This is a guest post from our Absolute Alumni Yumu Zhao. Yumu has been interning in Shanghai, China, the last few months and comes from Michael F, Foster School of Business at the University of Washington, majoring in Finance.
After I made my final decision to go abroad and take on an internship in Shanghai, I was first overwhelmed by the number of choices out in the market and then felt uncomfortable due to the little transparency I had. There were many criteria to be taken into consideration too, such industry, function, company culture, compensation, duration, living accommodation and more! Given that I kept an open mind about what exactly I wanted to do, soon I figured it would be best to delegate the search to a program provider that specialized in this process.
Getting involved with Absolute Internship turned out to be an indispensable step to the success of my internship experience here. They are: well-connected with many of the fortune 500 multinational companies; very knowledgeable of the local job market; and most importantly personable in the services they provide. Jennifer had promptly and thoroughly answered all my specific questions, and Aurelie had walked me through every step all the way to making the final decision on which internship to commit to.
After I arrived in Shanghai, I finally had the chance to meet Fredrik and Aurelie in person. We stayed in touch throughout my stay, and they also brought all interns working in the Shanghai expatriate community together. It was nice knowing I could always speak with Aurelie or Fredrik if any issue were to surface with the internship. Absolute Internship definitely lessened the uncertainty factor associated with going abroad and settling down somewhere completely new, and helped me smooth my transition.
Yumu Zhao - University of Washington, Michael G. Foster School of Business
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