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  • Le 10 avril 2017
Name: Jade Siméon
Current position: Intern - Assistant of Marketing & Communication, Es Saadi Marrakech Resort
About my company: Hospitality industry, 501-1000 employees
Degree earned at Audencia: Current student GE 18 
Nationality: French
Residence: Marrakech - Morocco
 
“Soft skills are the most important when working abroad: adaptability and open-mindedness! Language skills are obviously necessary, but they are easier to improve.”

My work
My role: Marketing & Communication Assistant, Es Saadi Marrakech Resort, Morocco, assisting the Marketing & Digital Manager and the Partnership & Events Manager.

Soft skills: Solid interpersonal skills/adaptability/open-mindedness/creativity/rigorous/proactive.
Hard skills: MSOffice (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook).

How it started: Thanks to my previous operational experience in a luxury hotel abroad (Sofitel Gendarmenmarkt Berlin), my motivation, my “multicultural mind” I developed. All this served as a competitive advantage. Having already worked in Berlin, I did not plan to look for another internship. But the possibility of discovering the Arabic world was very attractive to me! Plus the advert was posted on Audencia Tomorrow, it was easy to apply!

My world
Culture shock: When I arrived in Berlin, my German skills were not as good as I thought. It was quite difficult to communicate and suddenly dive into an exclusive German speaking world!

Fun fact: Experiencing the Ramadan was very enriching! Doing the “Ftour” (large meals to break the fast) was a great experience after a few days of fasting...

Why choose an international career?
Because I am basically “multicultural”: I am French but have Vietnamese origins, I love the German culture and spent several months there, I am interested in Latino dancing... It fulfils me to discover other cultures, lifestyles, landscapes and people. I absolutely want to gain professional experience abroad; in every country if possible! 
 
Audencia Careers says
“Jade did not particularly plan to go abroad for her next internship. However she came across the offer on "MyAudenciaNetwork" (ex Together), grabbed the opportunity and it turned out to be one of her most rewarding experiences. Always be ready to take initiative to reach your potential!”
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