Susanna Has An Internship

Susanna Has An Internship

Shanghai, China

Spring 2014

In the spring of 2012, I taught global leadership skills to college women in a real community.  They were wonderful women who wanted to take on the world.  During the last semester of their senior year, they go out on an internship.

Susanna just wrote to us to tell us about a great internship she scored in Shanghai.  This will be a wonderful opportunity for her and yet another example of all the good that comes out of being affiliated with The World Academy for the Future of Women.  I am proud of her.

 

 

 

 Here is what she wrote:

 

 

I’ve been here for four days from Monday.

For the first week, I’ll just get everything familiar.

As I know on the paper I signed, I will do like:

o   Draft meeting summaries and reports on AmCham Shanghai Corporate Social Responsibility(CSR) events

o   Provide logistical support on CSR programs, meetings, and activities

o   Research on US-China trade, economic, commerce and business issues

o   Edit and proof written materials such as reports, articles and briefing documents

o   Support and update AmCham Shanghai CSR website and database

 

What I did so far are like summarizing a Chinese website with their projects in English, reviewing a NGO’s certificates and some materials so that they can be approved to be public on AmCham’s website.

My office and my boss are so supportive, I got used to the leadership style I learned in WAFW, and I feel quite right with my boss’ style. He worked for American government for a long time and value staffs’ integrity. That’s what I value a lot and that’s the leadership I would like to follow. Oh he is Chinese but speak a little bit Chinese.

I also wanna share something outside of work. I feel so warm and so energized because of Andrea. She care of me like her daughter. One morning I was ready to leave with my prepared lunch and Andrea got up from her jet lag sleep and brought me a big bag said this is for your lunch! I’ll remember all these fragrant moments.

This morning, I was thinking about this city. I saw everyone on the subway never smile because it’s way crowded and take long time to go to work. I heard from everyone say it’s really hard to find a job for graduates. How lucky I am and how happy I am that I’m living in this international metropolis, I’m having this great opportunity to be an intern in AmCham, I’m confident about what I’m doing right now and what I’m going to do in the future. I wanna give everyone a big smile to encourage them treasure every single moment you have right now to do what you want, sad and negative will never lead you to a better self. What I’ve been doing? Join the World Academy for the Future of Women and do as much as you can, fully express. Sounds like an advertisement but from my heart.

Thank WAFW and all people have guided me, you influenced me and I will influence others, and the world.

Best Regards,

Susanna Ma

Intern, Corporate Social Responsibility

The American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai

Shanghai Centre, Suite 568, 1376 Nanjing Road West, Shanghai 200040, China

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