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MY HISTORY
Examples
Description of a Corporate Initiation internship: Experience in a Bank Branch
 Context of the experience
Corporate Initiation internship carried out in Bank X at a retail branch.
 Fixed objectives
Set by the company:
Increase account opening figures and debit card sales
Master tools quickly to be capable of working the counter independently
Offer a young, outside perspective on the way external campaigns aimed at young people are managed
Set by myself:
Better understand the way a bank branch works
Learn about the main banking products
Improve my personal skills and sales ability
 Actions performed: regular assignments and/or miscellaneous projects
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Greeting customers at the counter and over the phone
Performing common bank transactions (withdrawals, transfers, account openings, etc.)
Managing ATMs and internal mail on a daily basis
Handling appointments for customers opening checking and savings accounts
Cold calling
Designing an insurance leaflet
Preparing for and running two internal meetings
 My knowledge
Understanding of the characteristics and sales arguments for banking products. Computer skills (PowerPoint). Banking
products. Insurance products.
 My behavior on the job: my strengths/my areas for improvement
Strengths on the job: Energy, initiative, desire to learn, sociability, personal skills
Areas for progress: Persuasive ability, self-confidence
 My motivation
What I liked:
- Customer relations
- Working in a team
What I disliked:
- Some tasks were repetitive
- Not an international environment
 My results
Qualitative results:
Prepared an Insurance leaflet by the assigned deadline.
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Quantitative results:
Opened 15 checking accounts
Made 45 appointments for advisers
Opened 20 savings accounts
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Helped the branch rank 5 in the département on the challenge
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Description of a volunteer experience: Membership in Brio
 Context of the experience
Participation in Brio, semesters 1 and 2.
 Fixed objectives
Set by the company and/or yourself:
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The objective for mentors is to support a group of 4 high school students, from 1 year through baccalauréat level, into higher
education and help them choose the right direction for their higher education.
Quantitative objective: 100% success rate of students receiving their baccalauréat (with distinction, if possible)
Qualitative objective: student satisfaction and a sense of socio-cultural openness through the Brio program
 Actions performed: regular assignments and/or miscellaneous projects
- Run workshops in cooperation with one other mentor (group of 4 high school students)
- Design a workshop program (debates, games, etc.)
- Support and prepare the students for company visits (Airbus Saint Nazaire, Beneteau, etc.) and cultural outings (theater,
museum, etc.)
- Accompany them to information sessions about various business specialties and meetings with prep courses for the Grandes
Ecoles
- Offer guidance and advice about career paths
- Assess the program, working with the students and the teacher who referred them
- Accompany the students on a 3-day trip to Dublin
I performed several additional tasks while participating in Brio:
- Carrying out recruitment interviews with high school students from the class of 2009
- Producing a film on the trip to Ireland
- Communications responsibilities: speaking at an evaluation meeting at the education offices, speaking on the radio,
interviewing high school students at a round table during the end-of-program ceremony, promoting the Brio project
 My knowledge
- Courses/career paths
- The companies and cities we visited (Beneteau, Airbus, Dublin, Nantes)
- Sign language (organized an introductory course)
- General culture from the workshops (Japan, current events, etc.)
- Developing a film (script, equipment, production, editing, etc.) - Video editing
 My behavior on the job: my strengths/my areas for improvement
Strengths on the job: adaptability (working in different positions and with different cultures), sense of humor and teaching ability,
conviction and confidence in the project, approachability, energy, involvement in upstream and downstream aspects of the project
Areas for improvement: ability to give orders, ability to delegate, ability to prioritize
 My motivation
What I liked: - Encountering diverse environments
Seeing the results of my work (personal development and progress among the students)
Being of use to the high school students - Being recognized for my work by the students, the mentors and the school
What I disliked:
- The lack of communications and canvassing assignments
 My results
All of the high school students I worked with received their baccalauréat, 2 of them began prep courses, 1 entered law school and
1 entered a University Institute for Technology. All have been involved in these studies since 2008, are happy with their choices
and are convinced of the benefits offered by Brio.
