If you want to meet in DUO office every week, don't forget to book each time in paris@duoforajob.fr to be sure to have a place.
Opening time : 9h30/18h00
A map showing places you can meet at for your weekly sessions.
Have a look at each note to know about practical information (opening hours, booking method, sanitary rules, on-site equipment...).
If you think of other places please share them with your coordinator.
Two closed Facebook groups (mentors | mentees) to:
exchange tips, share interesting vacancies and job fairs...
ask questions to the network of mentors and mentees
To join these groups, click on the followings links: Mentees Paris@DUO for a JOB ou Mentors Paris@DUO for a JOB.
An administrator will approve your application as soon as possible.
You can also follow us at: LinkedIn - Instagram - Youtube - Twitter
One public Facebook page : DUO for a JOB France
To meet other mentors and benefit from their experience:
consult the list ‘Mentor network’ (updated monthly) and contact directly the mentors who interest you the most (if you wish to join this list, please fill in this form);
post a message via the mentors group on Facebook;
talk to your personal coordinator who will help put you in contact with mentors from the network.
📰 DUOpportunités : Opportunities in training, job and job fair with regular updates.
SWOT analysis: the starting point for a skills assessment
The overview (template / example): to make a global assessment of the mentee's situation.
The action plan (template / example): This helps you define the objectives for your ‘duo’, and organise the 6 months of support and accompaniment. This is your personal activity log book.
📗 Know your rights
Soliguide references all the services, initiatives and resources that are useful for those in need (hygiene, food, housing, admin support, healthcare, leasure activities, technology, equipment)
In order to know which benefits or services you can access, and how to do so via online services, consult mes droits sociaux
If you are under the age of 30, you can use the simulator via le site 1 jeune 1 solution
Find out about possible benefits / financial assistance with Pôle Emploi (depending on your profile) via Mes Aides
📘 Find a place to live Guide du CIDJ
📕 Where to learn french ?
Le réseau Alpha identifies the different organisations that offer classes to learn French as a foreign language
📙 The job market
Visit fairs about hiring, job & training opportunities : all important dates are on mes évènements
Discover different professions and job sectors via Pôle emploi
Participate in workshops run by La Cité des Métiers
Understand IAE (Insertion par l'Activité Economique) via this presentation
These are the two essential tools for finding work. Clear, effective documents are needed to sell yourself to a future employer. To optimise these documents, what could be better than the advice and guidance of a Human Resources expert?
How to do this? Send your CV and cover letter to your coordinator, plus job description when possible, in Word format.
Response time: approximately 10 working days.
As a mentor, you can help your mentee prepare for any forthcoming interviews by guiding him / her towards la Cravate Solidaire's workshops.
Simply fill the relevant form (without forgetting to upload the CV at the end):
To get to know more about this social network, we recommend you to join a workshop from APEC: register.
If you have precise questions, your coordinator can also put you in contact with a mentor who knows this platform quite well. Do not hesitate.
A meeting between mentors in which experiences, difficulties and good practices are exchanged, under the guidance of an external moderator.
We ask you to join in 2 sessions for each duo.
Length: 2h30
Registration: by email
This workshop (on Zoom) enables you to update your CV and letter writing skills, both of which are essential in finding a job. A specialist recruitment coach will pass on tips and guidance for writing successful job applications, based on real examples provided from mentees.
Length: 2h
Registration: via newsletter
By looking at their personal and professional experiences, this workshop gives you questioning and listening techniques to make the mentees' resources and skills come to the surface.
Length: 2h
Registration: via newsletter
Discover how to use online digital tools and platforms and learn how to create meetings, invite mentees, and practice sharing screens and documents together etc.
Length: 2h
Registration: via newsletter
Having problems with your mentor-mentee relationship? A volunteer psychologist is here to help you find guidance for your mentee, provide you with tools to help facilitate the duo partnership or learn how to deal with particular subjects. If necessary, the volunteer can even meet with your mentee to talk in person about certain issues.
Contact your coordinator!