Pay attention to the employment and salary prospects of French graduates majoring in French.
Let's broadcast a news that CCTV has just received: According to the latest statistics of the Ministry of Education, the initial employment rate of French majors ranks first among 226 undergraduate majors in China10; Another latest survey shows that the average monthly salary of French graduates after half a year is 5552 yuan for boys and 4520 yuan for girls. French is the highest paid major for undergraduate graduates at present.
This is the best and most valuable news about employment that I have heard since I studied French 10. On the issue of employment in France, the media has repeatedly fiddled with the words "tight" and "popular" in recent years, and sometimes fantasized about "foreign companies" and "high salaries", but these are mostly soft advertisements of overseas training institutions. This time, I made a good start and began to speak with numbers, accurate to the last place, which made great progress. Only from the above statistics, we can draw two conclusions:
1, French now has a great form of employment, not small but great.
French is a cash cow, and the salary for half a year after graduation is like this. According to this trend, the annual salary will be above 654.38+ 10,000 after five years.
Is that so? Take this news as an introduction to talk about this topic of common concern:
How do French learners find jobs and how do French learners make money?
The topic is very big, and one person can't say it comprehensively. Employment and salary are inevitable for everyone who speaks French, so I hope everyone can participate, express their opinions and be honest with each other!
◆ Say the correct way first:
1) Examination of civil servants: You can become an official if you study hard. There are also such ideal figures in the French circle. Taking the civil service exam is a shortcut. French-speaking civil servants are recruited by departments directly under the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, such as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Commerce, China United, and foreign affairs departments of some provinces and cities. Generally speaking, most of them are decent institutions.
How to apply for French civil servants, and what is the admission procedure? ! The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the belief of many French students, and a large number of French majors take the civil service exam for him. Let's take the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as an example to talk about this process, which is more intuitive:
First, go to the agency's website to see their employment plan for next year. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs recruits French every year, with the largest number;
2 confirm whether you are qualified to apply for the exam. Decent institutions are generally big names and have never seen a clear explanation, but I feel that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs only recruits students from 21kloc-0/universities and foreign language colleges, and they are all fresh graduates. Non-fresh students need n years of working experience in foreign affairs institutions.
(3) Prepare for the civil service examination. Some people will have a hard choice between taking the civil service exam and taking the postgraduate entrance examination (I envy you, I don't remember either). I see that most people take one of them, while fewer people take both. However, there is always someone NB. In 2006, a boy was admitted to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and he was also admitted to Fudan University as a French graduate student. Finally, he gave up Fudan, which shows how strong the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is among French students.
Take the exam and wait for the result. The general examination is scheduled to end at 1 1, with a score of 65438+2.
(5) Take part in the elimination re-examination, generally at the Foreign Affairs University, which lasts for two days and is divided into written examination and interview.
If all goes well, after participating in the political review, he will basically be a diplomat with the legendary civil servant status.
(Attachment: There is another way for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to recruit people. In my sophomore year, I chose French Department in Beijing Foreign Studies University, Peking University, Foreign Affairs University and other universities, focusing on training. During my stay at school, I will send the selected students to France to study for one year, and then directly enter the Ministry of Foreign Affairs after graduation. )
Entering the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Commerce and other government departments, the nominal salary may not be high, but the benefits are good. Just joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, every time you add one piece, you lose 4,000 yuan, which is also counted in central directly under the authority. If you are sent abroad, different kinds of museums will be treated differently. The monthly salary will basically exceed $ 1000, and the museum with difficult conditions will be as high as $3,000, which is a golden collar for those who receive wages. In terms of official career, as long as you don't make a big mistake. When you retire, you should be able to get a first secretary or consultant.
There are advantages and disadvantages in everything. There are several points to consider if you want to enter the Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
A. Most French people will be stationed in Africa, and once they enter the Ministry, they will be stationed after military training; The name of a diplomat sounds gorgeous, but staying in the small courtyard of an embassy for two or four years is not as pleasant as you think.
B. the Ministry of foreign affairs generally issues it once every five years, which means two or four years. If you are a lover from two places, it is not conducive to the stability of feelings and marriage. Listen to me. Their divorce rate is the highest in the central government. There is a saying in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that there are family members, that is, you can take your husband or wife to your post. It is natural to bring a wife, and bringing a husband will make people think that this man is eating soft rice. Sometimes, I really wonder how French girls in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs deal with family and marriage problems.
C. Seeing the future can make people feel at ease, but sometimes it will make people die.
The Ministry of Commerce wants French, basically in Africa. As a civil servant in other government agencies, you may not have to worry about being sent to a hard country for a long time, but the income is average, the unit is very decent, and it is difficult to be decent. There are not many places where French and gray income are linked. If you want to be a civil servant, first think about whether you can stand this poverty.
2) News media organizations: Some international news media organizations such as Xinhua News Agency, Radio International, Foreign Languages Bureau, People.com and China.com will also accept some French graduates. These units are not government agencies, but they are all the mouthpiece of the party and the government, and they are funded by the government, which is what we often call public institutions.
