Internship Report · 2025
My Internship
@ Xerfi
A deep dive into economic research & business intelligence
01 — The Company
About Xerfi
Founded
1993 — Paris, France
Sector
Private Economic Research & Business Intelligence
Employees
~300 analysts & researchers
Clients
20,000+ companies & institutions across France
Sector Studies
Market Analysis
Economic Forecasts
Strategic Intelligence
Xerfi Canal
Xerfi is France’s leading independent business research firm —
producing thousands of sector reports and economic outlooks every year.
02 — My Supervisor
Who I Reported To
Title / Role
Data Engineer / Project Manager
- French Engineer
- ~10 years experience in data & project management
- In the company for ~2 years
03 — Tasks & Project
What I Worked On
Main Objectives
- Web Scraper
- Data cleaning and processing
- Data Visualisation
Key Project
Project Name
Press articles scraping
Type
Internal project
Web scraping
Data cleaning
Data visualisation
Databases
04 — Day-to-Day Life
The Experience
Logistics
On site
9am-5pm
Typical Day
Work 9am-12pm / 1pm-5pm
Lunch with colleagues
Team
Two interns and a data Engineer
Traditions
Christmas Events, "Galette des Rois"
05 — A Challenging Situation
Rising to the Occasion
The Stakes
Broken tool, technology switch
My Response
- From Python to WebApp development
- Adapted to our objectives
Prior Experience That Helped
- Previous web experience
- Web classes at Polytech
06 — The Outcome
What I Gained
Result
Working project, active scraper
07 — My Point of View
Looking Back
What Worked Well
- Active information research
- Good communication
- Effective time management
What I’d Do Differently
- Too much usage of AI for coding
- Work in another IT field
An interesting experience overall, with a good balance of autonomy and support.
Next Steps
An internship in a greater organization
Thank You
Questions?
Clément RENIERS · Polytech Lyon · 2025-2026