Amazing internship experience

I was surprised about how serious Startup China takes their marketing promise to put “all efforts” into the placement process of the internship: the telephone interview was professional and they really made sure to understand my specific requirements towards the internship position. The result was an offer matching my preferred industry sector, Marketing and PR, in a Shanghai-based medium-business entity.

The internship itself was great as most of the employees were Chinese which was exactly the experience I was aiming for! I was assigned to a project supporting the overseas marketing and sales and after a short training period my daily tasks included finding new business leads in Europe, helping to improve their German website (text and graphics) and also attending business meetings to meet with international clients.

During my stay in Shanghai I was even invited to attend a Chinese wedding of one of my co-workers – definitely the cultural highlight of my program. I still keep in touch with a couple of my former coworkers in Shanghai.

Lastly I have to say, the services provided by Startup proved to be very helpful since this was my first time in China,. I was picked up straight from the airport and through the orientation day on the first day I not only got to know the basic things regarding my stay in Shanghai, but it also was a great chance to socialize with other program participants. I especially benefitted from the cultural seminar, where we talked about local habits and customs of Chinese.

I highly recommend this program. One tip: Make sure you are pro-active during your internship, have open mind and lastly enjoy your time in China!!