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Title: Internship 2004


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Internship2004
  • Percy Dias

2
Where to look for internship jobs
  • Job folder of Joint Institution Job Information
    System (JIJIS) at http//www.jijis.org.hk/jijis
  • Submit app. letter resume according to
    instructions listed on the job notices
  • Emails from ISMT or SBM (some companies approach
    Dept or School for nominations directly)
  • Submit App. Letter resume to ISMT or SBM
    according to email instructions
  • Vacancies usually announced in Jan-May
  • Some companies will come and conduct briefing
    sessions to give further info
  • Check which ones are suitable before applying

3
Application letter CV
  • Help provided by SBM Communication Tutors
  • Review English in job application letters CVs
    for graduate jobs one-year internship jobs
  • Conduct mock interview and/or general English
    conversation sessions to improve confidence
  • Contact Mr. Patrick Megan at pmmegan_at_ust.hk early
    to set up an appointment for the above services

4
Selection Process
  • Selection processes (interviews offers) are
    done by the recruiting companies themselves
  • If you are given an internship offer and you
    decide to accept it, you should submit the
    application for leave from study to Dept for
    approval
  • - Attach a copy of internship contract
  • Dept will approve if the internship job is deemed
    to be relevant to your study and the company well
    recognized

5
Status during internship year
  • Your student status will be suspended during the
    internship year
  • Can't use some university facilities like the
    sports facilities or check out books from library
    (a 1-yr library card can be issued at a cost of
    150 upon application)
  • Cant apply for the MTR student travel card
  • Your email accounts will be kept active to get
  • News and info preparing you to come back to your
    study the next year
  • Info about application for grant/loan, extension
    of student locker, scholarship application, FYP
    planning and other course offering info, etc.)

6
Benefits of Internship
  • Gain real work experience
  • Chance to learn about communication skills
  • Become a more mature and responsible individual
  • Help you formulate or fine-tune your career plan
  • Enrich your CVs to make you more competitive in
    job search in graduating year
  • May have a better selection of FYP
  • Many C or B- average student come back becoming
    A average students in final year because they can
    make better sense of whats taught in class

7
Drawbacks of Internship
  • Graduate one year later with different classmates
  • May end up learning very little things during
    that internship year if one does not actively
    take initiative to learn from the work
    environment
  • There's always the risk that the duties assigned
    to students may differ from what are promised
    initially
  • Should try to find out more about the job during
    interviews before committing to the offer

8
Companies (1994-2004)
  • Hong Kong Electric
  • Hong Kong Jockey Club
  • Hong Kong Monetary Authority
  • Hospital Authority
  • IBM China/Hong Kong
  • Merrill Lynch Asia Pacific
  • PriceWaterhouseCoopers
  • Security and Futures Commission
  • Time Warner Hong Kong
  • China Light Power
  • Compaq Computer
  • DBS Bank (HK)
  • Freescale Semiconductor (Motorola)
  • Fiji Xerox
  • Hewlett Packard Hong Kong
  • Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals
  • Hong Kong Shanghai Banking Corporation

9
Positions offered
  • Co-op Student
  • Engineering/Professional Trainee
  • Industrial Placement Trainee
  • IT Intern
  • Placement Student
  • Programmer Trainee
  • Project Trainee
  • Solution Specialist Trainee
  • Software Student Trainee
  • Student Trainee
  • Technical Support Assistant
  • Technology Student Intern
  • Temporary Programmer

10
2003/04 IS Internships
  • - On average 15-20 students join 1-yr internship
    each year since 1994
  • - In 2004/05, 15 students joined the following
    programs
  • DBS Bank (HK) Ltd Project Placement (1)
  • Freescale Semiconductor (Motorola) Co-op
    Student (3)
  • HKMA Temp Programmer (3)
  • HSBC Co-op Student Trainee (1)
  • IBM Placement Student (1)
  • PricewaterhouseCoopers Ltd Technical Support
    Assistant (3)
  • SFC Industrial Placement Trainee (1)
  • Time Warner Hong Kong Ltd IT Annual Intern (1)
  • Yun Choy Ltd IT Intern (in Dongguan) (1)
  • With monthly salary ranges from 6,500 to
    8,300

11
Commitment to offer
  • Students must make careful considerations before
    committing to accept an offer
  • Students are strongly discouraged to revoke
    commitment once it is made
  • It may breed ill-feelings for companies and give
    them bad impression on our students
  • Other students may be deprived of the chance to
    get a good offer

12
Linkage with Dept
  • Contact Percy if encounter any study-related
    difficulties while in internship program
  • Regular feedback of internship program progress
    to Dept is welcome (to imwinnie_at_ust.hk)
  • Check UST Dept emails regularly for latest Dept
    announcements which may be of interests to intern
    students as well
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