Suzhou, 8 Aug (ZXS) -- From internship to familiarization: Taiwan college students in Suzhou are busy working and looking for opportunities
Zhong Sheng, reporter of China News Agency
On the 7th, Liu Yuying, a Taiwanese college student who was still on summer vacation, got up early. After washing, she took the subway and traveled through the ancient city of Suzhou to Suzhou Eslite Bookstore. Cleaning the desktop, sorting stationery and books, guiding guests, and accompanied by the smell of books, Liu Yuyang began a new day of internship life.
The 2023 Suzhou Internship and Employment Training Camp for Taiwan College Students opened in Suzhou on July 7. Within a month, more than ten young Taiwanese were assigned to different internship positions to discover Suzhou and learn about the mainland during their work.
On August 8, Liu Yuying sorted out stationery in Suzhou Eslite Bookstore. Interning in a Taiwanese bookstore in the mainland made her feel very close. Photo by Zhong Sheng, reporter of China News Agency
As a book-loving girl, Liu Yuying liked to read mainland novels when she was in Taiwan, and was very interested in the historical stories in the books and the cultural style of the mainland. To this end, Liu Yuying specially applied for the Chinese language and literature major of Nanchang University. In her spare time, she would walk around the places featured in the book to "discover the unique charm of Chinese culture."
Talking about the internship, Liu Yuying said: "Eslite Bookstore is a well-known chain bookstore on the island, and this time I can intern at Suzhou Eslite Bookstore, and I feel a sense of intimacy. In the future, I want to stay in the mainland to work in publishing and editing, and I hope to take this internship in the bookstore to have a deeper understanding of the mainland book market. ”
On August 8, Liao Kaihui was completing the paperwork. She has interned in the mainland for three consecutive holidays, and she is already familiar with some of the work. Photo by Zhong Sheng, reporter of China News Agency
Liao Kaihui, from a cross-strait marriage family, is a junior student in the Department of International Economics and Trade of Zhengzhou University. Growing up in Taicang, Suzhou, and studying in Taiwan in middle school, Liao had to choose between her two hometowns. "After thinking about it carefully, I felt that I still preferred the diet and environment of the mainland, so I chose to study in the mainland to study. If you can, you would like to stay in the mainland to work and live after graduation. ”
Bank of China in Pingtan, Fujian, Compal Group in Kunshan, Jiangsu... In order to accumulate experience, Liao Kaihui has chosen to intern in the mainland for three consecutive holidays. She said that the Suzhou Internship and Employment Training Camp for Taiwan College Students has provided Taiwan youth with their favorite jobs and laid a good foundation for everyone's future development in the mainland. Some of Liao Kaihui's friends on the island love to watch mainland TV dramas and variety shows, and are full of curiosity about the mainland. Liao Kaihui will also tell them about her internship experience and travel experience in Suzhou, and encourage everyone to share the development opportunities of the mainland.
On August 8, Peng Shenghui was mentoring Taiwanese college students. Photo by Zhong Sheng, reporter of China News Agency
Jinan University student Fan Pingxuan is interning at BenQ Dentsu, a Taiwanese company, along with five other Taiwanese university students, three of whom are coming to the mainland for the first time. "As soon as we come here, the Taiwan Affairs Office and the Taiwan Association will help everyone to apply for bank cards, and we will teach students who are visiting the mainland for the first time to bind Alipay and recommend mobile apps commonly used in the mainland." Today, the group takes a taxi to their place of work through "Didi Chuxing" in the morning, and uses "Meituan" to order a few dishes of mainland food in the evening. Taiwanese college students are full of praise for the convenience of mainland mobile payment methods and mobile apps.
BenQ Dentsu, who interned at Fan Pingxuan, is accepting Taiwanese college students for internship for the third year this year. Peng Shenghui, human resources director of BenQ Dentsu, said that through the internship camp activities, the company can recruit excellent talents, and Taiwanese college students can understand the mainland market and be familiar with the mainland employment environment. This year, the company specially equipped counselors to help Taiwan college students better familiarize themselves with work and integrate into the mainland, hoping to attract more young talents from Taiwan to develop in the mainland and promote cross-strait youth exchanges. (End)