Section 2: Job search.

Jobseekers who are immediately available for work are guided and supported in their job search by Pôle emploi. They are required to participate in defining and updating the personalised employment access project referred to in article L. 5411-6-1, to carry out positive and repeated acts of job-seeking and to accept reasonable offers of employment as defined in articles L. 5411-6-2 and L. 5411-6-3.

A personalised employment access project is drawn up and updated jointly by the jobseeker and Pôle emploi or, where provided for in an agreement with Pôle emploi, an organisation participating in the public employment service. The personalised employment access project and any updates are then sent to Pôle emploi for information. Taking into account the jobseeker’s training, qualifications, knowledge and skills acquired through professional experience, personal and family situation and…

The nature and characteristics of the job(s) sought, the preferred geographical area and the expected salary, as mentioned in the personalised project for access to employment, make up the reasonable job offer.

The personalised employment access project is updated periodically. When it is updated, the elements making up the reasonable job offer are revised, in particular to increase the prospects of a return to employment.

The provisions of this section and of 2° of Article L. 5412-1 may not oblige a jobseeker to accept: 1° A level of pay that is lower than the pay normally paid in the region and for the profession concerned, without prejudice to other legal provisions and contractual stipulations in force, in particular those relating to the minimum growth wage; 2° A part-time job, when the personalised project for access…

When they meet the conditions determined by decree of the Conseil d’Etat, people who are unable to take up employment immediately, in particular due to occasional or reduced activity or training, may be deemed to be immediately available.