Learn about different economic sectors and professions

Apec

Apec (an association for management-level professions) supports and advises young graduates and management-level employees throughout their careers.

Their website provides a great deal of information and many tools, including:

• Job description sheets: each sheet outlines the tasks, skills, and profiles sought by companies, as well as possible career developments, with examples from specific individuals who hold those positions.
•  Data Cadres, to be informed of the job market figures
  
• Which job with my diploma

MEDEF

MEDEF (Mouvement des Entreprises de France), France's business federation, focuses on employment. It launched the "Beau Travail!” project, creating videos in which employees give a personal account of their jobs. The project includes 115 episodes which shed light on industries which are experiencing worker shortages, i.e. sectors that are have vacancies but are struggling to find applicants.

MEL (European Metropolis of Lille)

It provides an overview of the MEL's economic sectors.

ODiF

The ODiF (Observatoire de la Direction des Formations) is the University of Lille career guidance service, which supports students from the point at which they enter the university until they find employment. It provides students with information, guidance and help in accessing a career path.

It has a thorough understanding of different types of students and learners, their living and learning conditions and their academic progress.

Surveys are available about the career paths graduates have embarked upon.

This video presents the career paths of the 2014 graduates.

Pôle Emploi

Pôle Emploi is the job centre at the heart of France’s employment ecosystem. It collects, processes and analyses labour market data, both at the national and regional levels.

In particular, you can consult:

• Pôle Emploi analyses.
• The annual survey of recruitment needs by sector and by geographic employment area.

Proch'Emploi

Proch'Emploi is a tailor-made service launched by the Region to connect job seekers in the Hauts-de-France with employers who are struggling to recruit.

For more information, consult the Proch'Emploi section of the Hauts-de-France Region website.