Internship Experience: Sharing & Tips | Part 1

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Introduction

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I had my internship in Zuoyebang for 3 months. It is an education technology company that creates applications for online learning, character AI chatbots, etc. The internship work that I had was mostly related to data annotation and marketing job.  It was definitely a once-in-a-lifetime experience. My colleagues welcomed me warmly even though I was the only foreigner in my team. All I can say is I am really grateful for this internship opportunity.

我在作业帮有过3个月的实习经验。这是一家教育科技公司，创建了很多在线学习、角色人工智能聊天机器人等应用程序。我的实习工作主要与数据标注和营销工作相关。这绝对是一次千载难逢的经验。尽管我是团队中唯一的外国人，但我的同事们还是热情地欢迎了我。我只能说，我非常感谢这次实习机会。

Q2

Personally, I think the biggest advantage of this experience is the ability to improve my Chinese language skills. Since most of the workers are Chinese citizens, working in a local Chinese company opened the means for me to learn more Mandarin in everyday life. Other than that, I gained a lot of new knowledge about AI, which I think is quite important considering today's rapid technological advances. 

我个人认为这次经历最大的好处是能够提高我的中文水平。由于大多数工人都是中国公民，在当地的中国公司工作为我在日常生活中学习更多普通话提供了途径。除此之外，我还获得了很多关于人工智能的新知识，考虑到当今技术的快速发展，我认为这非常重要。

Q3

Back then, I tried to apply through an application called 实习僧. I remember that I applied for more than 150 positions in various companies, however none of them gave any feedback.  Fortunately, someone sent a job vacancy in one of the student groups on WeChat and surprisingly I got the internship.

当时，我尝试通过一个叫作实习僧的应用程序寻找实习机会。我记得我申请了150多个不同公司的职位，但没有一个给出任何反馈。我很幸运，有人在一个学生群里发了一个职位空缺，意外地得到了实习机会。

Q4

In general, the first thing is to prepare a CV. I think it is better to have a CV available in 2 languages, Chinese and English. Then, become familiar with interview questions. Prepare answers to interview questions that may arise. But apart from that, there is one immensely important thing, which is your self-confidence. The more you are confident about yourself, the more the recruiter can be confident about choosing you.

一般来说，首先要做的就是准备一份简历。我认为最好有中文和英文两种语言的简历。然后，熟悉面试问题。准备可能出现的面试问题的答案。但除此之外，还有一件非常重要的事情，那就是自信。你对自己越有信心，招聘人员就越有信心选择你。

Q5

I see many interns who underestimate their work, perhaps because they feel they are not full-time workers yet. However, this mindset makes them a little lazy and neglect their responsibilities sometimes. But personally, I think we shouldn't feel that way. It is best to always give your all and pour your heart into whatever you are doing. Your boss and your manager can certainly tell the difference.

我看到很多实习生低估了自己的工作，也许是因为他们觉得自己还不是全职工人。然而，这种心态有时会让他们变得有点懒惰，忽视自己的责任。但就我个人而言，我认为我们不应该有这种想法。最好总是全力以赴，全身心投入到所做的事情中。您的老板和经理当然可以区分其中的差异。

Q6

I trained myself to answer questions that are generally found in job interviews. These questions can be easily found on the internet. Apart from that, I also pay attention to my appearance during interviews because I believe it can create a strong first impression, reflecting professionalism and respect for the opportunity.

我练习自己回答工作面试中常见的问题。这些问题很容易在网上找到。除此之外，我在面试时也很注意自己的外表，因为我相信这可以给人留下深刻的第一印象，体现出专业精神和对机会的尊重。

Thank you for reading and see you in the next article for more sharing from various seniors!

感谢您的阅读，我们下一篇文章再见，聆听更多前辈的分享！