Absolute Crap!

I did the Absolute Internship Program in January. I must say that Absolute Internship is the most unprofessional/unorganized company ever. No, it's not a scam, but you do pay quite a lot of money for the poor quality of service. They promised many things but did not deliver. Where to start?

First, they nearly didn't get my working visa to me. and they even dared to say I can not participate in the program even after i paid them $4000. They have some contract thing saying that they wouldn't give back your money if end up not doing the internship for some reason. The person we liaised with for visa was quite rude.

On arrival day, A.I. promised to pick us up from the airport and take us back to our hotels if we arrive between 9am - 2.30pm. I got picked up, but one other intern who did arrive in the set time was told to make her own way to the hotel, simply because they were too lazy. The next day, we were supposed to have an orientation/information session with free breakfast! but that same guy told us it's cancelled. and even told us not to tell his superiors.

Luckily the program coordinator was a top bloke - a local hong kong student whom they hired to take us around hk for activities. However, some of the promised activities in the brochures just didn't happen. This sucked because it was one of the main reason why I signed up for this program. However, I still had an awesome time in Hong Kong.

The company they set me up with was cool. I gained lots of career insights from them. They even complained how unorganised Absolute Internship was - because they have sent interns to them in the past. Thanks to my internship company and Hong Kong being an amazing country; I had a great 1 month and nearly forgave Absolute Internship's poor performance. I highly don't recommend Absolute Internship - they are just a money-hungry company. I suggest finding your own overseas internship online.