Jeune fille au pair en Angleterre?
by Camia33
This discussion is in French, the community’s main language.
Original post
Bonjour,
Je viens de finir mes études de master en agroalimentaire, et logiquement je devrais etre entrain de chercher du boulot...mais voila le chomage me fait peur et j'aimerais acquerir plus de confiance en moi en partant me perfectionner en Anglais, informatique...etc en tant que jeune fille au pair en Angleterre !
J'hésite encore a franchir le pas, bien que je suis en contact depuis une semaine avec une famille que j'apprécie beaucoup.
Mon entourage ne semble pas très emballé par cette aventure et pense que partir comme jeune fille au pair peux nuire a ma future recherche d'emploi...certains amis me conseil de chercher un travail d'abord puis ensuite de faire en sorte de trouver une boite qui m'envoi a l'etranger...il est vrai que c une solution...
je dois me decider d'ici ce weekend, si vous etes de formation ingenieur ou cadre et que vous etes parti juste aprés vos études, avez-vous eu du mal a faire valoir cette experience auprés de vos employeurs ?
Merci de me faire part de vos conseils !!!!
Aurélie.
ca va faire tache dans ton cv fille au pair apres un master.
Si tu veux mieux parler anglais alors il faut aller pour cela dans une ecole ou université mais pas fille au pair.
Tu ne risques pas d'apprendre de l'informatique en etant fille au pair.
Le mieux c'est d'aller te perfectionner en informatique en angleterre. Au fait qu'estce que tu appelles se perfectionner en informatique (programmation C++, C#...)
Si tu veux mieux parler anglais alors il faut aller pour cela dans une ecole ou université mais pas fille au pair.
Tu ne risques pas d'apprendre de l'informatique en etant fille au pair.
Le mieux c'est d'aller te perfectionner en informatique en angleterre. Au fait qu'estce que tu appelles se perfectionner en informatique (programmation C++, C#...)
bonjour,
pour ma part je ne pense pas que cela fasse tache sur ton cv. bien au contraire je pense que c'est une experience qu'il faut vivre. je viens de finir mes études de bts et je suis un peut comme toi avec le mal de franchir le pas. Mais je serais plutot coté aventure à partir en auberge ou autres pour travailler. Si ca te tente contact moi. ligerlaurelie@hotmail.com
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pour ma part je ne pense pas que cela fasse tache sur ton cv. bien au contraire je pense que c'est une experience qu'il faut vivre. je viens de finir mes études de bts et je suis un peut comme toi avec le mal de franchir le pas. Mais je serais plutot coté aventure à partir en auberge ou autres pour travailler. Si ca te tente contact moi. ligerlaurelie@hotmail.com
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laurèl
Salut Aurélie,
Je serai moins catégorique que les précédentes réponses... les deux personnes ayant raison l'une et l'autre...
Je pense sincèrement qu'une année en tant que jeune fille au pair sera du temps de perdu pour quelqu'un ayant ton profil. Jeune fille au pair c'est très bien quand tu es étudiante, que tu n'as pas ou peu de diplômes et pas ou peu d'expérience professionnelle. Je rejoins donc Némo sur ce point. En tant que jeune fille au pair, tu vivras dans une famille mais cette expérience te sera-t-elle variment utile ? Professionnellement il est évident que non, linguistement... un peu. En général, ce genre de job te permet d'acquérir des bases en anglais mais tu ne repars pas bilingue car tu parles plus avec les enfants qu'avec les adultes ;-)
En revanche, je suis d'accord avec Laurél (et par conséqent avec ton propre souhait) qui te conseille de partir. Il est en effet indispensable de parler anglais de nos jours. Je te conseillerai donc de ne pas lâcher ton projet mais de partir dans un autre cadre : soit en cherchant un boulot dans ta branche directement (je ne connais pas ton secteur mais tu peux peut-être trouver même si je sais que ce sera très difficile si tu ne parles pas anglais, mais why not dans un boîte française) soit en y allant peu de temps mais pour apprendre l'anglais uniquement (dans une école par ex mais l'inconvénient sera le coût qui est très élevé, tout dépend de l'état de tes finances).
