Tackling the French Job Market

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Feb 17th 2017, 9:46 am

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Re: Tackling the French Job Market

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. If its of any interest I'll let you know how I go with the job hunt, getting registered for healthcare insurance.

Yes, please do! Not only we're interested, but it will be helpful for potential expats, or even those already here, who aren't aware of the requirements!

Feb 17th 2017, 10:00 am

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Yes, please do! Not only we're interested, but it will be helpful for potential expats, or even those already here, who aren't aware of the requirements!

By all means, I'll be happy to contribute in any way.

Feb 17th 2017, 10:02 am

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Re: Tackling the French Job Market

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Sorry, not very appropriate of me to make light of a potentially grave situation. Your advice has certainly switched me on to take the steps absolutely required to ensure living in France is as productive and contructive as possible.

I think you might have got me wrong, I wasn't meaning to sound critical at all. And I guess you've probably had enough contact with fonctionnaires by now to realise how they operate, or been told by your inlaws. It's just that one does read so many posts on forums from newbies who assume that they have automatic rights and asking means getting, as it tends to do in the UK, then they're incredulous the first time they encounter a fonctionnaire who simply shrugs and says No, you're not eligible/We have no record of you on the computer/We can't help you.

Yes, please come back with an update on progress, it will help others.