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Secretary / assistant in a ministerial office
Bureau des cabinets (BC) · Île-de-France · Closes in 69 days

  1. 1 Check the conditions
  2. 2 Résumé and cover letter
  3. 3 Apply
  4. 4 Interview and answer

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1 Check the conditions You are here

Open to civil servants (titulaires) and contract staff. The candidate must be French, because the job requires a defence security clearance.

Open to non-civil servants

Category: Category C (staff)

Diploma: CAP/BEP level, secretarial work and office IT

Experience: Beginners accepted

The profile they look for:

  • Solid training and real experience in secretarial work
  • Quick reactions and good stress management
  • Discretion and high availability
  • Internal training on cabinet applications when starting
  • English skills are a plus
2 Résumé and cover letter

A one- or two-page résumé and a short cover letter that takes up the duties of the offer with your examples. If you are a civil servant, you are often asked for your latest status decision (arrêté) and your latest annual review reports.

3 Apply

Deadline: January 8 (Closes in 69 days)

Apply on the employer's website, through the link on the official offer page on Choisir le Service Public.

See the official offer and apply ↗
4 Interview and answer

If your application is shortlisted, the employer contacts you for an interview, often with two or three people. Prepare: why this job, your experience close to the duties, and your questions.

Good to know:

  • Full time, 35 hours per week
  • Duty shifts on Saturdays and public holidays as needed
  • Job subject to security clearance (very secret, secret or confidential defence)
  • Remote work not possible

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