Because he must fight show his motivation

Eighteen months ago it was no question for these candidates emerged the cream of the schools to carry out missions of Council for industry or the Bank. Less noble than the universe of beauty and luxury. No question of work in the province, nor even to more than five Metro stations of home - or squarely in New York. And whims of divas heard thousand times by the recruiters of Accenture France. "We do sometimes to retain the best, says Armelle Carminati, responsible Council HR activity. But, today, they more interested in the content and the variety of tasks, to their employability. They want to learn, try. "The crisis is over by then. The labour market is fully returned and business is heckled in many sectors. Requiring each and the other to greater simplicity and humility. On the employer, which undertakes more on long-term promises. "It does guarantee a particular group or such proportion of international experience in a journey", continues Armelle Carminati. But also among young graduates who have little choice of their future employer, have any interest to be low profile.

"Some students have made the fine mouth on a study mission of three months in a society of MGB at Rouen, because it was far from Lille and their attachments, the need to find housing..." HRD quickly retorted them that other candidates would be well pleased to take the subjects. "At the time, some have changed opinion", welcomes Jean-Marc Idoux, Director General of the school of engineers devout HEI.

Elitism exceeded

Schools consider making their revolution In any case, since a few years, many makers avoid distill the speech of a journey of elite for the elite, seeking to form otherwise. It is, among other things, the purpose of the work carried out to the circle of the company and the management, under the leadership of the Director General of Audencia, Jean-Pierre Helfer (1).

The Escem was pioneer in the field. Humility is, since 2003, a founding value - like commitment, curiosity and integrity. Values into the mission of the school and displayed throughout the premises. "Our thinking is part of the role of manager in a company.". In the cross-cutting organizations, it is located in a logic of shared responsibility. Humility will help him succeed, by its ability to say "I don't know", by listening to others, understanding, empathy, explains Jacques Chaniol, Director of the Escem. This does not mean lack of ambition.

"Profitable doubt."

Also the school has developed three major axes in its pedagogy: the intercultural (semester required abroad, home of various nationalities on campus); work as a team on projects - a classic in the superior; and, more unusual, eighteen months research missions, grow student reading, writing, for questioning, "profitable doubt." "I've pyre on a theme of mergers and acquisitions." Emitting assumptions and validating. As I nurtured the work of others, I have published all of my sources without plagiarism. "A lesson of humility", recognizes Charlotte-Sophie Darriet, twenty-three years in grade to the Escem.

Other schools have created various types of confrontation. And Euromed, Marseille, which also has humility in its values (2), grows his flock to 6 projects-activities, including some "on topics where they are not necessarily comfortable", said Bernard Belletante, the Director-General. Among these projects, an oral to entrepreneurs to test his employability end curriculum. A disturbing, compulsory exercise since 2006. Another feature of the school, the practice of the "360 degrees", during which the student faces, via a questionnaire, the critical gaze of his entourage to identify strengths, weaknesses and the relevance of the project. "It realizes that diploma does not, is Jonathan Bourrat, graduated in 2008, which is a position in the audiovisual or multimedia product manager. It remains in contact with reality. Because he must fight, show his motivation. "A posture that is more unusual today.

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