She is a self-starter, who from the age of 15 has been taking "little jobs" to get her foot in the door of the business world. She did her most recent internship "with us", even if in the context, "with us" meant remotely. I had a list in mind of companies where I wanted to do my end-of-studies internship, and Orange was in the top 3. Chanel was top of the list, then Orange for two reasons.
Then there was the innovation and technology aspect, because that would give me access to new areas, in contrast to my previous experiences in the beauty and food industries. It was very quick. I applied in December, I was contacted in January, and my internship was supposed to start in March.
HR called on the phone, and then I went straight to an in-person interview with my manager, Meike. The interview went well; she mostly grilled me about my interest in human resources. And that evening, I received the offer. You need to dare to be you! For example, Meike asked me what I liked least about the job. For me, it was the whole social networks side.
I was a bit blunt, quite direct. Whereas I think it shows that you know what you want. My internship was postponed for several weeks, because I was supposed to start right in the middle of the lockdown. It was a stressful time, a lot of my friends lost their internships.
That was an important link for me. The computer came with all the instructions delivered at the same time; this level of organisation was really reassuring. There was the forward-planning, which clearly makes a lot of difference. Meike called me a few days before to brief me on the current projects.
