Looking for a job in France

Once in France, your job-seeking efforts as a foreigner will be similar to those of French people.
Employment agencies
Register with the ANPE (National Employment Agency), the goal of which is to assist all EU and European Economic Space citizens (including the 15 European Union member States and Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein) in finding work. For managerial posts, you can also consult APEC (the Managerial Employment Association). Also bear in mind the CIDJs (Youth Information and Documentation Centers), which provide useful information on each profession, with details on professional organizations and the names of recruiters in each sector.

"I sent my resum�s from Germany"
Frank Seidel, a 28 year-old German, is a multimedia designer who has been working for ADN Communications in Grenoble since December 1998.

"After attending the Berlin Arts University, I completed a Master's at Grenoble under the Erasmus student exchange program. The lifestyle there was very pleasant and the multimedia employment market is very open, so consequently I decided to look for work in Grenoble early in 1998. I did my research in Grenoble and from Germany. When I was on holiday in France, I took advantage of the opportunity to set up contacts and see my old lecturers, most of whom work professionally. In Germany, I sent my CV via mail and e-mail to arrange interviews in Grenoble. In the end, I found the post I am in thanks to a French student friend of mine who told me that ADN were hiring staff. Currently, even though my French is all right, I am not able to work as a designer-editor, which was nonetheless what I initially trained as. If I had wanted to write, I would have looked for work in Germany."

INTERNET

There is a French equivalent of Success and Career called "GO-Le guide des Opportunit�s de Carri�res". www.e-go.fr

It is available at a cost of 25 CHF (plus extra for postage and packing) at Success and Career. [email protected]