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English-speaking jobs in Île-de-France

Senior Field Sales Representative

• ADP
• Nanterre, Île-de-France
• July 18

We are looking for a District Manager (Mid Market)

In a nutshell: We’re looking to expand ADP’s client base in France and we need
your help to do it. In sales, we’re all about growing the French…

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Engineering Software Engineer

• Valeo
• Créteil, Val-de-Marne, France
• July 18

Valeo is a tech global company, designing breakthrough solutions to reinvent
the mobility. We are an automotive supplier partner to automakers and new
mobility actors worldwide. Our vision? Invent a greener and more secured
mobility, thanks to solutions focusing on intuitive driving. ..

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Senior Sales Planning Analyst, EMEA

• DECIEM
• Paris, France
• July 18

WHAT ON EARTH IS DECIEM?

Known as “The Abnormal Beauty Company”, DECIEM is the parent company of The
Ordinary, NIOD, Avestan, and other beauty brands & is an industry disruptor
with a science-first approach to innovation. DECIEM was…

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Architecte d’entreprise H/F ( Paris based)

• MyCommunIT
• Paris, Île-de-France, FR
• July 18

fulltime
Global context
Capco is a global business and technology consultancy dedicated solely to the
financial services industry with more than 5000 consultants across 25 offices
in Europe, North America and Asia. Capco is delivering IT services for its
French…

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Software Dev Engineer, Supply Chain

• Amazon Europe Core
• Luxembourg (province), Région Île-de-France
• July 18

EU Supply Chain has the mission to reduce end-2-end cost fulfilment cost while
offering the best possible promise to our customers. In light of 1P fulfilment
system roll-out in Europe, we plan to build the one of its kind system which
transmits…

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Staff Cost Controller – Full Time

• Sage
• Bondy, Île-de-France
• July 18

Nom du poste à pourvoirStaff Cost ControllerDescription du posteWorking within
our FP&A team, the Staff Cost Analyst role will be responsible for assisting
Local FP&A Manager, Functionals analyst and Financial Business Partner with
staff costs analysis, headcount analysis and forecasting processes across
Controllable. ..

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Adoption Manager M365

• Saint Gobain
• Courbevoie, Nanterre
• July 18

At Digital Workplace we aim at providing the most up-to-date and high added
value services to support Saint-Gobain businesses achieving their goals by:

* Defining:
\- Collaboration service offering among our employees
\- the management…

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Commerciale sédendaire spécialiste

• TD SYNNEX
• Bussy-Saint-Georges, FR
• July 18

Job Purpose:

Internal sales specialised within a sub BU allocated to accounts where
possible, deep knowledge of portfolio, process and vendor pricing, manages all
quotes and closes orders; incentivized based on part of the portfolio
. ..

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Project Director

• CENTRIC SOFTWARE
• Paris, Île-de-France, Ile-de-France
• July 18

Job SummaryCentric Software is looking for an enthusiastic and motivated
individual to join the Project management team in France. The Project Director
will drive full PLM implementations starting from the requirement analysis
phases, the product definition phases until the final Go-Live with…

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Cybersecurity Leader & CISO for EMEA

• Schneider Electric
• Rueil-Malmaison, Île-de-France, Nanterre
• July 18

Schneider Electric is seeking a seasoned Cybersecurity Leader for EMEA region,
who will be also a Regional Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) to lead
security across the EMEA region. The region will cover Europe, Middle East,
and Africa geographies.
You will report to…

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HR Business Partner – Group Function; EMEA based (Mid-Senior Level)

• Environmental Resources Management
• Paris, Île-de-France, Ile-de-France
• July 18

HR Business Partner – Group Function; EMEA based (Mid-Senior Level) page is
loaded HR Business Partner – Group Function; EMEA based (Mid-Senior Level)
Apply locations Paris, France time type Full time posted on Posted 2 Days Ago
job requisition id R00019569
Our Business
ERM…

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Functional Consultant at AX for Pharma

• To Increase
• Paris, Île-de-France, Ile-de-France
• July 18

Direct message the job poster from To-Increase
Irina KlymkoGlobal Talent Acquisition Lead Wearehiring at To-Increase
AX for Pharma is a rapidly expanding global integrator and independent
software vendor (ISV) specializing in Microsoft Dynamics 365 for the life
sciences sector.
Our flagship product, AX for…

