안녕하세요, 반달곰원장입니다.
오늘은 Hult International Business School 의 인턴쉽구하기에 성공한 Master학생의 이야기를 들려드리겠습니다. 반달곰원장이 올해도 Hult Innternational Business School의 HULT MBA, Master 등으로 컨설팅을 많이 해드렸었는데 많은 분들이 HULT MBA와 HULT Master과정을 선택한 이유는 현지취업에 도전하고자 하기 때문입니다.
실제로 HULT MBA졸업생들은 미국에서 취업해서 즐겁게 살고 있는 분들이 많습니다. 미국에서 취업하신 분, 싱가폴에서 취업하신 분등 각자의 전문분야를 살려서 세계 곳곳에서 일하고 계시는 것이지요. 그럼 이분들은 어떻게 취업을 했을까요? HULT MBA를 졸업했다는 이유만으로는 바로 취업이 되지 않습니다. 그것은 하버드MBA, 스탠포드MBA도 마찬가지입니다.
자신이 아무리 좋은 MBA공부를 하고 자신의 경력이 아무리 좋아도 본인의 피나는 노력이 없으면 현지에서 취업이나 그 이전 단계라고 할 수 있는 인턴쉽을 구하기는 정말 어렵습니다. 그래서 미국에서 정말 엄청난 노력을 하고 인턴쉽을 구한 한 학생의 이야기를 들려드리려고 합니다. HULT 에서 받은 이야기인데 현지 취업이나 미국인턴쉽을 구하고자 하는 분들에게 도움이 많이 되는 이야기라서 원문을 그대로 옮기겠습니다.
How international students can get the most out of a U.S. internship
학생이름: Reina Adriano
So you’ve received an internship offer. Congrats! But now what?
Being an international student looking for an internship in the U.S. can be challenging. Needless to say, the competition is tough. You’re one among many—in addition to the U.S. citizens themselves. That means networking is a go-big-or-go-home scenario. You’ll want to grab every opportunity to attend events for the chance of a possible referral.
But after several weeks—or months—of sending out resumes and asking for recommendation letters, it does get better.
Once you do get an offer, here’s my advice on how to get the most out of your internship:
1. Develop a strong professional relationship with your boss
This also goes for your other senior colleagues. They can be valuable career advisors in the long run, whom you can ask questions about potential career paths in your field.
Invite them for a coffee break and get to know them—talk about anything under the sun. They might even be able to provide you with a strong recommendation in the future.
2. Communicate
Interpersonal relationship skills are not something you master in a classroom. They are something you foster in a work environment.
Learn by speaking with your colleagues and asking questions. Show that you are deeply interested. And remember that you may not know everything yet. This is why, above all else, pay attention to the small things at work that will help you grow as an intern and as a professional.
3. Connect the things in the classroom with things at work
Hopefully, your internship is related to your field of interest. I went straight for my Master’s degree at Hult after graduating from my Applied Mathematics undergraduate degree. This means that I do not have enough professional experience yet for a job at a private equity firm, but I am all the more interested to learn about it. This is where an internship comes in.
My advice for those who do not have much work experience when doing an internship is this: see how the textbook concepts apply to real work situations.
My boss at my internship recently asked me the definition of “capital structure.” While I gave a textbook definition (“the relation of debt to equity”), he taught me that there’s more to it than that in reality.
4. Enjoy yourself
Commit to the desire of growing as a professional, but at the same time, have fun with colleagues. Have a picnic in the park when time permits, or grab a drink on a Friday night. Keep in touch with them after the internship.
Did you know that a fellow Hult Global Ambassador helped me secure my internship? He gave me an overview of how the company operates and what the workload of an intern is like.
5. Use your new skills to build your professional profile
Don’t treat your internship as just another line on your resume. Be sure to update your LinkedIn to show how the skills and experience you’ve gained boost your value as a job candidate.
LinkedIn has a unique way of using data that allows you to figure out the keywords often searched for by recruiters and employers in your industry. Use this to your advantage. It’s also not a bad thing to try out the Premium Account, which allows you to see the people who visit your page—you never know, this person might be looking for the skills that you have!
“Don’t treat your internship as just another line on your resume.”
Whether you’re a full-time or part-time intern, have a clear goal in mind for what you want to get out of it. Aim to learn another skill or for a company goal to be achieved with the help of you and your team.
The sky is the limit and the opportunities for an international student are boundless—you just have to make the most out of your experience.
위의 Reina말중에 많은 것이 공감이 가지만 그중에서도 마지막 부분에 있는 Don't treat your internship as just another line on your resume 라는 말이 와 닿습니다. 우리 MBA를 꿈꾸고 해외유학을 꿈꾸는 학생들도 이런 말을 가슴 깊이 새기시고 열심히 노력하면 분명히 인턴쉽을 넘어서 좋은 취업의 목표를 이룰 것이라고 생각을 합니다.
해외취업을 많이 하는 학교로 가야 그 노하우가 쌓여 있는 커리어서비스팀의 전문가들의 도움을 받을 수가 있습니다. 항상 Hult International Business School을 방문할 때마다 가장 많이 바뻐하는 커리어서비스팀의 스탭들을 많이 보았습니다. 그렇게 학생들의 취업을 위해서 열심히 뛰는 학교를 잘 살펴보십시오. 진주같은 비즈니스스쿨이 숨어있슴을 알게 될 것입니다. 미국MBA,유럽MBA등 MBA컨설팅을 받고자 하는 분은 언제든지 연락주십시오. 친절하게 상담해드리겠습니다.
