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Céline Faict (SKEMA 2013) Senior Product Manager at Neuhaus
A graduate of SKEMA Business School, Celine Faict is now based in Brussels, where she is Senior Product Manager for a renowned chocolatier. She shares with us her passion for marketing and looks back on her enriching academic and professional journey so far, from her studies at the famous business school to her current job.
Lepetitjournal.com: Tell us a little about your academic background. Why did you choose SKEMA Business School?
In 2010, I joined the first SKEMA Business School cohort by enrolling in the Master 1 Grande École Programme on the Lille campus. When I joined SKEMA, it had just opened under its new name, but it already had a solid track record and a vast network. I was attracted by the international outlook and academic excellence that characterise the school.
I'm very happy with my choice! It's a very prestigious school. And actually, I heard very good things about SKEMA Business School once I was out in the working world; my employers in Belgium even knew about it.
I feel very close to this school and I'm very grateful for everything it has given me. That's partly why I chose to get involved as a SKEMA Business School ambassador in Brussels.
"Marketing is an exciting, creative and highly versatile profession".
What was it like to join the job market after your studies at SKEMA Business School?
After the first year of my Master's programme, I took a year off to do marketing internships in Paris with two major companies: Printemps and Danone.
These initial experiences in the corporate world made me want to continue my integration into the working world the following year. So, I did the second year of my Master's degree as a sandwich course on SKEMA Business School's Paris campus. There, I joined the LVMH group, to work for Moët Hennessy Diageo as Junior Brand Manager.
It was very rewarding to discover the reality in the field by gaining work experience in companies of different sizes and in different sectors. It also confirmed the direction I wanted to head in.
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