Je suis moi-même en recherche d'emploi à Londres pour le moment et connais bien l'Angleterre pour y avoir vécu il y a 4 ans. N'hésite pas à me contacter si tu veux qu'on parle plus longuement de ton projet, je serai heureuse de t'aider.
Read you soon and good luck !
Karine
Je serai moins catégorique que les précédentes réponses... les deux personnes ayant raison l'une et l'autre...
Je pense sincèrement qu'une année en tant que jeune fille au pair sera du temps de perdu pour quelqu'un ayant ton profil. Jeune fille au pair c'est très bien quand tu es étudiante, que tu n'as pas ou peu de diplômes et pas ou peu d'expérience professionnelle. Je rejoins donc Némo sur ce point. En tant que jeune fille au pair, tu vivras dans une famille mais cette expérience te sera-t-elle variment utile ? Professionnellement il est évident que non, linguistement... un peu. En général, ce genre de job te permet d'acquérir des bases en anglais mais tu ne repars pas bilingue car tu parles plus avec les enfants qu'avec les adultes ;-)
En revanche, je suis d'accord avec Laurél (et par conséqent avec ton propre souhait) qui te conseille de partir. Il est en effet indispensable de parler anglais de nos jours. Je te conseillerai donc de ne pas lâcher ton projet mais de partir dans un autre cadre : soit en cherchant un boulot dans ta branche directement (je ne connais pas ton secteur mais tu peux peut-être trouver même si je sais que ce sera très difficile si tu ne parles pas anglais, mais why not dans un boîte française) soit en y allant peu de temps mais pour apprendre l'anglais uniquement (dans une école par ex mais l'inconvénient sera le coût qui est très élevé, tout dépend de l'état de tes finances).
Je suis moi-même en recherche d'emploi à Londres pour le moment et connais bien l'Angleterre pour y avoir vécu il y a 4 ans. N'hésite pas à me contacter si tu veux qu'on parle plus longuement de ton projet, je serai heureuse de t'aider.
Read you soon and good luck !
Karine
merci pour vos reponses ! elles confirment bien la décision finale que j'ai prise : ne pas partir et chercher un job en France en essayant de trouver une boite qui puissent m'envoyer a l'etranger ou attendre d'avoir les finances pour partir dans des stages de perfectionnement.
J'en ai discuter autour de moi et il s'avere que tout le monde s'accorde pour me dire que ce n'est pas une bonne solution de partir en tant que jeune fille au pair aprés un master pro (surtout en agroalimentaire...si encore je sortais de fac de langue ou autre !).
Sans faire réellement tache sur mon cv je pense que j'aurai du mal a justifier auprès d'un futur employeur un an de "baby-sitting" meme si c a l'etranger et que je prend des cours d'informatique ou autre a coté !
merci encore pour vos réponses !
autre question : j'aimerais passé mon TOIEC, existe-t'il des sites ou l'on peut recuperer des exos gratuitement ?
J'en ai discuter autour de moi et il s'avere que tout le monde s'accorde pour me dire que ce n'est pas une bonne solution de partir en tant que jeune fille au pair aprés un master pro (surtout en agroalimentaire...si encore je sortais de fac de langue ou autre !).
Sans faire réellement tache sur mon cv je pense que j'aurai du mal a justifier auprès d'un futur employeur un an de "baby-sitting" meme si c a l'etranger et que je prend des cours d'informatique ou autre a coté !
merci encore pour vos réponses !
autre question : j'aimerais passé mon TOIEC, existe-t'il des sites ou l'on peut recuperer des exos gratuitement ?
Hello !
