Hi all
I'm a bit lost in life and I'm looking to see what type of summer job (and future career) I can get in Hong Kong.
I am studying Law and International Relations at a top Australian university. I speak fluent English, Cantonese and conversational Mandarin. I can read Chinese without problem and I am brushing up on my writing skills.
I am a Hong Kong PR but I have very few connections there so I have trouble finding a law internship. Aside from student leadership experience at the university, my working experience is limited to the fast food industry and being a volunteer first responder.
I would like to ask what type of summer job or internship I can get for a month spanning the middle of June to the middle of July. And in two years time, what time of long term employment in Hong Kong I can look into besides being a lawyer?
I am looking to gain experience more than anything. If the opportunity allows me to build my leadership, communication and working-under-pressure skills, I am prepared to intern for nothing though even a token few thousand dollars to cover food and transport would be preferable.
My insecurities are that I am older than most university students at 24 and I have very little work experience. Yet I am aware that when I eventually graduate I will be almost 27 and I do not intend to practice as a lawyer at this stage. I feel instead of trying things out and I need to quickly get settled into a job that will pay reasonably well with clear progression prospects once I graduate. Partly due to some extenuating circumstances, my grades, currently at a credit average, are not as good as I feel I could have achieved.
I look forward to your advice and thank you all!
(I've gone through quite few threads here and I just want to stress that I'm looking for an experience that will build my employability skills rathar than my muscles and that money is not my priority at the moment. Thanks again for your advice to a lost soul!)