Fiona Chen is working at China Global Connections as an office manager who is responsible for searching and keeping in contact with cooperating companies to build long term relationships. Meanwhile she is responsible for managing the whole team.
What is your favorite travel memory?
My favorite travel memory must be in Paris. Before I went to Paris, I already heard a lot about it from people, books and movies. I was still amazed by the beautiful views and French art, culture, and atmosphere.
I went to the Eiffel Tower, the top of the landmark of France to view the whole city. It was impressive and I was touched as well by the great work from French people that built such a nice tower. I visited the Louvre, which is one of the most famous museums in the world, though am not art fan, but I did feel the European history and beauty of art and inspiration through those sculptures and paintings.
Of course, I also tried French food and breakfast. It was very delicious! I like all the things from Paris. I will definitely visit the country again!
How have you changed/grown since working for your current company?
I have gained a lot from this job. I learned how to manage a team and guide them through their work effectively and efficiently. I have done a lot of work on improving my time management. Before working here I did not use a to-do list and did not know how to prioritize tasks, but now after work in CGC, I will analyze what is the priority before I start to work.
Besides that, I have improved my communication skills and knowledge in different areas as well, because we work in all sorts of industries. I have to know the basic information about different industries, which gives me a good opportunity to have better understanding of those sectors and jobs.
What makes your company unique? When were you especially proud of your team?
Our company is not only responsible for people who want to come to China for jobs and internships, but we also provide support after arriving in China: accommodation, language courses, and help our customers to deal with the relationship between foreign employees and companies.
Our team's value is to provide our customers as much support as we can. Our goal is to make customers' life in China easier and more convenient.
What do you believe to be the biggest factor in being a successful company?
In my opinion, a successful company should have four points: the right products, good company culture and management, and work to develop and optimize products continually. At CGC, I like the service we are offering to our customers, we feel great when our customers find a suitable internship or job, and we are happy to support them to open a new page in their career in China.
We are an international team, we like to work together, and we share ideas and solve problems together. Everyone is important at CGC because they all contribute a to the company. We are improving together as CGC develops. We hope our service can make everyone closer with China.