Ravie de voir que tu as trouvé ce que tu voulais. Mais un conseil, ne lache pas l'idée d'une expérience à l'étranger car c'est quelque chose de formidale et n'attends pas trop non plus. Je sais - par expérience - que plus on attend, plus c'est difficile de partir après car on est pls exigent sur le boulot recherché. Pour le TOEIC, assez peu de sites "offrent" des exos. Le mieux je pense est de t'acheter un livre "spécial TOEIC" (les librairies en regorgent) avec ou sans CD d'écoute (avec c'est toujours mieux). Il me semble que le TOEIC par contre est seulement valable quelques années (si mes souvenirs sont bons). Je sais par ailleurs qu'il y a le Cambridge exam qui lui est valable à vie donc penses-y aussi peut-être. Enfin, je ne suis pas très calée sur les examens anglais mais tu devrais peut-être te renseigner.
Bonne chance pour la suite.
Karine
Ravie de voir que tu as trouvé ce que tu voulais. Mais un conseil, ne lache pas l'idée d'une expérience à l'étranger car c'est quelque chose de formidale et n'attends pas trop non plus. Je sais - par expérience - que plus on attend, plus c'est difficile de partir après car on est pls exigent sur le boulot recherché. Pour le TOEIC, assez peu de sites "offrent" des exos. Le mieux je pense est de t'acheter un livre "spécial TOEIC" (les librairies en regorgent) avec ou sans CD d'écoute (avec c'est toujours mieux). Il me semble que le TOEIC par contre est seulement valable quelques années (si mes souvenirs sont bons). Je sais par ailleurs qu'il y a le Cambridge exam qui lui est valable à vie donc penses-y aussi peut-être. Enfin, je ne suis pas très calée sur les examens anglais mais tu devrais peut-être te renseigner.
Bonne chance pour la suite.
Karine
rolala....le problème avec tout ça c que j'ai trouvé une famille super avec qui je correspond maintenant. Il viennent de me proposer un "deal" : partir 1 mois pour voir si ça me correspond, et ensuite de revenir pour noel chez moi vu qu'il n'ont pas besoin de moi a cette période, puis de me decider plus tard si je veux revenir comme jeune fille au pair !
Ils sont vraiment super prévenant ! çà me ferai voyager et changer d'air (j'en ai bien besoin c la deprime at home en ce moment...) c'est un bon plan, au pire je continu a chercher du boulot depuis l'Angleterre, je pense pas trouver mon job de rêve avant un ptit bout de temps de toute façon...
t'en pense quoi katou ? je pourrai peut etre de rendre visite ? (lol)
Ils sont vraiment super prévenant ! çà me ferai voyager et changer d'air (j'en ai bien besoin c la deprime at home en ce moment...) c'est un bon plan, au pire je continu a chercher du boulot depuis l'Angleterre, je pense pas trouver mon job de rêve avant un ptit bout de temps de toute façon...
t'en pense quoi katou ? je pourrai peut etre de rendre visite ? (lol)
What's the problem ???
Un mois, ce n'est rien, c'est parfait si tu n'as pas plus d'engagement (je pensais initialement que du devrais rester au moins une année) ! Tu y vas un mois, ça te permet de commencer à apprendre l'anglais et tu vois après ! C'est l'idéal. Et puis la famille a l'air hyper cool ! Mais cherche du boulot en même temps... soit en France soit en Angleterre ou les deux. Sur place ce sera plus facile qui sait, tu trouveras peut-être dans l'agroalimentaire !
Pour me rendre visite, ce serait avec plaisir mais je ne pense pas être en mesure de partir avant Janvier 2008 ! Enfin, si tu entends parler d'un job dans l'édition, pense à moi LOL
We keep in touch if you want !
Karine
Un mois, ce n'est rien, c'est parfait si tu n'as pas plus d'engagement (je pensais initialement que du devrais rester au moins une année) ! Tu y vas un mois, ça te permet de commencer à apprendre l'anglais et tu vois après ! C'est l'idéal. Et puis la famille a l'air hyper cool ! Mais cherche du boulot en même temps... soit en France soit en Angleterre ou les deux. Sur place ce sera plus facile qui sait, tu trouveras peut-être dans l'agroalimentaire !
