1314T2g1 South Korea/Participant Information/Ian Clarence Chan
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Ian Clarence Chan
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Name: Ian Clarence Chan
Academic Year: 3 Degree: Information Systems Management Second Major: Advanced Business Technology(No Track) Activities: Hostel Management Team of SMU Prinsep Hostel (Current), SMU Muay Thai Work Experience: Data Remediation Team Leader - Credit Suisse (2011), Digital Projects Coordinator - Standard Chartered Bank (2012, 2013) |
Why TSM South Korea?
- What motivates you to join TSM?
Having worked in a corporate environment in the my last few contract stints, I have been exposed much of the culture and the technology that kind of environment requires. However, I have always been drawn to starting up a business of my own and I understand that the kind of skills, technology and the thinking process required by start ups are entirely different. I am joining TSM so that
- Why pick South Korea?
South Korea houses many of the world leaders in technology, like Samsung. I want to be able to experience and hopefully understand what makes such a country so different in that it can cultivate such cutting edge technology. Is it the education? or the government? Or is it really the culture?
Internship Opportunities
- What types of internship opportunities interest you?
Starting a business
- What types of business interest you?
Gaming! (:
- What plan do you have in starting a business? (list existing business)
Past Experiences
- Describe your past experience (entrepreneurship, or works in start ups etc
I interned as a web developer in a startup called DotCom Enterprise. For my internship, I was given a project by an external client and my boss gave us a lot of opportunity to interact with the client letting us explain our own work during the client meetings, as well as clarify things with the client while needed. Of course, he came in to save us whenever we need it!
The interesting about working in a startup is that I get a lot of freedom. We will have a weekly check-in session with the boss where he will look through our work, and help us when we are facing problems, but other than that, we are basically allowed the freedom to work in whatever way we want as long as we adhere to the functional requirements given to us by the client.
The whole experience feels more like a learning process where I get to learn a bit of everything and it provides me with a better idea of what I will want to do in the future.
