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BlogTV: a springboard to employment – the Mirly-Solidarité Association

The aim of the Mirly-Solidarité Association is to assist job seekers in finding work by providing them with support, job training and social skills.
Located in the 5th and 9th districts of Lyon, Mirly-Solidarité organises social and professional activities in the form of workshops and “breakdown services” (low-cost assistance with DIY repairs from a list of [...]

BlogTV: A weekend study session with Proxité

On this week’s BlogTV, head out for a study-intensive weekend with the Proxité association!
Once a year, this organisation, which aims to close the gap between young people from working class neighbourhoods and the professional world, organises a weekend of review in the Yvelines region, not far from Paris.
Young people get involved with Proxité when they [...]

Alex Webb: Women Driving Change

For the Women Changing India exhibition, Alex Webb has documented women who work in unconventional professional milieus in India: as security guards, taxi drivers, gas station attendants, publishers for an independent publishing venture… [...]

Looking Good and Feeling Good

Employees donated new or up-to-date and lightly-worn business attire, including interview-ready suits, blouses, and new or unworn shoes to benefit Dress for Success, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the economic independence of disadvantaged women.
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Celebrating Workplace Diversity in Canada

With over 26 nationalities represented, BNP Paribas (Canada) can be proud to have a staff hailing from all the corners of the globe. We took advantage of the 21st of May, World Day for Cultural Diversity, to launch a series of “employee portraits” of some of our international co-workers. We wanted to pay tribute to [...]

Socompetent.fr, a completely free person-to-person internet job site

SoCompetent is a public-spirited, person-to-person employment website – and it’s completely free.

We created SoCompetent because we believe that each of us has many skills that are all-too-often underused. Our talents can be put to good use in all fields (plumbing, babysitting, mechanics, gardening, cleaning, consulting, short courses, etc.) and this is true regardless of our [...]

The balance between family and work

Cardif Japan recently acquired the next-generation mark “Kurumin”, given to certified companies by the Health and Labour Minister. This certification is based on the Act for Measures to Support the Development of the Next Generation. The goal is to promote a society where an individual can work with motivation and a sense of fulfillment and [...]

The anonymous CV makes a comeback

Will the anonymous CV finally take off? The French Commissioner for Diversity and Equal Opportunity, Yazid Sabeg, has launched a test of the anonymous CV in which BNP Paribas will participate, alongside 48 other companies. The kick-off was on 3 December, and the test will run until April 2010.
The concept of the anonymous CV was [...]

Job Care in the Czech Republic

To assist clients who have recently lost their job, Cardif Czech Republic started an original and effective progamme called Job Care. Job Care aids individuals with a step-by-step process in finding a new job. The programme, which is free of charge, helps build and improve relationships with its clients who have recently lost their job.
This [...]