Why young French people are going to work in Morocco
15 January 2013
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It is not only the sun and beautiful beaches that attract French people to Morocco.
A recent survey published on Europe1 revealed that the number of young French graduates trying their luck on the other side of the Mediterranean in the Cherifian kingdom is constantly increasing.
Even better, "their number has doubled in six years", estimates Charlotte Lefort, director of operations at Rekrute.com, which receives an average of 300 to 350 CVs from France each month.
Young French people are seduced by Morocco's economic dynamism, which shows a growth rate of 5%. According to the recruitment specialist, it is the crisis context that is increasingly pushing young people to leave their country to settle in the kingdom where it is much easier for them to find work, because it is a French-speaking country.
Europe1 is interested in the journey of Vanina, who has settled in the Cherifian kingdom. The young woman explains the reasons that led her to go into exile.
"I applied just like that to do a little test and I was contacted immediately. In France, they don't even answer me to say no. So I'm not going to waste my time", she says.
If recruitment is easy, salaries, on the other hand, are not as high as in France. The young French woman, who starts with a salary of 1,200 euros, hopes to climb the ladder very quickly. And to double her salary within a year, because unlike France, career progression is rapid in the Cherifian kingdom.
However, the new enthusiasm for Morocco is worrying the authorities, who are trying to curb this trend somewhat. To give priority to Moroccan graduates, they require companies in the country that wish to hire a Frenchman to first explain why they are not hiring a Moroccan.
SlateAfrique.com
Posted online January 15, 2013.
A recent survey published on Europe1 revealed that the number of young French graduates trying their luck on the other side of the Mediterranean in the Cherifian kingdom is constantly increasing.
Even better, "their number has doubled in six years", estimates Charlotte Lefort, director of operations at Rekrute.com, which receives an average of 300 to 350 CVs from France each month.
Young French people are seduced by Morocco's economic dynamism, which shows a growth rate of 5%. According to the recruitment specialist, it is the crisis context that is increasingly pushing young people to leave their country to settle in the kingdom where it is much easier for them to find work, because it is a French-speaking country.
Europe1 is interested in the journey of Vanina, who has settled in the Cherifian kingdom. The young woman explains the reasons that led her to go into exile.
"I applied just like that to do a little test and I was contacted immediately. In France, they don't even answer me to say no. So I'm not going to waste my time", she says.
If recruitment is easy, salaries, on the other hand, are not as high as in France. The young French woman, who starts with a salary of 1,200 euros, hopes to climb the ladder very quickly. And to double her salary within a year, because unlike France, career progression is rapid in the Cherifian kingdom.
However, the new enthusiasm for Morocco is worrying the authorities, who are trying to curb this trend somewhat. To give priority to Moroccan graduates, they require companies in the country that wish to hire a Frenchman to first explain why they are not hiring a Moroccan.
SlateAfrique.com
Posted online January 15, 2013.
