internship in china (construction)

[simpleasy]

Hi everyone,

My study requires me to do an internship of 4 weeks or longer this summer. I can do it locally or abroad, so obviously I instantly thought of doing it in China, since that would help me enormously in regards to immersion. 

I have looked online, but I can only seem to find internships where I have to pay a company to arrange the internship for me. Since I'm a student, I barely have the money to pay for the airplane to get me there, so I'd rather be paid than pay.

Anyway, does anyone happen to know a place where I might be able to find an internship?

I am studying Industrial Engineering in Construction, in Belgium. 

 

Thanks in advance

[muyongshi]

I could be wrong but I've never heard of a paid internship in China. I think it has to do with the high numbers of college graduates and in that sense any internship equates free labor (especially since it is required in many if not not most places). Most of my friends took out the trash during their whole internship.

I hope someone else has a better lead for you!

[skylee]

If "China" includes Hong Kong, I am sure there are a lot of paid summer internship opportunities here.  I have seen plenty of government advertisements, the best (so to speak) being this one ->  http://www.csb.gov.hk/english/grade/ao/279.html

 

However, they are offered to HK citizens.

 

Other internship opportunites are also available. Like -

 

HSBC http://www.hsbc.com.hk/1/2/careers/grad/grad-placement

 

Sun Hung Kai http://www.shkp.com/en-US/Pages/internship-programme#decade_tab=/en-US/Pages/internship-programme-3/

 

Swire http://www.swire.com/mt/en/programmes/summer_internship_programme/

 

Bank of China (HK) http://www.bochk.com/web/common/multi_section.xml?section=about&level_2=careers&fldr_id=31143&pfid=31140

 

Standard Chartered (HK and China included) http://www.standardchartered.com/en/careers/graduates/internships.html

 

CLP https://www.clpgroup.com/ourcompany/careers/studentsandgraduates/hongkong/Pages/hk_internship.aspx

 

Taiwan - Industrial Technology Research Institute https://www.itri.org.tw/eng/econtent/careers/careers05_01.aspx?sid=5

 

IMHO, it is below par for an institution to require the students to arrange their internship if that is part of the graduation requirements.

[simpleasy]

@Skylee

My school has uploaded a file with tons of possible internships in Belgium. I just have to contact the organisation I prefer. I'm allowed to do it abroad, but then I have to find a company myself. 

But in the end, I agree with you, my school could certainly give more guidance.

Hong Kong is a possibility too, although I would prefer China. I will look into the links you sent. Thank you

edit:
I have looked at all those links, and at first glance they are all about financing, banking, economy etc. I am required to do an internship that is about construction. Can be buildings, bridges, ... everything. The only one that might be good is the one in Taiwan - Industrial Technology Research Institute. (Although I doubt it, I should ask my teachers)

[Lu]

Not every company pays its interns, but there certainly are paid internships in China. To find an internship, you can contact companies in China directly, with your cv and an application letter. You can also try and contact the Bencham (Benelux Chamber of Commerce), they have a database of Belgian (and Dutch and Luxembourgian) companies that do business in China and that you could consider approaching. Also ask your university internship coordinator: perhaps you're not the first student to go this route, and the uni may have some pointers for you.

 

Can you do more than four weeks? It will be a lot more interesting for both you and the company you end up at to stay longer. That way, you can contribute a bit after learning the ropes.

 

Good luck!

[simpleasy]

Four weeks is the minimum, but of course we're allowed to do more. However, in case I fail one or more exams in January or June, I will have to redo those near the middle of August. 

I passed all my exams first time last year, but I can never promise that will happen this year too, since it's quite uncommon to pass everything instantly. Nonetheless, if timed correctly, I'm certainly able to do six weeks.

I will do as you suggested. Thank you!

[tysond]

Definitely are paid internships in China, at work my team has 3 of them. 

 

Personally, I see when hiring interns for less than 4 months, the overhead is higher than any output they will have.

It's not worth our time teaching if you are leaving so quickly, so you'll just end up helping the ayi prepare tea.

 

However in China, the interns are continually having to go back to their school to do things.  

Everything seems to required them to be there in person.

[roddy]

Simpleasy, did you have any luck finding an internship?

[simpleasy]

Good to know that people are interested!

I didn't find an internship in china in time, so this year I'll do one in Belgium. After everything was arranged, my Chinese teacher of last year told me that she might have found a possible internship. 

It will not be for this year, but since I have to do another internship next year, there is still hope!

[thedarksideofthemoon]

The biggest problem for internships in China now seems that it is really hard to get an internship visa. So make sure your company knows how to do this. A friend of mine just had his rejected, with the reply "there are no visas for interns in China anymore"

[Jamasian]

Should I start a new topic? I want to find a Media internship in China. I'm willing to do 6 months.

My language partner keeps telling me to be weary of companies, but hasn't helped point me in the right direction. ( I was using Chinese job seeker sites.) I checked a couple of western internship companies and they vary in price. I also checked a few Chinese media companies and seen a couple that let you apply online. 

 

Has anyone ever done that? Direct internship through a Chinese company?

I stopped halfway on the applications because they started asking for Hukou, and other things you'd only have if you lived there. Judging from this thread, I should just send an e-mail with a cover letter and resume if I go that route.

[Lu]

Yes, if I were you I'd send a cover letter and resume (all in Chinese if at all possible). And then call them a few days later to ask if they received it all right and what do they think. Someone upthread mentioned that the visa situation for interns is difficult, so you might want to look into that more.

Also ask your university internship office (or similar person) if they have any useful information. You might not be the first person in your uni to try this.

[Jamasian]

I'm going to call immigration. Hopefully, they didn't completely stop visas for internships.

 

Also, I'm not a university student. I can only count on the world wide web at this point.