‘During the summer 2020, I joined ZA Bank Limited, the first virtual bank that officially launched in Hong Kong, as a summer intern at Retail Product Department.

During my internship, I have participated in copywriting and translation of promotional materials, market research and product design to provide customer-centric services and products.
The GLEF program has equipped me with relevant knowledge and skills with its well-organized curriculum.
Last but not least, I would like to thank the assistance from ZA Bank, my supervisor and my colleagues that I have acquired knowledge and skills from the projects during my internship.’

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‘I worked in the Corporate Banking Division at the OCBC Wing Hang Bank during the last summer.
The internship opportunity is very rewarding for students who are interested in the banking sector, especially the front-office nature position.
As front office role, it acts as a first contact point between the clients and the bank, the communication skills become the most essential requirements.
GLEF program is certainly an elite program in CUHK, and it is also a well-designed that it equipped us with adequate technical and softs skills required in the banking industry.’

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‘In the summer break of year three, I joined Wave Insight Limited, a start-up which works on financial online platform and investment, for 3 months.
During the internship, I was assigned to the Investment & Research Department.
Not only did the 3-month internship experience deepen my knowledge in the finance industry, strengthen my research, analysis skills and interpersonal skills, but more importantly, it also gave me a new path for career planning. 

Although working in start-up may not be a desirable option for many of us, the lessons learnt from it should never be downplayed.
It would be a shame that I did not get enough tine working with my colleagues in the office as my company adopted “Work-from-home” mode during the pandemic.
I would like to credit to GLEF Program for setting up a good study scheme which equipped me with fundamental knowledge that helped me excel the tasks.

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“Due to the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020, it was extremely hard to find an ideal internship.

Haitong Securities investment banking department has an excellent comprehensive business platform and a number of projects across different countries and regions.

Among all the internships I did, I think this is the most impressive and unforgettable one.

Overall, the opportunity of working in Haitong Securities investment banking department gives me a wonderful real-world working experience, and I would like to express my gratitude to all of my colleagues as well as GLEF Program for their support.”

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“I have joined the Chengshun Asset Management Co.

This internship provided me an opportunity to get close with several project managements, which enable me to improve the ability of quickly getting familiar with an industry, apply knowledge from campus courses to financial data analysis in reality, and get to know more use of legal knowledge.

Moreover, I was able to attain different meetings, having more chances to contact diversified tasks.

After the internship, I deepened my understanding of middle and back-office work.

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