All the partnering organisations in The European Gateway had to host interns in their countries to implement the procedures and tools the procedures created for the project. We have hosted 5 young French interns and asked them about their experience during the professional mobility. Here are their answers.

Association For You: Hi Léna, Pauline, Simon and Sophie! Nice to meet you! Can you introduce yourself, please?

Pauline: Hi my name is Pauline and I am 20 years old. I am a student in BTS Assistant Manager in the first year in Bordeaux, alternating at the CFA.

Léna: Hi!  My name is Léna and I’m 20 years old. I am a student in BTS Assistant Manager in the first year in Bordeaux, alternating at the CFA.

Simon: Hello. My name is Simon and I live in Parentis in the Landes. I’m 18 years old and I’m in the first year of BTS Assistant Manager alternately.

Sophie: Hi, I am a student of 22 years old. I do alternatively a Bts Assistant Manager at the Rectorat of Bordeaux.

Association For You: What did you do during your internship at Innovator?

Léna and Pauline: During our internship, we wrote an article in English about co-working and the city of Varna, we also looked for partnership in France, we optimized profiles on social networks, we sought funds and participated in communication meetings.

Association For You: What did you do during your internship at Hale 3?

Simon: I worked with the entire team to organize museum evenings, reorganize the space and do the maintenance. In addition, we have prepared events while continuing the usual tasks.

Association For You: What did you do during your internship at Alliance Française?

Sophie: I had to redo the presentation of the poster, the title of the expressions of the week and a presentation poster of the summer courses of the Alliance Française

Association For You: What were your first impressions on Bulgaria?

Léna and Pauline: Our first impression on Bulgaria is the dilapidated state of the city, the fact that it has a lot of animals on the street and the shower is not like in France.

Simon: It is very different from France but in the end, we get used to it. It’s very nice to live here, people are very nice even if they look cold.

Sophie: People are very nice, it’s a beautiful country and we eat well.

Association For You: Can you tell us a few words about your training?

Léna and Pauline: Our training is oriented towards management, communication and administration it is also oriented towards languages.

Simon: It is a general BTS that opens on several doors. The training covers the practical aspects of management, management and communication.

Sophie: Our training is oriented towards management, communication and administration. It is also oriented towards languages and we learn how to acquire tools to help the manager.

Association For You:  What are your strengths and weaknesses?

Léna: My strengths are the good level of English, sociality and I am curious.

Pauline: My strengths are the adaptability and the good level in English and my weakness is the precipitation.

Simon: My strengths is that I have no communication problem. My weakness is that I am disorganized.

Sophie: My strengths are that I am involved and I am also conscientious. My weakness is I’m too honest.

Association For You:  How your family, friends and teachers describe you?

Simon: They say that I’m kind, kind and poorly organized.

Pauline: They say that I’m brave and adventurous.

Léna: They say that I am hardworking and motivated.

Sophie: They describe me as a person of applied and curious.

Association For You: What was the reason for your internship?

Léna and Pauline: The reasons are because it is mandatory and it’s for the exam.

Simon: The internship was scheduled in the BTS alternately.

Sophie: I had to do an internship abroad for my BTS.

Association For You: What did you think of your internship?

Simon: Despite the problems of the beginning, I am rather happy, it is a very good experience. I learned to know another way of working in France and it is a very rewarding experience.

Léna and Pauline: It was a very enriching internship culturally and professionally but also it was good to see an innovative and modern structure in a contrasting environment.

Sophie: It was too short but it was interesting and allowed me to know another culture than mine.

Perfect, a lot of new experiences, thank you very much for this interview. I hope you had a fun time here. 🙂