In the past, when Chen Xiao introduced his experience to his younger brothers and sisters who were preparing to study abroad, he often focused on how to better prepare documents, express himself and apply for schools. Now it becomes whether to go abroad or not, and how to find a good job after going abroad.
Summing up his own problems, Chen Xiao thinks that the most important thing is "too few internships", which is also the key point that he and his younger brothers and sisters have been emphasizing now.
"When I was an undergraduate, I paid attention to my GPA. Later, I began to learn IELTS in my second year of high school, and there was almost no internship. " Chen Xiao admits that his internship experience in job hunting was very poor, and his only internship ended in a hurry with 0 works, which also made him embarrassed in some interviews.
Chen Xiao's problems are also common problems for international students.
Anna said, "Foreign countries have strict requirements for internships, especially for international students. The time for international students to return to China for internships is often wrong. When the internship started in the winter and summer vacations in China, the international students almost started school. Therefore, in the internship, it is a very difficult problem for international students. "
However, domestic enterprises pay special attention to internship experience. Anna said that when HR in general companies screen resumes, after reading the school and academic background, they value internship experience the most. "The gold content, quantity and quality of the internship can even directly determine what kind of company and platform you can go to."
Therefore, she suggested that junior international students should plan to find internships at home and abroad at the same time in their sophomore or postgraduate stage. "Especially in the summer vacation, as long as it is related to the future employment direction, the location does not need to be considered, and the internship opportunity is the most important."
In addition, if she is studying in China at the undergraduate stage and has plans to study abroad, she suggests consciously accumulating internship experience at the undergraduate stage. For those who are about to graduate, it is suggested to "look for an internship before looking for a job", and maybe you will get a chance to stay after the internship.
In addition to internships, Anna pointed out that there is no job fair specifically for international students, which is one of the reasons why employment is difficult.
In the previous interview, Xiao Yao also expressed the pressure in this regard. "For students returning to work, the school will not organize job fairs like domestic universities. I can only find them myself, so I can only attend job fairs in colleges and universities."
Xiao Yao said that in order to get job fair information, he often consulted his younger brothers and sisters and often searched online, but occasionally he missed some exchange meetings.
In this regard, Anna said that among the returnees she contacted, many students missed the best employment opportunities because they didn't know much about the domestic recruitment forms and processes, and their graduation time was different from that in China.
"The graduation time abroad is from June 10 to February 10. Some students don't even know how to calculate their graduation time, and they don't know if they are freshmen. There are still some students who don't have much time to prepare for a job because of the pressure of their studies. "
Anna suggested that international students should plan their job hunting in advance, learn about the job hunting situation through some domestic channels, and make preparations in advance when the job hunting time comes.
In addition, she said that at present, domestic enterprises have begun to pay attention to overseas recruitment. "In the past, companies were waiting for students to submit resumes. Many international students often miss job fairs because of graduation reasons and domestic differences, but now enterprises take the initiative to hold special job fairs overseas, giving international students more opportunities.