It’s not always easy to pull out of the game to get hired… Even when you master several foreign languages. It is on the basis of this observation that Ludovic Martin created MisterBilingue.com in 2016, a job site reserved only for multilingual candidates in France. In six years, nearly 300 companies have become partners. At the same time, 64,000 people speaking 51 different languages, from English to Tamil, have created an account.
These job seekers can apply free of charge by providing their level of diploma, curriculum vitae or even the sectors of activity for which they wish to work. “Most of them were not born in France and have a perfect command of their mother tongue,” explains Ludovic Martin. However, these workers do not always know the codes of practice in France. “In Germany or Italy, for example, CVs can be up to 5 or 6 pages”, continues the CEO.
Free support offered
To facilitate the job search of its foreign users, MisterBilingue has made available a free webinar every month. A consultant explains how to write “a good CV” in French and succeed in a job interview in France. “The candidates are between 50 and 100 per session. For an hour, they can ask questions via chat,” says the founder. Personalized and paid support, between 50 and 150 euros depending on the formula, is also offered by MisterBilingue.
David, 26, is one of the platform users. Originally from the Netherlands, he arrived in France three years ago, where he held various positions, notably as a bakery salesman. These jobs allowed him to learn our language. He registered on Misterbilingue.com last September. “At the time, I was working in a translation agency, but there were no career prospects,” emphasizes the young man. Two weeks ago, the site contacted him to put him in touch with Skores, a French football results and predictions app, where he now writes content in Dutch. A job he finds more interesting. “I think that without MisterBilingue, I would never have had the job I have today,” he says with a smile.
According to Ludovic Martin, Dutch is one of the most popular languages, after German. “In France, few profiles master this language and the Netherlands is a very interesting small market, where French companies are looking to develop. »
The e-commerce, luxury, marketing and communication sectors are among the most promising on the site. “Paradoxically, we relay very few offers in the translation or interpreting professions,” says Ludovic Martin ironically.