https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed If you're hoping to get a job in France then you'll need a French version of your CV, but there's more to it than just sticking your current CV through Google translate. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190826/ten-tips-for-writing-the-perfect-french-cv Mon, 26 Aug 2019 18:15:03 +0200 ten-tips-for-writing-the-perfect-french-cv Jobseekers of north African origin still face widespread discrimination in France, with a survey released on Monday showing 30 percent of big businesses preferred candidates with French-sounding names. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161213/north-african-name-still-hurts-job-chances-in-france Tue, 13 Dec 2016 09:52:46 +0100 north-african-name-still-hurts-job-chances-in-france A homeless man, who became the talk of the web after handing out his CV on the Paris Metro, has been rewarded for his efforts after landing a permanent job. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150724/homeless-man-lands-job-after-handout-out-cv-on-paris-metro Fri, 24 Jul 2015 10:45:12 +0200 homeless-man-lands-job-after-handout-out-cv-on-paris-metro France must begin enforcing its eight-year-old law that requires job applicants to use anonymous CVs after a decision on Wednesday by the country’s top administrative court. The law was intended to fight discrimination but had never been enforced. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140709/france-has-to-enforce-anonymous-cv-law Wed, 09 Jul 2014 20:00:00 +0200 france-has-to-enforce-anonymous-cv-law A French law that would oblige job applicants to submit CVs anonymously to big firms seemed like an enlightened idea at the time. But eight years on it has still never been enforced, but it could be finally set to see the light of day. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140627/whatever-happened-to-frances-anonymous-cv Fri, 27 Jun 2014 15:05:00 +0200 whatever-happened-to-frances-anonymous-cv An enterprising Frenchman seeking a job at British crisp-maker Tyrrells has come up with a novel way to ensure that his application doesn’t end up on the scrap heap (although it might end up in the waste bin) – by printing his CV on a crisp packet. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140522/frenchman-prints-cv-on-crisp-packet Thu, 22 May 2014 18:56:00 +0200 frenchman-prints-cv-on-crisp-packet Finding a job in France these days can be tricky so it pays to make your CV stand out from the crowd. And that’s exactly what unemployed Frenchman Laurent Lebret did to great success. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140106/france-career-frenchmans-billboard-cv-helps-to-land-him-a-job Mon, 06 Jan 2014 16:15:00 +0100 france-career-frenchmans-billboard-cv-helps-to-land-him-a-job