Internship Sectors. Business development, client management and sales

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1 Internship Sectrs Finance& Accunting Shanghai is mst ppular fr this sectr and therefre mst cmpetitive, but there are gd finance placements in Beijing and Shenzhen as well. Fr accunting, all 3 ffices ffer placements fr fluent Chinese speakers (must als be prficient in Reading&Writing). Fr nn-mandarin speakers they shuld expect t d marketing r business related tasks in the accunting firms. Be careful t manage expectatins carefully we dn t wrk with investment banks and nne f the big name cmpanies such as JP Mrgan r KPMG. The interns get valuable insight int the financial industry in China but big name cmpanies wn t take peple withut advanced Mandarin. This industry includes: Asset Management Investment Management / Advisry Wealth Management Private Equity Insurance Typical industry tasks include: Financial research and analysis Market research Business develpment, client management and sales Business All cities are fine, but each city has certain specialisms that they are best fr Shanghai: Fashin (all SME/start up sized cmpanies), Art Galleries, Imprt/Exprt, Chambers f Cmmerce r Business Cuncils (highly cmpetitive, mstly marketing, events, editing tasks) Shenzhen: Imprt/Exprt, peratins and lgistics, e-cmmerce, start-ups Beijing: HR, Cnsulting, Events Management This sectr cvers everything frm entrepreneurial start ups thrugh t multinatinal crpratins with management/strategy cnsultancy firms in between. We als wrk with chambers f cmmerce and internatinal agencies. We can be quite specific n an intern s Lndn Beijing Shanghai San Francisc Shawnee Sydney Venice 1

2 area f interest, depending n their strength as a candidate. Within this sectr cnsultancy is very cmpetitive Typical industry areas include: Cmpetitr Analysis Market Research Prject Management Business Develpment / Sales Strategy and Planning Marketing Engineering This is ne f ur mst difficult sectrs t place interns within. Sales shuld check CVs fr technical experience and make sure sftware prgrams are nted clearly. Prtfli f sme candidates may be requested. Interns must be ding lnger placements t get engineering at least 2 mnths and 1 mnth interns must be made aware f this Within engineering we cver the fllwing specialisms: Mechanical Engineering - push t Shenzhen. Shanghai als has a cuple f penings fr strng mechanical engineering candidates each mnth. Civil Engineering - nly a cuple f related placements in Beijing and Shanghai, nne in Shenzhen. Shanghai has ne Civil Engineering placement that can nly take Chinese speakers; the ther has high requirements and depends n seasn (will require intern t be willing t g n site abut 2.5 hurs away frm Shanghai during parts f internship) Chemical Engineering (usually in pharmaceuticals) check with individual teams Electrical Engineering push t Shenzhen Cmputer Engineering (als cvered by IT) very strng in Shenzhen There is a lt f crssver with Green-tech and IT, especially fr mechanical and cmputer engineers. If peple ask fr very specific things, like fd engineering, be realistic dn t sell them smething we can t deliver. Hwever, it is always wrth ing the teams in China t see if they have a relevant placement. We d have sme placements in quality assurance, prduct design, and industrial engineering (mainly in Shenzhen). Engineering placements are split between the fllwing areas: Lndn Beijing Shanghai San Francisc Shawnee Sydney Venice 2

3 Marketing and business develpment Mre technical, prject based wrk It s imprtant t make interns aware that they culd be ding business-related tasks Green-Tech, Energy and Envirnmental Cnsultancy Beijing ffers strng placements in cnsultancy, envirnmental prtectin and waterrelated placements whilst Shenzhen has energy (il and gas) but n green tech; this sectr as a whle is weak in Shanghai The sectr includes green-tech develpment cmpanies, cnsultancies that advise cmpanies n hw t be mre sustainable, and platfrms fr sustainability ideas fr individuals. There are als mre specific cmpanies, such as clean water slutins and recycling Typical tasks in the industry are similar t engineering, split between: Marketing and business develpment Technical / prject based wrk It s imprtant t make interns aware that they culd be ding business-related tasks IT This sectr is very strng in Shenzhen, althugh Beijing and Shanghai als have a handful f placements. Shenzhen can ffer placements in game develpment, sftware develpment, cmputer engineering, graphic design, web develpment, and prgramming Typical tasks include: Marketing and business develpment Technical / prject based wrk (such as sftware prgramming etc) It s imprtant t make interns aware that they culd be ding business-related tasks Hspitality This sectr is smetimes difficult t place interns within but is nt ne f ur mst ppular sme interns may be required t have a backgrund in Mandarin r hspitality. Each city can ffer ne r tw hspitality placements. Interns might be required t d shift wrk s shuld be reasnably flexible regarding wrking hurs with this industry. We wrk with butique htels in Beijing and Shanghai, s it is unlikely they wuld be with a big name, but we have placed interns with the Hiltn in Shenzhen Typical tasks include: Lndn Beijing Shanghai San Francisc Shawnee Sydney Venice 3

