Resources
Written for people hiring into a market they don't know yet
Costs, timelines, employment law, and the mistakes that cost a year. Sources cited, no invented figures.
+45 %The real cost
Money
The real cost of hiring in France, what your budget is missing
A €100,000 salary costs about €145,000. Then there are notice periods, severance, paid leave and the thirteenth month that isn't mandatory but is expected. The full arithmetic, before you commit to a number.
FRThe guide
Guide
Hiring executives in France: the guide nobody gives you
Nobody applies, notice periods run to three months, and a US-style package will lose you the candidate. What to expect and how to plan for it.
CMFirst hire
Hiring a leader
Hiring a Country Manager in France
Your first hire will define your local culture and your first twenty recruits. The two casting errors, the profile that works, and the package.
2026Benchmark
Salaries
Executive compensation in French startups
Base, bonus and BSPCE by role and funding stage, with the methodology in the open. Tables are readable without French; the commentary is in French.