The founders at the office © Talent Developer
Finding an end-of-year internship or an apprenticeship contract is not easy, we know! And yet, there is no shortage of solutions to make life easier for students!
Between school network, family network, dedicated websites and specialised applications, we don’t know where to turn!
If everyone knows the classic internship search channels, few have ever heard of or subscribed to the services of a placement agency.
However, big problems call for big solutions, don’t they?
So, if you too are approaching the deadline for the start of your internship or apprenticeship contract but have not yet found the right company to take you on, this article is for you!
Philippine, always listening © Talent Developer
Wherever you are, Estrella will arrange a meeting © Talent Developer
What is an internship placement agency?
Let’s put ourselves in a situation:
You are a committed student, who has asked for help from your school or university, which has given you a list of their partner companies to contact.
You were unsuccessful.
You then asked around you, your family, your friends… to no avail… word of mouth normally works so well! So you followed professional advice by creating and updating all your social network profiles and then creating accounts on all the professional search engines.
But after sending your application to more than 100 job ads, you have to admit that :
- You only received 3 replies, all of which were negative – companies do not always take the time to get back to candidates
- You don’t find offers that really correspond to your field of activity or your professional objectives
- You lose confidence and patience as time goes by and you feel almost scorned by HR who don’t take the time to justify themselves.
In short, you’re in trouble!
And so it is with no confidence that you finally decide to accept the first and only offer that you have been confirmed for fear of finding nothing else and without knowing if this proposal corresponds to you or will bring you anything.
Have you considered using an internship placement agency?
It’s a must!
Often likened to a headhunting firm, an internship placement agency is a company that takes care of accompanying students and finding them the work experience they are looking for.
What are the advantages of using an internship placement company ?
While young people are nowadays ready to pay to be admitted to the best universities in the world, in France it is still rare for students to pay to be supported in their search for an internship or an apprenticeship contract… and yet it is just as important for the future!
After all, it is often through these first experiences that you begin to discover the realities of working life. It is also through these first experiences that you learn a rigour and a work style that will often determine the experiences you can expect later on!
By going through a specialised placement agency, you could benefit from:
- Constant support
- Valuable time savings
- Less stress on your shoulders
- The agency’s professional network
- Additional knowledge: professional knowledge, administrative information, knowledge of the country and legislation
- Experience adapted to the professional project
- New professional skills related to your sector of activity
- A network of local partners and their services
- Cultural and linguistic activities in the host country
Three of the students we placed in internship © Talent Developer
Are all agencies the same ?
Of course not!
Here are a few tips that will help you avoid a lot of scams if you are looking for an internship placement company :
- Avoid completely digital agencies where you will not be able to meet anyone
- Check that the agency has a physical representative or partner in the host country
- Avoid an agency that presents too many different sectors of activity
- Check that the agency does not only offer language courses
- Do not pay anything until you have received a proposal detailing all the stages of the service
What does Talent Developer offer more than other placement companies ?
So, are you convinced by the placement agencies? If not yet, here’s what makes Talent Developer a real value-added addition to your CV:
- If you are looking for an internship in a hotel or restaurant in Paris, you have come to the right place! We are first and foremost a human-sized agency guided by two professionals with personalities that are as charismatic as they are caring and with complementary international experience in the hospitality industry, gastronomy, internship management, teaching, management and communication. We therefore know what we are talking about and the internships we are committed to finding for you are targeted in the Parisian hotel and gastronomy world.
- You wish to develop your professional network for the future: We open our address book of professionals working in Parisian hotels and restaurants to you. We are pleased to share with you the best of this sector, thanks to the relationships we have built up over the years through trust and successful collaboration.
- An ultra-personalised service: personality test and placement perfectly adapted to the long-term professional project and profile of each individual.
- A tailor-made placement: Our concept & challenge is to create the right student/tutor pairing. We are committed to finding THE right company for THE right trainee and vice versa. We are dedicated to working with you and our partner companies to create the right match according to the requirements and wishes of each.
- Professional experience: unlike most placement companies, we offer experience that enhances your professional skills, not your language study experience…
- Follow-up at every stage: Before: preparation for the interview, professional culture course to be prepared for the realities; During : Regular in company follow-up and 24-hour assistance; Afterwards: development of your knowledge, support for your study project in France and access to exclusive job offers.
You will be not one but several steps ahead of your peers!
You dream of the best internship for you, and so do we!
So don’t hesitate any longer, make an appointment with us to find out about our support offers and services!
Article written by Talent Developer