This is becoming a rite of passage for those who want good jobs, one career counselor told Insider.
Advertisement Advertisement Watch:Singaporean undergraduate Amelia Yamato Leow told Insider that she started interning right after secondary school.
Ong told Insider she's done an internship every summer break, and has worked during the college semester, too.
You see from the inside how things work, and how people work, and most importantly, you can build rapport," Chin told Insider.
This is especially so for complex industries like banking, Ted Teo, an adjunct assistant professor at the National University of Singapore, told Insider.
Persons:
Amelia Yamato Leow, hasn't, who's, Leow, she's, Nicole Ong, Ong, you've, Justin Chin, Chin, Eddie Phua, Phua, Gao, Xinrui Gao Xinrui Gao, it's, Adrian Teh, Teh, they'll, Megan Wong, Wong, Sim Cher Young, Sim, Adrian Choo, Ted Teo, Teo, Goldman Sachs, Shaw, Singapore Management University's Sim, International's Choo
Organizations:
Service, National University of Singapore, PayPal, NUS, National University of Singapore Business, NUS Business School, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Management University, LinkedIn, Citadel, Harvard, Singapore Management
Locations:
Singapore, Wall, Silicon, fintech