2 different paths 1 decision. I'm stuck.

I'm an undergrad in a target school. I'm currently studying Commerce with Chinese. However I need your recommendations on what would stand out / be preferred by IB recruiters.

  1. Take 1 year studying in Shanghai.
  2. 1 year internship at an IB in London. Plus I can also take 3 months exchange in either Canada, Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong , Netherlands , France, Italy or Spain.

I'm really starting to question whether if Chinese would have much upside opportunity in a career in IB or I should just drop it and focus specialising more in Finance.
Thanks.

@AndyLouis" @WallStreetOasis.com"

 
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Chinese if you want to recruit in Mainland China or HK. IB internship if recruiting anywhere outside of Asia.

I am fluent in Chinese and work a normal IB job in the USA and nobody cares / it has no impact in my job.

Be excellent to each other, and party on, dudes.
 

Studying abroad is a great opportunity and would love to do it. My question though is will the recruiters be more attracted to someone with that abroad experience + language or will they prefer someone with more practical experience i.e work + less abroad experience.

 

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