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MY BACKGROUND
Vocabulary
To assist you as you analyze and write up your experience and highlight your skills, a vocabulary list has been
provided below. This vocabulary is intended to act as food for thought, regarding:
- Actions you have taken (action verbs)
- Personality traits and manner
- Factors behind what motivates you
1 - Action verbs/actions taken/skills
DECISIONS
Decide
Choose
Determine
Eliminate
Set
Judge
Opt for
Settle
Resolve
Decide
ORGANIZATION
Equip
Anticipate
Arrange
Coordinate
Distribute
Establish
Schedule
Prepare
Plan
Program
Revisit
Structure
MONITORING
Assess
Put to the test
Evaluate
Review
Test
Measure
Prove
Supervise
Oversee
Test
Approve
Verify
MANAGEMENT
Acquire
Amortize
Budget
Clean up
Account for
Consolidate
Save
Enhance
Balance
Capitalize
Invest
Optimize
Make profitable
COMMUNICATION
Enter into a
dialogue
Discuss
Exchange
Listen
Express
Inform
Interview
Negotiate
Share
Draft
Provide
information
Convey
CREATION
Adapt
Improve
Design
Build
Discover
Develop
Imagine
Innovate
Invent
Renew
Transform
Find
SUPERVISION
Run
Command
Conduct
Entrust
Define
Delegate
Govern
Guide
Lead
Inspire
Institute
Manage
Steer
DEVELOPMENT
Increase
Improve
Raise
Market
Win
Expand
Extend
Start
Establish
Launch
Progress
Promote
NEGOTIATION
Purchase
Arbitrate
Support (an
argument)
Conclude
Consult
Convince
Demonstrate
Discuss
Influence
Persuade
Propose
Select
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ADMINISTRATION
Classify
Count
Record
Establish
Manage
Catalogue
Arrange
List
Govern
Index
STUDY
Analyze
Calculate
Consult
Investigate
Study
Review
Test
Observe
Canvass
Research
Survey
PRODUCTION
Apply
Carry out
Implement
Do
Perform
TRAINING
Run
Learn
Conduct
Develop
Educate
Coach
Stimulate
Teach
Raise awareness
Transform
CONSULTING
Assist
Clarify
Understand
Diagnose
Explain
Listen
Guide
Encourage
Steer
Advocate
Propose
Recommend
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2 - Personality traits/Manner
Non-exhaustive list
Adaptable
Aggressive
Friendly
Ambitious
Analytical
Good at negotiating
Bold
Autonomous
Authoritative
Calm
Capable of self-criticism
Capable of delegating
Competitive
Understanding
Conciliatory
Concise
Self-confident
Embarrassed
Conscientious
Convincing
Cooperative
Courageous
Creative
Critical
Curious
Direct
Disciplined
Unassuming
Approachable
Charismatic
Efficient
Egocentric
Emotional
Energetic
Enthusiastic
Enterprising
Demanding
Firm
Reliable
Formal
Generous
Love of challenge
Appreciation for risk
Skillful
Honest
Imaginative
Impatient
Involved
Impulsive
Independent
Impressionable
Anxious
Insensitive
Trustworthy
Intimidating
Intuitive
Logical
Methodical
Objective
Observant
Optimistic
Organized
Open-minded
Passionate
Patient
Perfectionist
Persevering
Perceptive
Persuasive
Political
Pragmatic
Cautious
Realistic
Reserved
Responsible
Meticulous
Good listener
Sarcastic
Selective
Sense of hierarchy
Sense of efficiency
Sense of humor
Sense of initiative
Sense of observation
Sense of priorities
Sense of command
Sense of esthetics
Sense of pedagogy
Sensitive
Conscientious
Helpful
Sociable
Solitary
Spontaneous
Persistent
Shy
Tolerant
Unpredictable
Fickle
3 - Motivating factors: "What I liked, what I disliked"
Professional factors
- Usefulness to others
- Working on a variety of different tasks
- Using your technical skills
- Teamwork
- Being free to work independently
- Being able to undertake new things
- Responsibilities
- Opportunity to create
- Freedom to act
- Concrete tasks
- A diverse range of contacts
- Competition
- Security and stability
- Being a generalist
- Being a specialist
- Quantifiable results
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Company-related factors
- Business sector
- Structure (private, public, personal, etc.)
- Size (small, medium, large, regional, national, etc.)
