How to rock your internship in Singapore

How to Rock Your Internship in Singapore Here are some specific tips geared toward Singaporean culture that will surely help you get off on the right foot:

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Working CultureWork Hours

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Think about it: Singapore is a small, successful country with very few natural resources.

How did it do it? Definitely not by slacking off. Singaporeans work long and hard, and as an intern, it would do you good to follow that example.

Typically, working hours run from 8:30 to 17:30 Monday through Friday, and it’s not rare that you’ll find those incredibly dedicated employees who stay overtime. Of course, the hours will differ from company to company. Either way, get ready to work hard and play hard.

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It is implied with an internship in Singapore that you hold yourself to a respectful and somewhat formal standard. Keep in mind that Singapore has deep roots in the Chinese culture, so when you refer to your superiors, make sure to use the person’s title followed by his or her surname.

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For your Malay counterparts, their names include their own personal name followed by bin (son of) or binti (daughter of) before their father’s name.

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This is very similar to the names of your Indian co-workers, except instead of bin and binti, they use s/o (son of) and d/o (daughter of).

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One thing Singapore is noted for is the Singaporean queue. If you see a long line, especially when it comes to food, you know that is the place you need to be.

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In addition, Singaporeans use the term “kiasu” which is a Hokkien term meaning fear of losing.

In other words, being the first at everything.

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This idea is deeply embedded in the culture and even if being kiasu isn’t in your nature, it might be fun to try it out at least for a few months.

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The MRT (Mass Rapid Transit) is one of the main methods of transportation around Singapore.

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At all metro stations, there are easily readable maps showing the stations that can get you most anywhere around Singapore. In addition, can get yourself an EZ-Link card, which runs for $12 to be used for transportation and oddly enough, you can now use your EZ card to pay for your midnight meals at McDonald’s.

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You can also use the bus; they’re comfortable, airconditioned, and very cheap. Taxis are also very convenient around the city and can be hailed off the street or at taxi stands.

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While taking taxis are much easier, you’d be surprised to find how much of your income taxi fare would chew up. For some professionals, they say that half their income goes towards funding taxi companies.

Transportation

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Weaving Your Web

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Part of the beauty of having internships is that you can make those important connections and friendships for the future.

Part of the beauty of having an internship in a multicultural community like Singapore, is that your web can expand across the globe.

Make sure you take advantage of the opportunity you’ve been given and rock your internship in Singapore.

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Absolute Internship offers high school students the opportunity to undertake a 4-week remote internship experience in one of the four available career tracks: Business, Creative, Tech and NonProfit. This blog post will dive deeper into each career track and help you choose what’s right for you!

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