Go France! Start learning French from the day you land in France

  • Career Center
  • Le 16 novembre 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 Srinivas Tigulla from India has to say.

About Srinivas:

  • GRADUATED FROM THE MSC IM PROGRAMME IN 2014
  • FROM INDIA
  • CURRENT POSITION PRODUCT LINE MANAGER AT VALEO SERVICE IN PARIS
  • NATIVE LANGUAGE TELUGU AND HINDI
  • DAILY WORKING LANGUAGES ENGLISH AND FRENCH
  • OTHER LANGUAGES SPOKEN TAMIL
  • FRENCH LEVEL INTERMEDIATE (B1)
  • LIVING IN FRANCE SINCE 2013

Srinivas' key message: “Start learning French from the day you land in France."


My biggest challenge
I couldn’t find a job at a non-engineering company as my background was in mechanical engineering.

Myths & realities

  • MYTH That France is all about the fashion and fragrance industries.
  • REALITY French people still work in an old-fashioned way. Don’t compare with the American way of working. The French aren’t very diplomatic and have no problem saying NO. The more you attempt to be French, the more you will be accepted into French culture. Don’t be afraid to try, particularly when faced with the language barrier.


My advice & top tips
Most companies in France are becoming global businesses and removing the French language barrier. Audencia has a great reputation in the French market, so capitalise on its brand name. Think like an entrepreneur and have a start-up mind set which will help you stay open to wider opportunities.

Quirky & cultural
In France, working hours are limited to 35 hours a week by law yet, whilst doing my master’s, I wondered how it would be possible to be as productive with fewer hours. When you look at French professionals, you’ll see how efficient and hard-working they are whilst having the best work-life balance in the world.

And finally
French culture has taught me to have a good work-life balance, enjoy vacation time, eat healthily and stay fit.




 
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