Go France! Don’t be scared to immerse yourself in the local culture

  • Career Center
  • Le 19 octobre 2022

Audencia's Career Center and Alumni teams are delighted to to bring you “Go France!”, the guide to working in France.

Following the success of the first guide in 2019, this new updated edition revisits advice from HR professionals, input from intercultural experts and shares yet more experiences of working in France for internationals. Alumni say they choose France for its corporate culture and impact-driven working environment but also for its croissants!

“Go France!” is a valuable resource for students staying in France after their studies at Audencia.
 


This week, discover what Yesha Oza from India has to say.

About Yesha:

  • GRADUATED FROM THE MSC IM PROGRAMME IN 2020
  • FROM INDIA
  • CURRENT POSITION FINANCE ANALYST AT GE HEALTHCARE IN PARIS
  • NATIVE LANGUAGE GUJARATI AND ENGLISH
  • DAILY WORKING LANGUAGES ENGLISH
  • OTHER LANGUAGES SPOKEN FRENCH
  • FRENCH LEVEL BEGINNER (A1/A2)
  • LIVING IN FRANCE SINCE 2018

Yesha's key message: “Don’t be scared to immerse yourself in the local culture."


My biggest challenge
Finding accommodation in major cities like Paris can be challenging and a little tricky without having all the paperwork and a French guarantor.

Myths & realities

  • MYTH Not being fully aware about tax and social security and how it affects your gross income.
  • REALITY French networking and socialising might surprise you in the beginning, but it is very normal to spend an hour having breakfast or a coffee with your colleagues.


My advice & top tips
Assess your interests and passions against your career goals. If needed, seek advice from Audencia’s Career Center and then start planning early. As they say, ‘The early bird catches the worm’. Don’t wait until the last semester to look for an internship or job.

Quirky & cultural
The French emphasis on taking vacation days and maintaining a work-life balance. Taking frequent breaks and planning vacation days well in advance; being uncontactable on vacation … pretty normal in France.

And finally
As the working language at my office is English, I get very little opportunity to talk in French. I am continuing to improve my French by reading French newspapers and watching French TV.




 
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