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21 CU SCOPE
UMP 大學廣場
APR 2013
Graduate Life could be Different
Graduate International Internship Opportunities by AIESEC
in CUHK
I am currently working as an intern with UBS in the
Legal and Compliance Department in Australia.
While most of my friends chose to pursue their
careers right after graduation, I was hesitant to
follow. I could hear my adventurous inner self calling
for another glimpse of the world before submitting
myself to work day and night in a tiny office cubicle.
Therefore, I joined the AIESEC Programme and
started to intern here in April 2012.
Life in Sydney has been great! At work, I am
assigned with many responsibilities and I learnt
much about the investment banking business.
Nonetheless, it is the network of friends I developed
here that I cherish most. With the friends via
AIESEC Community, AIESEC alumni and daily life,
I managed to get to know some close friends. We
travel, listen to each other whining about work, try
out new restaurants and bars together. Thanks to
them all, my life in Sydney could never be any better.
Time flies. After my internship ends in April, I will
be back to Hong Kong and find a job like any
other candidates. However, this year of overseas
experience stand me in good stead and I never feel
Salina Cheng (LLB, 2011)
Interning in UBS in Australia
Upon graduation, many students have been trying hard
to look for local job opportunities. Instead of launching
a career like most of the students, have you ever thought
of making your life different, exploring the world by working
in overseas countries? Have you ever thought of starting
your career life overseas first to gain a year of valuable
offshore experience before a start in Hong Kong? If yes,
you will find more insights from the stories below by 2
AIESEC-ers who are now working in UBS in Australia and
Universidad Iberoamericana Leon in Mexico respectively
under the "AIESEC Global Internship Program".
more prepared before to pursue my career. I am
truly confident I will succeed at whatever I set my
mind to.
I hope this piece of light-hearted writing will make
you pause for a moment and listen to your heart.
Don’t be afraid of changes in life. Don’t deny yourself
of options that will lead to a more fulfilling life. Don’t
let your worries, which are unnecessary most of the
time, hold you back from what you really want to do.
Things will really just turn out fine. Just ask yourself
- What do YOU really want?