Take the plunge with a VIE assignment!
Kickstart your career with a foreign assignment like no other: a VIE placement with TotalEnergies! According to Business France, 92% of returning VIE volunteers find a job in less than six months, and 83% in less than three months.
For EU citizens with five years of higher education, and postgraduate students, our VIE program (Volontariat International en Entreprise, or International Business Volunteering) allows you to experience other cultures with an exceptional business opportunity in a foreign country.
Explore new professional and cultural worlds, without needing your backpack!
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You will be fully operational
Our VIE volunteers are completely integrated into our teams. You will play a full operational role in our projects, with your own field of reponsibility, in a working environment that encourages you to use your initiative.
In the field, you will have the resources you need
With operations in 120 countries, we have the resouces, contacts and skills necessary to deliver major innovative energy projects.
You will be fully supported
Under the VIE program, you will be guided by Business France at all times, as well as HR and the affiliate, under the responsibility of the Foreign Affairs Ministry.
An extensive network
You will be part of our vast community and worldwide business network. You will have their support, their mentorship and their advice.
Improve your English
You will become highly proficient in a foreign language: a major asset.
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A first step into the wider
Your international VIE mission with TotalEnergies allows you to improve your CV with a high-quality, recognized and sought-after experience on the job market.
TotalEnergies’ VIE placements: a lasting experience
We have been offering VIE placements for many years
Almost 290 people are currently on a VIE assignment for TotalEnergies. Since the program was launched 25 years ago, we have sent over 4,000 volunteers abroad.
We’ve got the right mission for you
We have VIE vacancies in every field: support, business and technical positions. You’re bound to find the one you’re looking for!
Duration
Twelve months minimum to two years maximum, with an average term of twenty months.
The main countries
Two thirds of our volunteers go to Germany, Angola, Belgium, Denmark, the UAE, the US, Spain, Norway, the Republic of the Congo,or Singapore.
Prerequisites
You must be aged 28 or under, with a passport from a country in the European Economic Area. You must have at least five years of higher education or be enrolled on a postgraduate course.
A strong academic background and, ideally, professional experience that is relevant to the mission you are applying for.
Recruitment process
1. Posting of the VIE offer on our website
2. An initial telephone interview
3. Video interviews with the operational manager and HR, with an English assessment and personality test.
Testimonials
Why did you decide to take a VIE placement at TotalEnergies?
I’d always wanted to work in Africa. This placement gave me that opportunity, just when I was completing my finance internship at TotalEnergies, during Covid, when French businesses had stopped hiring. I knew I wanted to stay at TotalEnergies; I’d loved my internship. In the Congo, I really wanted to experience the oil industry, all that adventure.
Nicolas, oil economist
Are you happy with your decision?
Absolutely. I am very independent in my role. I’m seen as an employee like everyone else. I can access training modules to acquire new skills. I learn so much every day, culturally, personally and professionally. Everything I wanted from this assignment!
Baptiste, operations and project engineer
How is your VIE assignment going?
I’m involved in developing gas projects and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Professionally, I’m learning so much! I’ve got a lot of responsibility. I work on a range of different subjects at the same time, alongside people from different countries and cultures. It’s like a big family, and my team is great!
Ophélie, business development and production analyst