Pour me rendre visite, ce serait avec plaisir mais je ne pense pas être en mesure de partir avant Janvier 2008 ! Enfin, si tu entends parler d'un job dans l'édition, pense à moi LOL
We keep in touch if you want !
Karine
oui c cool ! une bonne petite expérience a prendre ! En fait je pensais partir au minimum 6 mois pour que l'experience soit plus profitable au niveau de la langue, de plus la plupart des familles desirent garder leur jeune fille au pair au minimum pour une année scolaire donc...je pensais pas qu'ils allaient me proposer 1 mois et demi !!!! 😎
Je croyais que tu etait actuellment en Angleterre, pour l'instant tu bosse en france alors ? et tu cherche un job sur londres ? tu fait quoi dans la vie ?
pour la recherche de boulot, t'inquiete pas, je compte bien chercher en France ou ailleurs, ça m'angoisse assez comme ça 🤪...le plus dur ce sera de se deplacer pour un entretien d'embauche si jamais j'ai une reponse positive ! Enfin comme tu le disais si je veux me faire cette expérience c maintenant ou jamais !
aplus !
Je croyais que tu etait actuellment en Angleterre, pour l'instant tu bosse en france alors ? et tu cherche un job sur londres ? tu fait quoi dans la vie ?
pour la recherche de boulot, t'inquiete pas, je compte bien chercher en France ou ailleurs, ça m'angoisse assez comme ça 🤪...le plus dur ce sera de se deplacer pour un entretien d'embauche si jamais j'ai une reponse positive ! Enfin comme tu le disais si je veux me faire cette expérience c maintenant ou jamais !
aplus !
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Regarding my work experience: • I work as an *Employment Counselor*. • I checked on O*Net Online for the classification: Job Zone 4, SVP Range: 7.0 – <8.0. • I only have one year of experience, but I handle similar tasks in business creation.
So my question is: can I apply for the DV Lottery despite my relatively short experience, given that my job falls under Job Zone 4?
Thanks in advance for your answers and advice! !
I’d like to get some information about my eligibility for the DV Lottery.
About my background: • I earned a *Bac Pro* through VAE (*Validation des Acquis de l’Expérience*), issued by the *Éducation nationale*. • I also have a professional certification as a *Conseiller en Insertion* (Employment Counselor), issued by the Ministry of Labor. • Altogether, this adds up to a *Bac+2* level.
I’d like to know if this level qualifies me to apply for the DV Lottery.
Regarding my work experience: • I work as an *Employment Counselor*. • I checked on O*Net Online for the classification: Job Zone 4, SVP Range: 7.0 – <8.0. • I only have one year of experience, but I handle similar tasks in business creation.
So my question is: can I apply for the DV Lottery despite my relatively short experience, given that my job falls under Job Zone 4?
Thanks in advance for your answers and advice! !
Hi everyone,
I’m looking for info on villages around Aix, like Fuveau, Bouc-Bel-Air, or even Éguilles and Venelles? We’re a couple with a child living in the Paris region, and I’ll be relocating to Aix-en-Provence in spring 2026. We’d love to swap our apartment for a house with a pool within 20-30 minutes max of central Aix, with a budget of around 650k €.
In terms of climate and geography, I’ve read that Aix is in a basin where it can get really hot. What about the surrounding villages that are a bit more elevated, like Venelles? Is it just as stifling?
For a family, which area would you recommend?
Thanks in advance for your replies!
I’m looking for info on villages around Aix, like Fuveau, Bouc-Bel-Air, or even Éguilles and Venelles? We’re a couple with a child living in the Paris region, and I’ll be relocating to Aix-en-Provence in spring 2026. We’d love to swap our apartment for a house with a pool within 20-30 minutes max of central Aix, with a budget of around 650k €.
In terms of climate and geography, I’ve read that Aix is in a basin where it can get really hot. What about the surrounding villages that are a bit more elevated, like Venelles? Is it just as stifling?
For a family, which area would you recommend?
Thanks in advance for your replies!
