FRANCE - HEC, HEC PARIS

School support:

The HEC Career Services offers the following possibilities for incoming students as assistance in finding an internship: a practical guide, electronic job board (from 10,000 to 13,000 offers per year), company presentations dedicated to internships, recruitment fairs, rotation lunches with recruiters, skills seminars, workshops on "how to find an internship", CVs, Cover letters, individual appointments, mock interviews with recruiters, etc.

Contact:

CEMS Corporate Relations Manager: Kristin Young: young@hec.fr

Legislation:

In France, it is compulsory to sign a specific contract called a "convention de stage", i.e. “internship contract”. This legal contract (signed by the company, the student, and the university) only concerns students who have already studied for at least 3 months in HEC Paris (even if they have graduated from their home school). It is illegal to sign such a contract before the beginning of the HEC programme.

The contract has to be signed no later than 1 month after the end of courses at HEC. The internship is a full-time employment (continuous), from 10 weeks to 6 months, and must end on the 30th of September at the latest.

The assignments have to be coherent and in line with the HEC courses. Interns are paid a minimum of € 500 per month. This legislation concerns all HEC students (EU citizens or non-EU citizens).

Administrative Formalities - from the beginning to the end of the internship:

• Valid passport & Visa

• Proof of Health Insurance Coverage

• Insurance Policy (compulsory) covering the following risks: o Civil liability; o Individual accidents; o Repatriation assistance; o Medical expenses abroad (sickness and accident).

Further information:

The Careers Office gives the document to the student who has to provide it to the company during his/her stay at HEC.

Company support:

Many French and international companies based in France hire foreign students.

For graduates:

It is possible to do end-of-year/after graduation internships, HEC can provide convention de stage for that period.