{"id":24801,"date":"2016-10-05T17:25:03","date_gmt":"2016-10-05T15:25:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=24801"},"modified":"2016-10-06T10:45:06","modified_gmt":"2016-10-06T08:45:06","slug":"setting-the-stage-internships-in-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/setting-the-stage-internships-in-france\/","title":{"rendered":"Setting The Stage – Internships In France"},"content":{"rendered":"

During mon dernier semestre<\/strong> (my last semester) at school I had to split my time between mon m\u00e9moire<\/a> et <\/strong>mon stage<\/strong> (my thesis and my internship), but at least in France you’re guaranteed to earn some money during le stage<\/strong>. There’s a law requiring un salaire minimum<\/strong> (a minimum wage) for les stagiaires<\/strong> (interns)!<\/p>\n

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Faire un stage<\/strong> (doing an internship) is an essential part of many degrees. It’s a way to apply your studies in the real world, while still having time to learn. While there is un st\u00e9r\u00e9otype<\/strong> of les stagiaires<\/strong> doing nothing but cleaning and preparing du caf\u00e9<\/strong><\/a>, les stages<\/strong> are often very useful for getting practical experience in a field.<\/p>\n

In France, you can sometimes choose between un dipl\u00f4me professionnel<\/strong> (a professional degree) and un dipl\u00f4me recherche<\/strong> (a research degree). One of the differences being un dipl\u00f4me professionnel<\/strong> includes un stage<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

I chose un dipl\u00f4me professionnel<\/strong>, so I needed to find un stage <\/strong>in order to finish mon dipl\u00f4me<\/strong>. Unfortunately, finding un stage <\/strong>can be just as hard as finding a job<\/a>.<\/p>\n

After looking over des offres de stage<\/strong> (some internship opportunities), I chose one with une entreprise am\u00e9ricaine<\/strong> (an American company). It was an interesting opportunity, but mon patron<\/strong> (my boss) was not very familiar with France or and could not speak French.<\/p>\n

I explained everything that mon universit\u00e9 fran\u00e7aise<\/strong> (my French university) needed, but between figuring out l\u2019assurance<\/strong><\/a> and making sure I had all the right documents for la convention de stage<\/strong> (internship contract), the amount of paperwork needed to faire un stage en<\/a> France<\/strong> can be intimidating.<\/p>\n

En fin de compte<\/strong> (in the end), everything worked out and I passed<\/a>!<\/p>\n

I also ended up learning a bit more about how le syst\u00e8me d’\u00e9ducation fran\u00e7ais<\/strong><\/a> can be confusing for une entreprise am\u00e9ricaine!
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During mon dernier semestre (my last semester) at school I had to split my time between mon m\u00e9moire et mon stage (my thesis and my internship), but at least in France you’re guaranteed to earn some money during le stage. There’s a law requiring un salaire minimum (a minimum wage) for les stagiaires (interns)! Faire…<\/p>\n

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