Side 1 Internships in Nexans

Side 2 Content Example: French studies Profile of internship candidates Typical positions Typical assignments Benefits Follow-up / supervision Open points

Side 3 Engineering studies in France YearNorway / UniversitiesFrench Engineering Studies 1 Bachelor ”Foundation degree” (”Classes préparatoires) (Math, Physic, Chemistry, Engineering, English...) 2 3 ”Grandes écoles” (General, Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical, Civil, Insdustrial...) 4 Master 5 National exams Master Sivilingeniør

Side 4 Engineering studies in France Year French Engineering Studies Cursus / subjects 3 ”Grandes écoles” (General, Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical, Civil, Insdustrial...) General Engineering 4Specialization 5 Graduating intership / project Internship (Worker/Laborer) Internship (Technician) Internship (Engineer assistant) Summer job (can be optional) MANDATORY

Side 5 Graduating internship / project Similar to Trainee program / Summer job  Different from a Master Thesis (not only Research focus)  5 – 6 months, start around February  Full time in a company  Have a supervisor/mentor ”Engineer” assistant = assistant to:  Lead Engineer  Project Manager  Commercial Manager  R&D, Process, QHSE...

Side 6 Profile of internship candidates Young student finished with ”theoretical cursus” of the Master  years old  Good scientific / theoretical background (general, maths, physics...)  Good IT skills (modelization,...) Limited professional and field experience  Interested to see cable production  Eager to participate to large projects  Interested to have something concrete and not only theoretical

Side 7 Objectives and Tasks Objective: 1 st experience in ”professional life”  Experience challenges and issues of a Junior Engineer  Discover the roles/positions/relations of an Engineer in a company  Experience responsibilities, team work, costs, quality, culture... Write a report (technical AND company experience) Oral presentation at school 2 supervisors: 1 in the company, 1 in the school  Follow-up, supervision: progress reports  Assistance

Side 8 Typical assignments and tasks Assistant to Project Manager  Internal coordination, MoM, document review, project model follow-up... Assistant to Lead Engineer  Internal coordination, MoM, document review, production follow-up Assistant to Commercial Manager  Establish databases (projects, clients...), benchmarking R&D  Perform/coordinate an R&D project in general, benchmarking Teknisk PEX  Establish / update databases: projects, standards, lessons learnt...

Side 9 Follow-up / supervision by Nexans Similar to a new Junior employee  Introduction, assistance, guidance Put in contact with other departments Include in meetings  Familiarize with team work, discover other roles, see behaviors,... Give assignments  Coordination, team follow-up, tasks follow-up Follow-up, supervision Deliver a small report/certificate Attend to the student’s oral presentation (optional)

Side 10 Benefits for Nexans Motivated and eager candidates  Possibility to get a job after the internship  Get a good grade for this internship Access to Ressources of the school?  Student has a supervisor at school  Softwares (FEA, thermal, EMF,...)  Relation with Research centers / laboratories Possibility to hire young and skilled Junior Engineer “Cheaper” than a graduated student

Side 11 Open points Salary, accomodation, type of contract,...  Similar to a summer job?  Inputs from Nexans France Define a job description Contact candidates / engineering schools  Ideal: October / November: period when students are applying to internships