Working and Living in France Dortmund, september 2009
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Working and Living in France Dortmund, september 2009
DE : A: LE : Living & Working in France Slovenia, October 2010 Didier CAMENSULI Pôle emploi international - Paris [email protected] Ne pas diffuser Document de travail Document pouvant être diffusé General presentation 2 26/10/2010 General presentation Geography 3 26/10/2010 General presentation 4 26/10/2010 - Biggest country in Europe (so it can take a long time to move from a city to another one, if you have a business trip to plan) - France shares its borders with many other countries : Germany, Luxembourg, Belgium, Switzerland, Spain and Italy). - 63 millions inhabitants General presentation LOCATION AND CLIMATE TRANSPORTATION POPULATION LANGUAGE CURRENCY POLITICAL ORGANISATION 5 26/10/2010 Entering in France RESIDENCE PERMIT WORK PERMIT DRIVING LICENCE IMPORTING YOUR CAR COST OF LIVING AND PRACTICAL INFORMATION 6 26/10/2010 Living in France Some exemples of the cost of living in France: - Coffee in a bar: 1.20 € to 3.00€ - Bread (baguette): 0.90€ - 1kg apples: 2€ - 1kg fish: 15€-25€ - 1kg meat: 20€-30€ - 1hr mobile phone: 18€ - 1ticket fare (bus or subway): 1.20€ - Restaurant, main course only: 8€-16€ - A beer in a café: 2.50€ 7 26/10/2010 Living in France, accommodations costs PARIS LILLE NICE CAEN 1 /35 m² 800 450 500 450 2 /60 m² 1400 650 700 650 3-4 /80 m² 1700 800 900 800 Rooms /M² 8 26/10/2010 Living in France : taxes The taxes (impôts) you will have to pay: - Income tax (impôt sur le revenu): Based on your netto salary amount, around 23% of it. It is not deducted from your salary (do not forget that point when negociating your salary). You have to fill in a tax form (déclaration de revenus). - Council tax (impôts locaux): Based on the location, the kind of dwelling you are in, and the square meters. In the residence tax return, you will have to add the TV tax (redevance): around 160euros. - Property tax (taxe d’habitation): You pay it only if you own your own appartment or house. www.impots.gouv.fr 9 26/10/2010 Living in France : social security The National Health Insurance is called CPAM (Caisse Primaire d’Assurance Maladie) You must register to it if you live in France. It covers sickness, maternity, accident, invalidity, death, family benefit and retirement. Having a private mutual insurance may be helpful: some employers pay a part of it (deducted from your salary) www.ameli.fr 10 26/10/2010 Working in France 11 26/10/2010 - Often 13 months of salary - Pay slip shows the amount of contributions (e.g. national health coverage, unemployment ) paid by the employee and the employer. - Complementary health insurance - Wide salary gap between categories (executives vs technicians, skilled workers vs unskilled workers ) - Minimum wage : 1343.77 € gross per month (1056.24 netto) - Income tax is not directly deducted from pay slip Working in France The legal working week length is 35hrs. 12 26/10/2010 - The working day may not exceed 10hrs - Any work carried out in excess of the official 35h/week is considered overtime (heures supplémentaires) and must be compensated accordingly (25% under 43hrs, 50% if above) - For one month worked, you get 2.5 days off - 11 public holidays a year (jours fériés) www.travail.gouv.fr www.35h.travail.gouv.fr Working in France : legal matters - Short term contract (CDD, contrat à durée déterminée): it can be one week, month or more (but 18 months maximum) Temp Term contract (CTT, contrat de travail temporaire): provided by temporary job agencies : can be very short Permanent Contract (CDI, contrat à durée indéterminée). Your employer must give you a written employment contract (contrat de travail) and every month you will receive your pay slip (gross and netto salary appears) (feuille/fiche/bulletin de paye) The minimum wage in France (SMIC) is 8.82euros/hour (salaire brut). You can not be paid less than 8.82€ an hour. Visit www.travail.gouv.fr 13 26/10/2010 Labor market - France exports goods, services and also agriculture (cereals…) - Most of our trade is done within Europe (66%). - 76 million tourists a year: France is the most visited country. 