Meet 4 Individuals Who Did an Internship in France with AIFS Overseas

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Dwelling and gaining skilled expertise in France is the stuff of goals for a lot of school college students and up to date grads within the U.S. However what if we informed you there’s a easy path to make that dream a actuality? AIFS Overseas gives numerous alternatives to intern overseas in France with full-time internship packages in Paris and Examine + Internship packages in Cannes. Whether or not you’re fascinated by style, the humanities, movie, enterprise, or a lot of different fields, you’ll find a super internship that lets you launch your profession, all whilst you absorb the world-famous tradition this nation is known for. Interested by studying extra about what it’s actually prefer to intern overseas in France? 

Hear from 4 individuals who did internship packages in France with AIFS Overseas! 

Lauren: Advertising and marketing Internship in Paris 

Lauren, a retail administration main at Texas Tech College, did a summer season advertising internship in Paris at an area wine tasting firm. Beneath, she goes into extra element about her internship expertise: 

“I have beloved [interning] right here as a result of I’ve discovered a lot about wine!… It has been a lot enjoyable attending to study wine and French tradition from [the founder]. He’s a one-man present! He does all of it from promoting/delivery wine, conducting wine tastings, and social media advertising!” 

Lauren’s duties at her advertising internship included the next: 

• Create, design, and plan future Instagram posts. 
• Replace the web site with the right info on wines and alter out the photographs. 
• Analysis developments on social media for put up concepts. 
• Enjoyable duties like slicing the bread, establishing the tasting room, and printing out menus. 

As Lauren explains, her schedule offered greater than sufficient time to soak within the Parisian tradition outdoors of her internship; plus, she loved some AIFS Overseas journeys and excursions that have been included along with her program: 

“The internship is 8 weeks lengthy! There may be loads of time to discover town after work and on weekends! Included within the worth are some excursions round Paris, so I’ve been profiting from these!” 

Andrew: Enterprise Internship in Paris

Andrew from Duke College did a enterprise internship in Paris. Beneath, he lists a few of his most important duties at his host firm: 

“[My host company] is mainly a social media channel creator and I’m right here to…write taglines for our movies, plan our Instagram feed and create posts, and assist with English [editing].” 

One in all Andrew’s favourite issues about interning overseas in Paris was the prospect to expertise a unique facet of town that the majority vacationers by no means get to see. As he soaked within the native sights throughout his commute, Andrew famous: 

“I dwell about half an hour away from my [internship]. And I need to get onto the metro… The cool factor about being overseas is simply seeing the massively completely different panorama of the place you’re, and also you additionally get to study all the key alleyways and passages. And you additionally simply get to see the actually cool varied outlets and little boutiques which can be round.”  

Exploring your new residence abroad is among the easiest but most rewarding advantages of interning overseas. As you get to know your metropolis higher, you’ll be taught what it actually means to dwell overseas. Andrew emphasised that there’s a lot to do and see in Paris, he couldn’t even enable himself a single day to sleep in: 

“I’ve not slept in at all this journey and I most likely gained’t [choose] to sleep in till I get again residence. However you understand what, I’m having a good time attending to see every part [Paris has to offer]. So, when you’re right here or wherever you’re, get to know the locations and cultures.” 

Victoria: Style Internship in Paris 

Need to hear what it’s like to achieve skilled expertise in an iconic Parisian trade? Victoria did a style internship in Paris at an area style college. 

One in all Victoria’s favourite experiences throughout her summer season internship in Paris was when she and her fellow interns went to the Gardens of Versailles to do a photoshoot with an expert designer. Whereas she was preparing for the day, she briefly put this expertise in her personal phrases: 

 “[We’re doing] a photoshoot of [the designer’s] attire and a few of us are going to be carrying the attire and a few of us are going to be taking the photographs.” 

