<p>Hello,</p>
<p>I speak fluent French, I wish to work in France and I have EU as well as American citizenship. </p>
<p>I went to high school here in the US. I took AP Chemistry and Calculus. I would like to work as an engineer. I understand that the French education system is very different from here in the US and that students there are specialized earlier. Am I correct to assume this would make it difficult for me to enter directly into a French university?</p>
<p>Is it possible to get a job as an engineer in France with a American bachelor's engineering degree (Chem E)? </p>
<p>Some European friends tell me that if I want to work in Europe, I should get a degree in Europe.</p>
<p>Help please!</p>
<p>It depends on the major, a lot of countries from what i heard try to hire internally. This is their first choice to prevent culture shock having to move all the way to a different country. I am no expert but CHEM E jobs should be easy to come by as long as it is a decent accreditted school and reasonable gpa (over 3.0). If you really want to work in france as an engineer making decent money consider nuclear engineering. France will hire nuclear engineers like crazy considering over 80% of their electricity is from nuclear power. An american degree is not limited to america though so yes you have a chance.</p>
<p>Hmmmmmmm, here’s a thought, if you generalized your job hunt to French-speaking nations, you’d include a lot of former French colonies which may be more open to hiring American college graduates. You may also consider getting a BS in America but a MS in Europe.</p>
<p>Look for US companies with significant operations in France. Your French language ability and no work visa requirements would make you very attractive as an engineer who could rotate through assignments in both countries.</p>
<p>Also, look for French companies that have operations in US. A big company may have an engineering training track especially for fluent French speakers. They could easily shift you over to the French side.</p>