900000 people work in the tourism field (4% of total employment). - 22 million workers: agriculture : 3.4% industry : 14% construction : 6.6% services : 47 % administration : 30 % 14 26/10/2010 Unemployment rate : 10.1 % (2010 August) Labour market, French companies - The major French companies: Carrefour, Sodexho, La Poste , Veolia, PSA Peugeot Citroën, Casino, France Télécom, Saint-Gobain, SNCF, Auchan, Accor, EDF, SUEZ, Groupe Crédit Agricole, Renault, Michelin, Bouygues, Vivendi Universal… - The French labour market is mostly composed of over 2 millions small and medium sized companies (PME-PMI) The hiden market is nearly 50 % of the whole labour market Visit www. Insee.fr 15 26/10/2010 Labour market, recruiting sectors Construction Civil engineers, engineers, quantity surveyors, designers, manual workers, Wages for workers are low and work difficult therefore some 30,000 positions are not filled. Healthcare Public sector : doctors, pharmacists, nurses. Carers. Specific French diplomas required. Real estate Customer service, estate agents. 16 26/10/2010 Labour market, recruiting sectors. Hypermarkets Auchan, Carrefour, Cora, E.Leclerc, Géant, etc. Sales persons, managers, directors and administrative staff. Hotel and Catering Chefs and waiters, but low wages for beginners and long working hours. Experienced reps IT Analysts, developers, project leaders. Few opportunities if no IT qualifications. Secretarial / PA Still vacancies for persons with fluent French and good word processing skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint). 17 26/10/2010 Employers’expectations Education is very important for employers: - Close link between the education/diploma and the job - Your level in French is important to get a job. You cannot work in France if you do not have a good working knowledge of French. - Have a look on the website www.ciep.fr/enic-naric.fr to know if your diploma has an equivalence. Visit www.cidj.com and www.studyrama.com 18 26/10/2010 Employers’expectations 19 26/10/2010 - Good working knowledge of French - Minimum knowledge of French culture and French behaviour at work - Capacity to facilitate (« animer ») for team-leaders and managers - BUT Employers have little knowledge of foreign educational system French particularities 20 26/10/2010 - Previous experience most often needed - The « cadre » status - Women often work full time - High percentage of jobless youth (20 to 25%) - Many seniors over 50 are jobless - Many youth have a work experience called « stage » which is frequently required by employers The different ways to apply for a job - The Press and Internet: National newspapers (le Monde, Figaro, les Echos…) Regional newspapers (Le Progrès, Est Républicain, Midi Libre…) Vocacional newspapers (Express – MOCI - Usine nouvelle, 01 informatiq Web sites : www.pole-emploi.fr www.apec.asso.fr www.cadresonline.com www.cadremploi.fr www.monster.fr www.distrijob.fr www.regionsjob.com www.lesjeudis.com www.annonces-medicales.com www.pmebtp.com www.lhotellerie-resturation.fr 21 21 26/10/2010 The different ways to apply for a job - Networking - Speculative applications www.kompass.fr ; www.pagesjaunes.fr - Recruitment agencies (Michael Page, Mercury, Urval…) e.g. www.cadremploi.fr (rubrique « ils recrutent ») - Temp recruitment agencies (Adecco, Adia, Manpower, Randstad, page intérim…) e.g. www.prisme.eu - Job Fairs 22 26/10/2010 The different ways to apply for a job - The French public employment service Pôle Emploi is the National Public Employment Service, it deals with placement and allowance. The website is dedicated to both jobseekers (demandeurs d’emploi) and employers. As a jobseeker, you will have an access to job adverts, advices, allowance information www.pole-emploi.fr 23 26/10/2010 The different ways to apply for a job Services you can find through www.pole-emploi.fr website: 24 26/10/2010 - Register in