Home › Explained sheets › Living in French society
Recruitment (1/3): how to send a job application
There are several ways to send a job application. You can use a general website: it posts offers in most sectors, everywhere in France.
Key points of the sheet
- The France Travail (public employment service) website is the reference for finding a job in France. About 160,000 offers are updated every day. It also gives useful advice and information.
- There are also specialised websites. Some have offers near your home, others have offers in one professional sector.
- For example, the website Choisir le service public only offers jobs in the public service. The website L'industrie recrute only offers jobs in industry.
- With search engines, you can choose websites according to your profile. You can also apply directly on a company's website.
- The internet is not the only way. You can hand in your application in person at the company or at a job fair (forum / salon professionnel).
Words to know
- job application (candidature)
- You can send a job application online or in person.
- France Travail (public employment service)
- Its website is the reference for finding a job in France, with about 160,000 offers updated every day.
- specialised websites (sites internet spécialisés)
- These are websites with offers in an area near your home or in one professional sector.
- job fair (forum / salon professionnel)
- It is an event where you can meet people who recruit, sometimes in one sector of activity.
Test yourself: 3 questions
How many offers are updated every day on the France Travail website?
In French, the language of the exam: Combien d'offres sont mises à jour chaque jour sur le site de France Travail ?
On the France Travail website, about 160,000 offers are updated every day.
What offers does the website Choisir le service public propose?
In French, the language of the exam: Quelles offres propose le site Choisir le service public ?
The website Choisir le service public only offers jobs in the public service.
What is a job fair (forum or salon professionnel)?
In French, the language of the exam: Qu'est-ce qu'un forum ou salon professionnel ?
A job fair (forum / salon professionnel) is an event where you can meet people who recruit.
You have read the sheet. See where you stand with 40 questions like the real exam.
Take the free mock exam (40 questions)Free mock exam · Exam Pass €19 incl. VAT, paid once, no subscription
More in this topic (Employment)
Source
Sheet “Recrutement (1/3)” of the French Ministry of the Interior: formation-civique.interieur.gouv.fr. Content published under the Etalab Open Licence 2.0. This page is a plain-language adaptation made by Hexaciv, which is not an official site: if in doubt, the ministry's text is the one that counts.
Ministry sheet read on 23 October 2026, still identical on 25 October 2026.