The first few months where extremely difficult and overwhelming as I had
no previous experience in insurance. I found myself having to do a lot
of studying out of work hours to gain a general understanding of the
sector. It took a good 6 months until I felt “comfortable” working both
in the insurance market and in French!
From day one I have been working on their large international
accounts, mainly those with a strong presence in Latin America and
Europe.
On a daily basis I am in contact with our worldwide broking network and
have become accustomed to switching from Spanish to English and back
again to French!
I have worked on a few large projects including tenders and presented at
an International Brokers’ Conference in Paris.
We work on a flexi-hour system that allows the employees to badge
in and out. I tend to arrive at work just before 9am and leave by 6:30
pm.
It has to be said that the after-work social life that is so
common in the UK, is pretty much non-existent in France.
It took me a while to become close to people in difference departments
at work (around 500 employees in total), and sometimes we go for a drink
after work. However on the whole, it is not that common in Paris.
Day in the Life
*07h50 Get up
- 08h40 Take the metro to work
- 08h55 Arrive at office
- 09h00 Coffee with team
- 09h15 Go through emails
- 10h00 Meeting concerning latest project proposal for ACCOR Argentina.
- 11h30 Reply to emails & chase up any outstanding issues
- 12h30 Lunch
- 14h00 Work on project with International Team
- 16h00 Call our contact in Argentina to clarify certain aspects of proposal
- 16h30 Meeting with our internal tech
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