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 not 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 https://www.france-education-international.fr/hub/reconnaissance-de-diplomes
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 La bonne Boîte or for industry sector in www.aef.cci.fr
Useful websites to find job offers:
- National employment network : www.pole-emploi.fr
- A 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.
- Xpat jobs
- Monster
- Region job
- 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)
