French-funded enterprises favor talents with two characteristics: passion and diligence.

French-funded enterprises favor talents with two characteristics: passion and diligence.

The activity of "French Culture in Shanghai" is in full swing, and many people have a sincere yearning for romantic and exquisite French culture through a series of musicals, exhibitions and concerts. In fact, the most direct and effective way to get in touch with French culture is to work in a French-funded enterprise. According to the introduction of China Chamber of Commerce and Industry, there are more than 1000 French-funded enterprises and representative offices in Shanghai, among which there are many world-renowned large companies, such as Carrefour, Airbus and L 'Oreal. With the improvement of China's opening to the outside world, more French-funded enterprises will enter Shanghai. Do you know what kind of people can enter these companies?

* * * Requirements for French-funded enterprises

As we all know, French-funded enterprises have a prominent feature, that is, relaxed atmosphere and humanized management, but this does not mean that the requirements for personnel will be relaxed. L 'Oré al Company has a famous saying in employing people that "poets and farmers are integrated", that is, they are as passionate and creative as poets and as diligent and practical as farmers. It can be seen that passion and diligence are two key points emphasized by French-funded enterprises.

To sum up, the requirements for French-funded enterprises are as follows:

1. Personality is unrestrained and creative.

Most French people are extroverted and like to express their views directly. China people's euphemism is not appreciated, but their unrestrained personality is in line with their corporate culture.

Mr. Zimmer, former general manager of Accor Group in China, a famous French hotel management company, told reporters that the French advocate elitism and hope that the candidates can give full play to their strengths and become excellent team leaders.

Suzhou Ma Peide Co., Ltd. is an enterprise specializing in designing and producing office supplies. Ms. Mei Ying, the human resources manager, said: "The company does not welcome' standard parts' without personality, and we need employees to be creative."

As a pioneer in the fashion industry, L 'Oreal pays more attention to "individuality" than the above-mentioned enterprises. Cheng Lei, career development manager of human resources department of L 'Oré al China Company, said that L 'Oré al advocates a culture of freedom, and there is no standard for anything, including talent selection. The only thing the company values is "personality". "Technology can be acquired through targeted training, but it is difficult to shape personality through training," she said. If you have strong leadership, teamwork, innovation, or great enthusiasm for your work, you may stand out.

2. Familiar with French culture and understand French.

The localization process of French-funded enterprises is very fast, which provides opportunities for more job seekers in China, but on the other hand, the collision of foreign cultures will be more frequent. Therefore, French-funded enterprises require employees to have a basic understanding of French culture, and the bridge of cultural exchange-French is naturally one of the contents to be mastered.

Ms Irene Chumai, director of human resources of Rogate China Co., Ltd., particularly emphasized when referring to the employment standards: "The company has not been in China for a long time, and everything is in the process of running in and exploring. If employees can't adapt to French culture, it will bring unexpected difficulties to work. "

Mr Alain Sheng, director of human resources in Saint-Gobain, attaches great importance to the importance of French: "It is impossible to speak English alone, because all communication with the French headquarters needs to be in French, and those who can communicate in French are more likely to be promoted."

3. Pursuing efficiency and having a sense of responsibility

The French are famous for enjoying life. They separate work from life and never work overtime. If you think that French-funded enterprises are easy to muddle along, it is all wet. French people live an informal life, but they have a high sense of responsibility for their work. They never complain, they just keep working hard. Things are done, and late leave can be discussed; If you can't do it well, it's normal to leave immediately. It is said that the French work efficiency per unit time is among the best in the world, and their feeling of * * * is two words: nervousness.

4. Pay attention to appearance and emphasize dressing.

The French are famous for their fashion. When they work in French enterprises, their clothes and manners should not be vague at all. French business owners are well-dressed and want their employees to pay attention to their appearance, which is related to French culture's love of art and emphasis on image. When applying for a French company, you should not only make good material and psychological preparations, but also carefully choose the right clothes. Ms Eileen Chulamy said bluntly that she paid great attention to the appearance of the candidate, including her speech and manners.

