Buying jobs in france?

[Philippa]

I am looking at moving to france in the next few years and realistically want to look at job/work opportunities for my son in law who is a buyer - are there any opportunities out there in this field, or is that such a vague question and a bit ridiculous to ask? Where might I find a website that has jobs in france for large corporations?

On a slightly different note, what is most in demand in france work wise? All help much appreciated, thanks

[HoneySuckleDreams]

 a buyer for whom? retail? manufacturing?

I would suggest he gets a position in a company in the UK who have a branch in France so he can relocate.

Unemployment is high at the moment, and in my opinion will get worse in the next few years (a lot of our french friends have kids in university and they have no intention of looking for work in france). So unless he is French or is fluent in french so can pass as french he will have no chance. Sorry to be so negative but that's the way it is at the moment. Good luck.

Look at Jobserve or Monster for jobs... I've found positions on Jobserve before now.

or this one is OK. http://www.sudouestjob.com/

[idun]

Now I thought that you meant buying into a company to work; and that is exactly what a well qualified french friend of ours had to do to get commercial work, including buying.

Job market is very very hard at the moment, and as was said, unless his french is just about 'native' then I reckon it would be hard to find employment.

[EuroTrash]

As said. Not easy for the French to find good jobs at the moment, unemployment is a lot higher than in in the UK. So he would be competing with native French speakers with French qualifications who are familiar with French business culture and expectations. Many well-qualified expats are only too happy to find jobs in factories or at checkouts. He will need to be very persistent and send his CV with a letter of motivation (in French) to every company he can find. Another site to try is www.indeed.fr.

[Oracle]

[quote user="Philippa"].... look at job/work opportunities for my son in law who is a buyer - are there any opportunities out there in this field, or is that such a vague question and a bit ridiculous to ask? Where might I find a website that has jobs in france for large corporations? On a slightly different note, what is most in demand in france work wise? ....[/quote]

Philippa

I think that you get the idea from the previous posters how things are in France. Trusting that employment will be available for nearly any profession became a slim hope long ago. For most who perserver, self employment is the only viable path to tread and that is as may have found out, not at all an easy one.

However, I can point you in the direction of a project in France where your son could contnue his activity as a Buyer in a self employed capacity. If you want to PM then I'll be happy to put you in touch.

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