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An intern story from Asia Internship ProgramMarketing & Events Intern in Seoul
in their own words
Floor spent six months as a marketing intern at a tourism company just south of Seoul, South Korea. Besides social media and client work, she learned to be a tour guide and led trips across the country.
Floor: Marketing & Events Intern in Seoul
Marketing and Event Coordinator
Seoul
24
The internship in 30 seconds
Day to day
It's a lot of work, but it's so worth it and you're gonna learn a lot.
Intern
A tourism marketing intern near Seoul does a bit of everything. Floor ran social media, contacted clients and learned to be a tour guide, leading and organizing trips across South Korea. The office was just south of Seoul, about a 30-minute commute.
“I learned so much,” she says, and she would do it again.
On AIP: her first call was with Herlyn, who “really made me feel comfortable” and supported her through the whole process, helping with documents and checking up on her. “They really care about their interns and they really make sure we’re doing all right.”
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The hard parts
“It’s hard work and a lot of work.” Floor is honest that there’s “a lot of pressure to perform well”, but it was worth it because she learned so much. “If you’re up for it, it will be okay.”
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Life in the city
Floor stayed about eight months in total: six months of internship, then two more over the summer break. “I love Seoul.” She describes a very modern capital with an amazing metro, lots of cafés and restaurants, and nice people.
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What to know before you land
It’s a big step if you do a three to six month internship. It’s a lot of work, but it’s so worth it and you’re gonna learn a lot. If you have a chance, just take it, and you will not regret it.
Full video transcript
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My name is Floor, and this is my testimonial video about the internship I did via AIP.
I worked in a tourism company and I mostly did marketing, and I also got to learn to be a tour guide, so I actually went on trips throughout the whole country, which is South Korea, that’s where I went. Our office was just below Seoul, there was a commute of like 30 minutes, and it was really great. I learned so much. My main roles were social media, contacting clients, going on their trips, being a tour guide, being a leader and organizing trips.
It’s hard work and a lot of work, but it’s really worth it, because I learned so much and I would do it again. But it’s really a lot of work, and there’s a lot of pressure to perform well. If you’re up for it, it will be okay.
I stayed here for around eight months, because my internship was six months and then I stayed for another two months in the summer break. It’s really nice. It’s such a modern capital city, really modern. The commute is amazing, the metro is amazing, there are many cafés and restaurants. It’s just really good, I really like it, the people are nice and yeah, I love Seoul.
My experience with AIP and the services is really good. My first interview was with Herlyn and she was amazing. She really made me feel comfortable, that I could tell about myself, and she also supported me throughout this whole process. She really helped me with documents and just checking up on me, which is really nice. Actually, the CEO came to Korea, but I was on vacation sadly, so I didn’t meet them. But they really care about their interns and they really make sure we’re doing all right.
If I can give any advice: it’s a big step you’re gonna make if you do maybe a three to six month internship. It’s a lot of work, but it’s so worth it and you’re gonna learn a lot. If you have a chance, just take it, and you will not regret it.
Transcript from YouTube’s automatic captions, lightly edited.
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