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in their own words
Alfonso studies marketing at the University of Colorado Denver and interned in marketing at a robotics company in Singapore. He shows his workspace and talks about skating around the city, the food and how AIP found him the right internship.
Alfonso: Marketing Intern in Singapore
University of Colorado Denver
PR, Marketing, & Digital Marketing
Singapore
The internship in 30 seconds
Day to day
Having an open mind will give you a ton of new adventures.
Intern
Alfonso was a marketing intern at a robotics company in Singapore, working on market analysis and research, sales, email campaigns and social media. In the video he walks you through his workspace.
On AIP: “They are very reliable, they always answer all my emails and every question that I have.” When it came to finding an internship, “they really listen to what I wanted and they find the perfect internship for me.”
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The hard parts
Things nobody mentions
Life in the city
“Singapore, it’s a really skateboarding-friendly city.” Alfonso expected more rules, “but I’ve been skating everywhere.”
Food is his favorite part: a mix of cultures from across Asia, from Indian and Southeast Asian to Japanese and Chinese. He also likes that it’s a very clean and modern city.
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What to know before you land
Keep an open mind. You’re coming to a new culture and to a new work environment, so try to enjoy every moment of it. Having an open mind will give you a ton of new adventures.
Full video transcript
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Hi, my name is Alfonso. I study at the University of Colorado Denver, I study marketing, and I work here at a robotics company. Follow me.
[unclear] Market analysis and research assistant, [unclear] sales, email campaigns and social media [unclear].
How’s the time in Singapore been so far? Amazing. Singapore, it’s a really skateboarding-friendly city. I thought there were gonna be more rules, but I’ve been skating everywhere, so that’s really nice. The food is super cool because it’s a mixture of a bunch of cultures of Asia, like Indian, Southeast Asian, Japanese, Chinese food, so food is the best thing here. And it’s also a very clean and modern city.
Excuse me, I need my coffee first.
Right, AIP. They’ve been a really good company so far. They are very reliable, they always answer all my emails and every question that I have, and in terms of finding an internship, they really listen to what I wanted and they find the perfect internship for me too.
My advice is keep an open mind. You’re coming to a new culture and to a new work environment, so try to enjoy every moment of it, and again, having an open mind will give you a ton of new adventures.
Transcript from YouTube’s automatic captions, lightly edited. Company name removed. [unclear] marks words the captions didn’t catch.
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