Meet Yasmin, Niklas & Carin, interns in 2007 and 2008
What are they doing now? Do they miss Amsterdam?  
Read their interview...
What are you doing at the moment?
Yasmin: I will graduate in July and will start work at the Government Offices of Sweden as hostess for the Dutch delegation during the Swedish Presidency.
Carin: I am working as a business consultant at IBM in Stockholm.
Niklas: I am writing my bachelor thesis for Atlas Copco Customer Finance at the University of Jönköping. What did you do at the Swedish Chamber?
Yasmin: I worked with the design of the new website for Swedish Chamber of Commerce.
Carin: I was working with event management.
Niklas: I was responsible for JCC. What lessons did you bring back to Sweden?
Niklas: How you act and behave in an international context.
Carin: The value of networking.
Yasmin: A good insight to Swedish and Dutch business. Have you gained anything from your Internship at the Swedish Chamber?
Carin: Absolutely, especially the essence of god bonding and how to behave for succeeding in this.
Niklas: I totally agree with Carin.
Yasmin: It has been a door-opener to many interviews. What do you miss the most with Amsterdam?
Carin: Everything! I want to move back.
Yasmin: The beautiful language and the fun people.
Niklas: Friends, lifestyle, the atmosphere in the city. If you should make a comparison Stockholm vs. Amsterdam?
In Amsterdam it is always crowded at the restaurants. Everyone looks different in Amsterdam while in Sweden everyone looks the same. People in Amsterdam have their own style. It’s cheaper in Amsterdam and all the water in town is of course favourably. It’s also easier to make a carrier in Holland than in Sweden. It is much more multicultural in Amsterdam than in Stockholm and that is of course good. How did you like the Dutch food?
N & C: It is very creative and they have really good snacks in all the bars and restaurants.
Yasmin: I miss the poffertjes. What would you say to an Intern preparing for an internship at the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Amsterdam?
Niklas: You will never regret it.
Yasmin: Work on your network as much as you can because it might help you in the future.
Carin: The good opportunities are there you just have to be initiative and make something out of it. Favourite spot in Amsterdam?
Yasmin: Prinsengracht.
Carin: Strolling in Jordan.
Niklas: Jordan. Your favourite Event during your time at the Swe-Cham?
Carin: The Golf tournament.
Niklas: The Christmas Party and the Football game Sweden vs. Holland.
Yasmin: The Lucia Party.
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