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Responsable Comptabilite et Reporting Externe France (H/F/X)

• Mondelez International
• Clamart, Île-de-France, Antony
• July 18

Responsable Comptabilite et Reporting Externe France (H/F/X) page is loaded
Responsable Comptabilite et Reporting Externe France (H/F/X) Apply locations
Clamart, France time type Full time posted on Posted 2 Days Ago job
requisition id R-83837 Job Description
Are You Ready to Make It…

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FPSO Marine Lead Services

• Energy Jobline
• Paris, Île-de-France, Ile-de-France
• July 18

We are recruiting for FPSO Marine Lead Services for one of our Clients in
Paris, France.
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
* Good experience in Marine engineering for similar type of project and experience in studies and execution phases of large…

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Integration technical infrastructure manager

• Microsoft Corporation
• Paris, Île-de-France, Ile-de-France
• July 18

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Integration technical infrastructure manager
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Date posted
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Construction Project Management
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Overview
The France Integration and Technical Infrastructure Manager…

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Directeur conseil plurimédia (H/F)

• Havas Media Group Spain SAU
• Puteaux, Île-de-France, Nanterre
• July 18

Directeur conseil plurimédia (H/F) page is loaded Directeur conseil plurimédia
(H/F) Apply locations Puteaux time type Full time posted on Posted 30+ Days
Ago job requisition id JR0035494
Agency :
Havas Media France
Job Description Summary :
En collaboration avec la Direction Commerciale, le Directeur. ..

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Treasury Transformation and Information Systems Manager

• Voltalia
• Paris, Île-de-France
• July 18

* Provide the basic functions of the website;
* Allow users to use social media features;
Treasury Transformation and Information Systems Manager
OPPORTUNITE
REFERENCE:  2023-1280
Treasury Transformation and Information Systems Manager
Within the Treasury Department, you report to the Group…

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Senior Game Data Analyst

• Voodoo
• Paris, Île-de-France
• July 18

Voodoo is a tech company that creates mobile games and apps. With 6 billion
downloads and over 300 million monthly active users, Voodoo is the 2 mobile
publisher worldwide in terms of downloads after Google.
The company is one of the most…

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Regional Corporate Sales, EMEA (M/F)

• SESAMm
• Paris, Île-de-France
• July 18

SESAMm
SESAMm (www.sesamm.com) extracts behavioral insights from millions of
unstructured text data sources across the public internet in over 100
languages, helping clients distill valuable intelligence on businesses and
their customers to make investment decisions and manage risk.
We work with many well-known firms…

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Senior Designer WFS

• CSM Sport & Entertainment LLP
• Paris, Île-de-France
• July 18

At CSM we are driven by a clear purpose; to Pursue Extraordinary. We exist to
create a positive impact on our partners, their audiences, our industry and
our people, and to look for opportunities that can inspire a better world in
everything…

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English-speaking jobs in Nice

Regional Sales Manager – Own a Franchise

• Franchise Career Advisor
• Marie, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
• July 18

40+ BUSINESS CATEGORIES
PROVEN BUSINESS MODELS
FIND OUT HOW BUSINESS
OWNERS CAN EARN MORE
Have you ever thought about owning your own business? If so, now is the
perfect time to look into franchise ownership. 80-85% of new…

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Director of Revenue

• Canonical
• Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Alpes-Maritimes
• July 17

Canonical is looking for an accounting leader with IFRS experience to build
scalable contract review and revenue recognition processes. The Director of
Revenue will ensure the proper application of revenue accounting guidance for
public market scrutiny, and have domain expertise in IFRS…

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Cybersecurity COO & Founder at your own start-up (100 % remote) (m/f/d)

• EWOR
• Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Alpes-Maritimes
• July 17

EWOR is a place where the most extraordinary people find the education,
network, and capital to solve the world’s biggest problems. We combine an
entrepreneurship Master’s Degree-like education with an early-stage VC firm to
help outstanding talents of all age groups build…

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Senior Product Definition Analyst / Product Owner – Functional Definition & Validation

• Amadeus
• Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Alpes-Maritimes
• July 17

Senior Product Definition Analyst / Product Owner – Functional Definition &
Validation page is loaded Senior Product Definition Analyst / Product Owner –
Functional Definition & Validation Apply locations Nice time type Full time
posted on Posted 30+ Days Ago job requisition. ..

