PLACE aux EMPLOIS Grand Ouest Lyonnais

What PLACE aux EMPLOIS Grand Ouest Lyonnais does

PLACE aux EMPLOIS Grand Ouest Lyonnais is a French non-profit association (loi 1901) founded in 1993, originally as SOLIDARITÉ-EMPLOIS and rebranded to its current name in 2023. Operating from its headquarters at 6 Avenue Emile Évellier in Grézieu-la-Varenne, the association runs a free, volunteer-driven local employment-matching service across 13 communes in the Grand Ouest Lyonnais, with a federation partnership (PASSERELLE POUR L'EMPLOI) extending reach to 21 communes and approximately 150 volunteers in total. Its core product is the placeauxemplois.org platform paired with the GestMax employer portal (pae.gestmax.fr), through which it publishes job offers, manages candidate registrations, and tracks employer relationships.

The service is delivered by two permanent salaried staff and approximately 50 volunteers acting as referents, who run weekly permanence sessions at antennes in each commune (daily at Grézieu-la-Varenne, 1-2 times weekly elsewhere), supplemented by group workshops (Accompagnement Collectif Solid-Emploi), interview simulations with France Travail and Passerelle pour l'Emploi, Job Dating Tertiaire events, VAE dossier support, LinkedIn profile optimization, and the annual JOBS d'été youth summer-jobs forum program. The weekly "Feuille Jaune" (Yellow Leaflet) extends distribution offline across the territory.

The business model is non-commercial: all services are free for both candidates and employers, with revenue coming from public-sector grants and logistical support from the Communauté de Communes des Vallons du Lyonnais, the 13 member communes, the Département du Rhône, and DEEGL/Grand Lyon, supplemented by institutional partnerships with France Travail, Mission Locale, CAP Employment, Icare, MMIE, and others. The association serves two horizontal customer segments — local job seekers (unemployed individuals, career-changers, reorientation candidates, and youth) and local SMB employers (e.g., meTiista, DANI ALU, Maison Vessiière, LAFAY-TECH, Compagnie des Vins de Propriété, Maison Pour Tous) — with a value proposition centered on proximity, personalization, and low candidate-to-referent ratios relative to France Travail.

Name

PLACE aux EMPLOIS Grand Ouest Lyonnais

Legal name

PLACE aux EMPLOIS

Website

https://placeauxemplois.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

PLACE aux EMPLOIS Grand Ouest Lyonnais is a French non-profit association, founded 1993, that provides free, volunteer-led local job-matching and candidate-support services to job seekers and SMB employers across 13 communes in the Grand Ouest Lyonnais region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Employment Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Employment Services (5613)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Job Placement, Matching & Career Navigation Services (EDAAAOAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Workforce Development & Inclusive Employment (Job Training, Placement) (BPAGALAB), Employment & Job Readiness Support Services (BPAGAEAJ)

Keywords

• Local employment support
• Job matching services
• Candidate accompaniment
• Employer recruitment assistance
• Community employment network

Headquarters

HQ city

Grézieu-la-Varenne

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Funding and Grants: Association receives essential financial and logistical support from local authorities (collectivités locales). As a non-profit association under French law 1901, primary funding comes from public sector partnerships.
2. Free Services for Job Seekers and Employers: All services are provided entirely free of charge to both candidates and employers, funded through institutional support rather than user fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

PLACE aux EMPLOIS Grand Ouest Lyonnais is a non-profit association that helps local employers (businesses and individuals) recruit nearby candidates and supports job seekers in their search or career reorientation through personalized, entirely free services. The association delivers this support through dedicated referents (two permanent staff and ~50 volunteers) via weekly permanence sessions in 13 communes, complemented by a job board platform, employer portal, group workshops, interview simulations, VAE support, and an annual JOBS d'été youth program.

Product overview

PLACE aux EMPLOIS Grand Ouest Lyonnais is a local employment association ( loi 1901, founded 1993, formerly SOLIDARITÉ-EMPLOIS) operating a platform-and-service model centered on free, personalized job matching between local employers and candidates across 13 communes in the Grand Ouest Lyonnais. The core offering is the placeauxemplois.org platform, which publishes employer job offers and allows candidates to register and upload CVs. This is augmented by a suite of support modules: personalized candidate accompaniment via dedicated referents across 13 antenna offices, group workshops (Accompagnement Collectif Solid-Emploi), interview simulation sessions, job dating events (Job Dating Tertiaire), VAE dossier support, LinkedIn profile optimization, and an annual JOBS d'été program for youth. Employer-facing services include the GestMax portal for managing job offers and proximity-based candidate recruitment support. All services are free for both candidates and employers, delivered by 2 permanent salaried staff and approximately 50 volunteers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Plateforme PLACE aux EMPLOIS (placeauxemplois.org) The primary digital platform where PLACE aux EMPLOIS publishes job offers received from local employers (businesses and individuals) and enables candidates to consult listings, register, and submit their CV; offers are also distributed via the weekly 'feuille jaune' (yellow sheet) across the territory.
• Placement et Accompagnement Individualisé des Candidats Personalized job placement support provided by experienced referents who help candidates identify skills, build CVs and cover letters, prepare for interviews, and follow up on applications. Services are entirely free for candidates and delivered at antenna offices across 13 communes.
• Accompagnement Collectif Solid-Emploi Group workshop of 6–8 people held every two weeks, facilitated by a professional insertion counselor, designed to energize job search, combat isolation, and provide structured interview practice through group synergy.
• Simulation d'Entretien Interview simulation sessions conducted in partnership with Passerelle pour l'Emploi (Chaponost) and France Travail, where company recruiters train candidates through telephone, in-person, or video-conference mock interviews.
• Job Dating Tertiaire Two-phase qualitative event organized in partnership with Passerelle pour l'emploi and France Travail: Phase 1 involves candidate preparation through role-play, Phase 2 is the actual job dating session with employer follow-up.
• VAE (Validation des Acquis de l'Expérience) support Assisted support for candidates undertaking a VAE (Validation des Acquis de l'Expérience) dossier, including evaluation of the application, financing request assistance, regular monitoring over 6–9 months, and oral presentation training.
• JOBS d'été Program Annual program specifically helping young people on the territory find summer jobs, including dedicated forums across multiple communes (Craponne, Vaugneray, Marcy-l'Étoile, Charbonnières-les-Bains, Lentilly), employer connections, and CV/interview preparation support for youth.
• Recrutement de Proximité pour Employeurs Employer-facing recruitment support service including help with defining job offers, searching for local candidates on the territory, proposing matching candidate profiles, and providing regular follow-up on posted offers; delivered by dedicated Référents Entreprises and entirely free.
• GestMax Employer Portal (pae.gestmax.fr) Dedicated employer-facing login portal (pae.gestmax.fr) for employers to manage their job offers and candidate relationships through the GestMax platform used by the association.
• LinkedIn Profile Optimization Assistance service helping job seekers create or improve their LinkedIn profile to increase visibility and relevance on professional recruitment networks.

