Story #1 About The Girl Who Got It All

My name is Lucie Briot Gautier. I amFrench.

I studied Psychology inDijon, France (famous for the mustard 😜) and got a Master’s Degree in 2008.

I decided to do my first relocation toDublin, Ireland in order to learn English and discover a different culture. Gilles Cognard, recruiter at CPL was the first one to believe in myself and offer me my first job in an international environment.

There, I met my husband Steven, who is French too (and half Irish on his mother’s side). We have lived there for 2 years and half and met amazing people.

We moved back to France because we wanted to extend our family. I got a job at SmarDTV in La Ciotat, where I was able to work for more than 4 years as an HR Officer and a Technical Recruiter. We realized our dream and had three kids.

In 2017, we decided that it was time for a new adventure in our lives, so my husband asked for a relocation to the US. Six months later we were ready to start a new life inSeattle, Washington, USA.

We moved in with 3 kids (5, 2 and 1 years old). It was not easy but it was the best adventure we experienced as a family.

It was not easy to understand the credit score, the Visa, the EAD, the medical system… Without Credit score we were not able to buy a car at the beginning. It showed us how difficult it could be to arrive in a country as an immigrant.

It took us patience and flexibility to set up our new life here, although it paid off. I worked as a contractor for Microsoft (French data analyst) for 6 months and I am a Technical recruiter atBlueprint Technologies and I am very happy. I have no regrets, only some amazing stories to tell about all our unbelievable adventures 😊.

Mini-questionnaire

1. What are the things you are most passionate about in life? 

I am passionate about people in general, I love to meet people from everywhere and to share experience, culture. I love to take pictures and capture moments of my life to put them into video clips. I use many movie making software.

2. What is your biggest goal to achieve at the moment? 

My biggest role is to enjoy my life with my family and my 3 kids and to continue to work in a role where I can help people to find their dream job.

3. One thought on immigration you would like to share with our community?

Immigration is not easy but the most difficult part is to decide to move after there is nothing that can’t be achieved! It is the best adventure in life.