Have an exciting summer
暑期實習七十二變
導讀：暑期來臨，大學生實習(intership)又掀熱潮。如果你想收穫一個不尋常的夏天，獲得好的實習機會，積累相關工作經驗，就跟隨我們一起看看暑期實習攻略吧！
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當下三大新趨勢使得大學生的暑期實習變得更加令人興奮、更具創意與多樣化。
Three new trends have made summer internships more exciting, inclusive and creative for college students: First, internships themselves involve more adventurous activities. Second, freshman and sophomore students can now apply for opportunities, alongside seniors. Finally, the application process itself has been simplified.
當下三大新趨勢使得大學生的暑期實習變得更加令人興奮、更具創意與多樣化。首先，實習本身包含很多冒險的活動；其次，大一、大二的學生可以與大四學長一同申請職位；最後，申請過程本身也變得簡單了。
21st Century reporter Xu Jingxi interviewed students and companies to examine these new trends.
《二十一世紀英文報》的記者許靖烯特別採訪了一些學生和用人單位，為讀者解讀這些趨勢。
Internships in the wild
戶外實習
Forget sitting at a desk in a suit and tie. Get ready to venture out into the wild during your summer internship.
忘掉坐在書前西裝革履的樣子，準備好暑期大膽走出去參加戶外實習吧。
Canon China, a manufacturer of imaging and optical products, has held summer internship programs in national nature reserves since 2009. Participants are required to make photo albums reflecting the reserves』 eco-systems and promote their albums online.
佳能（中國）是一家光學成像產品的製造商，自2009年起該公司在國家自然保護區設立了暑期戶外實習項目。該項目要求參與者製作出反映保護區生態系統的相片集，並在網上推廣自己的相冊。
Kong Yue, 21, a sophomore majoring in business management at Sun Yat-sen University, took part in the program last summer.
21歲的孔悅（音譯）是中山大學商務管理專業的大二學生，去年夏天她參與了該項目。
Unluckily, it rained heavily during the program, and Kong’s team was unable to venture into the mountains to pick mushrooms, as they』d planned.
不巧的是，由於實習期間一直下雨，孔悅的團隊未能按原計劃進入山區採摘蘑菇。
Under pressure, Kong calmly changed to Plan B: She took pictures of the mountains, which were enveloped in rain and fog.
面對困境，孔悅淡定地改用B方案，拍下了雨霧繚繞中的山峰。
「Working outdoors, students will have to deal with 『accidents』, such as the changing weather. We will see how students react and evaluate whether they have the potential to become resourceful employees,」 said Lu Jie, deputy director of the Corporation Communication Division of Canon China.
佳能（中國）企業公關部副總經理魯傑（音譯）表示：「在戶外工作，學生必須要應對一些 『突發事件』，比如天氣的變化。我們會觀察學生如何應對，以此來衡量其是否具備潛力，成長為一名反應迅速的員工。」
Easy application process
申請簡單
It’s become much easier to apply for these programs.
申請參加這些實習項目變得越發簡單了。
Dianping.com is a website offering consumer ratings and reviews for resturants, shopping, recreation and living services. The website has launched a nationwide student competition to select talents to join its summer internship program.
大眾點評網是一家提供消費者點評的門戶網站，全面覆蓋了餐飲、購物、休閒娛樂和生活服務等領域。該網站已發起一項全國性的大學生趣味競賽，從中挑選人才參與暑期實習項目。
The first step towards snapping up an internship at Dianping.com is to spend 10 minutes taking a quiz about the website.
想要搶先獲得該網站的實習機會，首先要花10分鐘來做個有關大眾點評網的小測試。
「Long and involved procedures are boring for young people. Companies need to simplify the application and make it fun,」 said Ling Zhenwen, vice president of human resources at Dianping.com.
大眾點評網人力資源部副主管凌振文（音譯）表示：「年輕人很反感冗長而又複雜的面試過程，用人單位需要簡化申請流程，並增添趣味性。」
Jiang Jiapei, 20, a freshman majoring in economics and management at Tongji University, easily made it to the second stage of the Dianping.com competition.
同濟大學經管系大一新生，20歲的蔣家裴（音譯）輕而易舉就進入了該競賽的第二輪環節。
Jiang’s task was to propose a new Internet product or service related to shopping. He came up with a creative idea: To transform group-purchasing websites so that they offer tailor-made coupons to a wide range of customers.
蔣家裴的任務是要提出與購物相關，全新的網絡產品或服務提案。而他的創意是：改革團購網站，為廣大客戶群體提供「量身定做」的優惠券。
According to Ling, the competition aims at offering more opportunities to college juniors. So students won’t be tested much on their professional skills and knowledge.
凌振文表示，競賽的目的是為了給大三學生提供更多的機會，因而不必過多測試他們的專業技能和知識。凌還表示：「但如果學生們的創意拔得頭籌，獲得此次暑期實習機會的話，他們還要做好準備迎接更大挑戰。」
Real-life challenges
現實挑戰
Some internship programs, however, use real-life challenges to select candidates.
一些實習項目則利用現實生活中的難題來篩選候選人。聯合利華是快速消費品的製造商，其上海地區大學生競賽包括微博營銷、商業產品、零售買賣等方面的測試。獲勝者將受邀參加暑期實習以及全職工作的面試。
Liu Xia, senior HR manager at Unilever, revealed the competition’s prime concern: Offer students firsthand experience of their ideal careers.
聯合利華高級人事經理劉霞（音譯）透露，該競賽首要考慮的是為學生提供一個親身體驗理想職業的機會。
「Marketing is more than brainstorming in a fancy meeting room. You also need to handle the stress and fatigue which comes with promoting your ideas,」 said Liu.
劉霞說：「市場銷售遠比坐在裝修精良的會議室裡進行頭腦風暴要殘酷得多。因為在推廣創意時，你還要處理隨之而來的壓力與疲勞。」儘管聯合利華發起的競賽面向所有在校大學生，但很少有大三學生能夠撐到總決賽，究其原因主要是因為缺乏實際經驗。
Zhang Wenying, 20, a sophomore majoring in the teaching of Chinese as a foreign language at Shanghai International Studies University, failed to make it, either. But she encourages her peers to enter such competitions early on at college to gain experience.
上海外國語大學對外漢語專業大二學生，20歲的張聞鶯（音譯）在此次比賽中遭遇滑鐵盧。但是她鼓勵同齡人在校期間要儘早參加此類競賽，來積累經驗。
And opportunity comes only when you showcase yourself. Though Zhang’s micro blog failed to win her the Unilever internship, it did impress one of her alumni at a famous cosmetics company. The company subsequently invited Zhang to interview for an internship.
機會只留給那些勇於展示自我的人。儘管張聞鶯的微博沒能為她贏得進入聯合利華實習的機會，但卻給某知名化妝品公司留下深刻印象。該公司隨後就邀請張聞鶯去參加實習機會的面試。