FIRST-HAND EXPERIENCEs
They graduated in December on completion of their final dissertation .
Karima, Anthony, Juliette and Phong represent the four possibilities .
Karima, you have decided to continue your studies .
I wanted to increase my skills in project management.
10% of students in my year also chose to further their studies, some in research towards a doctorate, others to expand their financial or marketing skills, still others to specialize in oenology or tropical agronomy .
Tony, you are already working full-time with a permanent contract .
I am indeed going to work for the Aeroports de Paris after going through a three-month recruitment process, which I started while finishing my studies !
I was even given a choice of positions: Standardising Engineer for Afnor or Energy Consultant for Altran .
The job market does not seem so depressed !
I finally accepted the position of System Manager for the Co-ordination of the of the Charles de Gaulle, Orly and Le Bourget airport environments.
How does your promotion figure in your Permanent Employment Contract ?
29% of graduating students in my year have already found permanent employment :
Melanie is a journalist with Agri-Terroir Communication; Antoine is Purchasing Manager at Food Alliance, Quentin is Commercial Project Manager in a consulting firm; Mathieu is European Sourcing Analyst at Campbell's Soup Company in Great Britain; Charlotte works in Communications at FDSEA? Sylvine is Marketing Manager in an American foreign Wine Importer .
What about you Juliette, you have a One-yearTemporary Contract ?
I am in charge of a feasibility study in the waste consulting department of Trivalor Sud-Ouest in Toulouse .
Are there more Temporary Contracts for others in your year ?
30% of the students in my year have secured a Temporary Contract mostly as a continuation of their final dissertation .
For instance, Anetta is a commodities trader (grain); Alice is Junior Product Manager at Davigel; Jean-François is a consultant at the Chamber of Agriculture as a specialist on potatoes; Camille is in Research and Development with Daunat (Sandwiches).
Phong, how did you get into the job market ?
We are very active in the search for employment, use the contacts we make, get very good support from Engineering Associations of our Schools, as well their umbrella organisation Ingénia. Some of us are thinking of setting up our own businesses or farms.