Go France! French culture allows you to have a work-life balance

  • Career Center
  • Le 24 août 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 Joemar Detalla from the Philippines has to say.

About Joemar:

  • GRADUATED FROM: THE MBA PROGRAMME IN 2020
  • FROM: THE PHILIPPINES
  • CURRENT POSITION: INTERNAL AUDITOR AT ALSTOM TRANSPORT SA IN PARIS
  • NATIVE LANGUAGE: TAGALOG
  • DAILY WORKING LANGUAGES: FRENCH AND ENGLISH
  • OTHER LANGUAGES SPOKEN: VISAYAN AND CHAVACANO
  • FRENCH LEVEL: INTERMEDIATE (B1)
  • LIVING IN FRANCE: SINCE 2019

Joemar's key message: “I like how French culture allows you to have a work-life balance."


My biggest challenge
Lack of knowledge of the French language.
As you’ll be using it day-to-day to interact with your teammates, you must familiarise yourself with it.

Myths and realities

  • MYTH That French people, especially Parisians, are rude.
  • REALITY You must familiarise yourself with the French language because the people you interact with every day speak that language.


My advice & top tips

  • Learning the language is critical.
  • French people are competitive and intelligent.
  • Don’t be complacent in learning.
  • Be humble and willing to learn.
  • Have fun from time-to-time


Quirky & cultural
What I appreciated most was the ability of the French to separate work from leisure.
After work, we always have uninterrupted time to spend on our leisure activities.
Furthermore, they are friendly in nature once you have familiarised yourself with their language.

And finally
Not everyone speaks English so it’s hard to adapt without knowing the language.
Furthermore, the French can be frank and have always something to say or complain about.




 
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