4 Sales, marketing and business develpment Event management Custmer Service F&B, Receptin Legal This sectr is strng in all three cities, but particularly Beijing and Shenzhen. It s easy t push legal interns t Beijing because f the gvernmental presence, but Shenzhen is als a gd back up fr verflw and large grups. We wrk with a lt f large-scale law firms but predminantly Chinese firms, all in crprate and cmmercial law. A lt f the firms we wrk with are amng the largest in Asia, but we als wrk with sme specialised firms dealing with areas such as Intellectual Prperty All wrk wuld have an internatinal fcus, but due t the need fr advanced study fr law, mst interns can t get invlved in very high-level wrk. Typical tasks include: Legal research Drafting and prf-reading legal dcuments and cntracts Shadwing lawyers Giving input n cases / cntracts Lgistics This is nt ne f ur mst ppular sectrs but Shenzhen ffers very strng placements in this sectr Mstly this sectr invlves lgistics within transprtatin / mving cmpanies, but als sme internatinal trade and shipping Client management, sales, business develpment Supprting lgistics teams with prjects Prcurement / surcing Marketing, PR and Advertising This is prbably ur strngest sectr in all ffices, and is very brad Lndn Beijing Shanghai San Francisc Shawnee Sydney Venice 4

5 There is a lt f crssver between business and marketing, s similar sub-sectrs apply (eg fashin in Shanghai). This sectr cvers agencies fr marketing, PR and advertising, including creative agencies and market research/intelligence specialists. It als cvers in-huse marketing fr cmpanies frm start-ups thrugh t MNCs, and includes events management. High demand in Shanghai fr interns with design skills (ie. Website design, Adbe Phtshp, Illustratr, etc.). Online media marketing Events management Market research and strategy Client management (fr agencies) Cntent writing fr websites, blgs and newsletters Design wrk if the intern has the necessary skills Media and Creative Industries This sectr encmpasses jurnalism (always fr expat magazines similar t Time Out), publishing, bradcasting (fr TV mainly) and media management / cnsultancy. The creative sectr includes graphic design, prduct design, fashin design and ther related industries. Shenzhen has a lt f placements available in prduct design, industrial design and graphic design. Bradcasting and publishing are strnger in Beijing, while design is strnger in Shanghai. Shenzhen ffers interesting placements in animatin and graphic design. Jurnalism and print media placements are available in all cities, but ften invlve mre marketing than editrial wrk. Editrial wrk (limited, especially when first language is nt English) Marketing / business tasks within media industries TV prductin Design wrk NGOs, Charities and Nt fr Prfits This has becme ne f the mre difficult sectrs t place interns in Lndn Beijing Shanghai San Francisc Shawnee Sydney Venice 5

6 Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen nly have arund 3 placements in each city and they prefer 2 3 mnth interns Internatinal NGOs include the Jane Gdall Institute in BJ and Habitat fr Humanity in SH and then there are a lt f cmmunity based initiatives. This sectr als includes chambers f cmmerce, which are gd placements fr Internatinal Relatins students s it s imprtant t make the distinctin within this sectr between interns mre interested n the charity side r IR side. Fundraising wrk (inc. event management) Relatinship management with crprate and charity partners Running activities with the charity s beneficiaries Prject management and supprt Marketing tasks Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare This sectr includes placements in private hspitals and sme in pharmaceuticals / bimedical cmpanies Shenzhen has a lt f pharmaceuticals placements, s interns shuld be pushed there. Labbased placements are limited, and s interns shuld be advised that wrk may be businessrelated but will give them a gd insight int the healthcare industry in China Shanghai and Beijing can bth ffer ne r tw strng placements in private hspitals fr general healthcare internships. SH healthcare is mre business/admin based rather than being able t shadw dctrs. Shenzhen has limited placements in this area as well. Business develpment Marketing Sme interns have been given prjects in mnitring healthcare utcmes, and have been able t shadw dctrs and healthcare staff Pharmaceutical lab wrk (usually requires a liability waiver) Real Estate and Architecture This sectr includes placements in architecture firms, interir design cmpanies, and prperty / real estate management firms. It can als cver real estate investments. Lndn Beijing Shanghai San Francisc Shawnee Sydney Venice 6

7 Shanghai is best fr real estate placements, with cmpanies like CBRE and a number f smaller real estate agents. Shanghai als has ne r tw gd architecture placements. Beijing had ne real estate placement and must be minimum 2 mnth intern Shenzhen is excellent fr architecture, althugh there is mre f a fcus n interir architecture. Has ne r tw strng Real estate partners as well. Design and drawings fr architecture studis Site visits and client relatinship management Wrking with real estate agents t learn abut prperty prtflis, sales and lettings Wrking n prperty develpment prjects Turism and Travel Previus interns have been placed with large-scale travel agents, but mst cmpanies in this sectr are nw event and trip cmpanies aimed at turists Bth Beijing and Shanghai have gd placements in this sectr This is nt a ppular sectr, and is usually chsen by applicants wh dn t knw what they want t d ften they are mre interested in hspitality Marketing and business tasks Database management Custmer service Events management Lndn Beijing Shanghai San Francisc Shawnee Sydney Venice 7