Go France! Everything is a learning experience. Don’t stress too much

  • Career Center
  • Le 26 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 Olga Riabchenko from the Ukraine has to say.

About Olga:

  • GRADUATED FROM THE MSC IM PROGRAMME IN 2017
  • FROM UKRAINE
  • CURRENT POSITION ANALYST – TRADE CREDIT AND POLITICAL RISK INSURANCE AT SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE IN PARIS
  • NATIVE LANGUAGE UKRAINIAN
  • DAILY WORKING LANGUAGES FRENCH AND ENGLISH
  • OTHER LANGUAGES SPOKEN RUSSIAN
  • FRENCH LEVEL ADVANCED (B2/C1)
  • LIVING IN FRANCE SINCE 2015

Olga's key message: “Everything is a learning experience. Don’t stress too much"


My biggest challenge
The biggest challenge is, of course, the French language and dealing with French paperwork (getting a work permit, declaring taxes, renting an apartment, etc.).

Myths & realities

  • MYTH The 35-hour working week.
  • REALITY You must speak French, at least at a basic level. Networking helps a lot in the job search. You pay a lot of taxes from your salary.


My advice & top tips
Learn French! Be patient with the administration and the paperwork. Join international community groups on Facebook and don’t hesitate to ask people for help. Network as much as you can and be open-minded.

Quirky & cultural
The French love their food, wine, and coffee.

And finally
The French love to complain and I have started doing the same




 
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