the Pôle Emploi as a jobseeker, updating every month your jobseeker’s account, check your allowance account. - Look for job adverts (offres d’emploi) and apply online (vacancies located in France and out of France) - Set up an account and subscribe job adverts, that you will receive automaticaly on your mobile phone or e-mail address, and post up your CVs - Get advices and leaflets (Guides pour agir) about CV, cover letter (lettre de motivation), interviews, negociating your salary, professionnal project - Find information about specific contracts for disabled jobseekers, young jobseekers (18-25), over 50 years old jobseekers… - . The different ways to apply for a job 25 26/10/2010 The different ways to apply for a job 26 26/10/2010 The different ways to apply for a job 27 26/10/2010 The different ways to apply for a job Your registration in Pôle Emploi is possible if: - Your are able to work - You are available to work - You are actively looking for work - You live in France But, - You will have to register and update your account every month. - You will have to come once a month to an appointment with your personal advisor - You will have to accept training, or any help we think help you get a job 28 26/10/2010 The different ways to apply for a job The Pôle Emploi provides a large range of advice and support to help you get a job: - Calculate, work out your job allowance Give advice about your and build up a strategy to get a job - A phone number for any queries: 39 49 Of course, ask for help to a french Eures advisor !! http://ec.europa.eu/eures 29 26/10/2010 The CV – the content 30 26/10/2010 - Personal information + photo - Job title - Education and training - Work experience - Language and computer skills - Miscelleanous/Other skills - Hobbies, Other interests - NO REFERENCES The CV – Personal details 31 26/10/2010 - M. Bruno MARTIN 19 rue Millevoie – 81000 Albi (France) Tel. : 00 33 5 05 00 00 00 E-mail : [email protected] Français - Né le 19 Février 1970 Marié, un enfant Permis B The CV – Education and trainings 32 26/10/2010 - 1993 – diplômé de l’Ecole Supérieure de Commerce - 1992 - Licence de Marketing – mention Bien - 1989 – Baccalauréat – option Mathématiques - 1994 – ABC multimédia (formation professionnelle) The CV – Work experience 2001 - 2009 : Responsable commercial et Marketing C.G.A. (compagnie Générale d’Aviation) - Sous le contrôle de la direction du groupe, mise en place de la politique de développement commercial et des campagnes publicitaires (budget : 50 000 €) - Animation d’une équipe de 10 commerciaux couvrant toutes les régions de France 1997 – 2001 …………………………….. 33 26/10/2010 The CV – Language and computer skills Langues : Français – langue maternelle Anglais - courant Allemand – pratique professionnelle Connaissances informatiques : Word, Excell, PowerPoint, Internet 34 26/10/2010 The CV – Hobbies – Other interests Informations complémentaires : - 35 26/10/2010 Ski alpin : champion universitaire 1985 Amicale des Anciens Elèves de l’école de commerce : organisateur des galas de fin d’année Vendanges en Champagne de 1982 à 1985 Voyages aux Etats-Unis, Afrique de l’Ouest Looking for a job CV: Mle Paule EMPLOI 13 rue Malherbe 76100 ROUEN Tel : 02 35 07 54 90 mail : [email protected] permis B, véhicule personnel ASSISTANTE RESSOURCES HUMAINES DOMAINES DE COMPETENCES - One page only - preferably Anti-chronological Skills oriented GESTION DU PERSONNEL GESTION COMMERCIALE Diffusion d’offres (Pole Emploi, site internet agence, presse, écoles) Sélection de CV Entretiens Validation des connaissances et compétences (tests) Gestion des formations Saisie et suivi des contrats de travail, saisie des paies Saisie et suivi des offres d’emploi Saisie de DUE, attestation Assedic, solde de tout compte Visites clients Prospection téléphonique Prise de commande des clients Propositions actives de candidatures Conseils juridiques Facturation et relance Gestion de plannings Gestion de tableaux de bord Accueil, standard, secrétariat courant EXPERIENCE PROFESSIONNELLE 2008 Conseillère