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Director of Surgical Services

• Bileddo Associates
• Gilette, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
• July 17

Director of Surgical Services

Wyoming
An exciting opportunity to be the Director of Surgical Services for a
community hospital in beautiful Wyoming! This Director provides planning,
direction, organization and leadership in the delivery of services within the
departments…

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Start your own company as a property manager franchisee

• Happy.Rentals
• Menton, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
• July 17

We are expanding our business, by selecting new Property Managers franchisees,
for new locations. Our latest recruitment initiative offers the unique
opportunity for local entrepreneurs with experience in the hospitality and
property management industry to establish an office in their own popular
tourist…

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Embedded Software Project Manager

• MARKJAMES SEARCH LTD
• Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
• July 17

Our client a young, fast-growing company operating in the IT infrastructure
space with applications across aerospace, defence, automotive and
semiconductors are current recruiting for a Program Manager to join the
expanding team in Sophia Antipolis near Nice, France.
Overview
As Project Manager you will…

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Service Business Developer (F/H/N)

• Alfa Laval Mid Europe GmbH
• Fontan, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
• July 17

Service Business Developer (F/H/N) page is loaded
Service Business Developer (F/H/N)
Apply locations Fontanil Nevers Chalon-Sur-Saone Broken Arrow Suisio time type
Full time posted on Posted 2 Days Ago job requisition id JR0018347
At Alfa Laval, we always go that extra mile. ..

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Duty Manager

• Britannia Hotels
• Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
• July 17

Do you want to work for one of the most iconic holiday brands in the UK! At
Pontins, our goal is to provide our guests with an exceptional holiday with
memories that last a lifetime. Pontins Camber Sands is set in…

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Consultant

• Barrington James Limited
• Monaco, Grand Est
• July 17

I have partnered with a SME Medical Device company in the South of France who
are looking for a Regulatory Affairs Manager to join the team. The successful
candidate will be responsible for ensuring compliance with all applicable
regulations and standards, including. ..

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Housekeeper for a villa in Cap Martin

• ENGLISH NANNY
• Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
• July 17

A family is looking for housekeepers for a villa in Cap Martin.
The family provides with monegasque contract
* The household is strictly non-smoking.
REQUIREMENTS
* English speaker
* Relevant experience, references
*…

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Trade Finance Professional – Part Time

• Snaphunt
• Monaco
• July 17

The Offer An award-winning and high-performing global financial institution is
seeking freelance-based professionals to sell trade finance services to
exporters and importers worldwide. The magnetic force of our global sales team
is the commission scheme ranging from 2.5% to 15% on successful…

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Vice President Strategy, Trilogy (Remote) – $400,000/year USD

• Crossover
• Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
• July 16

Crossover is the world’s 1 source of full-time remote jobs. Our clients offer
top-tier pay for top-tier talent. We’re recruiting this role for our client,
Trilogy. Have you got what it takes?Ready to dive into the realm of infinite
possibilities? We are…

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Maintenance Manager

• Annesley Gandon
• Levens, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
• July 16

We are currently looking for an organised and experienced Maintenance Manager
to work full-time at a luxury lodge park near Kendal, Cumbria.   The successful
candidate must have previous experience of managing and operating a small
maintenance team to ensure all repairs and…

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Sr. Manager, Trade Compliance

• Amkor Technology
• Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
• July 16

Amkor Technology, Inc. is one of the world’s largest providers of outsourced
semiconductor packaging and test services. Founded in 1968, Amkor pioneered
the outsourcing of IC packaging and test and is now a strategic manufacturing
partner for the world’s leading semiconductor companies,…

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Clinical Territory Associate Nice – Future opportunity

• Intuitive Surgical
• Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
• July 16

Company Description At Intuitive, we are united behind our mission: we believe
that minimally invasive care is life-enhancing care. Through ingenuity and
intelligent technology, we expand the potential of physicians to heal without
constraints. As a pioneer and market leader in robotic-assisted…

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Senior Scientist – Molecular Biologist

• Proclinical Group
• Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
• July 15

Proclinical are recruiting a Senior Scientist – Molecular Biologist for a
biotech organisation. This role is on a permanent basis and is located in
Nice.

