Improve your CV with Au pair Experience

If my professional future is not about languages ​​or childcare, does my experience as an Au Pair really add to my CV? 

We tell you how a cultural exchange is good on your resume.

When you go as an Au Pair abroad you are not only traveling to improve your language level or because you need more experience in childcare; Being an Au Pair will enrich you both culturally and in your life.

A cultural exchange is immersing yourself in the daily life of a new place, learning customs, manners, idioms, history and meeting local people who will take you to see life from another perspective.

So here is a list of the things that being an Au Pair brings you in your professional life:

1. Languages

Of course, when you go to another country it is important to have knowledge of the local language, however, it will never be the same to learn in a school in your country as it is on a day-to-day basis. The fluency and ways of communicating in a colloquial way that you are going to learn is something that no language school can give you in your city, so it will raise your CV to the maximum. It always highlights that you learned the language with native people and immersed in the culture!

2. Ability to adapt 

Being an Au Pair will lead you to discover how flexible you are and develop your ability to adapt, since you are not only going to change your family dynamics but also your culture and it is very important that you know how to bring about changes, that you have empathy and have a lot of openness to new challenges or situations that may arise. In addition to this, you develop your social skills by making new friends. A total development of soft skills that you can take advantage of and exploit in your CV!

3. Strategic planning, crisis management and high levels of responsibility

Being in charge of children entails one of the greatest responsibilities that exist, you must know how to manage schedules, plan meals and follow the planning of activities to the letter, you also have to know how to handle unexpected situations to avoid possible crises in your daily routine, you learn to prioritize activities, delegate and structure in a natural way. Also by being ‘the big sister’ of your host kids you will develop leadership skills!

A bonus is what the experience contributes to your personal growth since you go to a new country with people you do not know to face a responsibility such as taking care of children; It will help you to be independent, to make new friends and be more social, to acquire maturity and an enriching experience on an intimate and personal level that your future employers will value.

All this will help you in any profession and it is important that you know how to plan it and express it in a job interview. Being an Au Pair is an experience that will help you not only to travel and meet but also in your professional and personal life since you never know how many of these new friends may be future work connections. So don’t think twice and become an Au Pair abroad!