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Tom Ellenwood replied to the topic State of the Profession in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE 14 years, 3 months ago
As of right now, I don’t believe anyone from my graduating class has found an LA position. Some have internships, but thats about as far as it goes.
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Tom Ellenwood replied to the topic Has anyone worked/lived in China? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION 14 years, 3 months ago
I did a 3-month internship with a Chinese company in Hangzhou, China near Shanghai. Hangzhou is a smaller city, but it is also a big tourist place. I worked predominately on layouts for new high-rise apartments and shopping areas. The language barrier and the difference in culture were the hardest things to overcome. I suggest trying to find out…[Read more]
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Tom Ellenwood replied to the topic Is it safe for an American to go work in China? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION 15 years, 1 month ago
The head of the company had already planned to come see my university so I just met with him then. I had help from the company to set up the work visa because they had to send a letter to the consulate to get the visa accepted. you may be able to do a phone interview, email correspondence, or possibly some form of instant messaging interview-I…[Read more]
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Tom Ellenwood replied to the topic Is it safe for an American to go work in China? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION 15 years, 1 month ago
I did a three month internship in Hangzhou, China near Shanghai. I lived in an international dorm at one of the local universities. The only trouble I really had to deal with were bike thieves. There were a few international people in my office that had apartments in the city and didn’t have many problems as far as I know. I walked around at night…[Read more]