“ Take advantage of internship if you want to step into the advertising industry . ” Internship at an advertising agency is a truly golden opportunity for young admen - to - be since those previously experienced in advertising are preferred in the advertising industry which , therefore , is one of the hardest industries for green hands to get in . Internship is efficient both for the employee and the employer : an employee can learn about the work and the industry in advance and the chance to win an actual job offer is greatly enhanced by the internship experience ; and from the company ’ s ( employer ) perspective , internship is an efficacious measure to lower the employee churn rate since they can train promising employees in advance . Major domestic advertising agency Cheil Communications has selected 32 interns over two times ( home and abroad ) this year . The competitive rate was 20 to 1 , while the actual rate is assumed to be higher since applicants for internship at Cheil Communications should previously pass the SSAT which is the Samsung Group ’ s own aptitude test . ( Cheil Communications is an affiliated company of Samsung Group ) . Lee Jung - eun , assistant director at Cheil Communications said , “ Cheil Communications interns undergo a rigorous training that includes intensive OJT ( on - the - job training ) and team projects for various tasks and presentations . A slew of interviews will be conducted throughout the internship period and the final evaluation is made at the end of the internship . ” As a matter of fact , 12 among 23 new Cheil Communications recruits last year had interned at the company . And they now enjoy reputation of successful employees as they have well adapted to their present positions , leveraging the human networks within the company since their internship . [ Sun - young Park / KHS ] [ ⓒ Maeil Business Newspaper & mk . co . kr , All rights reserved ]