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CPE Lyon graduates

Your first Job

Being an actor

”Companies prefer to take on a young graduate with a career plan rather than someone that is undecided”

That’s why CPE Lyon includes establishing a career plan in its courses so that every student finds a job to suit them.

We have therefore developed a course in which students are able to be actors in their future.

Year 3	Sketch out a career plan Find out about different engineering professions Do an introductory placement in a company
Year 4	Validate choices Choose options Start establishing a network of contacts Do a placement in the chosen sector
Year 5	Finalise the professional plan Complete studies Develop a relationship network Complete the end of course placement Start exploring employment possibilities

Giving you the tools

We train our students in recruitment techniques (CV, covering letter, interviews…).

On request we also organise mock interviews conducted by human resources managers or company recruitment managers.

Helping you to find a job

“No student should be on his or her own when looking for a job.”

CPE Lyon follows up young graduates for 5 years and offers personalised guidance:

Advice and information about openings.
Support in exploring possibilities.
Circulating job vacancies by e-mail.

Your contact : Job unit

Christian SEGAUD
Department of Communication and company relations
mailto:emploi@cpe.fr
Tel : +33 (0)4 72 43 17 12

Some figures relating to jobs for young CPE Lyon graduates

Salary	Minimum	Maximum
Basic starting salary in 2008	min 33 000€	max 38 000€
Salary after 3 years	min 41 000€	max 44 000€

* Source : L’Expansion-TOWERS PERRIN survey for 2007 graduates (no. 729 April 2008) among 78 French and foreign companies, 20 in the CAC 40. On average these companies recruited 729 young graduates in 2007.

Graduates’ first jobs in 2007

	Speciality Chemistry - Chemical Engineering	Speciality Electronics Telecommunications - Computer science
		Electronics Telecommunications - Computer science	Computer science & Communication Networks
Proportion having found a job: before diploma in less than 2 months	52 %	71%	90%
Proportion having found a job: before diploma in less than 2 months	72%	81%	100%
Proportion of jobs found through placements	32%	32%	44%
Proportion of jobs abroad of which in Europe	34%	20%	12%
Proportion of jobs abroad of which in Europe	27%	18%	8%
Proportion of jobs in companies of over 50 people	69%	54%	67%
Proportion in activity sectors Industrial	78%	38%	26%
Proportion in activity sectors Industrial sectors of which	51% in chemistry, parachemistry, pharmaceuticals	16% % in electronics and microelectronics	4%
Services of which Design & consulting Information technology	6%	13%	4%
Services of which Design & consulting Information technology	Non significatif	31%	41%
Proportion doing theses	22%	7%	/
Proportion continuing their studies on complementary courses	9%	7%	/