Alumni Sharing: Song Chen, No Regrets
Song Chen
Class of 2012
Vice President of Student Union
Golden Key Scholarship Awarded
HR Director, Secretary of the Board, Jinjiang Shiji Fliport Hotel, Fliport Hotels & Resort
Unforgettable Times: Fruitful Gains from Activities
"In BHI, I founded the e-Sports club, the process of which made me understand the importance of teamwork. Going for a place in Student Union, Golden Key Scholarship, study trip program in Lausanne all strengthened my ability of public speaking. Activities were pearl, making me a pearl necklace of success."
Song Chen Organized Career Fair and Brand Promotion
"In BHI, everyone has two chances to do their internship. Before start, no one knows what they like to do in the future. After the internship, most students could form a basic career plan with clearer goals. Thus, graduates of BHI could easily adapt to career life."
Song's Personal Development
The Hotel Song Currently Worked at
Grand View of Jinjiang Shiji Fliport Hotel
Working Experience: Step by Step, To the Best
In Charge of Talents Development Program
Song Did Leadership Training for Colleagues
"My values and professionalism were formed from the working experience of internship and placement in IHG. In head office of Fliport Hotels & Resort, I got in touch with talents development programs, training plans, rewards management system, which trained my mindset of working in a group and my competencies of program management."
Pre-Opening: Gained Sense of Achievement
Fuzhou Seaview Fliport Resort Pre-Opening Team
"If you decide to stay in hotel industry, you must not miss the chance to join a pre-opening team. Pre-opening involves so many patterns including design, purchase, markeing, etc. Witness the hotel opening and you will gain a great sense of achievement."
Facing COVID-19: Helping More with Career Deveelopment
In order to help more people, facing the outbreak of COVID-19, Song united with several HR directors working in TOP 500 enterprises to set up a Wudoumi Workshop.They used their off work time to help graduates make career plan, enhance interview skills and leadership.
"COVID-19 makes the city paused and people quarantined at home, while internship and employment would not pause. People should use this term to improve themselves."
Fuzhou Seaview Fliport Resort Open
In 2020, BHI sets up Human Resource Management Bachelor Program.
"Sooner or later, we would face HR. You are either interviewed or interviewing others. From this, you could see the importance of this major."
Q: Why HR?
A: I joined HR section by chance when I was doing my internship. I was fond of training after I got involved. In the beginning, I thought I would be a trainer, giving lectures everywhere. After 10 years, I found HR actually is a broad concept. Friends in hotell industry, business operation or any other industries always invite me to share my experience.
A: In my view, a competent HR has to know the business his employer is doing. This requires lots of professional knowledge and experience. If you know the business and HR, you will definitely have a bright future.
In BHI, I met lecturers and professors who taught me how to do and what to be.
I met friends who spent crazy days with me together.
And my dearest love.
