Testimonial from Alumni
Interning for a longer period of time such as 6 months gave me a brand new working experience. I felt a sense of belonging to the team and the team really counted on me for my part of the job. By doing daily credit limit reports, I quickly picked up Excel spreadsheet skills through a practical way; by doing customer financial analysis, I felt a sense of fulfillment when I got to apply concepts from the text book to the real business. Through liaising with colleagues from Brazil, USA, Singapore, Korea, Malaysia, I gradually figured out the way of professional business communication. The team is very welcoming and it is more like family than a pure working relationship. People hang out after work and during weekends.
The credit analysis I did equipped me with some knowledge in the Chartered Financial Analyst exam and I successfully passed CFA level 1 in Beijing. The experience also helped me to get a credit research part time job in the Risk Management Institute of NUS the following semester and a credit analyst internship in JP Morgan the next summer. Right now I am a commodity trader trainee in the USA.
Beijing is my favorite city. It is where modern meets ancient, international meets traditional, oriental meets western. You could find anything you want here, no matter what kind of lifestyle you lead. I travelled to the ancient city Xi’an to see the terracotta warriors; I went to Pingyao, the world cultural heritage ancient city, to experience the history; I went to North Korea to see a different world; I hopped onto a bus to Inner Mongolia and rode horses. Beijing is such a wonderful city that you should never miss.
Try to experience a different life for a while before you continue school. You will graduate anyway, why in a hurry?
Ma Xiangfeng
Commodities Trader Trainee in USA
4th GCSC Internship Programme
Lenovo (Beijing) GCSC Internship 