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中国经验

Placement Year International

Experience China


What We Do

Placement Year International arrange paid work placements in 5 star hotels in China, for undergraduates, graduates and people working in related jobs.


What We Do Arrange paid hotel internships in 5 Star hotels in 6 Chinese cities

6 to 12 months

For students, graduates and people working in hospitality

Internships in Food and Beverages, Reservations, Front of House etc.

All roles are paid and include food & accommodation

Help with flights, visas and insurance

Pre-departure guidance

24/7 support and guidance throughout your placement

All interns are assigned a placement supervisor in China


Who We AreRichard Clowes - Director- Over 15 years experience - First ever internship in India - An established name within the top hotels in China- Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Shenzhen and many more!

Kay Xu - China Director- 10 years experience - Based in China - Lived and worked in UK, Ireland and South Africa- Go-to person during your internship

Suzi Lamb - Marketing Executive- Helps with presentations and events- Writes content for the website - Completed her placement year in France


My Placement Year…


Fun Facts!• The Chinese New Year celebration lasts for 15 days, in 2016

New Year’s Day is the 8th February• Put together, all of China’s railways could loop the earth

TWICE!• You can buy green-bean flavored ice lollies in China!• The rate of dog consumption in China is declining, most people

now prefer to keep cats and dogs as pets, but snakes are still fair game

• Half of all pigs on earth live in China, and on an average day 1.7 million of them are eaten

• Current population of over 1,401,586,600 (1 in 5 of the world’s population)


Why Go Overseas?• Self confidence • Flexibility and ability to adapt to situations • Overcome challenges • Foreign language skills• Immerse yourself into a new culture • Learn key skills for your industry• New friends and future connections • FANTASTIC on your CV!


Why China?• Worlds 2nd largest economy behind the US• Fastest growing luxury hotel industry in the world • Learn Mandarin, spoken by over 14% of people in the world• Independent travel experiences• Explore China with our other placement interns• Professional and personal skills and development • Once in a lifetime opportunity!

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Our Locations• Changzhou, Hangzhou, Kunshan, Shanghai, Suzhou, Wuxi• All within 1 hour of Shanghai • All fast growing centres for business or tourism


Luxury International Hotels…


China hotel trivia…• The Marriott hotel chain is due to build over

250 new hotels in China over the next 5 years• China is 2nd only to the US in terms of the

number of hotel rooms available, with 1.5 million rooms, and 83 million guests using them annually

• The 13th floor is often absent from hotels and commercial buildings in China - superstition and numerology remain prevalent in Chinese culture


What Job Roles Are There?• Popular internship placements:• Food and Beverage • Front of House• Reservations• Catering• Events


Your Typical Week• Typically 2 days off per week – time to

explore!

• Morning shift (early start, early finish)

• Day shift (9-5 type, evenings free!)

• Evening shift (day free, 5/6 until late)

• Split shifts (morning shift, day free, evening shift)


What You Pay For: China vs UK

• China• Rent + bills: £0• Travel to work: £0• Food: £0• Flights: £470• Visa (including Mandarin

course): £1,000• Insurance: £200• Total spent: £1,670

UKRent + bills: £6,600 (£550 per month)Travel to work: £780 (£15 bus fare per week)Food: £1,040 (£20 per week)Flights: £0Visa: £0Insurance: £0Total spent: £8,420


What We Provide…• Paid hotel placement• Food and accommodation• Pre-departure information• Visa documents and application assistance• Mandarin language course • Help with all university documents • Transfers on arrival and departure • Orientation throughout your first few days• Support and guidance from us • 24/7 emergency support• Completion certificate and references• Be part of our internship community


Food, Accommodation & Salary• Food – no having to cook after a shift!

• Same sex accommodation (usually 2 people per bedroom)

• A local salary of around £200 per month


What Is The Process?

• 3 simple steps…• 1- Submit your CV and covering letter• 2- Attend a short Skype interview with us • 3- We arrange your trip to China!

Applications Now Open!

Send your CV and covering letter [email protected] Call us for more information+44 (0) 1273 710569

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