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An HR assistant in France handles the administrative side of the employee lifecycle, where French labour law leaves little room for error.

When someone is hired, you file the DPAE (the pre-hiring declaration), prepare the employment contract from templates, enrol the new employee in the company health plan (mutuelle) and book the occupational health appointment. During employment, you track absences, sick leave certificates and paid leave, update the employee register, organise mandatory interviews and help with training files. When someone leaves, you prepare the end-of-contract documents. Depending on the company, you may also post job ads, schedule interviews or collect variable pay data for payroll. You are often the first contact for employees' questions, so you need to know the collective agreement that applies to the company.

Resume example

[First name Last name]

HR Assistant | Personnel Administration, Onboarding and Absence Tracking

[City] · [phone] · [email]

Profile

HR assistant with [x] years in personnel administration for [x] employees. Handles hiring formalities, contracts and amendments, absences, occupational health follow-up and payroll variables, under the [collective agreement] collective agreement.

Experience

HR Assistant, [Company name], [City]

[month year] to present

  • Prepared employment contracts, amendments and DPAE for [x] hires per year
  • Tracked absences and sick leave, and sent monthly variables to the payroll provider
  • Organised occupational health appointments and followed up on fitness opinions
  • Set up a checklist for onboarding new employees, shared with managers
  • Answered employee questions about leave, the health plan and pay slips

Resume headlines

  • HR Assistant | Personnel Administration, Onboarding and Absence Tracking
  • HR Assistant (Licence Pro GRH) | Recruitment Support and Training Files
  • Bilingual HR Assistant | International Group, Employee Records and HRIS

Summaries for your profile

Entry level

HR assistant with a Bachelor in human resources and an apprenticeship in a [sector] company. Prepared contracts and DPAE, tracked absences and supported recruitment campaigns. Careful with personal data and comfortable with HRIS tools.

Experienced

HR assistant with [x] years in personnel administration for [x] employees. Handles hiring formalities, contracts and amendments, absences, occupational health follow-up and payroll variables, under the [collective agreement] collective agreement.

Career change

Former [previous job] who moved into HR after [training]. Experience of team coordination and administrative follow-up in [previous sector], with a good sense of confidentiality and an interest in French employment law.

Tips

  • Mention the collective agreement you know: HR rules vary from one to another.
  • Give the size of the workforce you managed administratively.
  • Name the HRIS and payroll tools you used.
  • Separate administrative HR and recruitment tasks so the recruiter sees both.
  • Include continuing training in employment law.

Mistakes to avoid

  • Writing 'HR management' without saying which processes.
  • Mentioning sensitive cases you handled with identifying detail.
  • Ignoring the employment law aspects of the job.
  • Leaving out your apprenticeship, which recruiters value in HR.

Working as an HR assistant in France

Search for assistant RH, assistante ressources humaines, assistant de gestion du personnel or gestionnaire administration du personnel. No diploma is regulated, but employers expect Bac+2 to Bac+3: BTS GPME or SAM, Licence professionnelle GRH, Bachelor in HR, or the Titre Professionnel Assistant Ressources Humaines. Apprenticeship is a very common way in. The job is shaped by French employment law: the DPAE before any hire, the single personnel register, occupational health follow-up, mandatory professional interviews and the collective agreement (convention collective) of the sector. Fluent French is essential, as most documents and employee conversations are in French.

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Frequently asked questions

Is international HR experience useful in France?

Yes for recruitment, HRIS and employee relations skills. French personnel administration is specific (DPAE, collective agreements, occupational health, mandatory interviews), so state what you know and show that you are learning the French framework, for example through a short training course.

Which degree do recruiters expect?

A Bac+2 to Bac+3 is typical: BTS GPME or SAM, a Licence professionnelle in HR, a Bachelor in HR, or the Titre Professionnel Assistant Ressources Humaines. Many HR assistants start as apprentices while studying for a Bachelor or a Master in HR.

Should I mention payroll on an HR assistant resume?

Yes, if you collected variables or checked pay slips. Many HR assistant roles in SMEs include payroll support, and the overlap is valued. If you processed full payroll, that is a stronger skill and deserves a separate line.

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