The Alumni Career offer: a valuable support in all stages of your professional life

The Alumni team is growing and developing its Career offer. Maya GRASSI, P20 Alumni of the school, will henceforth use her skills in recruitment and career management for the benefit of RSB Alumni.

Maya for those who don't know you, can you introduce yourself?

Originally from the Var (South-Est French department), I fell in love with palm trees and RSB's international environment during my oral exams. Very early in my career I was attracted to human resources, and I specialized my career in this discipline which was then a little "atypical" for a business school in front of Marketing or Finance.

After my end-of-study internship at Yves Rocher, I held my first job at AVEM (a subsidiary of Crédit Agricole) where I was able to develop my skills in recruitment and career management in a merger context. Subsequently I joined the headhunting practice Activa Médical where I recruited doctors and surgeons with mainly European backgrounds. Then, I was recruited by Innoval Cooperative Group, which develops in the field of genetics and animal reproduction in France and abroad. At the heart of the HR team, I helped employees and candidates on different topics such as recruitment, onboarding, internal mobility, career management, ... And since September 27th, 2021, I joined the Alumni Rennes School of Business team to lead the career department of the network.

Why did you choose to join RSB's Alumni team?

I must admit, I did not want to cut the cord with RSB when I left school and quickly, I got involved in the Alumni network. Alongside Françoise Bazin in Rennes, we duplicated the WIN (Women International Network) club led by Ségolène Dugué in Paris. Through this experience I got to know the network and especially the added value it can bring to each Alumni. I also experienced a career interview when I needed it and I came out of it grown.

My ambition is to be able to make my skills available to Alumni but also to promote the skills of the graduates ‘experts who work with us so we can provide to those who wish, the right support or the right information at the right time.
A solid network that I believe in, advice and professional support, how to resist? I did not hesitate to join the RSB Alumni. 

On a daily basis, what are your missions within the career department of RSB Alumni?
The objective of the RSB Alumni career department is to contribute to the development of the employability of each graduate.

We offer services to ease taking up a new position, internal or external mobility, resumption of activity, entrepreneurship, or career transition. Our services can be as individual as they are collective.

More specifically, my missions are to:

• Develop and lead a multi-media program (workshops, webinars, co-developments, conferences, mentoring, etc.) to guide, support and boost Alumni’s careers.
• Organize Career events around topics such as management, leadership, entrepreneurship, etc.
• Conduct career interviews, alongside our team of consultants.
• Lead this team of specialists (consultants, coaches, career development experts, etc.).
• Set up a career offer dedicated to international Alumni.
• Manage job offers published on the Alumni website and develop partnerships with recruiters in France and abroad.
• Promote the career offer to the community and encourage members to benefit from the services offered.

As a graduate, what can the RSB Alumni Career department do for me?

Whether you want to anticipate your next step, prepare yourself to climb a significant stage or succeed in a change of course, we are here to help you in the key moments of your professional development. We help you build the strategy best suited to your profile. The possibilities to do so are multiple: individual and/or collective. The choice is yours. The Career Department works with about twenty partners: independent consultants (HR or recruitment) or coaches. Some are RSB graduates.

• Individual coaching and accompaniment
  Our career team and our certified coaches are there to offer you personalized support, face-to-face or online, to help you to achieve your professional goals. As a member, you benefit from a first career interview of 1H30 offered and can access a custom-made program according to your needs. This first contact can be made together, or I refer you to one of our expert consultants. 

• Group workshops and webinars
  Throughout the year we offer many workshops to boost your job search, manage your career, undertake a new business or develop your professional skills. Get to know yourself better through tests such as MBTI, SISEM, etc. You will benefit from the feedback of other participants and the advice of the speaker.
  Our offer is compatible to all situations, workshops can be carried out face-to-face or online. 

• Job Opportunities
  We relay every day new offers on our website, remember to subscribe to the job alert that suits you. Contact us for personalized support, and do not forget the Alumni directory and the official LinkedIn group Rennes SB ALUMNI, which allow you to broaden your network and get in touch with more than 25,000 graduates worldwide working in many sectors of activity.

Our support is "custom-made" and adapted to each personal and professional situation. We are here to provide solutions that suit you. 

Who can contact the RSB Alumni Career department and how to do it?
This department is dedicated to all graduates: whatever your program, your year group and your professional situation. All your questions matter. We are here for you!

Want to take stock of your career? Contact me to fix your 1st individual career interview, (free of charge for lifetime members of the network):

Maya GRASSI - carriere.alumni@rennes-sb.com - +33(0)2 99 54 63 63
For a better handling of your request, please give us the following information:

• Your surname, first name and current professional situation
• Your career questions
• Your place of residence
• The deadline of your project
• The desired exchange language