Responsibilities:
* Handle a scientific project on an independent basis, from the experimental design…

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Special Call: Biostratigrapher for Antarctic Expedition

• ECO Magazine
• Marie, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
• July 15

Special Call: Biostratigrapher for Antarctic Expedition
ECO Posted On February 8, 2018
Radiolaria are major exporters of organic carbon to the deep ocean and are
studied as part of Earth’s sedimentary record.
The International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) is issuing a special call…

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Community Manager

• XpeedStudio
• Monaco
• July 15

XpeedStudio, a household name in the tech sphere of Bangladesh, was founded in
2013 by Ataur R with a pledge to innovate and bring groundbreaking results.
Specializing in AI, Machine Learning, SaaS, and Mobile Applications,
XpeedStudio strives to produce high-quality, user-friendly, and…

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PHP Developer

• DevsData
• Monaco
• July 15

DevsData is an IT consulting company specializing in Challenging software
(websites, mobile apps, Back-End, Front-End), Artificial Intelligence:
Computer Vision, Natural Language Processing, Predictive Analytics, and Big
Data. They love new technologies and are always learning.The RoleWe’re looking
for Senior PHP Developers for an international fintech…

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Bachelor in France | Cost | Facts

Bachelor’s degree in France is an opportunity to get an education according to European standards and at the same time save money on education. All public universities in France are officially free. The tuition fee includes only the registration fee ( frais d’inscription ) – 3,114 USD/year. This is lower than in neighboring Spain and the Netherlands. In addition, France has some of the best educational programs in Europe. Especially in the arts, sciences and business.

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All public universities in France have a fixed price of 3,114 USD/year for undergraduate students who are not EU citizens. Private universities and grandes écoles set their own tuition fees. The average is $8,994/year, but some business schools can go up to $22,484/year.

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The specifics of the Bachelor’s degree in France

The French Baccalaureate is called Lisance ( License ) and lasts three years. The program is divided into two stages. The first stage L1-L2 is a two-year general course that combines several major disciplines (for example, literature, ancient languages ​​and history). This is a general base that prepares the student for the third year of higher education L3. At this level, all attention is paid to the study of one discipline – the main specialization of the student. According to it, he will be able to continue his studies in the magistracy ^[1] .

There are two paths to the Lisance degree:

• Public Universities – the easiest and most understandable way. Universities offer standard three-year programs license . You can enter immediately after completing a complete secondary education in France or another country.
• CPGE – classes préparatoires aux grandes écoles are preparatory courses for higher schools ( grandes écoles ). They cover the levels L1-L2 and provide access to the main three-year program of high schools: the third year of Liance (L3) plus two years of master’s degree (M1-M2). Passing the CPGE is a prerequisite for studying in many grandes écoles . The exceptions are engineering and business schools, where you can enroll immediately after high school.

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The format of classes and the learning process

The format of education in French universities depends on the type of educational institution, although in general it is built according to a single scheme. Most of the time is devoted to lecture cycles and independent work, but there are also seminars.

• Lectures at universities are called CM ( Cours Magistraux ). They are led by full-time and visiting professors. As a rule, they take place in spacious amphitheater auditoriums. Interaction with the teacher during CM is minimal: students only listen and write down his words.
• Independent work often becomes a problem for the student. Here they develop the ability to seek information and work without coercion from outside. The amount of independent work depends on the prestige of the educational institution. The higher it is, the more likely it is that students will be given freedom in learning. However, this freedom requires discipline.
• Seminars are called TD ( travaux dirigés ) and TP ( travaux pratiques ). Up to 30 people participate in them: students make presentations and discuss.

In classes prépas all classes are held in small groups. It is easier to do this because there are fewer students in the preparatory courses than in the first year of the state university.

Self-organization is essential not only for studying, but also for the success of the semester exams ( partiels ). They usually take place in December and April. Most likely, French teachers will seem very strict in their assessments to a Russian student. They do not meet the needs of the students and can easily put a score below the passing one.

