Virtual Internships with Meiji Internships

I did my virtual internship with a fashion boutique based in Taipei, managing and directing all of their social media platforms. I can say I had a lot of fun with this, as they gave me total creative freedom, and to my surprise entrusted me with a lot of responsibility. In the end I bonded very well with all the staff and they seemed very happy with my performance. Once the pandemic has totally died down I do plan on going to Taipei, and we have already discussed the possibility that a full-time job may be on offer! This is all thanks to Meiji!

I had been planning to gain some work experience with a Chinese company for the past couple years, but of course as we know the borders are still currently impenetrable. I caught wind of virtual internships from a university fair, and once I started I never looked back. From home I could access the work experience I was so patiently waiting for, and I have to say it was probably much more convenient than actually going out there. I managed to skip over the language barriers, homesickness, all the costs of living and travel - it’s easy to see why I’m happy. Yes it was virtual but I definitely worked on some real projects, and it was not easy! Meiji were so easy to work with, they put together the internship in no time and they did a great job in the process. For this reason I’d recommend them if you’re looking for a similar experience I had. All I can say is if you want to do an internship, always consider doing it with a company overseas, it will really give your resume a boost.

I started my virtual internship after I found myself with a lot of downtime during the dreaded post-graduation job searching and from my experience it brought me many benefits. I’m in the industry of marketing with a focus on the channels of social media, when I told this to Meiji they said they had some suitable companies for me to work with and they were not wrong. I ended up working with an amazing company in Japan, taking control of their social media platforms, video and image editing, etc. I had read up about many horror stories regarding Japanese companies, like their really long work hours, or super depressing atmospheres. But this company was so far from that, everybody was really nice and supportive, it was a small relatively young company so it felt very dynamic and I was given lots of responsibility. Meiji assured me that they choose their partners carefully so I imagine most of their companies would feel like this. In the end I had such a good time, it often felt like fun rather than work. I gained some unique work experience and I’m now actually considering moving to work in Japan! I guess you could say it changed my career path.