Student Intern Profile
Name: Peter Schwarz
Country: Switzerland
Major: International Business Studies
Internship at: GE Capital Japan
Duration: Summer and Fall 2014
Name: Peter Schwarz
Country: Switzerland
Major: International Business Studies
Internship at: GE Capital Japan
Duration: Summer and Fall 2014
Peter: I wanted to experience a global corporation and get insights into the financial sector.
Peter: I have a wide variety of work. I assist the Strategic Sales & Marketing Teams, for instance, with research and analyzing potential customer companies. One of my main projects was to analyze Swiss and German multinational companies in Japan.
Peter: I learned a lot in terms of analyzing problems, doing efficient research using databases, etc. In addition, I was able to improve my Japanese reading skills.
Peter: At the beginning of this internship, I struggled with Japanese-related tasks. Even though I am able to communicate fluently in Japanese, reading and writing is my weakness. I overcame this by trying to pick up many finance-related Japanese terms, and I gradually got used to it.
Peter: I would like to work for an international company like GE.
Peter: It helped me to get insights into an international company in Japan. I feel more confident now about job hunting and my career plans in general here in Japan.
Peter: If you want to experience a professional and international company, GE is the right place – especially if you are interested in finance.
Time | Activity |
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9:30 | Arrive at work; go through e-mail |
9:45 | Do research on several companies |
12:30 | Lunch with other interns |
13:30 | Work on my own project on Swiss and German MNCs; work on smaller tasks assigned by the team. |
18:00 | Finish up |