Témoignage de Chris Chipot, Ph.D., directeur de recherche CNRS, lauréat ERC Advanced Grant 2022 :
« J’ai été informé, que mon ERC AdG 2022 serait financée, et le CNRS a déjà reçu les documents de Bruxelles en vue de la signature finale. Ainsi prend fin le long chemin sinueux et rocailleux, qui a démarré en 2015 avec ma première soumission, et sur lequel j’ai trébuché et suis tombé tant de fois. Il y a souvent eu des mains tendues bienveillantes pour m’aider à me relever, et remettre l’ouvrage sur le métier.
Si je vous écris, c’est pour vous dire toute ma reconnaissance, car le saut quantique du passage du step 1 doit beaucoup à votre aide dans la rédaction du B1. La présentation orale, pour laquelle les panels de AdG 2021 et AdG 2022 m’ont félicité, doit également beaucoup à votre coaching. Pour tout ça, merci donc. »
Témoignage d’un lauréat du concours de recrutement des chargés de recherche du CNRS (2023) :
« For the past two years, I tried the CNRS concours by training on my own and with my colleagues. I have always been living the preparation and the interview itself with a lot of anxiety and stress because I felt the importance of this crucial step in my life. Thanks to the advice of some colleagues, I finally sought the guidance of a dedicated coach. Among the other possibilities, I contacted Lucile Renaudin of ValoriScience because of her previous coaching experience.
For the first session with Lucile, I prepared a draft of my presentation. If I compare this first version with the last one, I see an extraordinary improvement. During the online sessions, Lucile helped me to improve it by discussing together slide-by-slide of my presentation and word-by-word of my script. She gave me tips on improving the clarity, coherence, and animations of my presentation. She helped me to add important keywords in my script and to stress with pauses the crucial points of the speech. In the last meetings, we focused on the discussion phase of the interview. Lucile’s constructive feedback and suggestions helped me fine-tune my answers, ensuring I delivered concise, impactful, and relevant responses. Overall, the coaching sessions with Lucile, her tips for organizing my individual practice, and the repetitions with colleagues helped me develop a greater level of confidence in my abilities, significantly reducing any anxiety I initially had on the interview day. Here, I want to thank Lucile for playing an important role in my training, empowering me with confidence, and equipping me with the necessary skills to excel and get the job.«