The benefits of good internship programs are clear to students and the internship sector has been a burgeoning offshoot of international education for a number of years. With the impact of the global pandemic, being an effective remote worker won’t just be a ‘nice to have’ in the future. It’s a ‘necessary to have’, Work in a remote setting – as we are all discovering – is a different experience. Let`s get started with the remote internship in Japan and get to know Japanese business culture and manners in a virtual workplace.
Internship program examples
Fruits/Livestock products Market development & Product development
New business plan test marketing
Making Tenjin Big bang project successful by attracting top creative overseas companies
Expanding into the global market with an organic green tee, grown by Smart IPM method
Make the business plan for sTARTUP Day 2021, Digital marketing/Attracting VC
Branding and producing appeal of Green fur to the millennials among the fierce fur debate
Hong Kong marketing as professional agents/
Including Research of trade procedures and legislation
“Fishery products ” Market development & Product development,
The distribution& promotion strategy
Planning new business plan test marketing:
Home Delivery/Takeaway Japanese semi-cooked food in Hong Kong
Entry-level of overseas development/Marketing research＠Startup after Series A funding round
Host companies（Past/Present)
Study overseas business strategies
A. OVERSEAS BUSINESS
| Requested activities | Utilizing skills | Examples |
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| Overseas marketing, Market development & product development | New business plan test |
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| Infrastructure survey | Expertise | |
| Trade procedures and legislation | Legal knowledge and labor knowledge | |
| Cross-border EC | Sales agent |
EX) PROCESS FOR MARKETING ASSIGNMENT
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B. BRANDING & TOURISM
| Activities requested by companies | Advertisement and PR activities | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Attract foreigners to Japan | Advertisement and PR activities |
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| Collaborative activities with local universities | Connect with tourism industry and universities | |
| Online tourism plan creation | Skilled in Japanese |
C. COMPANY ORIGINAL
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Direct experience with a dedicated host company
On the end day of your internship, every team will make presentations about its assignment before all the host companies, interns and related parties
・Make the detailed program based on the clear assignment
・Interviews with prestigious members of each industry or Hong Kong & Japan relationships
・Opportunities to exchange with other Japanese employees
SUPPORT OF CAREER FACILITATORS
| Program Manager (PM) | Internship Coach (IC) | Internship Coach (IC) |
|---|---|---|
| PM will walk the student through the admissions, placement, and internship process. Every week, all students and host companies will receive an email or SNS check-in to see about project completion, general feedback, and request for support. This will keep both students and host companies actively engaged throughout the process and able to work with their PM directly should there be any concerns. | Outside of weekly check-ins with PM, internship coach schedule a midpoint check-in and final coaching as well. The final call will allow the student to reflect on the entire internship, unpack the supervisor evaluation as well as create a (Global) Career Management Plan. | Supervisors and host companies will receive guides and training on how to manage remote international interns. Throughout their time hosting an intern, we will actively check-in on all host companies and provide additional support should any issues arise. Upon the internship concluding, all supervisors will be given the opportunity to provide a supervisor evaluation for the intern. |
| Career facilitators will make appointments for interns with many experienced mentors outside the host companies from Japan and Hong Kong, in an effort to make the internship assignment successfully solved. (ex>HKTDC Japan representative, Sunwah foundation international director, JETRO HK, Japan Agricultural bank HK, Mizuho Bank HK, State Street Japan Chairman, HKSTP etc) | ||
MAKE A TEAM WITH OVERSEAS STUDENTS AND JAPANESE LOCAL STUDENTS
Cooperated universities in Japan
SUPPORT OF CAREER FACILITATORS
| Program Manager (PM) | Internship Coach (IC) | Internship Coach (IC) |
|---|---|---|
| PM will walk the student through the admissions, placement, and internship process. Every week, all students and host companies will receive an email or SNS check-in to see about project completion, general feedback, and request for support. This will keep both students and host companies actively engaged throughout the process and able to work with their PM directly should there be any concerns. | Outside of weekly check-ins with PM, internship coach schedule a midpoint check-in and final coaching as well. The final call will allow the student to reflect on the entire internship, unpack the supervisor evaluation as well as create a (Global) Career Management Plan. | Supervisors and host companies will receive guides and training on how to manage remote international interns. Throughout their time hosting an intern, we will actively check-in on all host companies and provide additional support should any issues arise. Upon the internship concluding, all supervisors will be given the opportunity to provide a supervisor evaluation for the intern. |
| Career facilitators will make appointments for interns with many experienced mentors outside the host companies from Japan and Hong Kong, in an effort to make the internship assignment successfully solved. (ex>HKTDC Japan representative, Sunwah foundation international director, JETRO HK, Japan Agricultural bank HK, Mizuho Bank HK, State Street Japan Chairman, HKSTP etc) | ||