After you arrive in Dijon, it might be a good idea to have a part-time job to assist yourself. You could find jobs on job websites, some company’s official websites, Facebook pages, or some student unions or groups, etc. It is important to consider that when working in France, speaking French is almost obligatory. But for language tutors, employers might be more lenient. Still, it is always best to brush-up on your French or take a few courses before arriving in France.
Useful websites
U-bourgogne: https://ub-link.u-bourgogne.fr/trouver-un-job-etudiant
This website runs by the Université de Bourgogne, specifically for the students who study in Dijon willing to find a job around this city or in other cities.
Crous emploi Jobaviz: https://www.jobaviz.fr/
This website is run by Crous. With this Website, you could find a job compatible with your studies throughout France.
StepStone: https://www.stepstone.com/
Founded in 1996, StepStone is one of the most successful online job board businesses today. They operate over 10 top brands with 72 million visits and nearly 9 million jobs per month.More than 60,000 companies use the StepStone job boards successfully for the recruitment of qualified specialists and executive staff.
StudentJob FR: https://www.studentjob.fr/job-etudiant/dijon
The job website is for students who want to find a job in France. They offer internships, student jobs, part-time jobs, young graduate jobs or summer jobs.
Xpat Jobs: https://france.xpatjobs.com/
Xpat Jobs is owned and operated by Amroth Media Ltd. Amroth Media Ltd is a global digital publishing group. This website is specializes in jobs for English speaking expats and multilingual vacancies.
Erasmusu: https://erasmusu.com/en/erasmus-dijon/student-jobs
They are trying to build the biggest community of international students in the world. You could find students’ jobs and internships, etc there.
L’etudiant: https://jobs-stages.letudiant.fr/
L’Etudiant is a French monthly and media group specializing in information on training, studies, and jobs for 15-25-year-olds. It advises high school students, students and their parents on matters of educational and vocational guidance and initial and continuing education. Under its EducPros brand, the Student is also aimed at professionals in higher education and research.
Online jobs
If you do not have enough time or money to commute, or you prefer to do something flexible, online jobs could be a good idea. For example, online translation, media editor, seller, tutor, run an online shop, etc. You could find those jobs via the websites listed above.
Language tutor
Preply: https://preply.com
An online language platform where you can be a language tutor via Skype. You could set your own time schedule and price. This company was launched in 2012 by Serge Lukianov, Dmytro Voloshyn, and Kirill Bigai (current CEO).
Italki: https://www.italki.com
In 2007, Kevin Chen and Yongyue Jiang cofounded italki as an online language exchange community in China. You could be a language tutor via their own video chat tool. The site allows students to find online teachers for 1-on-1 tutoring, and teachers to earn money as freelance tutors.
Verbling: https://verbling.com
Verbling was founded in 2011 by Jake Jolis, Mikael Bernstein, and Gustav Rydstedt after meeting while attending Stanford University. Verbling is an online language learning platform that pairs individuals with language teachers via video chat.
Part-time jobs in Dijon
BabyLangue: https://job-in-france.babylangues.com
Founded in Bordeaux in 2008 by Caroline Benoit-Levy, linguist and specialist in early language acquisition, Babylangues became the first company in France to offer language learning to infants and toddlers through parent-baby workshops. It welcomes English speakers who want to be a tutor teaching students at their homes. It mainly offers English teaching positions. May also recruit other language spots. For more information please refer to the official website.
These few ideas are just tailored to your language skills. You might have other knowledge you can capitalize on!
