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Financial Services Activities Auxiliary To Financial Services And Insurance Activities Activities Auxiliary To Financial Services And Insurance Activities 66 - Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activities
4,000 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
18 January 2010
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2010
Foreseen end date
31 December 2010
Description
In 2010, the bank Crédit agricole announced the recruitment of over 4,000 new employees in France on permanent contracts (60% young graduates and 40% experienced candidates), 5,000 interns and over 1,700 candidates for work-study placements. The majority of the recruitments will be for retail in Crédit Agricole and LCL Caisses régionales (regional banks), and for international positions (commercial personnel, client consultants).
Sources
18 January 2010: Crédit agricole press release
Citation
Eurofound (2010), Crédit agricole, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 71489, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/71489.
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