Program Overview:Get paid to interview Chinese college students headed to the U.S. on a J-1 Work and Travel visa as well as high school exchange program students! Positions are available in Beijing. The students need to be interviewed about life in the U.S. and for their English language ability before coming to the U.S. to begin their summer work and travel jobs.
We need an intern in Beijing for 3 months at a time. This is a great program for people who want to experience life in China and the Chinese culture in-depth. Discover first-hand what it is like to live and work in China!
You will usually have a homestay accommodations and the office will provide lunch during the week. You will be responsible for your other food and living expenses.
Placement requires a Skype interview with the office manager in China.
Benefits
- Earn $300 US/month with this paid internship.
- This internship also includes daily lunch at the office and accommodation. If you help your host family with their English, your dinners are also included.
- If you are asked to travel in China as part of your job, your travel expenses are paid.
- Tip the advantage to you by enhancing your resume with this paid Internship.
- This paid Internship is available only to native English speakers from the U.S. You need to have a minimum of two-years of college, be in good health and be able to travel. The ideal candidate is 21-29 years of age. Placements are available year round with preference for March to August and September to January. Please check with GeoVisions about availability.
Duties and Responsibilities Include
- Work in the office in Beijing helping office staff with their English and performing clerical duties.
- Interview Chinese college students interested in the US Work & Travel program.
- Contact students and offer them assistance (this can be done in English).
- Conduct verbal English tests for each student.
- Provide assistance to students when needed.
- Assist staff with students and with office work.
- Travel if needed to other areas of China to recruit and interview college students who are coming to the U.S. on the J-1 Visa Work and Travel program. Interviews are for language ability and suitability of the program. Please note that no additional travel is promised. It all depends on enrollments.
- Manage your own personal expenses (telephone bills, clothing, entertainment, transportation and spending money.)
- Be available to work some evenings and weekends, if needed.Your in-country orientation by office staff.
What You Get For The Placement Fee
- Host family accommodation.
- A two-day orientation and local tour.
- Lunch daily in the office. Dinners if you help your host family with their English.
- Airport pickup.
- An experienced U.S. based GeoVisions Program Manager who will serve as your coordinator and liaison with our in-country staff in China.
- A paid Internship. (US$300/month).
- Assistance locating a language school, if desired.
- If you are asked to travel to interview college students, travel expenses are covered.
- Professional, locally-based staff to provide orientation, supervision and guidance throughout your stay.
- Extensive medical, accident and dental insurance along with emergency evacuation insurance.
- Important documents, including in-depth pre-departure packs, orientation information, and all in-country informational materials.
- A toll-free 24-hour emergency hotline in the U.S.