PresentationI’m Sophie, I was born in February 1982 in Belfort (In North East of France). I lived for 20 years with my family in Borey, a small village of 200 inhabitants.

Borey

The house of my parents

The church

My familyMy father : Marc, 56 y, he is in retirement (drove train)My mother : Andrée, 49 y, she was housewife

My first brother : Hervé, 28y, physically handicapped person because of an car accident

My second brother : Eric, 26y, he drives trains, married, one child

My grand parents : Gilberte and Pierre, 82y and Pierrette, 78y with my niece Sarah

Education2003 – 2005 : Master in business and Marketing – IDRAC Paris Business School

Specific rhythm : 3 weeks in a company, 1 week at school

2003 Bachelor degree Sales and Marketing- Lycée St Jean BesançonSpecific rhythm : 2 weeks in a company, 2 weeks at school

2000 Baccalauréat in Business and Marketing (Honors) - Vesoul

Lycée St Jean

August 2004 – July 2005 in Montrouge (92) : Client service manager for SamsungOrganisation of reporting proceduresDraft of business report Organisation of trade and sales eventAdministration and logistics management of the sales force (8 dealers)Participation to the sales and training meetings (products and corporate)

July 2004 – August 2005 in Colombes (92) : Substitute nurseSupervising, help and care of 3 to 6 teenagersEntertainement activities (drawing, sports, readings, cooking…)

December 2003 – March 2004 in Suresnes (92) Assistant service client manager Organisation of promotion event and advertising campaignsFollow up of reporting softwaresOrganisation of the recruitment of the sales team

Work experience

Work experience

February 1998 – Juni 2002 in Villersexel (70) : Firewoman and first aid worker

September 2002 – August 2003 in Baume les Dames (25) : Sales and marketing assistant (Wines and liquors)Sales and stocks managementMarket survey and needs evaluationOrganisation of teasting eventsCreation of advertising campaigns Accounting and administration management

September 2001 – Juni 2002 in La Roche sur Yon (86) : Sales and marketing assistant – responsible for the local development Creation of the local catalogueTelemarketing

Language and Travels

Very good but not enough to phone someone

Good but I stopped it for 3 years

I visited some countries and cities : London (1997), München (1998), Costa Brava (1999), Switzerland (2000) and this summer, I will be in the USA for 1 month (NYC, Boston, Chicago, Mineapolis …)

It’s my mother tongue

I live with one or two roomates. I chose some foreign girls for 2 reasons : exchange our cultures and speak english or teach french. They stay for fews months because of school or a training course.

Margaret M (USA) Sonja (Germany)

Margaret F (USA) Claudia & Emma (Irland)

My life

My hamster, Bobby

I live in Colombes (10 min from Paris). I share my life between the metro, my training course, my friends, the cinema, running (every two days), cooking and visiting of Paris and sports event.

My collegues

Père Lachaise with Dad

Crêpes party at home

Tour de France with mum

My best friends

Rolan GarrosStade de FranceMy desk

Now about Children2000 – 2002 : baby sitting (2 kids Mickaël et Alexandre from 10 years old to 12) Care, homeworks, entertainments activities. That was the children of the neighbours. Now, there are 15 and 17 years old and live in Romania.

Since July 2003, I’m aunt of a little girl : Sarah. I often take care of her.

I baby-sit a little boy, Nathan from 2,5 years old. His parents live close to Paris and call me when they want to go out. I do that occasionnaly.

I’ve a lot of cousins and i often see them. I’m used to be with children

Alexandre et Mickaël

Sarah

Nathan

Claire Marine

Why I want to be au pairI will finish definitively school in the end of June. I decided to make a big trip of one month in the USA after that to celebrate the end of my student life and after that, I want to leave somewhere to become an au pair.

I would like to become an au pair now because I think that it’s the best period in my life to do it. I finished school, I’ve no boyfriend, I work not yet, I’m totally free to live this wonderful experience.

I could be trainee in a marketing departement in a foreigner country. But it’s not the experience that I want to live. I want to share a culture, a house, and the good and the bad things of the life with a typical family. I like children and I think that they can teach us so many things. I like to teach my culture, my language and in return receive a help for my so bad english. I was firewoman and I know what to do if something bad happens. And I like cook. I don’t smoke and I have my drinving licence.

My qualities : I’m very well organised, patient, open minded, honnest and responsible.

My falings : I’m blunt, I dislike lose,

I hope that you liked this short presentation of myself. I prefered to do that rather than send you my « business » resume which doesn’t show my motivation to become your aupair. And if we must live together for a long period, I’m sure that you prefer know who I’m. I was very happy to see that you work too in the Marketing, I hope that we will speak about that. I’m free to meet you (15 July until 29 July and after the 21 august). Thank you. Sophie

References

• My ex-neighbours : mickaelcostache@hotmail.com

you can write in english to this person

• Nathan’s Parents : laurentguarrigue@free.fr

• My parents or my brother : marc.grosjean70@wanadoo.fr

The two last don’t speak english…

If you need of my « business » references, ask me, I will send you it.