Personality requirements of French-funded enterprises

The talent standard of each enterprise is different. Collecting personalized standards of French-funded enterprises in talent selection is tantamount to finding a needle in a haystack. Only a few representative enterprises are selected here. From their recruitment requirements, we can get a glimpse of the different preferences of legitimate enterprises in different industries in employing people.

1. Manufacturing

● Rogate company: professional first.

France Rogate Company is a world leader in starch and its deep processing industry, and its business scope covers fine chemicals, chemical machinery and so on. It is hoped that the professional or work experience of employees is closely related to the products. After an employee enters the company, if the company finds that his major and post are not suitable, it will make adjustments according to his personal specialties.

● Michelin tires: operating experience first.

Everyone knows that enterprises attach the most importance to experience. Michelin tires require high experience, and the word "relevant experience" rarely appears in job advertisements. "Practical experience" is what the company pursues.

Summary: The employment demand of manufacturing industry is mainly concentrated on engineering and technical personnel. For such talents, the importance of hard standards such as specialty and operational experience is obviously higher than that of other industries.

2. FMCG industry:

● L 'Oré al Group: Innovation first.

French companies attach importance to quality and creativity, especially in the fashion industry. In L 'Oré al, on average, 50% of old products are replaced every two years, and all products are updated every five years. Only people with strong innovation ability can keep up with this rhythm. In addition to front-line employees such as R&D, marketing and sales, the logistics department also emphasizes the spirit of innovation, because the operation process has been changing.

● Danone Group: Passion is supreme.

In the corporate culture of Danone Group, curiosity, passion, agility and pursuit are the key words. Danone does not pay much attention to academic qualifications and experience, but attaches great importance to people's ability to cope with challenges. Reflected in the recruitment notice, in addition to the regular scope of responsibilities and application conditions, it will also specifically list the challenges that the position needs to accept to remind candidates to be psychologically prepared.

The biggest feature of FMCG industry is the speed of product and brand innovation. Since "innovation" is emphasized, innovation ability and entrepreneurial passion are naturally the most needed qualities in this industry.

3. Service industry

● Accor Group: Customer First

Zim, former general manager of Accor Group in China? Mel said: "The traditional humanistic spirit, such as respect between people, is particularly important in the service industry. For hotel employees, only by fully respecting guests can we bring customers and achieve good results. "

● Carrefour: communication ability comes first.

Carrefour has high requirements for the internationalization of its employees. An ordinary salesman should be familiar with European market rules, have three to five years' working experience in European trade or manufacturing enterprises, have sources of goods in China, and have strong ability of independent negotiation ... Obviously, it is not enough to work in Carrefour, and it is necessary to fully understand the international market, so as to communicate with suppliers and customers, so as to achieve "mission must be achieved". Therefore, people who have lived or worked in Europe are more popular.

Summary: Compared with the general industry, the service industry has more opportunities to directly deal with customers and markets. Whether it is respecting customers or understanding the international market, in the final analysis, it is the embodiment of customer-oriented values.

The concept of employing people in French-funded enterprises

● Localization of talents

Only local people have a better understanding of the local market, culture and consumer demand, and the price is low, so they are favored by French-funded enterprises. L 'Oré al China currently has 3,500 employees, of whom only 10 are foreign employees, and more than 95% are local employees. Saint-Gobain China, one of the top 100 industries in the world, has 85% local employees.

● Young talents

Most French enterprises are keen on recruiting young talents. This recruitment strategy not only reserves fresh troops for the company, but also makes the trendy ideas and concepts collide with each other, so that the company can maintain its vitality and never stagnate. The average age of L 'Oré al China employees is only 28 years old, and nearly 80% of them are fresh graduates or newcomers with less than two years' work experience. Saint-Gobain China Co., Ltd. also said that it will recruit a large number of young talents from China, including fresh graduates, MBA students and returnees.

● Internationalization of talents

If a local employee not only understands French culture, speaks French, but also has a global strategic vision and is familiar with the international market, that is the perfect talent that French-funded enterprises dream of. Therefore, while attracting a large number of local talents, French-funded enterprises will also use various means to improve the internationalization of their employees. Mr Zimmer said that his company will send employees to participate in training and business activities around the world, broaden their horizons and make them international talents. (Yan Junrong)