- Work environment
- Reputation/Image
- International
- Ambiance
- Corporate culture
Personal factors
- Travel opportunities
- Commute time
- Compensation
- Respect for family life
- Social status
- Workplace
- Opportunities for growth
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My
experience
My AIPM internship
1- My AIPM internship experience
The headings below will help you describe your experience and highlight your skills. Your responses will help you round out your CV
and support your application during interviews.
 The questions are not repeated, and call for different responses. Read over all the questions before starting.
Company/Department/Position:
Solo O Part of a team O
Date:
Duration:
Country:
 Context (business sector, company type, products/market, etc.)
 Target objectives
Set by the company and/or by you:
Examples: increasing revenue, seeking out distributors on the Japanese market, mastering financial vocabulary in German, improving my personal
relations skills, etc.
 Work performed: regular tasks and miscellaneous projects
Use action verbs in your descriptions: How did you start? What happened next? What happened at the end? How did you handle...? Examples:
Performed market research, identified prospects, negotiated, designed flyers, coordinated teamwork, etc.  Refer to the "Examples" files for
further guidance, if needed.
 My knowledge
Utilized, developed or acquired - knowledge related to disciplines, sciences or techniques: foreign languages, computer programs, legal
knowledge, accounting techniques, etc.; knowledge arising from professional experience: business sector, wine and spirits market in China,
management control as a profession, etc.
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 How I react in specific situations: my strengths/areas for improvement
Which qualities helped you to successfully complete your assignment? What was appreciated in your approach? Which areas still need
improvement? What could your coworkers or superiors criticize you for? Looking back over the work you performed, use terms that define your
approach: listening, taking initiative, drive, etc.
 Use the "Examples" files for further guidance, if necessary.
 Results
Obtained by the company: (qualitative: developed communications platform within the allotted time and budget, made
recommendations arising from analysis of a market research survey, etc. and/or quantitative, for which the result is
quantifiable: revenue, margin, ratio, accelerated timelines, etc).
2- Context of my AIPM internship
- Define the specific characteristics of the type (structure) of company where you completed your AIPM internship. What
surprised you? What did you learn?
- Explain the work organization and human relations (relationships with supervisors, coworkers, other departments, customers,
suppliers) you observed during your AIPM internship. What surprised you? What did you learn?
3- What motivates me
- What did you like or dislike in relation to:
- company type/structure
- work organization
 Use the "Examples" files for further guidance, if necessary.
- human relations

What did you appreciate? Why?
- your assignments

What did you not appreciate? Why?
- Based on your responses, how does the experience impact or influence your plans (future internship plans and career plan)?
What will be most important to you?
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4- Meeting my goals
Review your "My AIPM internship application," in which you defined your personal and professional goals.


areas in which this experience met your goals and
areas in which this experience did not meet your goals and
expectations
expectations
- If you could redo your AIPM internship, would you choose to do it within the same business sector?
Why?
 yes
 no
- If you could redo your AIPM internship, would you choose the same type of company?  yes no
Why?
- Based on your responses to question 4, how does the experience impact or influence how you will select your next internship?
What will be most important to you in terms of skills acquisition? (Example: deepen my legal knowledge of finances in Englishspeaking countries by selecting an internship in England).
- What will be most important to you in terms of business sector and company type? (Example: place priority on experience with
a large company)
5- My successes/strengths
- In which areas and for which types of assignment or portions of assignments did you feel most comfortable?
- What do you personally feel that you can be particularly proud of?
- In conclusion, based on your responses to questions 1 and 5, what are your strengths?
6- My difficulties/areas for improvement
- What difficulties (technical, professional, relational) did you encounter during your AIPM internship?
- What should you have done, or what did you do, beforehand or during, to avoid those difficulties?
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- In conclusion, based on your responses to questions 1 and 6, in what areas do you hope to improve during your next
internship?
- What steps can you take to work on your areas for improvement?
7 - My career plan
Explain your career plan -- or career plans (you can have more than one!)
Learn about the specific characteristics of the professions (Career Notebooks, Path to Success, useful websites, meetings with professionals,
etc.)
Who will you be?
Profession/Job/Position
What will your working environment
be like?
Business sector/Type of
company/Country/etc.
What will you do?
