Catherine White

Catherine White Bilingual English/French
40 rue de Cronstadt D.O.B. 21/1/1981
75015 Paris British
Mobile : 0033 688415467 Single
Email : katblanc@hotmail.com Clean driving license




PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Ø 09/2004 – present: Euro London Appointments (Paris)
Euro London Appointments is a consultancy specialising in the recruitment of bilingual and multilingual professionals, from graduate to director level, for all sectors.

Bilingual Recruitment Consultant: Sales and Marketing
· Account Management: prospecting and following up on existing accounts/clients.
· New Business Development: cold calling, lead generation and opening up of new accounts.
· Presentations of the company in English and French during client visits, trade shows, fairs.
· Sourcing, selecting and analysing candidates by telephone and in face-to-face interviews.
· Negotiation of contracts (between Euro London and the client, and on behalf of the candidate when necessary).
· Advising clients and candidates about salary (benchmarking across sectors/companies/
· geographical regions), the current and future state of the job market/market trends, French vs. English laws/contracts, workers rights etc.
· Clients: Epson, Xerox, Expedia, Exact Software, The International Herald Tribune, Nedstat,
Connect Communications, Williams Lea, Austrade, Seabourne Express Couriers, Quantum.
· Sales figures FY 2005: 148K€, target achieved by 123% (best figures in Paris office).

Ø 02/04 – 07/04: INSEAD (Fontainebleau)
The European Institute of Business Administration: European Business School for MBA’s,
Executive MBA’s and Executive Education.

Bilingual Executive Programme Coordinator: EDF Account
· Organisation and coordination of educational seminars for the top 500 international
Executives of EDF:
· Preparation of the logistics of the seminars from A-Z in collaboration with the INSEAD
Programme Director and the EDF Further Education Manager.
· Principle point of contact for all the participants and professors before, during and after the
programme.
· Main interface between the various departments of INSEAD for the organisation of e.g.
transportation and accommodation of participants, reservation and preparation of
classrooms, editing and printing of programme support documents (timetables, articles,
case studies, professor’s biographies, rules and regulations).
· Coordination and briefing of translators, interpreters and other Guest Speakers.
· Events organiser for extra-curricular activities: e.g. dinners, forest walks, football
tournaments, cultural visits to Paris/Loire Valley, wine and cheese tasting.



Ø 08/03 – 02/04: Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw (Paris)
One of the ten biggest international law firms in the world: 1300 lawyers, 13 offices.

Bilingual Receptionist and Assistant
· Manning the switchboard , welcoming and hosting corporate clients, translation and proof-reading of legal and financial documents, filing, printing and binding of legal documents and brochures, organisation of business lunches/dinners and business trips.


WORK EXPERIENCE DURING STUDIES

· Summer 2002: Bilingual Receptionist, Camping Les Mouettes, Brittany.
· 08/01 – 06/02: English Assistant at the Lycée Arthur Rimbaud, Istres.
· Summer 2001: “Kid’s Courier” for Keycamp, Camping Les Mouettes, Brittany.

· Singing: Private singing lessons and participation in local choirs.
· Dancing: Lessons from a young age in ballet, tap dancing, Jazz, ballroom and mime.

· Fitness: Squash, bike-riding.