Build your team
With its deep-rooted industrial tradition, efficient educational system, and diverse higher education opportunities, Alsace equips businesses with a highly skilled workforce across various sectors and expertise levels. Companies greatly appreciate the work ethic, quality, and open-mindedness of Alsatian employees.
Alsace boasts a comprehensive educational network, enriched by specialized programs such as bilingual, European, and international sections. After high school, two prominent universities and 14 esteemed schools offer more than 1,000 programs, awarding over 300 distinct diplomas through initial education, continuing education, and work-study formats.
Summary
Join the employer brand “Bien en Alsace”
To support Alsatian companies and regions in attracting, retaining, and fostering talent, the “Bien en Alsace” employer brand was created by ADIRA and the Alsace Brand.
This initiative brings together companies, regions, and partners across Alsace, united by shared values, to collaboratively work on key factors that drive success throughout the employee experience.
Engage in recruitements
The Ministry of Economy, Finance, and Recovery offers various simulators on its dedicated website, along with the France Travail simulator, which enable you to quickly estimate the hiring costs associated with fixed-term, permanent, or apprenticeship contracts. These tools provide insights into the net monthly salary of prospective employees and the total cost to your company, including exceptional recruitment aids for young individuals.
Additionally, local entities within the Public Employment Service, including France Travail, Cap Emploi, the Strasbourg Local Mission, and the Schiltigheim Local Mission, are available to support your recruitment efforts throughout the year.
The ARDAN program
The ARDAN program, spearheaded by the CNAM and the Grand Est Region, assists you in developing your business.
By integrating an unemployed individual into your team for six months, you can assign them the responsibility of advancing your new activity or even taking over your business. This initiative provides support throughout the entire process, along with favorable financial conditions.
Find candidates in Alsace
Searching for candidates can be effectively achieved through various methods and platforms to encourage applications. In Alsace, a wealth of tools is available to help you find the right candidates for your recruitment needs:
- Practical Guides: The Club Génération Industrie offers practical resources at the Strasbourg Employment House.
- Alumni Network: Utilize the University of Strasbourg’s Alumni Network to distribute your job offers and connect with over 30,000 members.
- Employer Groups: Engage with employer groups like Gebosse and Alemploi for assistance in finding shared-time employees.
- • Employment Events: Participate in regular employment and training events, such as the Stage & Employment Forum, which has been organized annually since 2008 by the Alsace Tech network and the University of Strasbourg.
Additionally, local entities within the Public Employment Service, including France Travail, Cap Emploi, the Strasbourg Local Mission, and the Schiltigheim Local Mission, are available to support your recruitment efforts throughout the year.
The Grand Est Region also runs the FIFE initiative, designed to support collective recruitment projects that require specific skills, particularly in high-demand sectors like hospitality, carpentry, and IT development.
For candidates, the Orient’Est service can help showcase your industry through the “Career Ambassadors” initiative or provide valuable information on career advancement and training opportunities for your employees.
Moreover, a tailored program can be established to train candidates for the profiles you seek. Through the Grand Est Region, in collaboration with employment and training stakeholders, personalized training solutions can be created to meet your needs.
Recruit executives
Apec, the operator of the Professional Evolution Council for executives, plays a vital role in the market for executive skills. Through its Executive Employment Observatory and consulting services, backed by a nationwide network of experts, Apec offers valuable analysis, insights, and resources to enhance companies’ recruitment strategies.
Contribute to the professional integration of young people
To address the impact of the COVID health crisis on young people’s access to employment, the government has launched the “1 Young Person, 1 Solution” initiative.
This initiative aims to connect businesses with young individuals seeking employment, training, or internships. It also aims to reference financial solutions available for companies to support and facilitate employment.
Recruit RSA beneficiaries
- The RSA is a social welfare program designed to provide financial assistance to individuals and families in France who have low income or are unemployed. Job Connexion is a platform designed to connect RSA beneficiaries in Alsace with hiring companies. Your job offers are assessed based on required skills and other criteria, such as geographical location, to identify suitable candidates. The European Community of Alsace (CeA) provides individual follow-ups for these placements.
For more information: offre-insertion.emploi@alsace.eu.
- Associations Contact Plus in Colmar and Ciarem in Mulhouse are appointed by the CeA to assist companies in finding skilled candidates among RSA beneficiaries. They manage needs assessments, recruitment processes, follow-up, training, and mobility assistance.
Host interns or apprentices
Welcoming interns and apprentices into your company offers valuable practical experience for students. To connect with potential interns, several platforms are available to promote your offers:
- To offer third-year internships to middle school students in Alsace, simply submit your opportunities on the platform provided by the European Community of Alsace.
- The Expériences Pro platform of the Grand Est Region and the 1 Jeune, 1 Solution platform list internship offers for students as well as apprenticeship opportunities.
- For a more focused approach to apprenticeships, you can register on the Apprentissage Grand Est platform, which provides support from the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Alsace Eurométropole (CCI).
- The apprenti-artisan.alsace platform, established by the Chamber of Trades of Alsace (CMA), allows craft businesses seeking to train individuals in one of the CFA (Apprenticeship Training Centers) to advertise their apprenticeship offers. The CMA also provides support to businesses regarding apprenticeships in craft-related occupations.
Under certain conditions, companies and young people can utilize the “discovery of a profession” internship agreement offered by both the CCI and the CMA, depending on the activity.
ADIRA is here to help you connect with the right contacts and collaboratively develop solutions for your company, whether you need to train a group of new employees or want to share training sessions with other businesses.