Because it is a media organization, it requires a high level of French and has many conditions. For example, Xinhua News Agency has to ask you CET-6 besides French. Radio International will consider whether your image, temperament, sound quality and personality meet the relevant job requirements; Foreign Languages Bureau, People's Daily, etc. Basically, everyone must have a postgraduate degree. These institutions are industries that many French students can easily think of, but in fact they receive as many as 10 law graduates every year, so we only know these.
In terms of salary, because it is a public institution, I am used to winning the bid. Generally, the starting salary is more than 3,000 yuan, and then there will be a certain promotion; These institutions are more difficult to access. After going in, they can live very busy or comfortable, depending on whether they want to live more or do more.
There seems to be a special comparison organization that belongs to the enterprise nature, that is, CCTV_F, the French channel of CCTV, which is basically invisible in China and mainly provides programs for French-speaking countries. It is said that there are nearly 100 French majors, but most of them have not been compiled. The salary of newcomers is around 3000.
3) Teachers: At present, 1/4 people in our class are teachers in universities. French teachers absorb a large part of French graduates. A few years ago, their undergraduate education was ok, but now big cities require postgraduate education or above. Being a teacher has many advantages:
(1) paid long holidays twice a year are not enjoyed by any industry; You don't have to work at ordinary times, so you can arrange your time well. You can do some part-time jobs, go out to give lectures or translate.
2 stable work and respected social status; There is little pressure at work, especially when teaching French as a second foreign language.
③ It is easy to keep a young mental state when dealing with students; Get along well with students, and students will miss them after graduation. Students have ambition and teachers have honor.
Talk about troubles again
1 evaluation title: I think many people are quite upset about having academic qualifications, qualifications, papers and interpersonal relationships; A low professional title is not necessarily a low level, mainly because the birthright is not good enough, which is linked to salary.
② Teacher-student relationship: The most important thing for teachers is their professional ethics. Being loved by students is the supreme spiritual enjoyment. Once despised, there were all kinds of ugly words, one or two people said nothing, and a group of people finished.
③ Salary and class fee: I think the teacher's salary is ok and the class fee is low. Teachers usually don't think so …
How to integrate into French teachers?
Schools that need French teachers will post relevant recruitment information on the school website, indicating academic qualifications, but there will be no gender restrictions. If you are particularly interested in the position and are confident to apply, you'd better make a phone call, communicate and ask about the situation. If the school feels that the conditions are suitable, it will arrange a trial lecture. For graduates, this process is necessary and key. Generally, you can give a chance to give a trial lecture, and the lecture is reasonable, and the matter is settled.
4) Africa: At present, Africa is the main battlefield for employment of French majors, and there are many opportunities to go to Africa. Among them, there are many large institutions such as China Construction, China Water, China Turkey, Lin Zhong, ZTE, Huawei, etc., which have the best performance in terms of salary convenience. Even for fresh graduates, the annual salary is basically not less than 654.38+ 10,000.
5) French-funded enterprises and Sino-French joint ventures: French enterprises are not French, and whether they can speak French is related to their industries. Shenlong, Peugeot and Michelin recruit more French majors, and so does Air France. High-tech enterprises such as L 'Oré al and Accor have rarely heard of French major, and Carrefour, a well-known pure French company, has never heard of the requirements of French major. On the contrary, some small and medium-sized French enterprises often send out recruitment information to recruit an assistant with a law degree and so on.
How much can French companies get? Super Girl graduated from French Department of Fudan University. Before becoming famous, she worked in a French-funded enterprise in Shanghai. A year later, she was promoted to assistant to the general manager. The monthly salary reported by the media is 6000 yuan.
6) French study abroad institutions: after learning French, they generally serve as study abroad consultants and translate materials. Translation is not difficult, and most of them are copied from existing formats. Except the boss and proprietress, few people can work in a company for a long time, even if they can work for one year, they are old employees, which may be a common feature of consulting services. Work is a little tired, there is no special guarantee and development, job-hopping is very frequent, and some people do it themselves. The monthly salary is about 2500-3500.
7) French language training institutions: the managers and consultants in the training institutions are basically not French majors, which may be very different from what we thought. The leaders of some of the best French training provided by China people don't know French, and non-French majors know more about beginners' mentality and market operation than professionals. Most teachers are part-time, mainly hiring college teachers, which is not only conducive to establishing a good reputation, but also convenient to save costs. French graduates can't be good teachers in training institutions, and management has little to do with French proficiency, so training institutions can't recruit full-time law school staff.
As a teacher in a training institution, he has good conditions and is loved by students, so the training institution will arrange more courses, and it is not difficult to earn 5000-8000 yuan a month.
8) Travel companies: Tour guides are also an industry that French people can easily think of. If you don't know how to get into the business, you can take a test first. This thing doesn't require a high level of French. In this industry, except those who work in offices, they are basically unpaid. It is most important to have the opportunity to take over the tour group. It is a more important source of income to get commissions for shopping in stores and kickbacks for tickets or tickets for performances.
