internship at iQiyi and became a product managing intern. After encountering obstacles led by unfamiliar terms, she researched materials for better adaptation at work. In the end, she had summarised her methodology at work.
ByteDance office
Ren Wanxin
Fourth-year Environmental Science (ENVS) student
Served at Jingxu Biology Co., Ltd.
Biomedical Intern
When participating in producing nucleic acid detection reagents, Wanxin witnessed how the staff worked in protective clothing to experiment in a low temperature to improve the validity of detection reagents. She was touched by how devoted the team was. At the end of this summer, Wanxin would change her original plan and look for more opportunities in molecular biology.
Ren Wanxin engaged in the production of 2019-nCoV nucleic acid testing reagent
Lu Yan'er
Fourth-year Cinema and Television (CTV) student
Served in Zhuhai Today Media Co., Ltd.
Video Production and Screenwriter Intern
Lu Yan'er got the job information from an email sent by the Career Development Office (CDO) at UIC. Her responsibility mainly contained video shooting, editing, as well as scriptwriting. During the past two months, she has participated in the production of more than ten short videos. The works were published on social media platforms later. As a result, she found more interest in the film and television industries.
Lu Yan'er in The 9th Macao International Travel (Industry) EXPO
Tao Yi
Fourth-year Public Relations and Advertising (PRA) student
Served in JD.com, Inc.
Channel Expansion Intern in Cosmetic Department
Tao Yi was planning for her further study in the field of public relations and advertising. Therefore, when filtering internship opportunities, she combined this academic plan and her interest in cosmetics. Tao Yi was mainly responsible for assisting in running the new media platforms and helping in events. The opportunity to understand how the industry operates systematically has strengthened her determination for further exploration in related fields.
Tao Yi on site of an event JD.com
He Yujie
Fourth-year Marketing student
Served in China Securities Co., Ltd
Investment Banking Intern
He Yujie believes that working towards a common goal is essential in the workplace. In college, everyone can have different understandings of the same topic. She applied it in this internship and found herself efficient at work. In addition, she said this internship experience allowed her to develop a more straightforward career plan and equips her with the determination for postgraduate study in finance.
From MPRO
Reporter: Du Jiewen
Editors: Samuel Burgess, Deen He, Covee Wang