Grading system in France

The grading system in France differs from the familiar five-point scale. The score is set from 0 to 20 points. The passing score is 10, but getting 20 is almost impossible. This score exists in theory, but teachers never give it in practice.
International students often find that their grades are much lower than expected. Getting at least 11 points at a French university is already a success. A score above 15 is very rare.

Statistics of deductions from French universities

Studying at a French university requires a lot of effort from the student. At the stage of admission to state universities there is no selection – screening of students begins in the learning process. The progress control system is quite strict: most students do not reach the required level and fail their semester exams. Sometimes only 30% of students pass to the second year of L-2 ^[2] . In other words, almost two-thirds of the applicants end up dropping out ^[3] .

In case of failing exams, the student has several options:

• Transfer to another university with a loss of a year and start the program from scratch;
• Stay at the university and repeat the academic year;
• Leave the university and get a job so that you can resume your studies later.

In CPGE preparatory classes, dropout statistics are somewhat lower, with about a third of students dropping out. The workload there is also extremely high, but students classes prépas are better prepared for them. After all, in order to enroll in these courses, they have already passed a rigorous selection process.

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Prospects after bachelor’s degree in France

Employment. France has the fifth highest unemployment rate among European countries ^[4] . Even perfect knowledge of French does not guarantee a job for a graduate. It is possible to find a job in the country immediately after a bachelor’s degree, but this largely depends on the student’s specialization. The biggest risk of being left without a job is among graduates of the humanities and social sciences faculties. For successful employment in any field, it is better to get a master’s degree ( Master) .

Master’s degree. After lisance at a public university, a student can continue their studies there or enroll in a master’s program at a higher school. So he will receive a diploma grande école , which is more quoted among employers. 9 out of 10 high school students get a permanent job within six months of graduation from ^[5] . The only condition for admission to the magistracy of any French university is the presence of a diploma in a related field. Change of specialty in the magistracy in France is not supported.

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How I moved to work in France | DOU

Hello everyone! My name is Andrey, and for more than a year I have been working in Paris at Criteo. There were a lot of interesting things this year, but first things first.

Before moving, I worked as a C++ programmer since 2006 in Kyiv. At the beginning of 2015, I received an offer for an interview at Criteo. The company was just actively replenishing the staff, and they found me on Linkedin, where they offered to try to pass an interview. After the first Skype interview, I was invited to an insight in Paris. This was in February 2015. As you might have guessed, the interview went well and I received a job offer. It happened in just a couple of days. Then there was a very long procedure for collecting and processing documents and obtaining visas for me and my family (wife and daughter, who is now 4 years old). And so, on September 27, 2015, we unloaded from the plane near Paris and went to our temporary apartment.

Visa

France has a Blue Card program for highly qualified specialists, this type of visa allows you to work throughout Europe (I didn’t check it, but this was the plan when the visa was invented), and also gives the right to work to your spouse. In 2015, the minimum salary threshold for obtaining this visa was 53,000 euros, which by French standards is a high salary, and few companies are willing to deal with it. I don’t know anything about other types of visas, so I won’t comment.

About apartment

According to my contract, which was signed immediately after the job offer, Criteo provides temporary housing for three months to all employees who move from other countries. In fact, you can live in this temporary apartment for more than three months, but not more than six months. Why three months? The fact is that in order to rent an apartment in France, you will be required to provide a whole bunch of documents, including a certificate stating that you have a permanent job and income. And the first three months are a trial period during which you can be sent back to your homeland (and there have been such cases). Therefore, you can start looking for “your” (for which you yourself will pay) housing after passing the probationary period.

You may have heard that the apartments in Paris are mostly tiny, often studios – this is exactly the apartment we imagined when we drove. But we were very surprised when we entered the 4-room apartment, with two bedrooms, a dining room and a living room. The apartment had everything you need, as well as two fireplaces, individual heating and cleaning once a week. It was located a stone’s throw from Notre Dame, in a classic Haussmann house with high ceilings, a narrow staircase covered with a red carpet and wrought iron balconies. The upstairs neighbor turned out to be the sweetest woman with a cat and a parrot, she treated us to invitations to a wine exhibition and invited us to visit, the downstairs neighbor was a grump and a bore, working at night and wanting to sleep during the day, and so that complete silence 🙂

Our temporary apartment

And now, when those very first three months have passed, and the trial period has been successfully completed, it is time to look for permanent housing. Three months turned out to be enough time to understand which areas are in Paris, where it is better to live, and where it is not worth it. We ourselves could not afford to rent such an apartment, as the company provided, and Paris seemed too cramped to us.

