Work in France, discover how to find a job in the French country
Summer Jobs and seasonal jobs
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If you are interested in find a summer job or seasonal job (agriculture, hotel, catering industry, tourism, etc.) here you can find, several websites of the French Ministry of Labor, of the European Union, as well as other websites where you can access the offers:
Eurodyssee.eu: First UE internship program website. Webpage intended for internships between 3 and 7 months, for young people from 18 to 30 years old.
Pôle-emploi.fr: French public labour agency website. This website has a search engine you can use to find seasonal jobs.
Indeed.fr: This website is leader in job offers in France. Following the link, you can find directly seasonal job available in France.
Saisonnier.fr: Web of temporary seasonal employment offers by sector (restaurants, hotels, restaurants, entertainment and services).
Temporary Work Agencies operating in France
The following list shows the main temporary work agencies located in France (called in French “Agences d´interim”). To look for a local or regional office of these agencies, just follow the link “find office”.
Agencies | Sectors | Nº Offices | Find office | Job offers |
Adecco | All | 1021 | Find Agency | Job Offers |
Adéquat | All | 68 | Find Agency | Job Offers |
Adia | All | 449 | Find Agency | Job Offers |
Aile Medicale | Medical-sanitary personnel | 16 | Find Agency | Job Offers |
Arobase Intérim | Aeronautics | 8 | Find Agency | Job Offers |
Isa Developpement | All | 7 | Find Agency | Job Offers |
Crit | All | 395 | Find Agency | Job Offers |
Domino Interim | All | 13 | Find Agency | Job Offers |
Expectra | Engineering , Industry, IT/Software, Telecom, Commercial Marketing, HHRR | 78 | Find Agency | Job Offers |
Groupe Partnaire | Industry, IT/Software,Service | 51 | Find Agency | Job Offers |
Groupe Proman | All | 84 | Find Agency | Job Offers |
Hays | All | 14 | Find Agency | Job Offers |
Intéraction | Construction, Industry, Logistics, Agriculture/Food Instry, Medical, Services | 20 | Find Agency | Job Offers |
Jubil Intérim | All | 14 | Find Agency | Job Offers |
Leader interim | Agriculture, Civil Works, Industry, Services | 76 | Find Agency | Job Offers |
Manpower | All | 1061 | Find Agency | Job Offers |
Page Personnel | All | 21 | Find Agency | Job Offers |
Permanence Européenne | Industry (Aeronautics, Naval Engineering), Electronics, Construction | 21 | Find Agency | Job Offers |
Planett | All | 16 | Find Agency | Job Offers |
Plus interim | All | 25 | Find Agency | Job Offers |
Randstad | All | 660 | Find Agency | Job Offers |
Start People | All | 183 | Find Agency | Job Offers |
Sup Intérim | All | 49 | Find Agency | Job Offers |
Synergie | All | 285 | Find Agency | Job Offers |
Other additional temporary work agencies in France
Summer Jobs for young people
If you are between 18 and 28, you can Access to the job offers posted by the “Youth Information Centre” (“Cidj” in French). In this centre website, you can select the sector and French area you are interested in, to find the offers that match your needs
Other useful websites, to find summer jobs in France for young people are:
Summer job offers, by region:
- Languedoc Rosellón: Information | Offers
- Limousin: Information | Offers
- Midi Pirineos : Information | Offers
- País del Loira : Information | Offers
- Poitou Charentes : Information | Offers
- Isla de Francia – Paris: Information | Offers | Guide
- Rhône-Alpes : Information | Offers
- Provence Alpes : Information | Offers
- Picardía : Information | Offers
- Lorraine : Information | Offers
- Alta Normandía : Information | Offers
- Franche Comté : Information | Offers
- Costa Azul: Information | Offers
- Corsa: Information
- Champagne Ardèche : Information | Offers
- Región Centro : Information | Offers | Guide
- Bretaña : Information | Offers
- Borgoña : Information | Offers
- Baja Normandía Information | Offers
- Auvergne : Information | Offers
- Aquitania : Information | Offers
- Nord-Pas de Calais: Information | Offers | Guide
Work in the grape harvest
More info about grape harvest in: French grape harvest complete guide
To find a temporary job in France for the grape harvest is not easy. But also, is not impossible.
Two main agencies involved in coordinate grape harvest job offers are: National Agency for agriculture in France (ANEFA), and Public Agency for the Employment (“Pôle Emploi”). Both of them post job offers in their websites. And there is also another website also useful to find this kind of seasonal offers. You can use the following list of resources to find offers:
- Tutorial Cómo acceder a las Ofertas de empleo de la Vendimia de ANEFA
- Tutorial, Cómo acceder a las ofertas de la vendimia de Pôle- Emploi
- Tutorial, Acceder a las ofertas de la vendimia de Leboncoin.fr
- Tutorial, Formulario de la vendimia para Burdeos
- Mapa de Francia de las regiones donde se realiza la vendimia
- Apecita, Ofertas de empleo Agricultura This website is focused in agriculture jobs, despite not seasonal job offers are published here.
Work in the catering industry/restaurants in France
If you are interested in work in the catering industry/restaurants in France, you should read the following guide we have prepare, related this matter,
Work as “au pair” in France
We recommend you, also to read the specific article: Work as “au pair” in France
If you are between 18 and 30 years old, and you have god aptitude working with children, you can take the opportunity of work as a baby-sitter with a French family. With meals and accommodation included, you will get paid for take care of children and help with some housework, and you have enough spare time to take French language classes at the same time. This kind of Works use to long for no more than one year.
You can apply for an “au-pair” job in many agencies located in France and specialized in this kind of Jobs. These agencies also are part of the International Au-pair Organization (IAPA). Some of these agencies, are the following:
You can also look for a “au-pair” job on your own, but in this case, you should contact directly with a French family. Searching through internet you can find several offers posted but be careful because some offers could be frauds. For example: If you are asked to pay some money to access the offer, and we you arrive the family does not exist!
There is also a specific website you can use, to contact families looking for an au-pair directly. And also, you can discuss and ask question related to the offer job conditions and accommodation offered.
For additional information you can also look at the following links:
- Findaupair.com
- Family-sphere.com (babysitter job offers)
- Au-pair-box.com
- Aupairsearch.com
- Lacompagniedesfamilles.com
- Babysitting.fr
- Yoopala.com
- Bebe-nounou.fr
Job interviews in France
The 25 most common questions in a job interview in France
Mistakes to avoid during a job interview in France
Video with advices regarding how to prepare a job interview in France
The 5 phases in a job interview
Find a Job using “Pôle Emploi”
Social Security in France
To register yourself in the social security system in France, after you have find a job. You should fill and send the following application form. Assurance maladie Francia
For more information regarding Social Security in France, you can check the following link: www.ameli.fr