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Internships and Hotel Job Opportunities in China

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Models and Movie Extras

There are a variety of opportunities for modeling and acting jobs for foreigners, especially in the bigger cities.

Advertising is big business now in China, and Westerners sell. If you are female with longer hair (preferably not dark) that's a big plus; if you are a tall male with blonde hair, you will be much in demand. Jobs in TV ads, karaoke videos, magazine ads, and as movie extras are all available. You can earn more than Y100 an hour. Be sure to work out all the details, such as exactly when your working time begins and ends, whether meals are included, what you will or will not be willing to wear or do, and so forth, before you agree to the job.

Hotel Positions

It is possible to find full-time jobs working for a foreign company while in China, but these are hard to find and often you must speak fluent Mandarin or Cantonese. You would probably be better off trying to secure work of this kind while still in the West. There are plenty of upscale hotels who need English speakers to help their worldly guests. A few of the major hotels in China are listed below.

Beijing

Great Wall Sheraton
North Dong Huan Road
Beijing, China
(010) 500-5566

Holiday Lido, Beijing
Jichang Road, Jiang Tai Road
Beijing 100004, China
(010) 483-380

Shangri-La Hotel
29 Zizhuyan Road
Beijing, China
(010) 831-2211

Guangzhou

White Swan Hotel
1 Southern Street
Shamian Island
Guangzhou 510133, China
(020) 886-968

Shanghai

Hua Ting Sheraton, Shanghai
1200 Caao Xi Bei Lu
Shanghai 0703, China
(021) 386-000

Shanghai Hilton International
250 Hua Shan Road
Shanghai, China
(021) 563-343

Internships

Princeton in Asia

PIA provides recent college graduates with internship opportunities in many Asian countries, including China.

Approximately seventy-five positions are available annually, and internships are for one or two years. Most positions involve teaching English and applicants are expected to have experience teaching English as a second language. A limited number of positions in other fields are also available. Applicants are required to pay their their own way to Princeton for an interview as well as travel costs to Asia if they are offered a position. For more information on the program, contact:

Princeton in Asia
Palmer Hall 224
Princeton, NJ 08540
(609) 258-3657