Having traveled around the nearest suburbs, we found the place of our dreams – it was love at first sight. A small town with beautiful houses, lakes with swans, peace and quiet, a park city. Within a month and a half, we found an apartment in this town, signed a rental contract, connected the Internet and moved.

It must be said that in the process of viewing, searching and selecting apartments, we once got to a group viewing, when there is a queue of 50 people, and everyone is looking at the apartment. And the closer to Paris, the faster the apartments fly apart. Candidates submit their packages of documents, and the owner chooses the one to whom he will hand it over. And here luck can turn its back on you if you are a foreigner, and even with children – there is a high probability that there will be a better candidate.

When looking for an apartment, we, of course, took into account that it would be convenient to get to work. When we lived almost in the very center of Paris, it took about 40 minutes to get to work (if there were no traffic collapses). Now, the travel time has increased to 50 minutes (again, under favorable circumstances). The difference, I think, is not significant.

About moving

In addition to providing a temporary apartment for three months, the relocation package also included the transportation of our things and their storage in a warehouse until requested, the flight of the whole family, a small cash bonus and company shares. It is worth noting that, as experience has shown, the terms of the contract may differ from employee to employee. Criteo also took care of settling any documentary issues and initial adaptation. A specially hired person who speaks French and English helped us with finding housing, opening a bank account and placing the child in a school (an institution where children over three years old go is called a school).

Documentary issues were dealt with by an organization specializing in this, we only sent them the documents that were required, and at the appointed time we came to the rendezvous. This greatly simplified our move – it would not be easy to deal with all these issues on our own.

You also need to be prepared for the fact that everything here is done oh-oh-very slowly. When solving any issue or drawing up a document in France, you need to be patient.

Returning to the question of transporting things, I will tell you a little more. Our property was moved by Santa Fe Relocation Services – a couple of weeks before departure, you call the representative office of this company in your country, a manager comes to you, who writes down and estimates the amount of what you are going to take with you. It should be taken into account that at first you will live with the things that you take with you in your suitcase – you will receive the boxes later. Therefore, try to foresee exactly what things you need to take with you on the plane and what to pack. After assessing the volume of your cargo, together with the manager, you make an approximate list of all this, indicating the estimated value of each item within the amount of insurance for the entire cargo. On the appointed day (a couple of days before departure, for example), several neat and well-mannered movers come to you, all this stuff is cleverly packed into boxes and taken to the warehouse. I must say that they pack everything neatly and quickly, the most positive impressions from the work of this company.

About work

The company I work for does retargeting advertising. Two stacks are used, mainly Hadoop + Java/Scala + Kafka and Couchbase + C# + RabbitMQ (yes, yes C#). It’s all distributed and loaded (otherwise, what’s the point?). There is also a team of researchers who come up with and test new approaches in Machine Learning. They try to convert everyone to their faith and constantly hold trainings, bootcamps and stuff like that 🙂 Although the entire realtime stack is written in C #, new projects try to do on something that runs on Linux, for this we have a Mesos cluster. When .Net Core becomes a mature technology, then most likely everything will be on Linux. We use git, the workflow is built on gerrit, and we do reviews in it. Of course, there are many internal tools that are written in the favorite language of the author of a particular tool.

Work is done in teams, each team has a specific area of ​​responsibility. If you get bored in one team, you can switch to another. In addition, there is the Voyager program – you can go to work in another team for a few weeks or on a project, and then return. Your lead cannot refuse you to go to Voyager – the main thing is that the receiving party does not mind. A lot of cross-continental Voyagers are being made – Parisians go to Palo Alto, and Californians go to us. And in winter, everyone makes Voyagers to Grenoble – they go skiing there.

