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French government's charm offensive hits US
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French government's charm offensive hits US

As part of an apparent charm offensive by the French government to convince the world it’s open for business, the country’s new economy minister told The New York Times that France needs to "shift its social model" but not become like the UK or the US.
France vows to get tough on job seekers
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France vows to get tough on job seekers

The French labour minister has ordered a crackdown to root out those abusing unemployment benefits, after it emerged that hundreds of thousands of available jobs remain unfilled in France.
France told to enforce anonymous CVs law
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France told to enforce anonymous CVs law

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.
Will France finally bring in anonymous CVs?
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Will France finally bring in anonymous CVs?

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.
Frenchman pins job hopes on crisp packet
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Frenchman pins job hopes on crisp packet

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.
'Eiffel Tower' nose surgery booms in China
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'Eiffel Tower' nose surgery booms in China

In a strange tribute to France's iconic monument, scores of Chinese graduates are paying for plastic surgery to make their noses resemble the Eiffel Tower. The move may sound like a wind-up but is the latest tactic to help jobseekers get their noses in front.
French deemed 'too lazy' for Swiss recruiters
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French deemed 'too lazy' for Swiss recruiters

Swiss recruitment firms are shunning French candidates because they are deemed "too lazy" and "arrogant" and have a penchant for ringing in sick on Mondays and Fridays, according to reports in a Swiss newspaper this week.
One in six French people lives in poverty
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One in six French people lives in poverty

<p>Over 11 million people in France - or more than one in six of the population, live in poverty and social exclusion, a report published on Friday claims. Poverty has increased sharply since 2004 and even some people in work earn so little that they are classed as poor.</p>
French job centre staff go on strike
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French job centre staff go on strike

<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Job centre employees are staging a walkout on Monday to protest working conditions and staff shortages as growing numbers of French people join queues in front of job centres.</span></p>