Writing About Challenge in My Professional Life Experience
Hi I am applying for the graduate school, which demand on essay. Please write an essay, my internship experience will be a reference for you. By the way , my application major is the Master of Public Administration and Non profit management. Thank you!
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
The United Nations Development Program (China) Beijing, ChinaCommunication Intern, Environment and Energy Department Jul 2017 – Present• Manage media relations and pen articles about UNDP general activity • Raise public awareness for Sustainable Development Goals
• Organize media budget for Environment and Energy Department team
The Common Future Fund (CFF) Beijing, China
Research and Teaching Intern, CSR Department Jan 2017 – Jun 2017
• Developed address book
• Worked with multinational corporation to facilitate donations to Turkish refugees
• Taught Arabic to volunteers in preparation for their visit to Turjey
• Wrote report on the refugee crisis and NGO responsivity in Turkey
Development and Research Center of the State Council of China Beijing, China
Research Assistant, Division of Foreign Economic Relations Sep 2016 – Present
• Drafted executive summaries on modern economic relations between China and the Middle East, and regularly edited and distributed the center's analytical reports
• Created contact and article database.
China Central Television (CCTV) Beijing, China
Media Intern, Documentary Channel Discovery Program Jul 2015 – Aug 2015
• Examined archival materials on Dubai's copyright trading cases for the documentary film Cities of Dubai
• Contacted and interviewed scholars of the Middle East on issues such as the urban development of Dubai
SERVICE AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
The Greenlion Bangkok, Thailand
Teaching Volunteer Jul 2016 – Aug 2016
• Taught English to primary school students in Thailand
• Designed courses and games to promote English language learning
The Career Center of UIBE Beijing, China
Program Coordinator, Undergraduate Career Services Sept 2014 – Jun 2015
• Developed and instituted Career Challenge Competition and five career workshops with over 500 participants, produced UIBE Undergraduate Employment Report with 15 team members, and invited enterprise HR and graduates to share their work experience
“JingWei” Cup Venture Competition for College Students, UIBE Beijing, China
Team Leader, School of Foreign Languages Nov 2014 – Dec 2014
• Led a six-member team that designed acloth price comparison site “Dian Xiao Er”
• Produced a 25-page business proposal and prepared slides for presentation
• Selected from among 200 teams to enter the semi-final round of competition
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
International Research Center for Big Data, UIBE Beijing,China
Research Assistant to Professor Dong Qing ling May 2016 – Jun 2016
• Researched and mined data on the frequency of terrorist attacks in the Middle East using Stata,
• Provided research support around refugee studies, with an emphasis on studying migration and death identity recognition rates
• Created security index database for Egypt and Qatar
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• Translated the Annual Government Performance Report of 23 Arab countries from Arabic to English.
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Geneva, Switzerland
Researcher Sept 2015 – Oct 2015
• Wrote a case study on the export marketing of tire factories invested in Brazil
• Found that Brazil'ss exports in the manufacturing industries face governmental pressure to prioritize the country's geopolitical alliances
Summer School, UIBE Beijing, China
Teaching Assistant for “Science of International Politics” course Jun 2013 – Aug 2013
• Prepared slides for course presentation, organized undergraduate seminars to facilitate in-depth discussions
• Graded quizzes and exams according to standards discussed with the course instructor Professor Sylvene Eileen Smyth
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Interests
• Enjoy Guzheng (A traditional musical instrument in China), have travelled to 11 countries
Computer and Language Skills
• Proficient in Office Suite, Photoshop, Corel Video Studio, Microfit, SPSS, Stata
• Native Mandarin Chinese speaker
Arabic (Band four, working level
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Challenge in My Professional Life Experience
When I joined The Common Future Fund (CFF) in Beijing, China I worked on multiple projects dealing with the refugees in Turkey. This proved to be very challenging, especially when I was writing reports on the refugee crisis in Turkey. When I was collecting information from the refugees, the information I received was heartbreaking.
In February 2017 I visited the Syrian refugees in Istanbul area. I met a young woman of Islamic origin (name withheld for ethical reasons). She narrated to me her encounters in the hands of the Syrian terrorists. It was late Friday evening before they had their supper when a stranger knocked at their door. Their young son, 6 years old, went to the door to respond to the visitor. He opened the door, and they welcomed the visitor. In the usual Syrian culture, you embrace the visitor first before asking them questions about their visit. They had supper together with the stranger, and after supper, her husband asked the visitor to introduce himself. At this time his son had gone to sleep after having supper. Before the visitor could introduce himself the house went up in flames, little did they know they had welcomed a suicide bomber to their home. The cries were all over in the air, hoping and wishing someone could come to help them. Fortunately, she survived and got help from people she thought were going to help her, that marked the beginning of another inhuman encounter. The rescuers were part of the terrorists, she was taken to a house where she was locked in for over three months eating very little food and to make matters worse she became a sexual...