This trip allows me to discover and learn more about 4 different companies in Taiwan as well as exploring the beauty of Taiwan through different touristic spots. First of all, this trip was really interesting for professional aspect because we saw different companies and went through different job area. This trip was important and useful to learn what Taiwanese companies are doing, how they work and also get the philosophy, advice of people working in these companies. Getting the chance to approach people working in these companies is always a must to directly obtain information about the company and also their point of view. Furthermore, from this trip I could get closer to some Taiwanese companies, and know more about their activities and what type of people they are looking for to work with them. I have a semiconductor area background so for most of these companies, it was a discovery of their activities except for Phison Electronics Corporation. Phison Electronics Corporation visit was particularly interesting because the presentation has been made by a foreigner working in the company. The fact that a foreigner was doing the presentation is an interesting point for me because I could get his point of view which is inevitably different than a local people because both of them are facing different challenges and they also have different experiences. I think one of the first challenges for a foreigner in Taiwan is the language barrier, that’s why I think learning Chinese is really important to work in Taiwan for communication inside and also outside of the company. The language barrier is an aspect I am considering for working in Taiwan and I also know that Taiwan is not a model for vacation. This aspect also makes me hesitate for working in Taiwan in the future. Vacation aspect is important because even if working is a necessity, life is not working all the time. With Phison talk I saw that companies in Taiwan are trying to make efforts and change this aspect to give a better life environment and quality to their employees so it is a good point to keep in mind. To sum up, visiting these companies was really interesting and I could see that most of them perform well in terms of quality, innovations and employees’ life quality. All the companies we visited have shown positive points and they are willing to improve and develop their activities. These are some aspects I really appreciate and can make me think for working in Taiwan in the future. To finish I would gratefully thank all the people that organized and planned this amazing trip as well as all the people that accompanied us during this trip, it would stay a great memory, thank you very much.