Assignments/Responsibilities/Objectives
- Does the career plan described below match your motivations? (question 3)
 yes  no
- Does it allow you to use your strengths? (question 5)
 yes  no
- Are your difficulties or areas for improvement an obstacle to succeeding with this plan?(question 6)
 yes  no
8- My action plan
- Based on your responses to question 7, use the following to help build your career plan:
- What information do you have about professions and professional opportunities?
- What types of professionals (from which professions) should you meet with?
- How does your choice impact your academic path?
- How does your choice impact the Corporate Action internship you'll select? What will be most important to you?
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My
experience
Summary of my Skills 2
Looking back on all of your academic and professional experiences, illustrate the skills you have acquired.
Your skills should be classified according to Audencia's 8 Managerial Skills.
For each skill, specify your proficiency (from 1 to 5, where 5 represents Expertise).
SKILL
ILLUSTRATIONS FROM YOUR OWN EDUCATIONAL AND/OR PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
PROFICIENCY
1
2
CHANGE
ANALYSE
ANTICIPATE
DECIDE
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3
4
5
Looking back on all of your academic and professional experiences, illustrate the skills you have acquired.
Your skills should be classified according to Audencia's 8 Managerial Skills.
For each skill, specify your proficiency (from 1 to 5, where 5 represents Expertise).
SKILL
ILLUSTRATIONS FROM YOUR OWN EDUCATIONAL AND/OR PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
PROFICIENCY
1
2
ACT
SUPPORT
UNITE
INFLUENCE
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4
5
My
experience
My Practical Analysis internship
1- My Practical Analysis internship experience
The categories below will help you describe your experience and highlight your skills. Your responses will help you round out your
CV and support your application during interviews.
 The questions are not repeated, and call for different responses. Read over all the questions before starting.
Company/Department/Position:
Solo O Part of a team O
Date:
Length of time:
Country:
 Context (business sector, company type, products/market, etc.)
 Target objectives
Set by the company and/or by you:
Examples: increasing revenue, seeking out distributors on the Japanese market, mastering financial vocabulary in German, improving my personal
relations skills, etc.
 Work performed: regular tasks and miscellaneous projects
Use action verbs in your descriptions: How did you start? What happened next? What happened at the end? How did you handle...? Examples:
Performed a market research survey, identified prospects, negotiated, designed flyers, coordinated teamwork, etc.  Refer to the "Examples" files
for further guidance, if needed.
 My knowledge
Utilized, developed or acquired - knowledge related to disciplines, sciences or techniques: foreign languages, computer programs, legal
knowledge, accounting techniques, etc.; knowledge arising from professional experience: business sector, wine and spirits market in China,
management control as a profession, etc.
 How I react in specific situations: my strengths/areas for improvement
Which qualities helped you to successfully complete your assignment? What was appreciated in your approach? Which areas still need
improvement? What could your coworkers or superiors criticize you for? Looking back over the work you performed, use terms that define your
approach: listening, taking initiative, drive, etc.
 Use the "Examples" files for further guidance, if necessary.
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 Results
Obtained by the company: qualitative: developed a communications platform within the allotted time and budget, made recommendations
arising from analysis of a market research survey, etc. and/or quantitative -- for which the result is quantifiable: revenue, margin, ratio,
accelerated timelines, etc.
2- Context of my Practical Analysis internship
- What did you note about the company type? (size, culture, reputation, etc.) What surprised you?
- What did you note about how work is organized at the company and its management style? What surprised you?
- What did you note about the human relations in-house (with superiors, within teams, etc.) and about outside relations (with
customers, suppliers, etc.)? What surprised you?
3- What motivates me:
Your motivations relate to such aspects as the work environment and your assignments.  Use the "Vocabulary" files for further
guidance, if needed.
 What did you appreciate?
 What did you not appreciate?
(Examples: the management style, degree of autonomy, selection of assignments, technical degree of your assignment, company size, use of
foreign languages, client relations, etc.)
4 - My strengths/areas for improvement
- What difficulties (technical, professional, relational) did you encounter during this internship? How did you overcome those
difficulties?
- What do you personally, and then professionally, feel that you can be particularly proud of? For example, what did you
succeed in accomplishing on your own, that you did not originally think you could do?
- If you could redo your internship, would you choose the same position, business sector and company type? Why?
5 - My plans
- Referring back to your previous responses, how will this internship experience affect your next internship? What will be most
important to you, in terms of assignments, work environment, etc.?
