JobTalk France
France's auto-entrepreneur scheme is an easy way to get started, but it has its downsides.
France’s “auto-entrepreneur” scheme has been a saving grace for self-employed foreign nationals since it was introduced back in 2009. But as two experts explain to The Local, the system does have its drawbacks and expats should be aware of them.
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My French Career
Photo: Christopher Chantrey
Working as a freelancer in France can be people's idea of a dream job, but it has its pitfalls too as Briton Christopher Chantrey explains in the The Local's latest installment of My French Career.
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JobTalk France
File photo: Elin B/Flickr
Don't believe everything you read about unemployment in France - there are jobs out there. For this week’s installment of The Local’s JobTalk series, we bring you the sectors looking to hire in 2013. Whether you are looking for a career or seasonal work, read on.
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JobTalk France
File photo of Paris business district La Defense, where many English teachers will end up plying their trade. Photo: Derak Rusin/Flickr
Whether it’s a dream career or just a way to get some money together whilst looking for another job, many Anglophones who come to France will end up teaching English at some point. Here are ten tips for find work as a prof d'anglais.
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My French Career
OECD headquarters in Paris. Photo: Destination Europe/flickr
Many young professionals hoping to have a career in France first work in the bars of the French capital before moving on. Katherine Perkins graduated from the pubs in Paris to work for the global economics organization, the OECD.
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Fashion
Photo (left): Olivia Monaghan, www.altofigaro.com. Photo (right): Goran Cizmesija, Street Style Seconds
The weather may be telling a winter's tale, but Thursday marks the beginning of spring, officially anyway – which means it’s time to re-examine your wardrobe.
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My French Career
File photo of Cannes: Frank Jepsen, Photo: Francine Hudig
Setting up your own company on the sun-soaked French Riviera is a life-long dream for many. For this week’s My French Career The Local speaks to property consultant Francine Hudig, from Holland, on earning a living on the south coast.
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JobTalk France
Lunch is a serious business in France. Keep your hands where people can see them. Photo: psd/flickr
Have you ever faced an awkward moment while working in France? As part of The Local's JobTalk series professional etiquette expert Kara Ronin gives us ten points of business protocol to help you avoid giving the wrong impression.
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My French Career
Thomas Butler and right the famous Paris cafe Les Deux Magots, one of the key stops on a literary tour of Paris. Photo: Serge Melki
For this week’s My French Career we meet tour guide for Localers, Thomas Butler, 28, from Dublin. He made an impulsive decision to move to the capital three years ago. Anyone can do it, he says, they just need to be prepared.
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French Face of the Week
Emmanuelle Riva in Remiremont, France on January 25th. Photo: Jean-Christophe Verhaegen/AFP
More than half a century ago, she exploded onto the scene of world cinema, then almost completely disappeared from public life. But on February 24th, her 86th birthday, she could become the oldest person ever to win an acting Oscar. Meet Emmanuelle Riva, our French Face of the Week.
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JobTalk France
A romantic view of Paris, which lawyer Jean Taquet says needs to be resisted if foreigners want to build a career in France.
Choosing to move to France to work is a life-changing decision. In The Local's latest JobTalk France series we speak to lawyer Jean Taquet, who offers expert advice on how to make the dream of working and living in France a reality.
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Tête-à-tête - Islamophobia
A worshipper at a mosque in Lyon finds a swastika painted on the door. Similar Islamophobic graffiti attacks have been carrie out across France recently. Photo: Jean-Philippe Ksiazek/AFP
Islamophobia continues to rear its ugly head in France, as was seen recently in a series of graffiti attacks on mosques across the country. But how bad is the problem? For this week's Tête-à-tête we've asked two experts to offer their views.
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My French Career
Photo: Azur Training
As part of the My French Career series, personal trainer Alex O’Connor talks about setting up a business on the Côte d'Azur. Beware, reading this may encourage you to hand in your notice and book a ticket to the south of France.
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My France - Paris
Photo: Brian Scott Bagley
In this week's edition of The Local's My France series we’ve asked Brian Scott Bagley – an American burlesque dancer and choreographer who moved to Paris in 2006 – to tell us about life in the City of Light and some of his favourite haunts.
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JobTalk France
An advert at a Pôle Emploi (job centre) in Paris. Photo: The Local
As part of the first installment of The Local's Job Talk series we have put together, with the help of some expert advice, ten tips to help people find work in France. We will be examining some of the points in more detail throughout the series.
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