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Your first job

Being an actor

”Companies prefer to take on a young graduate with a career plan rather than someone that is undecided”

That’s why CPE Lyon includes establishing a career plan in its courses so that every student finds a job to suit them.

We have therefore developed a course in which students are able to be actors in their future.

Year 3
  • Sketch out a career plan
  • Find out about different engineering professions
  • Do an introductory placement in a company
Year 4
  • Validate choices
  • Choose options
  • Start establishing a network of contacts
  • Do a placement in the chosen sector
Year 5
  • Finalise the professional plan
  • Complete studies
  • Develop a relationship network
  • Complete the end of course placement
  • Start exploring employment possibilities

Giving you the tools

We train our students in recruitment techniques (CV, covering letter, interviews…).

On request we also organise mock interviews conducted by human resources managers or company recruitment managers.

Helping you to find a job

“No student should be on his or her own when looking for a job.”

CPE Lyon follows up young graduates for 5 years and offers personalised guidance:

  • Advice and information about openings.
  • Support in exploring possibilities.
  • Circulating job vacancies by e-mail.

your contact : Job unit

Christian SEGAUD
Department of Communication and company relations
[Email]
Tel : +33 (0)4 72 43 17 12

 

Some figures relating to jobs for young CPE Lyon graduates

Salary
Basic starting salary in 2011

 min 32 500€ 

 max 37 000€

 
Salary after 3 years46 500€ 

Graduates’ first jobs in 2011

 
 

 Chemistry - Process Engineering

Electronics Telecommunications - InformaticsInformatics & Communication Networks
Proportion having found a job: before diploma  53 %
73%
 87%
Proportion having found a job: before diploma in less than 2 months 95%91%100%
Proportion of jobs found through interships28%35%30%
Proportion of jobs abroad 19%11%/
Proportion of jobs in companies of over 500 people73%71%63%
Proportion in activity Industrial sectors 78%  40%  12%  
Proportion in activity sectors Industrial sectors of which 49% in chemistry, parachemistry, pharmaceuticals13% % Technology industries/
Services of which Design & consulting Information technology 15%/
Services of which Design & consulting Information technology /21%56%
Proportion doing Phd21%4%/
Proportion continuing their studies on complementary courses 13%8%8%

Source : CPE Lyon job survey, situation in March 2012 for 2011 graduates.