1. Internship 2007 Percy Dias

2. Where to look for internship jobs Job folder of Joint Institution Job Information System (JIJIS) at: http://www.jijis.org.hk/jijis or SBM Job Bank at http://www.bm.ust.hk/ug/current (click "Career Services")http://www.jijis.org.hk/jijis http://www.bm.ust.hk/ug/current –Submit app. letter & resume according to instructions listed on the job notices Emails from ISMT or SBM (some companies approach Dept or School for nominations directly) –Submit App. Letter & resume to ISMT or SBM according to email instructions Vacancies usually announced in Jan-May Some companies will come and conduct briefing sessions to give further info Check which ones are suitable before applying

3. Application letter & CV Help provided by SBM Communication Tutors –Review English in job application letters & CVs for graduate jobs & one-year internship jobs –Conduct mock interview and/or general English conversation sessions to improve confidence Click the below website to make an appointment? http://www.bm.ust.hk/ug/current/communication_tut or.html

4. Selection Process Selection processes (interviews & offers) are done by the recruiting companies themselves If you are given an internship offer and you decide to accept it, you should submit the application for leave from study to Dept for approval - Attach a copy of internship contract Dept will approve if the internship job is deemed to be relevant to your study and the company well recognized

5. Status during internship year Your student status will be suspended during the internship year –Can’t check out books from library –Can’t apply for the MTR student travel card Your email accounts will be kept active to get –News and info preparing you to come back to your study the next year –Info about application for grant/loan, extension of student locker, scholarship application, FYP planning and other course offering info, etc.)

6. Benefits of Internship Gain real work experience Chance to learn about communication skills Become a more mature and responsible individual Help you formulate or fine-tune your career plan Enrich your CVs to make you more competitive in job search in graduating year

7. Drawbacks of Internship Graduate one year later with different classmates May end up learning very little things during that internship year if one does not actively take initiative to learn from the work environment –There's always the risk that the duties assigned to students may differ from what are promised initially –Should try to find out more about the job during interviews before committing to the offer

8. Companies (1994-2007) BEA Systems CLP Power Compaq Computer Deutsche Bank Ernst & Young Freescale Semiconductors (former Motorola) Fiji Xerox Hewlett Packard Hong Kong Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Hong Kong Deposit Protection Board Hong Kong Electric HSBC Hong Kong Jockey Club Hong Kong Monetary Authority Hospital Authority IBM China/Hong Kong Merrill Lynch Asia Pacific PriceWaterhouseCoopers Security and Futures Commission Time Warner Hong Kong

9. Positions offered Co-op Student Engineering/Professional Trainee Industrial Placement Trainee IT Intern Placement Student Programmer Trainee Project Trainee Solution Specialist Trainee Software Student Trainee Student Trainee Technical Support Assistant Technology Student Intern Temporary Analyst/Programmer

10. 2006/07 IS Internships - On average 15-20 students join 1-yr internship each year since 1994 - In 2007//08, our students joined the following programs: Hong Kong Jockey Club – Trainee HKMA – Temp Programmer HSBC – Student Trainee/Co-op Student Trainee SFC – Industrial Placement Trainee Time Warner HK – IT Trainee HK Deposit Protection Board – Placement Trainee Xianghai Textile Developing (Shanghai) – Assistant * With monthly salary ranges from $6,000 to $8,000

11. Commitment to offer Students must make careful considerations before committing to accept an offer Students who have accepted an verbal offer from one company should NOT accepted another offer Students MUST get department approval if there is any change on their intern company # Revoke commitment and switching offer is strongly discouraged as: -It may breed ill-feelings for companies and give them bad impression on our students -Other students may be deprived of the chance to get a good offer The department reserves the right to penalize those who have revoked / switched offer.

12. Linkage with Dept Contact Percy if encounter any study-related difficulties while in internship program Regular feedback of internship program progress to Dept is welcome (to imhedy@ust.hk) Check UST Dept emails regularly for latest Dept announcements which may be of interests to intern students as well