It is hard to find a job in France if you don’t speak French.
The normal approach to job applications in France is sending a curriculum vitae together with a cover letter.
Recognition of diplomas :
You can find out whether your profession is regulated (needs specific qualifications for you to be able to practice it)or note in France, by checking on the European Commission’s database.
If your profession is not regulated, you can find more information on how to obtain a comparability statement in order to recognise the qualifications you had in your country of origin on this website of Enic Naric http://www.ciep.fr/en/enic-naric-france/applications-for-recognition
Speculative applications :
To make speculative applications (candidatures spontanées) you can use Pages Jaunes (Yellow Pages) to look for companies in your sector or look to the buisness directory as Kompass http://fr.kompass.com or for industry sector in www.aef.cci.fr
Useful websites to find job offers :
- National employment network : www.pole-emploi.fr
- A new job portal has been launched by Pôle Emploi to become a ‘one-stop-shop for all your employment search needs’ : Emploi Store
- Association pour l’Emploi des Cadres (APEC) – the French national agency for employment of professionals and executives : vacancies and job seeking advice in French for executives and young graduates
- Cadre emploi : vacancies for executive posts and jobs with responsibility in French.
- EURES – European Job Mobility Portal – includes job vacancies, living and working conditions and labour markets in France, as well as a CV-posting service for jobseekers.
Jobboards
- Xpat jobs
- Monster
- Region job
- Emploi annonces
- Cadre online
- Jobijoba
- Jobs in Paris : for jobs in Paris
- Specialized for young workers and students : Job teaser, L’étudiant, Studyrama emploi
- Hello Job in Paris (in english)
Some specialized websites by sector
- Agriculture : http://anefa.org , www.agrojob.com ; www.apecita.com ; www.chambres-agriculture.fr
- Architecture – building : http://emploi-btp.lemoniteur.fr
- Audiovisual : http://emploi.afiv.com
- Bank : www.assurancejob.com ; www.ffsa.fr ; www.jobbanque.com ; www.jobfinance.com
- Buisness : www.fvd.fr ; www.commerciaux.fr
- Catering : www.emploi-restaurant.fr ; www.lhotellerie-restauration.fr
- Communication : www.afci.asso.fr
- Computing : www.carriere-informatique.com
- Craft : www.institut-metiersdart.org
- Environnment : www.apecita.com ; www.emploi-environnement.com
- Health and care : http://sante-social.emploipublic.fr
- Industry : http://emploi.techniques-ingenieur.fr ; www.les-industries-technologiques.fr
- Law : www.afje.org
- Sport : www.animjobs.com ; www.profession-sport-loisirs.fr
- Science : www.afib.asso.fr ; www.anrt.asso.fr
- Transportation : www.aerocontact.com : www.aeroemploiformation.com
Professional sectors’ association
French companies are grouped in professional sector cluster or association. Each has his own website where you’ll find information about occupations and job offers.
To find these associations you can look into this website
Newspapers
You can also check in the French newspapers as :
- L’Express – news weekly.
- Le Figaro – national daily.
- Le Monde – national daily.
- Le Point – news weekly.
- Liberation – national daily.
Social network for professionals
Think also about social networking sites for professionals as Linkedin or Viadeo
