Morocco, an El Dorado for Young French People
15 January 2013
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INVESTIGATION - Only two hours from Paris, Morocco is attracting more and more of our graduates.
For two years, the number of young French people trying their luck on the other side of the Mediterranean has been steadily increasing. "Their number has doubled in six years," says Charlotte Lefort, operations director of ReKrute.com.
She receives between 300 and 350 CVs from France per month. "The people interested in Morocco, first and foremost, come from France," she adds, speaking on Europe 1. And according to Moroccan recruitment websites, one in ten CVs comes from France.
In France, they tell us "it's complicated, it's a crisis"
Only two hours from Paris, Morocco, which boasts 5% growth, is therefore becoming increasingly attractive. According to Charlotte Lefort, it is quite easy for French graduates to find work in Morocco "because it is a French-speaking country." For this recruitment specialist, it is above all the crisis context that is pushing the French to cross the Mediterranean.
Vanina explains that it was the feeling of stagnation in France that pushed her to send her CV to Morocco. "I applied just like that to do a little test and I was contacted immediately," says the young woman on Europe 1. "In France, they don't even reply to say no. So I'm not going to waste my time," she decided.
Much lower salaries
While employment is easy, salaries, on the other hand, are not very high in Morocco. Vanina, for example, should start her new job with a salary of 1,200 euros. But unlike in France, career progression is much faster in Morocco. The young woman therefore hopes to double her salary within a year.
The new enthusiasm of the French has, in any case, surprised the Moroccan authorities, who are trying to curb the phenomenon somewhat. Today in Morocco, any company wishing to hire a foreigner must first explain why it is not hiring a Moroccan.
M.D with Walid Berrissoul
Published January 10, 2013
Posted online January 15, 2013
Europe 1
For two years, the number of young French people trying their luck on the other side of the Mediterranean has been steadily increasing. "Their number has doubled in six years," says Charlotte Lefort, operations director of ReKrute.com.
She receives between 300 and 350 CVs from France per month. "The people interested in Morocco, first and foremost, come from France," she adds, speaking on Europe 1. And according to Moroccan recruitment websites, one in ten CVs comes from France.
In France, they tell us "it's complicated, it's a crisis"
Only two hours from Paris, Morocco, which boasts 5% growth, is therefore becoming increasingly attractive. According to Charlotte Lefort, it is quite easy for French graduates to find work in Morocco "because it is a French-speaking country." For this recruitment specialist, it is above all the crisis context that is pushing the French to cross the Mediterranean.
Vanina explains that it was the feeling of stagnation in France that pushed her to send her CV to Morocco. "I applied just like that to do a little test and I was contacted immediately," says the young woman on Europe 1. "In France, they don't even reply to say no. So I'm not going to waste my time," she decided.
Much lower salaries
While employment is easy, salaries, on the other hand, are not very high in Morocco. Vanina, for example, should start her new job with a salary of 1,200 euros. But unlike in France, career progression is much faster in Morocco. The young woman therefore hopes to double her salary within a year.
The new enthusiasm of the French has, in any case, surprised the Moroccan authorities, who are trying to curb the phenomenon somewhat. Today in Morocco, any company wishing to hire a foreigner must first explain why it is not hiring a Moroccan.
M.D with Walid Berrissoul
Published January 10, 2013
Posted online January 15, 2013
Europe 1
