Webcam update: Moira signs job contract
Sep 13, 2012, 11:58 AM
PARIS (AP) – After summer break in Greece, it’s back to real life for Moira Koffi.
She’s starting off the season on a high: Moira just signed her first job contract at the public relations firm where she’s been doing an internship.
___
This is an update of Class of 2012, the AP’s yearlong exploration of Europe’s economic crisis through the eyes of five young graduates.
___
Moira’s breakthrough contrasts with the frustrations of a fellow Sorbonne graduate with African roots, Jacinthe Adande, profiled in the AP Class of 2012’s latest news feature, about discrimination. Four years after graduating, Adande is still looking for a job and fears entrenched discrimination in France’s job market is holding her back.
Moira has expressed concern about a racist tide submerging Europe, but has not herself encountered discrimination in employment. In her first job, Moira will be helping to create online games for a blog and tracking social networks.
“I’m pretty excited about it,” says Moira.
Moira is also apartment-hunting with two roommates, remaining optimistic while worried about Paris’ sky-high rents.
___
Next up … Lutz
___
Follow The Class of 2012 on the AP Big Story page:
http://bigstory.ap.org/topic/class-2012
___
Follow The Class of 2012 on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/(hash)!/AP/class-of-2012
(Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)
