Jose: Spanish-speaking Sales Advisor at Globesailor

Can you present your professional background?

I have a background in Foreign Languages that helped me become bilingual. I started working in tourism at a very young age, and I have almost 15 years of experience in this sector. I spent a large part of my career working in the cruise industry.

How long have you been in France for?

I arrived in France in 2019 with a residence permit. I was working on cruise ships and I was going back and forth between my home country, Venezuela, and France.

How did you find a job in this company?

When I arrived in France, I wanted to find a job where I could use my experience. So I found a job that interested me, worked there for a year, and then found your website where I applied for different jobs.

What do you think of the application process in France?

To be fair, I find it a bit too long in general. The recruitment process was very quick with MisterBilingue but I think the fact that everything is structured and that you have to talk to multiple people before having a clear answer makes it a bit slow in France.

How did you imagine the sales advisor job at Globesailor? Was it true to reality?

I found the job description very clear, and the tasks described were exactly what I am currently doing. The job description for this position was well written and true to life.

Why are you interested in working in an international environment?

I was born in a very touristic city named Ciudad Bolívar in Venezuela, where there is a very famous park with the biggest waterfall in the world. Since I was very young, I have worked with a lot of foreigners, which explains my interest in international environments.

What advice would you give to an expat to ease his integration in a company in France?

I think that the first thing to do is to learn the language. Even though a person is recruited for a language in particular, it is better for them to know how to communicate in French in order to exchange with colleagues.

It is also important to know French attitudes and manners, what they eat and their culture to ensure the best possible integration.

What is a French word or one from your mother tongue that you struggle to pronounce the most?

In French, I struggle a lot with words that contain “ou” and I just usually say the “u” letter instead.

The culture is very diverse in France, do you have a favourite place to find the Venezuelan culture?

I recently found a very nice restaurant on Rue des Moines in Paris. This place is called Caracas, an excellent restaurant-bar.

Do you plan on staying in France?

I plan on staying in France for another 4 years. I see myself living here in any city and I have plans here for the future.