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Rebekah’s Internship Experience in Zhuhai

”My name is Rebekah Kane and I’m a Computer Science student at Queen’s University in Belfast, here in Zhuhai for 2 months on a Generation UK programme.

I’m living in an apartment with two other girls who are all on the same program as me but we’re working at different companies.

I work as an IT intern in a Western-based manufacturing company here, in Zhuhai.”[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzVM4s2J58I” el_width=”60″ align=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]

What skills have you developed?

There are so many skills that I have learned over the past 8 weeks, on a personal and a professional level. So, I think for me what I’ve probably grown most in is confidence. You kind of have to be confident, whether you’re used to it or not, to tackle the cultural differences and to be the best person you can be in work and to get all the tasks done on time. Your communication improves, and your interpersonal skills definitely improve and you just become a lot more independent.

Were you worried about coming to China?

Before coming to China, yeah, I think it’s natural. There were definitely things that were playing on my mind. I’d never traveled so far alone before, especially to such a different culture and something that I was so not used to, so that was definitely something that played on my mind. But then as soon as I got off the plane and the InternChina people were waiting for me, it was such a relief. We got a taxi, sorted out my SIM-card and yeah, everyone was so friendly. So, nerves before going, but not so much once I got here.

How are you enjoying the programme so far?

I have definitely enjoyed the programme so far. I didn’t really know what to expect coming over here but everything has been amazing. The people are so good, the food is much nicer than I thought it would be, and I’m a vegetarian, so I didn’t really know what to expect. We have done so much traveling. So, my first weekend we went to Yangshuo and we went to… we did a lot of walking, a lot of hiking. We hiked up Moon Hill which was beautiful, and we saw the most gorgeous mountains. The whole, just atmosphere there, is just really really amazing. And then we did a weekend trip to Wai Ling Ding Island, which is right in between Zhuhai and Hong Kong. We camped on the beach there for a night and that was amazing, so so far it’s just been really really good.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”56858″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_shadow_3d” onclick=”link_image”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”56892″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_shadow_3d” onclick=”link_image”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”56862″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_shadow_3d” onclick=”link_image”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]

What do you do in your free time?

So far I’ve spent my free time just sort of exploring. There’s so much to do in Zhuhai, especially being beside the sea and beside so many cities. So we’ve done a couple of weekend trips to Guangzhou, and we’re going to Shenzhen this weekend. Also just exploring what Zhuhai has to offer. The food is amazing; it is really really nice. And there’s loads of parks and beaches, and the history of Zhuhai too is really impressive. So yeah, there’s always something to do.

How has the experience improved your employability?

Definitely yes, my internship has without a doubt helped me prepare for my future career. I don’t even know what I want to do whenever I graduate yet, but I do know that the skills that I’ve learned whilst I’m here, both the personal ones and the professional ones they will look amazing, not only on my CV but they will help me in interviews, they will help me to apply it in any job I decide to do. And saying that in your early 20s, you went to somewhere literally right across the world, to work for a couple of months… That’s amazing, that shows that you have drive – so definitely will look great on my CV.

Would you recommend an internship in China?

Without a doubt I would recommend an internship with InternChina to my friends. I think the main reason is because it’s been so much fun. All of us, all the interns that are here at the same time as me, we’ve all learned so much whilst we’re here. And yeah, the support system here is also really really good.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”56830″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_shadow_3d” onclick=”link_image”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”56822″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_shadow_3d” onclick=”link_image”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”56850″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_shadow_3d” onclick=”link_image”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]

Any advice for future interns?

I think the best advice that I can give is just say yes to everything. There’s so many opportunities over here that there are not back home. Back home you can really get in the way of being like “Oh, I’ll do it tomorrow, or I’ll do it next week” but you don’t always have next week over here So, just say yes, to new opportunities, to meeting new people, and you’ll have a really good time.

Are you interested in applying for a Generation UK funded internship just like Rebekah? Then apply now, before the deadline on 2nd December 2018! [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”56234″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_shadow_3d” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https://www.internchina.com/generationuk”][/vc_column][/vc_row]