JTI to open internship program
JTI internship program poster / Courtesy of JTI
By Kim Jae-heun
International tobacco and vaping company JTI will host a global internship program called “Make It Bright” to foster the talents of the next generation, said the Korean branch last week. The internship is organized by the tobacco firm's headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, and it already began receiving applications from 33 countries around the world. JTI said it is looking for talented people with a creative and entrepreneurial mindset.
JTI will receive applications until April 30 and applicants can register as individuals or as two-person teams on the website. The candidates of Make It Bright should be aged between 19 and 24, who are legally eligible to work in Korea. They also have to have less than two years of work experience and have business-level English skills. Most importantly, the applicants should have no reason to be disqualified for overseas travel.
Details and additional specifics about the program are available on the Make It Bright official website at makeitbright.com or recruitment site Superookie.
The program will last seven months. JTI will first select trainees to compete for the three finalist spots, where the winning team will be given the opportunity to work as interns for six months at JTI and two runner-up teams will be given soft skills training in London, United Kingdom.
The trainees choose one of the given topics to go through the ideation process and participate in the local and global presentation competition. Then they will receive professional mentoring and experience various projects closely linked to hands-on practice.
JTI has operations in more than 130 countries. It is the global owner of both Winston, the number two cigarette brand in the world, as well as Camel, and has the largest share in sales for both brands. Other global brands include Mevius and LD. JTI is also a major player in the international vaping market with its brand Logic and tobacco vapor brand Ploom.