The Role of the EURESadviser

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• LIVING AND WORKING
• in RANSKA
• Brigitte Funder, Eures Adviser,
• ANPE Savoie (Public Employment Service)
• Turku October 2008

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Conurbations
Lille 1.000.000
Metz 200.000
Paris (IdF) 10.000.000
Strasbourg 400.000
Nantes 500.000
Nancy 340.000
Bordeaux 700.000
Lyon 1.350.000
Toulouse 700.000
Marseille 1.300.000
Clermont Fd 300.000
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Firms by regions
Nord Pas de Calais 150.000
Paris (IdF) 635.000
Rhône - Alpes 341.000
Aquitaine 201.000
Provence Alpes Côte dAzur 284.000
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Recruiting sectors (1)

• Construction
• Lack of qualified manual workers bricklayers
  metal workers, woodworkers. Wages for workers
  used to be low and conditions of work really hard
  
• Bank / Finance / Insurance
• Most Major banks BNP Paribas, Crédit Commercial
  de France, Crédit du Nord will recruit a lot of
  employees soon. Level required is generally 2
  years higher education.
• Healthcare
• Public sector (doctors, specialists, nurses) and
  homecare people are needed

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Recruiting sectors (2)

• Hypermarkets
• Sales persons, managers, directors
  administrative staff.
• Hotel and Catering
• Secretarial / PA
• available vacancies usually include foreign
  languages and good software knowledge.

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Recruiting sectors (3)executive/managerial
positions

• Job offers called Cadres
• www.apec.fr
• 10 recruitment forecast for cadres
  positions (construction, commerce and services).

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JOB SEARCH
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PRESENTING YOUR CANDIDATURE

• THE COVERING LETTER
• CURRICULUM VITAE
• RECRUITMENT PROCEDURES AND METHODS
• RECRUITMENT INTERVIEW

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Applying for a Job

• Cover letter / speculative letter
• Can still be hand-written, no longer than 1 page
• Explain why you apply what you know about the
  company
• Dont write what can be found in the CV

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Applying for a Job

• CV
• Photo non-compulsory
• 1 2 pages maximum for experienced people
• Focus on your main skills and/or your
  professional experience
• References are not compulsory

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SOME QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE TO ANSWER TO .....

• Avez-vous des questions à me poser?
• Comment vous jugez-vous?
• Parlez moi de votre caractère
• Quel est votre plus grand défaut (ou qualité)?

• Quels sont vos loisirs?
• Quelles sont vos prétentions de salaire?
• Que pensez-vous de la hiérarchie??
• Parlez-moi de vous
• ...... and more !

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Employers expectations

• Obviously, first of all, talent and skills !
• Good working knowledge of French and a minimum
  knowledge of French culture
• focused on education and diplomas (dont always
  have knowledge of foreign educational systems)
• Dont always like beginners whatever diplomas

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Where to find a job ?

• http//europa.eu.int/eures
• www.anpe.fr

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WORKING CONDITIONS
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Work Contracts

• CDI / Permanent Contract
• Probation period (1-3 months).Notice is always
  the same whether employers and employees (1-3
  months).
• CDD / Fixed-term Contract
• Frequently used as a probation period.
• Normally renewable only once maximum 18
  months.
• Part-time contracts are less common than in
  northern Europe
• Temporary jobs are called interim

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Minimum wage

• SMIC
• minimum guaranteed wage
• from July 2008
• 8.71 per hour
• 1321,02 per month
• for a 35h week
• reviewed once a year, every 1st of July.

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working week

• Legal working week 35h
• overtime must be granted a compensatory payment
  or time off.
• www.travail.gouv.fr

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Annual leave
Paid holidays 5 weeks In addition to these
paid holidays 11  jours fériés  ( Bank
Holidays)

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Before leaving Finland for France

• Find out as much as you can about the city or
  region of your destination (useful addresses,
  practical information ...)
• Refer to http//eures.europa.eu
• Tourist offices and perhaps embassies
• Test and practice your French ???
• A first contact visit  may be useful !

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What is needed for an EU jobseeker who wants to
work in France

• Identity card
• CV and covering letter in French
• A proper knowledge of French language
• Experience and/or diplomas in hotel and catering
• Dont forget to ask the E301 at Direction
  Départementale du Travail

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