Two weeks into the Acceler’emploi program and simultaneously sending applications, my phone was ringing off the hook. I underwent nine interviews in two weeks for five leads and I received two job offers by the end of the second week of interviews. I recount these five leads so that I can describe the experience of how I handled multiple interviews, how I declined an offer, how I accepted an offer, how I informed the rest that I took another offer.
Read MoreThe first phase of the job-hunting process is characterized by the first round of interviews, which only led to rejections. In this post, I will talk about my options, how I followed up on my applications, and how I reacted to rejections.
Read MoreAfter four months of endless applications, I finally got a job! I start Monday. Here are my main takeaways after having done and redone my CV and cover letter.
Read MoreSpring is here, brighter days ahead. Yesterday, we adjusted our clocks one hour less. Daylight savings has begun, summertime is fast approaching!
Read MoreHere’s how one slow day on a fine sunny Sunday looks like, that concludes how February has been for us in our new place we can, now more comfortably, call home.
Read MoreToday was a good day for a walk, a good day to be outside. Also, a good day to be grateful. After lunch back at the apartment, we headed out to make the most out of this rare sunshine on a winter day. Our destination: Place Dalida. Netflix Original Series’ Emily in Paris made me do it (see episode 5).
Read MoreThere are two appointments scheduled by the French immigration for long-stay visa holders : a medical assessment and an administrative appointment. In Paris, the medical assessment occur at 221 Avenue Pierre Brossolette, Montrouge (Metro 13) while the administrative appointment is at 83 Rue de Patay, Paris 13.
Read MoreOne month after my arrival, I look back. Time to reevaluate, to take a step back and assess how far we’ve come… or not at all.
Read MoreSigning up for the library gave me a light bulb moment : to undergo a « reconversion professionnelle ». I’ve always done well organizing items, I’ve enjoyed being in the library and bookstore, I almost worked in publishing. I think this was life’s way of telling me to finally go for it!
Read MoreI’m back to attempt to open a new portion in this space which will venture more on life as a migrant (some say expat to make it seem more glamorous, but as you would later realize, it is not a walk in the park). Yes, sometime earlier this year, I’ve officially moved to a new city!
Read MoreI got a scholarship. I will start online Portuguese classes this afternoon [that’s morning in Portugal] with the generosity of the Portuguese government, through the Camões Institute, as coordinated by the University of Porto.
Read MoreRummaging through my files led me to find this hidden gem. Apparently, I filmed an entire day one fine rainy weekend in Rouen in 2016! Peek inside my student life in Rouen.
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