ESSEC offers its students a variety of
opportunities to gain valuable professional experience, not only pure academic
understanding of business. Moreover, it is required for a student to validate
at least 18 months of professional experience before graduation. Among classical
work opportunities for students such as internships, ESSEC, as well as some
other French business schools, offers a very attractive option called an apprenticeship.
Apprenticeship is a contract between a
student, the school and an employer, lasting for 2 years. During this period, the
student combines studying at the school and working for the employer. The position
is considered to be full-time, and thus is treated even more valuable than an internship
on the student’s CV. The reason is because working as an apprentice the student
has an opportunity to be exposed to more long-term projects than any intern.
