Europe : Mobility for all - Rémi Pineau, French trainee in Spain - OnisepTV : l’information pour l’orientation en vidéo
Europe : Mobility for all - Rémi Pineau, French trainee in Spain
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My name's Rémi. I'm 22. I'm from Bordeaux. For 3 months, I've been on a hotel management internship in Barcelona. Right, it's 7:20 am. The bathroom. I've work to do. With my manager, I need to be impeccable: clean shaven, shirt with matching tie, etc. Off we go. But first, of course, a quick check to see if everything's perfect. Fine. We can go. I passed my diploma in trade management in June. One of the teachers came in one day and said to us, "If any of you would like to work abroad, I can help you." I did my CV, wrote a covering letter, sent it all to hotels in London, Spain, etc., and I was accepted in Barcelona. We're going to the bus stop. I hope we haven't missed it. What's this...? I've missed my bus! So we'll take the train to catch the bus up and board it further along. Good start to the day! Thank you. Goodbye. ADAST helped me come here. ADAST is part of the Bordeaux Chamber of Commerce. It helps 100 youngsters every year to go to different countries to work in various fields on 6-to-8-month internships in order to earn a certificate for having studied abroad. This internship is between school and starting work. It's a bridge between the two. I'm lucky to have an internship with real responsibility. I'm in charge of the chambermaids and the cleaning in general. Nina, I'll just check this room. Clean under the bed. And then in here. I think there's a... There is! Work-wise, the difference is, my colleagues are much more attached to their jobs, because things are difficult financially. And in terms of management, - which interests me most - you can call people at night and say, "I need you tomorrow. Can you work?" Or, "Can you stand in at another hotel?" People are very flexible. It's lunchtime. It's 12:30. I'll introduce my fellow diners. Miriam from Uruguay. Omayra from Colombia. I'm from Morocco! My lack of Spanish was a problem at first. I gave it up early at school because I wasn't really attracted to it. I like it now. It's easy to learn a language in the country itself. Why not learn a third language now? That's what motivates me now. To have a manager who himself changed countries without speaking the language is a real asset. Did you find anything in here? There. What's this? Tick "Not OK". He already checked this room and wrote down that everything was perfect. I've shown him it's not perfect. It's never perfect. Bad start! Is this OK to you? I usually talk to them in Spanish, since they're on an internship to learn not only about the culture and the job, but also the language. I think I've changed and matured. I'm more self-confident. I was a mediocre student. I'd skip classes, mess around... Now I have a taste for a job well done and for responsibility, which I didn't like much before. I think I'm heading in the right direction. 8:45 pm. Time to go home. Bye, hotel. The hotel is great. It's absolutely spotless. A word of advice to youngsters: you don't have to be a genius, just tell yourself it's possible. Every single day is memorable. Never once have I thought that I should have stayed in France. So, come on!
After a BTS, a two-year technical degree, Rémi is a trainee in the hotel business in Barcelona (Spain). This mobility experience, implemented by an organisation in his home region, is financed by the European Leonardo programme. This placement is boosting his self-confidence!
Vidéo publiée en mai 2012
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