On last Friday, 11th Mar, I had a graduation ceremony of my internship for Korean International Trade Association(KITA). In last suumer, I applied for the 6 months overseas internship that are run by KITA. This program is called Global Trade Expert(GTE). In this program, I had a training session in Korea for 6 weeks in last Aug. 2010, and then I worked at INNOCEAN Worldwide Europe(IWE), one of the top advertisng company for Hyundai and Kia Motors in Korea, in Germany from Sep.2010 to Feb. 2011. It was a great opportunity for me to experience the global business and differenct cultures.
On 7th July 2010, 97 university students gathered at the COEX convention and exhibition centre in Seoul for the Global Trade Expert incubating program. The GTEP is an overseas internship program run by the Korea International Trade Association and the Ministry of Knowledge Economy. Following an initial six week training period covering the fundamentals of international trade, participants have the opportunity to work in various countries as interns for 6 months. Along with 20 other interns, I went to Germany and I had been given internships at Innocean Worldwide Europe in Frankfurt: myself (Young-shin(Rachel) Song) and my colleagues Haerim (Elly) Lee and Yousun (Sunny) Koh.
When I heard that I would go to Frankfurt in Germany, I was so excited about working in Europe. Frankly speaking, when I heard the company name, Innocean, I didn’t know a lot about it except that Innocean is an advertising company for Hyundai and Kia Motors. So I looked for information about Innocean and I soon became more interested in the company and was looking forward to working in Innocean Europe.
On 25th August 2010, after flying for about 12 hours, I arrived in Germany with other friends who are going to work in Frankfurt. When I landed it seemed unbelievable that I was actually in Germany. Although I was jet-lagged for a few days, I was fully energized with excitement!
When I arrived at the IWE office for the first time, I was surprised at the interior: everything was orange, with innovative designs! And every member of staff at IWE looked so dedicated, but also kind: this above all has made us very pleased to have this opportunity to work at IWE.
Innocean means Ocean of Innovation and its slogan is a “Discover beyond [ ]”. With this vision, Innocean is growing in Europe. Although I was only there for 6 months, I dived into the Ocean of Innovation with endless ambition and potential. I could swim in the Ocean of Innovation to discover beyond myself.
Can you find me in this pic ?? :)
I wasn't able to find you in the picture... too many people. I enjoyed reading about your arrival in Germany and first impressions of the IWE office in Frankfurt, though.
ReplyDeleteYes.. there are too many people in thi pic. I am at the center of this pic.. :)
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