The international is also a necessity for us

"Students and young graduates we seek more and more to begin overseas." We respond to this expectation. "HRD to PricewaterhouseCoopers, Eric Bertier, is not the only one to make this observation: most recruiters observed a rise in demand for expatriation among beginners. Graduates have indeed understood interest experience abroad in early career. First, because it wins in openness and maturity not to mention the use of languages... Then, because only such experience is often a tremendous accelerator. In large groups, in particular, the stay abroad becomes a competitive advantage.

While this application is, in part, the needs of the business. "It is not only to pleased to students." We are working more and more network, several countries, says Eric Bertier. It is important to know the person with whom we work, it is in Europe or the United States. The international is also a necessity for us. "In PwC, it is now accepted that a partner should have completed a residence succeeded beyond his"comfort zone ".

Also most of the major groups now offer positions to young graduates tempted by the call to the coast. "We support the international opening of schools and universities, thus provides Pascal Brier, Deputy General Director of Altran." We offer opportunities in many countries, in Europe or elsewhere.

Rest it's rarely a prime position. At PwC, for example, it must first acquire two or three years of experience, the time to integrate, to tame the "House" procedures, and through its paces. The cabinet then proposes two types of contract, depending on whether it is a one-time mission from 6 to 8 months abroad, or a longer stay, two to three years. A third type of contract to even allow the collaborator to settle in another country, without objective of returning to the fold.

Wage jackpot step

A few more rare firms to leave as soon as the hiring. This is the case of CGG Veritas, specialist of oil exploration. "With 95 of our activities from France, most of our recruits (on the order of 500 to 600 a year) abroad quickly after an integration programme called"geo-rise", said Thierry Lafont, HRD France. Then, every two or three months, one can change customer or site, because we are present in a large number of countries.

Others, finally, tend to curb the vain of departure. Société Générale, must "have experienced two or three positions, or between six and nine years of experience," according to Anne Marion-Bouchacourt, HRD, before leaving. The Bank is one of the first users of the device of life (1).

It is also true that should not be to delude on expatriation. At the level of compensation, for example, no need to hope to win the jackpot. Even if we have to qualify. Because many foreign companies recruit freely in France. With wages often higher than French companies. To the point that Bernard Ramanantsoa, Executive Director of CET, worried: "There is a risk of evaporation of our best graduates abroad if no effort is made on gross wages." And most importantly, do not imagine spend his time between luxury hotels, social whirl and cocktails by the pool. The expatriation reality is much more trivial. But so trainer...