The income of tour guides varies greatly, depending on the quantity and quality of tour groups. Some of them exceed 10,000 yuan a month, while others make no money.
9) Foreign Affairs Offices of Provinces and Cities: Two of my classmates went to such a place after graduation, which was more leisure. Later, one of them felt that the job was boring and the salary was low, so he resigned and went to Africa.
10) Translation company: Translation companies like to send recruitment information online. It seems that the demand is so strong that they will never be satisfied. It's usually a fake recruitment. Translation companies are similar to intermediaries, and there are few full-time French translators. They send messages online, mainly to collect resumes and advertise themselves. So although there seems to be a shortage of people, I haven't heard of anyone working in a translation company. We have deleted similar information from the French job website (Fayujob.com), mainly because we don't want to make people spend energy and worry all day.
1 1) Bank: Two of my classmates went to the bank directly after graduation. One was a girl from Beijing Foreign Studies University and the other was a boy from Peking University, which gave people a good feeling.
The boy who went to the bank was sent to Africa. I heard that the annual salary is 200 thousand to 300 thousand. If you work in a domestic bank for half a year, you should be able to reach 5000.
12) Publishing House: Some publishing houses, such as FLTRP and Translation Press, have special French studios, whose main work is editing and proofreading, and some are also responsible for external liaison and marketing.
The starting salary is about 3500, and the book sales will be paid at the end of the year.
◆ Let's talk about the wild road first:
1) Give up French and switch to other industries, but be careful.
The excellent forms of employment in France are more reflected in news reports. We know that many media like to bluff under the guise of public opinion, so we can't believe it all. In the face of real employment, most people still feel pressured. Especially some people who don't like French and don't learn it very well. Stay in the French circle, always feel lack of enthusiasm, insecurity, you can consider quitting.
There are many cases of giving up French: some people feel that French is not easy to find a job, or they are not satisfied, and they have some connections at home, so they are directly assigned to work in this field. Some graduate students have changed their major, and there is one in our class. Some really don't like French, don't like it, and don't want to continue. Others don't want to go to Africa, and it is too difficult to find a French job in China, so they have no choice but to give up. Of course, there are also people who meet better opportunities or find themselves with more potential in other fields. For example, Liu Huan, who graduated from the French Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is considered to be the most suitable career in China.
Giving up French is just giving up majors, and French majors still have a long-term emotional dependence on French. Even so, people who give up French because of their great career differences and lack of common language are gradually hidden by the French circle, even students in a class.
Freelancer
Freelance used to be synonymous with doing nothing, but now it has been accepted by most people; Technical talents have the most capital to engage in freelance work, while foreign languages are only one of the few majors for liberal arts students to test technology and eat. After accumulating certain funds, these people are most likely to develop into entrepreneurs with the highest success rate.
3) Start a business by combining French.
Entrepreneurship is more suitable for boys. There are so few boys in the French circle that there are not many people with entrepreneurial ideas. This problem is not universal. This road is wild enough, but it is also feasible. I won't say much for the time being. I think it is necessary to add later …
Tell me about my understanding of France's "money way" in an all-round way.
1) Most people who work in France are only white-collar workers mentally, have decent jobs and are not rich materially.
2) French level affects the direction of choosing a job, which has little to do with how much money you earn; As far as French majors are concerned, workplace, gender and industry have the greatest influence on income. The average French level of girls is better than that of boys, and the average income of boys is higher than that of girls.
3) There is no difference in lifestyle between a monthly salary of 3,000 yuan and a monthly salary of 5,000 yuan. In China, for people who get paid, most of the jobs they do are worthy of wages. They should be open-minded and content to make money. If they want to make money after earning a salary, then go to Africa.
4) Make money by technology before the age of 30, and by experience after the age of 30. I have been trying to understand this sentence better. French is a technical job. If we want to make more money with technology, we must increase our workload. Before the age of 30, we still have such physical strength and energy. After that, we were very tired. Technology always has a ceiling to make money. Last year, a post was turned over many times, saying that "the Olympic Organizing Committee recruits French translators with an average annual salary of 654.38+ 10,000", which is very harsh. Therefore, if you work in China, 6.5438 million+is probably a very decent price for a French master's degree. By improving your French level, you can become a "white-collar worker" and live a life of being rich. But not enough to make yourself rich.
5) In fact, most of the wealth of French-speaking circles is concentrated in the hands of non-French majors. Even the French training and study institutions closely related to French do not have French professional bosses, and marginal industries are rare. The so-called "fascination with the authorities" pays too much attention to French, which tends to limit thinking, affect vision and fail to see the overall situation clearly. French is a cash cow when making small money, and it may be an epitaph when making big money.
Finally, a CCTV "not yet received" news was broadcast: the average monthly salary of French professional boys after half a year was 3,456 yuan in China, and Africa 1 1269 yuan; The domestic income of female students is 3 123 yuan, Africa1kloc-0/23, and French is a major with "money" ...