Graduates of Sichuan University participated in the writing of the outline of the United Nations Yearbook, claiming to want to be international journalists| dialogue

Beijing News Express (reporter Wang Yu) This autumn, 24-year-old Tianjin boy Liu Jingde is very busy. As an intern at the United Nations Information Centre, he participated in the preparation of the outline of the United Nations Yearbook, and thus became an "Internet celebrity" in the country.

Liu Jingde is a 2016 graduate of Sichuan University majoring in Chinese as a Foreign Language, and later went to the United Kingdom to study. In March of this year, after passing the resume screening and interview, he entered the United Nations Headquarters internship. During this time, he undertook the work of outlining some chapters of the Yearbook of the United Nations and the revision of the Chinese translation of the Overview of the United Nations, for which he received commendations from his department. In an interview, Liu Jingde said that interning at the United Nations has greatly broadened his horizons and hopes to become an international journalist in the future.

"The interview was not very difficult overall"

Beijing News: Through what channels to obtain internship information?

Liu Jingde: There is an announcement on the official website of the United Nations on the recruitment of interns, because it is related to my major, and it will be more concerned. Around February of this year, the application was made through the online application system on the United Nations official website and then submitted online.

Beijing News: What do I need to fill in when applying?

Liu Jingde: The online application system is somewhat similar to the enterprise recruitment system, and it is necessary to fill in the learning experience and past internship work experience. At the end, you need to make a statement as to why you want to apply for the position and which of your abilities match the position you are applying for. It is also necessary to fill in the relevant language experience, because in the daily working language of the United Nations, English is the most used.

Beijing News: After filling in the application materials, when will you receive a reply?

Liu Jingde: I received an email confirmation about 10 days after the application materials were submitted, and about a week later, I received a cross-oceanic call from a United Nations affairs officer who conducted a telephone interview with me, and later learned that the caller was my future head of the department.

Beijing News: What will be asked in the telephone interview?

Liu Jingde: The first is to combine the internship experience mentioned in the online application system, and then explain in detail, this part is mainly to examine the Ability of English Interpretation; The second part is to examine the work ability in combination with the specific internship position, for example, if the position I apply for is more required to engage in editing and reviewing work, I will ask if I have done copywriting translation, whether I have done proofreading, and by the way, I will examine my research ability, as well as the ability to find and collect information and summarize and summarize; The third part was the free Q&A, where I asked more specific things, such as working hours. In fact, the whole interview, if you know more about hot international news, is not difficult overall.

Beijing News: Interning at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, how to solve the problems in life?

Liu Jingde: I decided to do an internship in April, then I applied for a visa and flew to New York. After arriving, several of my undergraduate classmates in New York helped a lot, including solving the problem of accommodation, I was responsible for cooking after work, I didn't worry too much about life matters, and I could concentrate on internships.

"I want to be an international journalist"

Beijing News: What kind of work did you undertake during your internship?

Liu Jingde: The department of internship is at the United Nations Information Center, which is mainly responsible for the news release of the United Nations, the operation of social media accounts and the editing and review of some United Nations publications. I came to New York in early June and spent more than three months as an intern, writing the outlines of the first chapters of the United Nations Yearbook and reviewing the translations of Chinese of the United Nations Profile.

Beijing News: What is the nature of the UN Yearbook?

Liu Jingde: It can be said that it is the encyclopedia of the United Nations.

For example, information on the activities of the United Nations during the year, the United Nations system and related agencies, and some resolutions will be included. I did part of the outline writing and had to consult a lot of documents every day.

Beijing News: What is the pace of work in the United Nations internship?

Liu Jingde: The first move is nine to five, and there is very little overtime. However, before the end of my internship, the writing work at hand was not yet completed, and I felt that as the work I undertook, there should be a beginning and an end, so I took the initiative to stay and add a few days. By now this yearbook should have been published.

Beijing News: Compared with China, what is the difference between interning at the United Nations?

Liu Jingde: At work, the difference between the working language and the working environment, the atmosphere is more international, but at the beginning there is an adaptation period in the language. The United Nations is an international coordinating body, and such internships are very helpful for broadening horizons, learning not specific translations or any kind of work, but an internalized accumulation. Again, as an intern, we can observe some non-confidential international conferences, and even push the door in, meet many senior officials from various countries, and also see the decision-making process of some international resolutions.

Beijing News: Have you considered working in this area in the future?

Liu Jingde: When I interned at the United Nations, I was proud to have done the work I was supposed to do, accept new challenges, and seize opportunities that I could participate in and experience, such as participating in various activities. I am more interested in international politics and international news, and in the future I may want to be a journalist for international news, to be able to go around the world and stay sensitive to international politics.