à l’emploi : POLE EMPLOI CADRES à Rouen 2007 (3 mois) Assistante gestion du personnel : MANPOWER à Eu 2006-2007 Assistante recrutement : SAMSIC INTERIM à Rouen 2006 (3 mois) Assistante gestion du personnel : SECURIFRANCE à Rouen 2004-2005 Assistante recrutement : RH FACILITIES à Mont Saint Aignan 2003-2004 (3 mois) Secrétaire : Auto-école «FORUM » à Rouen 2001-2003 Gestionnaire de santé : MUTUELLE GENERALE à Levallois FORMATION 2001 : DUT GEA (Gestion des Entreprises et des Administrations) 1999 : Baccalauréat STT ACC (Actions et Communications Commerciales) Connaissances informatiques : ANAEL, LEA, Connect, Outlook, Word, Excel, Internet. INFORMATIONS COMLEMENTAIRES Titulaire de l’attestation de formation aux premiers secours Randonnée, voyages, décoration intérieure et jardinage 36 26/10/2010 The cover letter Cover letter : (lettre de motivation) - can be handwritten - one page - correct spelling - do not repeat what is written on your CV 37 26/10/2010 The interview – what is the use of it ? 38 26/10/2010 - To get relevant informations (work experience, know-how ) - To evaluate the candidate’s soft skills and potential (e.g. adaptability, organisation skills..) - To appreciate the candidate’s motivation - To verify that the candidate accepts the work conditions - To negociate the contract The interview : preparation 39 26/10/2010 - Get information on the company - Try to spot the location - Prepare your documents - Have a well groomed appearance - Be punctual - Anticipate the questions (especially the tricky ones) - Prepare questions The interview : preparation Some standard interview questions: « « « « « « « « « « 40 26/10/2010 Why do you want to work for us ? » What do you know about our company ? » What are your strenghts/ weaknesses ? » What do you like and dislike about your current/ former job ? » Why are you looking for a new position ? » Why do you want to come and work in France ? » How would you describe yourself ? » What has been your greatest achievement to date ? » What are your future aspirations ? » What can you offer to our company ?» The interview : preparation Always answer the questions in a positive way. Do not talk too much, do not reply with a one-word answer such as yes or no. If you don’t understand the question, ask the person to repeat Prepare your own questions in advance: this will make you look interested in the company. Finally, ask what is the follow up procedure and when you could expect to hear from them. Thank them for their time. 41 26/10/2010 Before leaving Slovenia 42 26/10/2010 - Gather information about France before you leave - Refresh your French - Check the papers (passport, ID, diplomas) - Allow enough money for the first expenses - Contact your Eures adviser, your tax office and health department (european health card) - Contact the administrations in your country to inform them about your mobility project in Europe - Bring with you your U1 (E301) or/and U2 (E303) forms as well as your European social security card Useful websites Institutions www.pole-emploi.fr (job and allowance) www.ameli.fr (health) www.securite-sociale.fr www.apce.fr (company creation) www.caf.fr (child ans family benefit) www.impots.gouv.fr (taxation) www.retraites.gouv.fr (retirement) www.travail.gouv.fr (work, contract…) www.insee.fr (statistics) 43 26/10/2010 Useful websites Education www.afpa.fr (adult training) www.afij.org (graduated) www.cidj.com (education and training) www.crous.fr (students) www.education.gouv.fr www.onisep.fr (education, jobs) www.ciep.fr (diploma) 44 26/10/2010 Useful Websites Employment http://ec.europa.eu/eures www.pole-emploi.fr www.apec.fr (managers) www.emploi.agriculture.gouv.fr www.monster.fr www.batiactu.com (construction) www.distrijob.fr (supermarkets) 45 26/10/2010 Useful websites Culture/ miscellaneous - www.allocine.fr - www.marmiton.org - www.beaute-test.com - www.leboncoin.fr - www.culture.fr - www.histen-riller.fr/lapressefrancaise.htm - www.francetelevision.fr - www.radiofrance.fr 46 26/10/2010 A bientôt en France 47 26/10/2010