Internship in France (stage) is often necessary to complete degrees
for a student that wants to highlight is skills and get a first experience at
work! To seek an internship abroad is also a unique experience, in term of language
as well as for learning a new culture.
A lot of internships are available directly at the University/School office
in charge of interns. We recommend also to contact directly, by sending a CV
and a cover letter, large companies that offer each year numerous internships
(banks, insurance, services,...). We advise you to target mainly positions that
are linked with your degree. Internship must be used primarily as a practice
of your academic knowledge (the internship is said to be conventionné
when there is a contract that links the university, the company and the intern)
There is no automatic interview but it is very frequent for long period or
at the end of your degree. The company seeks to determine whether the intern
has got the skills and the motivation for the position, and the intern has to
find whether the internship is filling his/her aim. It is necessary to get information
about the company befor to go to the interview (do not forget to check the comapany
website for example).
Here are some websites that might be useful :
Direct Etudiant [http://www.directetudiant.com]
is the leader of internship offers in France and abroad.
Offers are dedicated to students with at least a first degree. In the section
s'expatrier you will find a selection of internships abroad and practical information.
KapStages [http://www.kapstages.com]
is a website dedicated to internships for students with a
5 year degree. Offers are less than 2 month old.
AFIJ [http://www.afij.org]
(website of the organisation for graduates and training) provides internship
and first job in France and abroad.
Iquesta [http://www.iquesta.com]
: This website, for student with a 4 year degree or more
is dedicated to internship, first position and summer jobs. You will find offers
in France and abroad with a forum.
InfoStages [http://www.infostages.com]
offers internship with contracts (convention) for students. Offers are
for all degree level and all studies.
The magazine l'Etudiant
groups a lot of offers and give advice for your CV, cover letters, interviews,
recruitment forums and contacts.
EU programme : Leonardo da Vinci
The Leonardo da Vinci Community vocational training
action programme, introduced in 1994, promotes projects based on co-operation
between the various players in vocational training - training bodies,
vocational schools, universities, businesses, chambers of commerce, etc.
Community funds for the first phase of the programme amounted to € 800
million between 1995 and 2001, and 125 000 people received a grant for
a work-related stay abroad.
The program addresses to:
- young people with less than 28 years. The program concurs to realize
an experience that can go on from a minimum
of three weeks to a maximum of nine months according to the level of
formation;
- to young people with less than 28 years with a professional title:
it is possible to carry out a training of job in a
company (for a period between three and twelve months) in the
working market of an other European State;
- to young university student : it is possible to work
for some months (minimal three, maximum twelve) in a company of an other
European State.
Information about participating in a Leonardo da Vinci project can be
obtained by contacting the Leonardo
da Vinci national agencies.
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