In addition to enjoyable initiatives just like the photoshoot at Versailles, Victoria defined that she spent most of her internship hours gaining expertise on the style college: 

“We’re normally on the precise college [where] we do varied duties [such as]… translating paperwork… [and] researching style suppliers and style distributors… However we do get to do such cool stuff like [the trip to the Gardens of Versailles]. We bought to go to an atelier (workshop) that makes prototypes for tremendous well-known manufacturers like Chanel, Versace, [and] Balmain. So, we get to see a complete different facet of style that I personally had by no means seen earlier than, which is unbelievable.”  

Past gaining behind-the-scenes entry to famend style manufacturers, Victoria shared that one of many greatest elements of her internship was studying straight from her colleagues: 

“Lots of the academics that work on the college both are nonetheless within the style enterprise or have been within the style enterprise and labored for all these unbelievable, tremendous well-known manufacturers that we’re all tremendous obsessive about.” 

Beneath, Victoria explains a number of the advantages of interning overseas in France, and Europe, on the whole: 

“If you’re uncertain [about doing this internship program], do it. 100% do it… It’s been the absolute best choice I might’ve made… You get to expertise a complete different tradition, meet so many unbelievable folks, it seems to be so good in your resume, and you’ve got an opportunity to journey and discover. I’ve been to Rome and Belgium and… I’m additionally going to go to Barcelona and London. And it’s one thing that I most likely wouldn’t have accomplished if I wasn’t doing this internship, however every part is so shut in Europe, there are [other interns] who’ve been to Santorini, Amsterdam, Berlin—there’s simply a lot that you could discover whilst you’re in Europe.” 

Arden: Examine + Internship in Cannes 

Can’t select between a examine and internship program in France? With a Examine + Internship program in Cannes, you may get the most effective of each worlds like Arden from the College of Maryland. By means of this distinctive AIFS Overseas program, Arden took examine overseas programs in Cannes and did a part-time internship the place he bought to take part within the Cannes Movie Pageant, which he describes beneath: 

“For me it was actually new as a result of I believed the competition was simply the crimson carpet and all of the celebrities, however there’s really a actually huge market of promoting and shopping for films there. So fortunately I used to be capable of be part of that with the internship. It was a very nice expertise assembly with purchasers and [movie] distributors from all around the globe… I used to be additionally capable of watch a number of the premiers, and I used to be on the crimson carpet a couple of instances… I’ll bear in mind this for the remainder of my life, it was an incredible expertise.” 

Situated on the French Riviera, Cannes is the proper place to take in the fantastic thing about the South of France, whereas practising your French language expertise, as Arden explains: 

“In Cannes I’ve been in additional conditions the place I need to use French, which has made me a a lot better and assured speaker. Additionally, the South of France in the summertime is such a ravishing place, the seaside, the meals, the tradition, and I bought to return throughout the movie competition.” 

Plus, as Arden explains, you may examine and intern overseas in France with out having any prior French language expertise: 

“You undoubtedly don’t need to be taught [French]. It helps, however you’ll not be the one individual if you happen to don’t know any French. And so they converse English right here within the metropolis, so you’re high-quality.” 

One other issue that made Arden’s Examine + Internship program in Cannes particular was his homestay. As he notes, it provided the prospect to essentially dive into the tradition, join with locals, and observe his French: 

“Dwelling with a bunch household has actually been  expertise for me as a result of I get to observe lots of the French and be taught the colloquial French phrases that I wouldn’t essentially be taught within the classroom just like the stuff you utilize in your day-to-day. Additionally, I’ve gotten to have genuine French delicacies… so it’s been superb.” 

Uncover all France has to supply—intern overseas in Paris or Cannes with AIFS Overseas like these college students and up to date grads did! 

AIFS Overseas gives a number of internship packages in France, every tailor-made to satisfy your skilled, educational, and private preferences. With a full-time internship or Examine + Internship program in France, you may construct career-focused expertise, immerse your self within the world-famous French tradition, and journey Europe to your coronary heart’s delight. Select AIFS Overseas and benefit from our helpful program inclusions (which actually take the stress out of planning!), equivalent to housing, journeys and excursions, built-in profession readiness, 24/7 emergency assist, and the assist of our trusted on-site workers.