Sales in EU
Does sales intern in EU require high levels of local languages? Like in Paris and Frankfurt, and do you think it is not necessary for a sales to gain some quantitative skills like traders?
I can only speak for Paris, which is where I'm based. France is notoriously known for being very pro-French usage (it's not like the Netherlands or the Nordics region). From what I've heard Germany is definitely more open to non-native speakers but I don't know how true this is
Do you think a B2 level for French is enough?
A high B2 (closer to C1) should definitely be enough. I'm currently working in France in M&A and when I first started I had a B2 (was preparing for C1). Now I have a C2 level.
The type of bank you join/the clients your bank has will determine what kind of French level you need. If your clients are mostly traditional French clients, they will expect you to have a semi-perfect level.
Gotcha and btw where are you from?
Do you think the requirements of sales will be higher than the M&A?
I'm originally from Spain, did my bachelor's in the UK and moved to France for my master's degree at a local business school. I'm not extremely familiar with sales so I will let other fellow monkeys correct me, but I would say the language requirements for sales would be similar to that of M&A (both quite high given that you're in client-facing roles).
Best of luck!
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