For many reasons, the “Job quest” is the most difficult task to achieve in London, and the most important, too, for many reasons. First of all, working in London is an incredibly good experience. You will discover lots of new people, and new working methods. The second thing is about money. Staying in London is expensive, and working is the only solution if you want to enjoy the life there. And then, this is useful to validate your “Stage FH”.

Getting a job will probably not be an easy thing. In fact,

• You are French, and French people aren’t English’s best friends,
• In general, you speak basic English,
• You’re coming from nowhere (yes, for an English, France is nowhere), and you have no job references,
• You’re staying in London during only three months,
• You can’t work one day per week, due to lessons at UCL,
• And, worst of all, you have no experience or qualification.

For an employer, you are all but the ideal applicant. If another guy applies to the same offer, he will probably get the job.

Obviously, your only strength is French speaking. There are about 600.000 French people in London, so speaking French is a good quality. So, if you want a cool office work, look for jobs which require to speak French. But this is certain that this kind of work will not help to improve your English. If you want to do so (and this is by far the best solution), you will probably get one of these jobs :

• Waiter
• Cook
• Cleaner
• Barman
• Cashier
• Or just… Slave !

Or, if you’re lucky, maybe you will be sales assistant in computer shops or boutiques.