Traveling in France: Etretat (top left), Strasbourg (top right), Bordeaux (bottom left), Fort Boyard (bottom right)

10% of the time can be spent on your project, but the project must improve something in the company. I know at least two projects that have grown from 10% to a full-fledged product. Once a year, a hackathon is held, the results of which are summed up in six months – this gives teams time to finish or abandon their concepts. Sometimes what started at the hackathon is continued on the 10% initiative.

The office is not particularly remarkable, except for the roof – you can see all of Paris from it, and in good weather, many people have lunch or drink coffee on the roof. It should also be noted that the office is located very conveniently in terms of transport, there are several metro lines and a train station with electric trains to the suburbs nearby.

Despite the fact that the company is French, the language of communication is English, as many foreigners work here and there is an office in Palo Alto. About 20 Russian-speaking engineers work in the Paris office, on Thursdays we get together and have lunch together. There are also native English-speaking dinners (at which natives stop bleeding ears), Romanian-speaking, Spanish-speaking and, for sure, speaking something else 🙂

The normal working week in France is 35 hours. Since I work 40 hours a week, I am entitled to 2 additional weeks of vacation per year. In total, it turns out 7 weeks of vacation per year, which is wonderful 🙂

Criteo Social takes place about once every two weeks, where you can chat with colleagues in an informal setting and drink beer / wine. Big boozes are Criteo Summit and Criteo R&D Summit – employees from all offices come to some beautiful place (in France, since most of them work here) and talk for two days.

The company is still looking for new employees, so if you don’t mind testing yourself, rushing to Paris and expanding your horizons, send your resume 🙂

Labor market

Paris has a lot of work for programmers, in terms of the number of vacancies from European cities, it loses only to Berlin, but, of course, in most cases, language skills are expected. Almost all grocery companies, many startups.

Due to powerful trade unions, it is very difficult and expensive to fire a person, so many companies offer temporary contracts (abbreviated as CDD – the French love abbreviations, they have abbreviations for everything), but only a permanent contract is suitable for obtaining a Blue Card visa and being able to rent a house (CDI).

If your significant other is not a developer, then, most likely, she will have to spend the first time learning the language.

Schengen is always open

Salary and taxes

Taxes must be subtracted from the amount specified in the contract. Social taxes, which are taken away even before the money comes to your account, are 23%. At the end of the year, income tax will have to be paid on this balance, which depends on many factors. First, he is progressive. Secondly, it depends on the total income of the family (including children) – that is, if the wife and children do not work, then it is correspondingly less. Thirdly, if you spend money on supporting relatives, repairing your home, buying tools necessary for your professional activities, then this money is not taxable. Since I started working in October, my entire salary for 2015 fell into the limit of amounts that are not taxed, I have not yet paid income tax. I think for 2016 it will be 7-9thousand tax.

Peculiarities of mentality

I noticed several differences in people’s behavior. The French almost never scold children. No matter what they do, the parents remain calm: even if a child licks the floor at the station, they don’t care.

In transport, it is not customary to give up your seat to anyone, and if you have already entered the car, then do not even think of going inside – you should get out after 10 stops, so everyone goes near the door.

Breakfast is coffee with a croissant or orange juice. Lunch is exactly at 12 no matter what happens. All French people know about food and wine. Typical conversations during lunch are about food, the weather, and movies in cinemas.

Vacation is mandatory during school holidays, Paris is almost empty in summer. Tipping is very rare (I like it, no need to worry about how much to leave for a tip), in restaurants tips are always included in the price.

If you see a person in a hat, it is most likely a tourist. If in a hat and down jacket – a tourist from the FSU. When I came for an interview in February, the girls were walking through the wet snow in sandals (although it was February 14).

There are a lot of people with glasses – this was explained to me by more sensitive diagnostics and the fact that insurance covers glasses.

Everyone is calm, and it seems that no one is in a hurry. Everyone is very polite – an elderly woman drove her minicooper too close to the bus, which prevented him from turning, the bus driver did not swear at her, as I expected, but asked if madam could drive back a little, thank you, madam, have a nice day.

People don’t shy away from homeless people, they talk to them, greet them. In Paris, people smoke a lot on the street, perhaps even more than in Kyiv.

Kitchen

Before I moved, I was convinced that French cuisine was a myth and that there really were no French dishes other than French fries, frog legs and tartare. I was wrong.