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These past few months I have had to constantly think about mon mémoire et la soutenance. Now that I have finished my degree there’s one question that everyone asks me:

“Alors, qu’est-ce que vous allez faire maintenant ?”

(So, what are you going to do now?)

La vie étudiante (student life) gets you into a rhythm :

Assister aux cours, étudier, faire les devoirs, écrire les rapports, attendre les résultats

Go to classes, study, do homework, write reports, wait for the results

Things can change when dealing with un système d’éducation différent. In France there’s a constant wave of CM et TD and trying to get un vingt.

Regardless of where you are, time in a classroom is time spent learning new things and la vie étudiante is a mix of stress and excitement.

La vie d’un jeune diplômé (the life of a recent graduate) drastically changes things.

Everything shifts to a new goal: Trouver un boulot - Find a job!

I have to mettre à jour mon CV (update your CV) and write many lettres de motivation (cover letters) – not forgetting la formule de politesse.

Sometimes l’emploi idéal (the perfect job) requires a move. Alors, in between updating mon profile LinkedIn (my LinkedIn profile) and asking mes professeurs (my professors) for advice, I also have to think about le coût d’un déménagement (the cost of moving).

Most of all it means thinking about what I want to do and being sure I can do it en français (in French)!

Voici un vocabulaire des jeune diplômés :

Mettre à jour son CV – Update your CV

Actualiser son CV – Update your CV

La lettre de motivation – Cover letter

Demande d’emploi – Job application

Offre d’emploi – Job ad, job opportunity

La carrière – Career

L’emploi – Job, employment

Le travail – Work, job, task

Travailler – To work

Bosser* – To Work

Le boulot* – Job, work

Le job* – Job, work

Gagner sa vie – To make/earn a living

Le salaire – Salary

Le salaire minimum – Minimum wage

Le SMIC – Minimum wage

*Informal.

Blog submitted by: Alex at The French Property Network - Cle France.

This blog was originally posted on The French Language Blog pages.

We would like to thank Cle France for the fabulous help they gave to us when we were looking to buy a property in France.  

The website gave us a huge amount of information about houses within our price and condition range and the Cle France Agents on the ground in Basse Normandie were fabulous in making sure we were able to view a large range of properties in a very short time.  

We have finally closed on our lovely little house in Sept Forges, Orne, Lower Normandy and could not have done it without the assistance of Cle France and their agent.  

We would also like to say a huge thank you to the patient and flexible services provided by Ceri at Allianz Insurance Services.

We would have no hesitation in recommending Cle France for a worry free purchase of property in France.

David and Katrina Hunt.

A good shortlist is often the way to go but also seeing as many houses as you can during your viewing trip is a must to 'contrast and compare' before making that final decision. So as we have more property for sale in Lower Normandy than anybody else it pays to be with Cle France.

Feels good to know that our agents on the ground continue to do a great job at keeping Cle France clients happy and giving them the right houses that suit their criteria, YOU can benefit from our vast network of professionals by buying, like David and Katrina did, through Cle France.

We will guide YOU through the French Property Buying Process!

And as several of our clients say "Follow your heart and make the move"!

Hi Sharon,

Your local agents have been fantastic, professional, and have made it a smooth and easy to buy my house.

If anybody wants to talk to me, such as anyone looking to buy [put them in touch with me] and I would be happy to tell them how I did it.

Many Thanks Cle France,

Stuart Woodfield

It is easier than you think to buy a property in France like Stuart has just done, if you are at the early stages of researching about French Property ask us for guidance. If you have questions about the buying process then just Ask Alex.

Stuart bought a house in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire, let Cle France guide YOU through the French Property Buying Process!

And as several of our clients say "Follow your heart and make the move" 

Hi David,

Many thanks for your help in us purchasing a house in Pays de la Loire. 

The Cle France website is so easy to use with the filters really refining a search. The Cle France agent was fantastic with all her help and knowledge. She made the whole process go from daunting to smooth and 'do able' very quickly. 

I will definitely recommend Cle France to anyone thinking about buying a property in France, you have something to suit every budget, in all areas with varying degrees of renovation required and of course the properties ready to move straight into.  

Kind regards, John & Fiona Love

It is easier than you think to buy a property in France like John & Fiona have just done, if you are at the early stages of researching about French Property ask us for guidance. If you have questions about the buying process then just Ask Alex.

John & Fiona bought a house in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire, let Cle France guide YOU through the French Property Buying Process!

And as several of our clients say "Follow your heart and make the move" 

Dear Sharon,

It was an interesting experience looking for properties in France, we feel fortunate being introduced to your agent in Mayenne, as were all of your agents and contacts.

We did look at some properties through other agencies and some were not nearly as professional.

You kept us informed throughout the process and were always on the end of the phone to answer questions.

We would certainly recommend you to others.

We found most of the English owned holiday homes to be neglected and in generally poor condition, any work that had been done was generally done cheaply and though French owned homes may need the décor re-decorating / updating they seemed much more sound and in good order.

We are delighted with the property we found and are already looking for properties for friends.

Many Thanks David and Lynn.

It is easier than you think to buy a property in France like David and Lynn have just done, if you are at the early stages of researching about French Property ask us for guidance. If you have questions about the buying process then just Ask Alex.

David & Lynn bought a house in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire, let Cle France guide YOU through the French Property Buying Process!

And as several of our clients say "Follow your heart and make the move"