Tag: Working

You can do teleworking anywhere.
Why in France?

• The Very nature of Teleworking does not attach you to any country.
• Why choose France then?
• In many countries Managers, HR directors & executives have acknowledge it, and it is great.
• In France, the State has acknowledged it.
• In a press release released on March 16, 2020, the Ministère du Travail (Ministry of Labour) declared that 4/10 jobs in France are now compatible with teleworking.
• Not should, nor could, ARE.

80% of HR Directors & Managers want to implement Teleworking in the long term.

• Teleworking will improve work conditions in the long run.
• A fourth of the employees may become Teleworkers for 2 days a week in the near future.

• Teleworking is an opportunity to reduce costs & gain in productivity says the majority of French HR Directors.
• Why?
• They realized employees adapt fast to the agile method of project management.
• Almost 2/3 of them are convinced that the Informatics/Logistics costs will be minor and largely compensated by the gains in Real Estate occupation & upkeep.
• They also consider that Teleworking will boost their attractiveness while allowing them satisfying their customers more easily.

How will it be implemented?

• Most HR managers propose the redaction of a Charter (charte de télétravail).
• This Charter will fix the practices & procedures to adopt in order to prevent the most important issues of Teleworking:
  • The reduction of belonging feeling.
  • The reduction of cohesion.
  • Psycho-social risks.
• A rotating system, on a 2 days a week basis, should help to prevent most of these.
• Other measures, such as a personal monitoring, and on-the-job support & feedback are also in preparation.

• Most of the functions in companies can be turned into the Teleworking process in the near future.
• Although, there is 1 domain where Teleworking will be difficult to implement: logistics.

The New Management

• Managers will be implemental in the implementation of teleworking.
• A shift from management per task, judged too rigid, to management per objectives is already viewed as necessary in the current business development.
• According to managers in french industries & B2C businesses teleworking could be the greatest opportunity to develop new product management & marketing practices attuned to the end consumers needs in terms of reshaping.

• Marketing professionals from Orange Business Service already declare that management via teleworking would be a definitive way to attract & retain customers, namely the inner customer: the employee.
• According to managers & executives the economy of resources (e.g. time & money), the synergy between planning & implementing help employees to do more and therefore see the end-goal sooner.
• Teleworking is a door to more meaning-visible work.

• According to multiple Work Barometers realized since 2015, more than 70% of the French population wants to work at home.
  • Managers & executives have begin to acknowledged it.
• More than 90% of HR responsables interrogated know that teleworking will crack open the actual managerial practices to give birth to new ones.

• The managers post-Covid will become a skills-developer.
• This will be achieved by developing Competence Charters & increasing feedback between executives & team members as well as dialogue between services.

Remote working & Teleworking

• You’re convinced you want to become a Teleworker in France?
• Now you need to know which sectors & jobs are about to see this change happen the fastest.
• Generally speaking, IT, Finance, Law, HR & Marketing are more encline to be executed remotely.

Sectors

• The principals sectors that will experience Teleworking in France the fastest are Digital Marketing, Web/Mobile development, Machine Learning, Financial services, and many other IT based services.

Web/Mobile Development & Machine Learning

• Web/Mobile & Machine Learning software Developer.
  • These jobs benefit from a huge leverage for teleworking since they are highly sough after (‘metier en tension’).
  • Furthermore, the nature of the job allows you to telework more easily.
• UX/UI Designer
  • The same goes for the App Designer.
  • Wherever it is prototype creation, tests, feedback implementation, all that is required is reliable communication tools for the job to be exercised remotely.

Digital Marketing

• Community Manager
  • The Brand ambassador.
  • Engage & animate communities.
  • One of the most “teleworkable” jobs.
• Digital Artist
  • Realizes the commercial bundle.
  • Naturally inclined to teleworking, as a contractor or as an employee.
• Web Editor (‘Rédacteur web’)
  • Responsible of the editorial content of the brand.
  • Coordinates the creation of the content published on the official website.
• Translator
  • That’s an integral part of marketing.
  • It takes a lot of culture & context knowledge to perform a proper localization campaign.
  • Translators, you are marketers.

Financial services

• Accountant
  • The computerization of documents & the development of tax/accounting softwares has transformed the accounting profession in less than 20 years.
  • The closing of the annual accounts, preparations of tax returns or pay slips can now be carried out remotely.
• Actuary
  • Ever dreamed of becoming a risk manager?
  • The actuary is specialized in corporate risk management.
  • Often practiced in insurance, finance & strategy, this profession is open to remote work, if you have a few years of background.

Online Teachers

• Because you have to learn all these skills.
• And if you have the knowledge already, you’ll need more.
• Wherever it is a Trainer, a Mentor, or a Coach online service become plentiful.
• You can access courses via platform such as Udemy or Skillshare, but many Teacher have their own course & their own private group.