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At the Salon Jeune d’Avenir held at the exhibition center in Porte de la Villette in Paris, young people aged 16 to 30 had the opportunity to meet recruiting companies.
Marie Akyuz is the recruitment manager at Starbucks in Paris and has some advice for those looking to apply to this company.
The "Jeunes d'Avenirs " fair took place on April 24 and 25 at Porte de la Villette in Paris.
Juliette Boulegon
impact.info journalist
Published on 24 May 2024
Transcript Audio in Français — text automatically translated· AI-generated transcript
0:00 Hello, it's Juliette and welcome to the Salon Jeunes d'Avenir at Portes-de-la-Villette in Paris. 0:04 At Starbucks, for example, they are hiring and here are some tips to enhance your application. 0:09 Hello, my name is Marie Akyuz, I work at Starbucks as a recruitment manager. 0:15 I am particularly in charge of establishing all partnerships, 0:20 but also of the employer brand for the company, so everything we deploy around our fairs, 0:25 but also at our support center. 0:27 Can you tell us exactly what you expect from this fair and what recruitment you plan to do? 0:34 At Starbucks, you should know that the month of April is the month of actions where we give time 0:40 and dedicate time to others. 0:42 So today, I am not alone, I am accompanied by my colleagues who are also here to help me with these actions. 0:49 What we expect today is not specifically to provide support, but help and visibility for these young people 0:56 to guide them in their professional journey, 1:01 to highlight the career advancement opportunities that are possible. 1:05 We know that today, the target of the fair is for apprenticeships, so we will promote the paths available with us. 1:12 In addition to that, we will do coaching, which is why I am accompanied by my colleagues who also have other expertise 1:18 to share their personal experiences with them, 1:22 to help them prepare for a good interview, how to prepare a good CV, etc. 1:28 To give them advice that is not just from HR to a student, 1:33 but also from certain professionals who have paths with us and will share their journey. 1:37 Can you share a few tips that you will suggest, 1:42 for example, to a young person who is looking for their first job after 5 years of studies, let's say? 1:47 Yes, contrary to popular belief, you shouldn't be afraid to ask questions either 1:51 because we know that generally for this type of profile, we have people who are looking, 1:57 who are also looking to discover other professions. 2:00 We are here to guide them, to direct them towards what they want to do. 2:04 Sometimes, we are guided by maybe broad outlines given at school, 2:08 and we can sometimes feel a bit lost about what we can do. 2:11 It's also important to seize the opportunity during these exchanges to ask questions 2:16 because sometimes, it can plant a seed somewhere and make them want to do something else. 2:22 So, yes, to stay authentic and especially to show a lot of motivation when something interests them... 2:27 Well, if they show interest in something, in any case, it's especially on these criteria that we will base ourselves 2:33 because today, for the most part, we have partner schools, but we don't have any prerequisites beforehand. 2:38 We will be willing to support them to help them grow. 2:42 And then, at Starbucks, when you recruit someone, obviously, there are many different positions, 2:48 but what do you look for in a person from a personality perspective, from a human perspective? 2:54 Well, there is no exact search criterion, 2:58 but I would rather focus on the values and what we feel when we arrive at our fair. 3:04 In fact, what we create is a moment... 3:06 We have teams where there is really a friendly spirit 3:11 On behavioral skills, these are also values that we share daily with our teams. 3:17 and also what we advise regarding our applications. 3:21 It's about tenacity, not being afraid to want to succeed. 3:25 Today, we have the opportunity to offer professional pathways. 3:28 So, in fact, as soon as someone sparks motivation and the desire to succeed, 3:31 we provide all the educational support that will allow them to evolve. 3:37 We have a good mood, because it's true that it also reflects at the team level. 3:40 What you feel when you enter a coffee shop, that's how we call our shops. 3:46 Well, our restaurants. 3:49 Are you currently recruiting apprentices? Is that also why you're at this fair? 3:53 Yes, in fact, we will soon open our apprenticeship campaign. 3:58 We will recruit about just under a hundred apprentices, 4:03 if, in any case, it allows us and we have the right resources to do so. 4:08 We, we particularly recruit for apprenticeships. 4:10 We have two partner schools that support us both in terms of training 4:14 to help them evolve on the prerequisites, the technical skills. 4:22 We have classes that will be formed. 4:24 And the novelty is that, thanks to these partner schools, 4:27 we will be able to open these apprenticeships both in Île-de-France and also in the provinces. 4:32 Because as part of our expansion, 4:33 we are fortunate today to be able to offer students the chance to work elsewhere. 4:37 So we have a little slogan at Impact.info, 4:39 it's to give a voice to those who are making a difference. 4:42 And then, in your opinion, how can an apprentice 4:45 make a difference within a company? 4:48 So for us, the opinion of an apprentice, even in terms of positioning in a team, 4:52 is counted as a person in their own right, so in terms of action or anything. 4:56 In fact, the opinion of each person daily at the shop has an impact on the activity. 5:01 Today, in terms of educational support, 5:05 we support them so that they can also have a full place in the team 5:09 and that they are not just an extra pair of hands. 5:11 We help them evolve thanks to a mentor who will support them throughout 5:16 so that they can bring these ideas 5:19 to improve the activity of the shop they are attached to. 5:24 When you say the shop, what does that mean precisely? 5:27 It's the coffee shops. 5:29 So 16 years old is the legal age in France to both start your first business 5:33 if you want to become an entrepreneur, but also to become an apprentice. 5:37 Did you perhaps dream of doing an apprenticeship at 16? 5:41 Or if not, because maybe you weren't aware of apprenticeships, 5:44 what did you dream of? 5:46 So for me, back in my day, just for a bit of personal history, I started working at 16. 5:51 So it's true that at the time, it was quite simple, I don't know if it has changed, 5:54 but with parental permission, we had the opportunity to work. 5:58 And it was mainly thanks to my third-year internship that I was able to get that. 6:02 I was simply a sales assistant in a retail store for children's clothing. 6:07 But it brought me a lot because it allowed me to gain professional codes 6:11 that you don't necessarily learn in school. 6:13 It helps us understand things, how the work environment functions 6:17 and especially to gain maturity. 6:22 So apprenticeship, what's really interesting, 6:26 is that we can see concretely how we can envision a position or a job or even a sector. 6:32 Because it's true that sometimes we do internships, 6:35 but depending on our evolution and the studies we pursue afterwards, 6:38 it can be internships that have nothing to do with each other, 6:40 but it allows us to get a better sense of where we want to evolve. 6:45 Thank you very much, you're welcome. Thank you. 6:48 Thanks to Marie Akyuz, recruitment manager at Starbucks. 6:52 And if you want to find more information about this interview, 6:56 I invite you to go directly to our website impact.info. Embed this interview on your site
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