Staff Spotlight: Yam Pliensamut

Title:
Personal Assistant

What is your favorite travel memory?

My favorite travel memory is when I got a chance to visit my friend in Valencia, Spain (2018). It is one of the most wonderful cities for me. The people are so nice and the weather is so good. Personally, I am a beach person, so do not be surprised why this trip became my favorite.

I have experienced lots of new cultures because this is my first time in Europe. Having a local take you to the place that you might not find in the guide books made my trip more excited than I expected.

How have you changed/grown since working for your current company?

I realized that I become more responsible since I have been working for My Internship Asia and that is quite a big change for me. My duty is to make sure any problems will be solved in the best and quickest possible way. Moreover, this job gives me opportunities to get to know people from all over the world.

What is the best story you've heard from a return student?

I heard of a story, before I arrived at My Internship Asia, of two American students that did an internship in a Visual Media Company that does documentaries about different subjects. They wanted to develop filming, video editing, and creative skills. From the start of their internship, they went to different places to film events and places. I heard they went on Thai Islands to film for documentaries, they went to very nice hotels and restaurants to film what it was like inside and managed to have quite a few advantages as interns working for this company.

They were really happy with their experience and their manager was also really pleased with their work. He even proposed them to stay and work full time with him but they had to go back to the US. I think they are still in contact and probably going to do projects together in the future.

If you could go on any program that your company offers, which one would you choose and why?

I would like to choose our MIA premium because I think it is the best value package. Not only all the benefits I will get from My internship Asia staff, but also I will have a chance to make new friends with other interns by living at shared accommodation. I believe the best way to learn another different culture is to learn from native ones. It will definitely be a good experience during an internship overseas.

What makes your company unique? When were you especially proud of your team?

What makes My Internship Asia different from any internship company is we work for the interns, not for the company. We represent you. We will make sure that your internship in Thailand under our care will be the best experience you would get. We understand how difficult it would be when you have to travel alone to new places and gain international experience, that is why we are here for you if you need any help.

What do you believe to be the biggest factor in being a successful company?

I believe the combination of good management and teamwork is the secret to success for a company. I think big companies such as Google or Facebook have organizational skills that allow the company to manage their work properly. When you have lots of work to do and big objectives to realize, you need to allocate the right skills and the right teams on the right tasks. I also think that it is really important for the company to believe in what they sell and truly believe they are working to find solutions to people's needs. This applies to any company: big or small.