Starting this spring, we want to settle near Aix-en-Provence. We're tired of living in the mountains with all the snow—we really need some sunshine and a fresh start. Is it hard to find a house to rent there? What about prices? If you have any great tips or useful info about the area, we’d love to hear it. I work in education and want to do prevention work in Marseille or Aix—are there jobs in the social sector?
Anyway, we need tons of info, but we’re sure we’re going to take the leap—no hesitation, adventure is adventure!!! Thanks for your help and any experiences you can share.
Anyway, we need tons of info, but we’re sure we’re going to take the leap—no hesitation, adventure is adventure!!! Thanks for your help and any experiences you can share.
Hi,
I’m an osteopath and I’d like to set up and open an osteopathy practice in Thailand. I don’t have a precise location in mind yet, but I’m thinking maybe Hua Hin. I saw there’s an osteopath based in Phuket, so I wrote to him for some info, but he still hasn’t replied🤪!
So I’m reaching out to people who live there or know the country well: I’d like to know what the best ways are to advertise and get known in Thailand. Are there any local classifieds newspapers? First, I’d like to practice from my apartment. Is that allowed in Thailand? Ideally, I’d like to work part-time in a private hospital as an osteopath. I’m thinking that in Thailand, the medical field is much more open than in Europe!!! Has anyone seen an osteopath or chiropractor working in a Thai hospital? Do you know the price of a consultation?
Any info you can share will be super helpful! Thanks in advance[;)!!!]
I’m an osteopath and I’d like to set up and open an osteopathy practice in Thailand. I don’t have a precise location in mind yet, but I’m thinking maybe Hua Hin. I saw there’s an osteopath based in Phuket, so I wrote to him for some info, but he still hasn’t replied🤪!
So I’m reaching out to people who live there or know the country well: I’d like to know what the best ways are to advertise and get known in Thailand. Are there any local classifieds newspapers? First, I’d like to practice from my apartment. Is that allowed in Thailand? Ideally, I’d like to work part-time in a private hospital as an osteopath. I’m thinking that in Thailand, the medical field is much more open than in Europe!!! Has anyone seen an osteopath or chiropractor working in a Thai hospital? Do you know the price of a consultation?
Any info you can share will be super helpful! Thanks in advance[;)!!!]
Hello everyone,
We’re a small family from the south of France, with a 2-year-old little boy, and we’re dreaming of starting a new adventure abroad by opening our own business. For now, we haven’t chosen a specific destination yet.
We mainly speak French, with a basic level of Spanish and English, and we’re ready to improve these two languages if needed. We’re looking for a multicultural, safe country with quality healthcare and good schools accessible for our son. We’d also love a pleasant place with a mild climate where life is good.
Our idea is to travel to different countries to explore, compare, and refine our project. We’d be really happy to read your tips, experiences, or anecdotes if you’ve already undertaken a similar project or if you know key points to anticipate.
Thanks in advance for your shares and help—it would really help us move forward with our project! 😄
Hi everyone,
I’m heading to Dublin as an au pair in a few weeks.
I’m looking for a reputable language school. It’s so hard to choose! Has anyone already done a language stay in Dublin? Any tips? Thanks so much! :)
Hi everyone, so I’m planning to go study at a community college in the U.S., but the only snag is which one—there are so many options over there! I’ve heard about one in California, Diablo Valley College, and another in Florida, Valencia College. I know both states are super attractive for tourism, but my main criteria are teaching quality and price. I’m open to any advice, comments, or suggestions—thanks in advance! The start of the semester is coming up, and I’m a little nervous...
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Hi,
Has anyone gone on a language study trip in Europe? If so, which agencies did you use? What can you tell me about it? Thanks a lot! Kelkune
Has anyone gone on a language study trip in Europe? If so, which agencies did you use? What can you tell me about it? Thanks a lot! Kelkune
Hi! I’m looking for an apartment in Malaga from September (2025) until January for my Erasmus exchange, but I’m not finding much, and it seems like there are a lot of scams. Does anyone have any leads or tips? Thanks!^^