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My
experienc
e
My international experience
1- Evaluate what your study abroad experience brought you:
Did you assimilate well into campus life: (explain for each answer)? Did you:
- participate in campus activities?  yes no
- travel as a tourist?
 yes
 no
- read local press or publications?  yes no
- get along with your roommate?
 yes
 no
- spend most of your time with French people?  yes no If yes, how much of the day?
- get homesick?  yes no
Did your study abroad experience meet the personal, cultural and even professional objectives you had set?
no
 somewhat
 yes

If you answered "no" or "somewhat," refer back to the criteria you used to choose your study abroad program (main table).
Looking back, what would you have changed and what would you have preferred?
 Geographic area:
 Language:

The university:

Courses taken:
Finally, what did this period of time spent abroad represent to you?
Travel for pleasure
 yes
 no
New skills
A personal asset
 yes
 no
New knowledge
Increased independence
 yes
 no
Discovery of a new culture
Increased self-confidence  yes
 no
Linguistic enrichment
A plus for your CV
 yes
 no
An educational must
New professional plans:
 yes
 no If yes, what are they and why?
 yes
 yes
 yes
 yes
 yes
 no
 no
 no
 no
 no
2- Personal and professional benefits from my experiences abroad
What personal and professional benefits did you gain from your experiences abroad (studies, travel, API, internships, etc.)?
Study, travel or
Which specific skills did you develop over the course of your time abroad?
internships
City and country
I enjoy taking risks.
I'm an independent spirit.
I have a sense of initiative.
I enjoy learning by doing.
Language read,
I am a very open person.
spoken, written
I know how to overcome physical fatigue.
I can resist stress and excessive workloads.
I am sensitive to non-verbal communication.
I know how to cope with uncertainty.
I can converse easily with others.
University
I am able to communicate in uncertain or vague situations.
selected
I can improvise.
I am aware of my own culture.
I can respect different cultures and attitudes and adapt to them.
I have the ability to see things at a global level.
I am fully comfortable using the Internet.
Courses taken
I have the ability to work as part of a network or team, despite different approaches to problem solving.
I know how to seek out and build consensus in a complex environment.
I know how to develop productive solutions that respect the cultures of all involved.
Finally, I have solid skills in:
 International law
 International marketing, including export techniques
(this information can  International finance, international methods of payment
be found on your CV)  Awareness of the world's countries and regions, their practices and markets
 Awareness of the norms and values that influence management practices in other countries
 Other: (explain) ...................................
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My
experience
My Corporate Action internship
1- My Corporate Action internship experience
The categories below will help you describe your experience and highlight your skills. Your responses will help you round out your
CV and support your application during interviews.
The questions are not repeated, and call for different responses. Read over the full set of questions before starting.
Company/Department/Position:
Solo O Part of a team O
Date:
Length of time:
Country:
 Context (business sector, company type, products/market, etc.)
 Target objectives
Set by the company and/or by you: (examples: increasing revenue, seeking out distributors on the Japanese market, mastering financial
vocabulary in German, improving my personal relations skills).
 Work performed: regular tasks and miscellaneous projects
Use action verbs in your descriptions: How did you start? What happened next? What happened in the end? How did you handle...? Examples:
Perform market research, identify prospects, negotiate, design flyers, coordinate teamwork, etc.  Refer to the "Examples" files for further
guidance, if needed.
 My knowledge
Utilized, developed or acquired - knowledge related to disciplines, sciences or techniques: foreign languages, computer programs, legal
knowledge, accounting techniques, etc.; knowledge arising from professional experience: business sector, wine and spirits market in China,
management control as a profession, etc.
 How I react in specific situations/my strengths/areas for improvement
(Which qualities helped you to successfully complete your assignment? What was appreciated in your approach? Which areas still need
improvement? What could your coworkers or superiors criticize you for? Looking back over the work you performed, use terms that define your
approach: listening, taking initiative, drive, etc.).  Use the "Examples" files for further guidance, if necessary.
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 Results
Obtained for the company: qualitative: developed a communications platform within the allotted time and budget, made a recommendation
arising from analysis of a market research survey, etc. and/or qualitative -- for which the result is quantifiable: revenue, margin, ratio,
accelerated timelines, etc.
