Internships forge new paths

Many undergraduates are spending their vacations in temporary jobs unrelated to their majors to gain new skills to help them better decide the future path of their careers

BEIJING - In her last summer vacation of her graduate studies, Xu Jia started a two-month internship at the Chinese branch of transnational food giant Mars Inc.

"The field of marketing is new to me, but the experience is invaluable," said the Tsinghua University student who is majoring in international journalism.