The Career Center
The Career Center is a place dedicated to all students and graduates of the faculties of the Université Catholique de Lille.
The aim is to support them in defining and shaping their professional project and their career.
Available as soon as you start studying at the Université Catholique de Lille and throughout your professional life, the Career Center is staffed by recruitment and career management experts and business specialists.
Equipped with modern and appropriate tools, its aim is to guide students, graduates and employees, to provide them with advice and to develop useful networks.
The Career Center provides collective and individual support for students in their pursuit of studies. It is a bridge between courses, techniques for writing a CV and a cover letter, searching for internships and jobs, preparing for interviews, work experience, etc.
This service centralises internships, work-study and job offers, organises events such as workshops to help students make the right choices for their studies and put their career plans into action.
« Par exemple, le Jobdating que nous proposons depuis 6 ans est très attendu aussi bien par les étudiants que les entreprises. Cette demi-journée répond aux besoins de l’ensemble des fonctions des entreprises. Les entreprises peuvent voir en une après-midi un maximum de candidats qualifiés et disposent de leur CV. Ce dispositif participe à l’intégration de nos jeunes diplômés dont 83 %* trouvent un emploi dans les 6 mois après l’obtention de leur master 2 »
Stéphanie Bédiez Co-responsable du Career Center des Facultés de l’Université Catholique de Lille.
*(average placement rate within the Faculties of the Université Catholique de Lille)
First steps in the professional world
Dès la première année de licence, la Faculté de Droit (FLD) associe à ses cursus des stages obligatoires. Plus l’étudiant appréhende tôt le monde du travail, plus il découvre la réalité des métiers et plus il acquiert, dans le même temps, des compétences qui séduiront les recruteurs.
During the bachelor’s degree, an 8-weeks internship has to be carried out in order to validate their studies. Students have the choice of doing their placement in a single structure or splitting this period as they wish to discover different structures and professions.
In the Master’s programme, the emphasis is on the completion of an internship, known as a long-term internship, particularly in the Master’s 2 programme where a minimum of 2 to 3 months’ internship is compulsory (depending on the Master’s programme). However, in reality, the vast majority of students carry out a 5 to 6 month internship in order to acquire a first real experience that will open the doors to their future employment.
This internship enables them to apply their theoretical knowledge in real-life situations and assess their operational capabilities.
Whether they are an opportunity to discover a profession, a structure or even a sector of activity, or a chance to acquire your first professional skills, work placements are an integral part of your university career. It is compulsory for students to undertake a work placement from the bachelor's level. The minimum duration is 2 months over the 3 years of the degree, but I often advise them to do one a year to build up their CVs from the start of their studies and refine their career plans.
Denis SIMON, Head of the Corporate department
If you have any questions, please contact us:
ISSY-LES-MOULINEAUX CAMPUS
Suzette GOMES
Head of Corporate Relations
suzette.gomes@univ-catholille.fr
LILLE CAMPUS
Aude ALLARD
Head of Corporate Relations
aude.allard@univ-catholille.fr