2- Context of my Corporate Action internship
- Define the specific characteristics of the type (structure) of the company where you completed your Corporate Action
internship. What surprised you? What did you learn?
- Explain the work organization and human relations (relationships with supervisors, coworkers, other departments, customers,
suppliers) you observed during your Corporate Action internship. What surprised you? What did you learn?
3- Analysis of the company from a Comprehensive Responsibility perspective
- What are the economic, social and environmental challenges the company faces, related to its sector and size?
- What strategies or measures did the company deploy to face those challenges?
- What difficulties does the company encounter in implementing these strategies or measures?
4- What motivates me
- What did you like or dislike in relation to:
- company type/structure
- work organization
- human relations
- your assignments
 Use the "Examples" files for further guidance, if necessary.
What did you appreciate? Why?
What did you not appreciate? Why?
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st
- Based on your responses, how does the experience impact or influence your plan for your 1 job? What will be most important
to you?
5- Meeting my goals
Review your "My Corporate Action internship application," in which you defined your personal and professional goals.
areas in which this experience met your goals and
areas in which this experience did not meet your goals and
expectations
expectations
- If you could redo your Corporate Action internship, would you choose to do it within the same business sector?
no
Why?
- If you could redo your Corporate Action internship, would you choose the same type of company?
Why?
 yes

 yes no
st
- Based on your responses to question 5, how does the experience impact or influence your plan for your 1 job? What will be
most important to you in terms of positions and assignments? In terms of business sector and company type?
6- My successes/strengths
- In which areas and for which types of assignments or portions of assignments are you most comfortable?
- What do you personally feel that you can be particularly proud of?
- In conclusion, based on your responses to questions 1 and 6, what are your strengths? How will this impact your choice of
st
your 1 job?
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7- My difficulties/areas for improvement
- What difficulties (technical, professional, relational) did you encounter during your Corporate Action internship?
- What should you have done, or what did you do, beforehand or during, to avoid those difficulties?
- In conclusion, based on your responses to questions 1 and 7, what are your areas of difficulty? How will this impact your
st
choice of your 1 job?
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8- My plan for my 1 job, based on my motivations
What criteria will you use to choose the companies and positions that interest you? These criteria should match the motivating
factors recruiters will expect to see in your cover letters.
I'm indifferent on
I have a clear idea
this point,
about this;
or it's a negotiable
it's not a condition
condition.
up for discussion.
The position/assignments
Substance of the position
Clear objectives
Placement within the organizational
structure
Decision-making autonomy
Supervision of a team or project
Practicing skills
Acquiring skills
Using foreign languages
Resources provided
Other:
Business sectors
Products or services
Type of market
Type of company
Size (large company or SME)
Reputation
Image
Position within its market
Opportunity for growth
Quality of in-house training
Other:
International context
(French subsidiary of a foreign
parent company, foreign company
in France, multinational company,
import/export, multicultural team,
expatriate opportunities, etc.)
Geographic area
Close to home
Other region
Travel?
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Compensation
Level and method of compensation
Benefits
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9- My plan for my 1 job
Go back over the main positions you are targeting and detail your plan for each position, using the framework below.
What will you be? profession, position, job title
In what environment? Company type, business sector, department, placement within the hierarchy
What will you do? duties, assignments, goals, etc. (what will you contribute to the company? how will you be compensated?)
What does one need to hold this position? knowledge, skills, profile required.
What motivations must you have in relation to the position and its environment?
Current state of the job market? What do you know about the job market for recent graduates in this profession, in the geographic area and
business sector you are targeting?
What are the opportunities for growth? What can this position lead to? How does it fit in as a step in your career? Along which path does it
fall?
Your action plan: Your specific targets, access strategy, your network, your written and oral communication tools (CV, letters, ads, etc.), your
next steps
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10- Supporting my plan for my 1 job
Go back over your full Skills Portfolio and provide supporting argumentation for your application, using the framework below.
My professional plan
(target sector and position):
My education and
professional or extracurricular experiences that prove I have this profile:
What are the required skills and
desired experience for this job?
What education and knowledge of a
specific discipline or sector are
expected for this job?
What qualities would a person need
to practice this profession?
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Characteristics of the company, the position and its environment that match my motivations.
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