Élie Espérant, Recruitment Officer

Élie Espérant

Never stop discovering

“I know that voodoo can be considered as witchcraft, especially in my family, where it’s very badly perceived. For my part, I also see it as a tradition linked to an ancestral culture. It’s a form of heritage one could respect”, explains Élie, born in Haiti in 1999.

Throughout its history, Haiti, formerly Hispaniola, seems to have been marked with a destiny as black as a pirate’s flag. Before the terrible 2010 earthquake, the island had suffered the occupation of bloodthirsty Spanish conquistadors, the domination of buccaneers of all stripes, especially the French. Later, a family of dictators, the Duvaliers, father and son, cracked down. And now, there’s about a hundred ultra-violent gangs putting Port-au-Prince, the capital, under their thumb.

Finally, it looks like it was for the best that Élie left the island at the age of seven, even if having to let his mother behind was very hard.

Élie Espérant

Never stop discovering

“I know that voodoo can be considered as witchcraft, especially in my family,

where it’s very badly perceived. For my part, I also see it as a tradition linked

to an ancestral culture. It’s a form of heritage one could respect”,

explains Élie, born in Haiti in 1999.

Throughout its history, Haiti, formerly Hispaniola, seems to have been marked with

a destiny as black as a pirate’s flag. Before the terrible 2010 earthquake, the island

had suffered the occupation of bloodthirsty Spanish conquistadors, the domination

of buccaneers of all stripes, especially the French. Later, a family of dictators, the Duvaliers,

father and son, cracked down. And now, there’s about a hundred ultra-violent gangs putting

Port-au-Prince, the capital, under their thumb. Finally, it looks like it was for the best that Élie

left the island at the age of seven, even if having to let his mother behind was very hard.

A new horizon

Today, sadness is gone, and he reunited with mom. Élie permanently displays a

smile showing his joy of living. However, his beginnings were not that simple.

Élie had trouble being integrated in his new adoptive country. “In Sarcelles, I started

in CE1 [2nd grade], but was held back in CE2.” Then, there will be the CM2 [5th

grade] in Pierrefitte-sur-Seine and the remainder of high school in Gonesse, where

he now lives. Since he was little, Élie had a dream: to become a flight attendant.

Asked the reasons why, he offers two. In this order: “The uniform and the travel.”

After graduating from HS, he seeks more than ever to reach his goal. To put all the

chances to become a professional flight crew member on his side, he goes for a BTS

[Advanced Vocational Degree] in international commerce. But he also discovered in

12th grade a very attractive subject, human resources. He will delve deeper with

a BTS and today fully immerse in it within his interim year at FiveForty°.

540° Support

On a work-study program these days, Élie works on recruitment issues.

And he likes it a lot: "I appreciate the link with others, the principle of occupational

management of jobs and skills suits me perfectly.” Élie likes to discover new things.

GPEC, by its French acronym, was one of them. "Finding the match between

a person's expectations, their skills and the position that will suit them is an

extremely motivating commitment", notes the young work-study student. He adds:

“At FiveForty°, I appreciate the family spirit that reigns there, the good mood at

work and the mutual support one feels all the time.” As for his latest discovery, it

happened in the library of a friend: The gods always travel incognito, a novel by

Laurent Gounelle whose hero is a recruitment consultant. A discovery never ceasing

to enchant him: "It's the story of a man on the verge of committing suicide who,

from discovery to discovery, finds the meaning of his own life", affirms

enthusiastically Élie with his eternal smile.°

A new horizon

Today, sadness is gone, and he reunited with mom. Élie permanently displays a smile showing his joy of living. However, his beginnings were not that simple. Élie had trouble being integrated in his new adoptive country. “In Sarcelles, I started in CE1 [2nd grade], but was held back in CE2.” Then, there will be the CM2 [5th grade] in Pierrefitte-sur-Seine and the remainder of high school in Gonesse, where he now lives. Since he was little, Élie had a dream: to become a flight attendant. Asked the reasons why, he offers two. In this order: “The uniform and the travel.” After graduating from HS, he seeks more than ever to reach his goal. To put all the chances to become a professional flight crew member on his side, he goes for a BTS [Advanced Vocational Degree] in international commerce. But he also discovered in 12th grade a very attractive subject, human resources. He will delve deeper with a BTS and today fully immerse in it within his interim year at FiveForty°.

540° Support

On a work-study program these days, Élie works on recruitment issues. And he likes it a lot: "I appreciate the link with others, the principle of occupational management of jobs and skills suits me perfectly.” Élie likes to discover new things. GPEC, by its French acronym, was one of them. "Finding the match between a person's expectations, their skills and the position that will suit them is an extremely motivating commitment", notes the young work-study student. He adds: “At FiveForty°, I appreciate the family spirit that reigns there, the good mood at work and the mutual support one feels all the time.” As for his latest discovery, it happened in the library of a friend: The gods always travel incognito, a novel by Laurent Gounelle whose hero is a recruitment consultant. A discovery never ceasing to enchant him: "It's the story of a man on the verge of committing suicide who, from discovery to discovery, finds the meaning of his own life", affirms enthusiastically Élie with his eternal smile.°

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