Asia Internship Program (AIP)

Program Reviews

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Mark
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

One of the bucket list!

For the longest time, I've always wanted to go to South Korea for either work experience or just as a vacation. Couple of months ago I had the opportunity to do an internship in South Korea from AIP with another friend of mine. It was truly an amazing and unforgettable experience. I can really myself settling here in South Korea but that is obviously a story for another time. Before doing this internship, I looked through different internship programs and immediately stuck with AIP and I'm glad I did. They were very helpful to me and made sure that I was happy all throughout the internship and my stay in South Korea. I'm glad I've taken this opportunity.

What is your advice to future travelers on this program?
It would be great to bring a friend along with you so that you won't feel lonely in a foreign country.
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Jose
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Working online!

I would like to thank AIP for presenting me this remote internship opportunity. I initially chose to go to Thailand for an internship but because of the pandemic, all my plans of traveling this year went away. Luckily enough, my point of contact at AIP recommended me to do a remote internship and at first, it seems so skeptical and a waste of time but after going through it all, I'm thankful I went through with it. The experience itself was knowledgeable and I definitely learned a lot from this. My bosses and colleagues were very friendly to me and I even ended up getting close to a couple of my colleagues. Again, I'm just thankful and for those who are students right now, take this chance!

What would you improve about this program?
One thing AIP can definitely improve is having a more specific detail of the remote internship. I was very scared to go through it in the beginning because of the details provided at their website. More information would've definitely get me sold as well as others.
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Phylis
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Great traveling experience!

I actually finished my internship last year before all traveling experience for everyone fell apart, so I'm very grateful for a fruitful experience that I had in Vietnam. I've been around Asia before so this was not a culture shock experience for me which made this trip so much more fun. Though, I want to thank AIP for giving me this experience! I went through with other internship providers before and AIP is definitely up there as one of the best that I've joined. I'm looking to do more internships with other providers to give my reviews on them so that you all can be prepared!

What was the most surprising thing you saw or did?
The amount of motorcycles Vietnamese people own! I've pretty sure each house owns at least 3 motorcycles of their own. Really weird but cool!
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Robert
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

What an astonishing experience!

I remember it like it was yesterday. Being able to travel to Thailand despite the global pandemic felt unreal and impossible and yet, I still made it. This experience itself literally made me fall in love with Bangkok and I can now see myself settling here when I retire. I've had the opportunity to even do networking which is a great hobby of mine. I am now back in the US but once the dust settles, I will be coming back here to pursue my professional career here. The people, the culture, the food, everything about Thailand just makes you love Thailand and I'm really happy I got to experience this. For those looking to come to Thailand, try it out!

What was the most nerve-racking moment and how did you overcome it?
Making a decision to travel to another country during the spread of COVID-19 was definitely an experience I don't think anyone wouldn't made.
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Alice
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Recommended for all students!

I have just completed a long 4 month remote internship with my host company in Korea and I must say that I'm impressed with the quality that remote internships offer to the world. You won't obviously be meeting your colleagues in person and will be doing so online, but it honestly isn't so bad. I feel like I grew pretty close with my colleagues and I can honestly see myself working for this company in the near future. I'd say that this whole experience was easy for me to go through because I'm a home person after all, though this would be great for all students!

What is your advice to future travelers on this program?
Keep on trying new things even if you feel like it's not something in your area.
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Alex
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Safe and sound!

This internship experience went better than expected!! I applied to AIP last year around October and began my internship in South Korea in January. It was scary to travel at first because of the early stages of COVID-19 being announced around the world but AIP suggested me South Korea as they were handling the virus at the highest and impressive level. Interacting with people in Korea was a huge change with both the cultural differences and covid-19 safety measure. Nonetheless, I was able to make good friends with my colleagues and random strangers in the country. Everyone was really friendly and I definitely grew in love with the country. I will most definitely be visiting in the near future!

What would you improve about this program?
There were a couple of times during the placement process where I wasn't getting responses from the AIP staff for a couple of days. Though, I would get the help when needed and that's the important part I was looking for.
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Byron
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Building up, Going up

This was my first internship experience and I'm glad I did it with AIP. A remote internship is something that my parents and I were always concerned about because of its nature in terms of working at home and not physically being present for the internship itself. With COVID however, we had to make some changes and I finally went through it.

For many years, I've always had help from parents and friends with whatever I did in life. I was really glad AIP was there to step it up and to take care of me along the process as this is my first internship. My experience overall was great and this is for sure a great first step to my future career!

If you did this all over again, what's one thing you would change?
I would be much more confident in my meetings and discussions with AIP or my host company.
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Nicholas
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Grateful for the opportunity!

Couple of months ago, I had the opportunity to go to South Korea for an internship/vacation and looking at my photos and videos of my experience now, I'm really lucky to have had the experience. Despite the lockdown in multiple countries, I was eligible to travel to South Korea and it was one of the best experiences of my life, hands down.

I pretty much give a lot of credit to AIP for the massive help to making this dream of mine come true. With all their help and advice, I was able to pull through this whilst traveling and this will be something I will never forget. I'm still in touch with their community manager and he's been very nice to me!

What is your advice to future travelers on this program?
I think everyone should keep an open mind when it comes to an opportunity that doesn't seem real
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Jonathan
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Great service overall!

I really have no complaints!

The service from the beginning to the end was detailed, thorough, and easy to understand. One thing I really loved was the communication I've had with my point of contact of AIP. Replies came in swiftly and my concerns were always solved on the spot. It's honestly rare for that type of service to exist as I've hard experience in the past with other providers with horrible communication.

My internship experience overall was great as well, amazing colleagues and supervisor that taught me everything I needed to know. Thankful for an amazing internship experience and I recommend to all looking for work experience at this time.

What is your advice to future travelers on this program?
Be open to opportunities that seem skeptical or questionable, you never know what's on the other side of the doors!
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Brad
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Multitasking through it all

We are honestly in the day and age where a lot of opportunities to improve in life is presented and it's up to us to advantage of that, and this case it would be remote internships. With COVID-19 hitting a global scale, everyone like myself are just staying at home doing online classes and I've noticed that with all the free time I had, why not look around for internships? I looked around and AIP looked promising and thus I applied for them.

The process was straight forward and well explained by the interviewer, my parents and I were really impressed with the program and I proceeded with it. My internship experience was not bad but I wouldn't say that it was really really good either. It had it's ups and downs but my supervisor of the company was really patient with me which was something that I was looking for. The tasks itself weren't too hard and I was able to get through each week. My time with AIP and my host company was great overall!

What would you improve about this program?
I wish I could've worked with a corporate firm rather than a start up.