JULIETTE POURRAT

In the course of my Management studies in Sup de Co Reims, now called NEOMA Business School, I did my first long internship in a major recruitment agency belonging to an international group. With this highly instructive and constructive experience in terms of process, I could confirm my decision to work into this industry as well as refine my thoughts about the context in which this professional project would develop. I remember my direct supervisor blaming me for "spending too much time over the phone" with the candidates who were not selected.

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The productivity requirement that is necessary in this big structure was not really in adequacy with my intuition and my practice.

The following year, this very same intuition pushed me to decline an offer in a prestigious multinational company and prefer a young Boutique recruitment agency specializing in the Fashion industry to do my graduation internship. What was the trigger? A real “coup de coeur” for the founder and a great admiration for her career.
I remember my friends and relatives were stunned as well as their objections at that time: "you're going to ruin all your opportunities", "you'll be out of the system", "you'll have no prospects of professional development", "you'll get bored and limited to a single sector", "SMB = micromanagement", etc.

The company did not have its own office yet and I began my career in a Parisian flat with cats walking around during the interviews…
I worked there for 7 years and I learnt a lot, not to say "everything"!  More than getting very deep knowledges of the industry and its professions, I built an important network made of 8,000 talents and experts as well as I acquired and refined my recruitment ethic.

 

In 2016, I wanted something new and explore new horizons like the Retail sector and the customer experience. I had the opportunity to have this wish granted by joining a leader agency in this sector. Again, I faced a "clash of cultures" between the very personal and almost intuitive approach I value and the "consulting firm" philosophy of this new organization.

During the summer of 2017, I met Catherine, the founder of a ready-to-wear brand for women.
At that time, I had not even imagined I could be a freelancer, but our talks about the development challenges of her brand made me realize I may have to think about it.
One day, a recruitment mission came up and she decided I would take care of it, despite I had not yet my own official structure.
She told me that when I create my own company she would be my first client. Her support made me decide to take the risk of becoming an entrepreneur and leading this project.

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This was definitely a deciding “Belle Rencontre” !