Quantifiable outcome

• 150 job seekers per counselor at France-Travail vs. personalized attention with low caseload at PLACE aux EMPLOIS
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship, supporting and minor.

• Communauté de Communes des Vallons du Lyonnais (CCVL)coreOthersPrimary institutional partner providing financial and logistical support. CCVL comprises multiple communes including Brindas, Grézieu-la-Varenne, Messimy, Pollionnay, Sainte-Consorce, Thurins, Vaugneray, and Yzeron.
• Communes of Grand Ouest LyonnaiscoreOthers13 communes provide local venues and facilities for antennes/permanence locations. Communes include Brindas, Charbonnières-les-Bains, Craponne, Grézieu-la-Varenne, Lentilly, Marcy-l'Étoile, Messimy, Pollionnay, Saint-Genis-les-Ollières, Sainte-Consorce, Thurins, Vaugneray, and Yzeron.
• Passerelle pour l'EmploiflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation providing help and advice to job seekers in South-West Lyonnais and services to local businesses for recruitment needs. Member of the Federation PLACE AUX EMPLOIS. Co-organizes interview simulations and job dating events.
• France Travail (Pôle Emploi)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational employment agency partnership for job dating events and interview simulations. Collaborates on collective actions and employment support programs.
• IcaresupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnables people distant from employment to benefit from reinforced support facilitating social and professional integration.
• CAP EmploymentsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork providing assistance for publics requiring specialized and reinforced support due to disabilities.
• Mission Locale Mont d'Or Vallon LyonnaissupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal mission supporting all deschooled youth aged 16-25 in their professional and social integration steps.
• Info Jeunes Vallons LyonnaissupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerYouth information structure serving CCVL territory, informing young people aged 11-30 about orientation, training, employment, housing, health, leisure, and mobility.
• MMIE (Maison Métropolitaine d'Insertion par l'Entreprise)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerResponds to metropolitan ambition to develop insertion by enterprise across the entire territory for publics most distant from employment, guaranteeing equity of treatment.
• Département du RhônesupportingOthersDepartmental government providing institutional support and funding for local employment initiatives.
• DEEGL (Délégation Emploi et Économie de Grand Lyon)supportingOthersGrand Lyon instance intervening in employment, insertion, and training domains.
• Igrec (Informatique Grézieu Club)minorOthersBicycle volunteer association for discovering computing and proposing training actions.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• APEC: French managerial and executive employment association. Provides placement, career coaching, and labor market intelligence to executives and managers — same broad category (employment placement support) but specialized on higher-skill candidates versus PLACE aux EMPLOIS's local generalist focus.
• France Travail (Pôle Emploi): National public employment agency that PLACE aux EMPLOIS partners with for job dating and interview simulations. Operates at vastly larger scale across all of France but serves the same employer and job-seeker populations with a more standardized, higher caseload model (150 candidates per counselor vs. PLACE aux EMPLOIS's low-caseload approach).
• Manpower France: Large commercial employment services firm offering temporary staffing, permanent placement, and career coaching. Comparable employer- and candidate-facing services but at national scale and fee-based, contrasting with PLACE aux EMPLOIS's free hyperlocal model.
• Adecco France: Major French staffing and employment services firm offering temporary work, permanent placement, and HR solutions. Overlaps with PLACE aux EMPLOIS on employer recruitment and candidate placement, but operates commercially at national scale rather than as a free community service.

Others

• LinkedIn: Global professional networking and recruitment platform. Represents the digital alternative to PLACE aux EMPLOIS's human-centered model — PLACE aux EMPLOIS even offers LinkedIn profile optimization as one of its services, positioning LinkedIn as a complementary tool rather than a direct competitor.

Direct peers

• Passerelle pour l'Emploi: Federation partner association serving South-West Lyonnais with an identical model — free personalized placement, volunteer referents, group workshops, and joint job-dating events with France Travail. Most directly comparable in mission, scale, and operating model.
• Cap Emploi: Specialized employment placement network supporting job seekers with disabilities, with whom PLACE aux EMPLOIS has a partnership. Operates a comparable free, personalized placement model targeted at a specific sub-population within the same employer ecosystem.
• Icare: Lyonnais association for reinforced support of people distant from employment — listed as a partner. Shares the nonprofit, locally-funded, individually-tailored placement approach with PLACE aux EMPLOIS, though focused on the most marginalized candidates.
• Mission Locale: Youth employment and integration network (16–25 year olds) listed as a partner of PLACE aux EMPLOIS. Comparable mission around first-time job placement, with similar public funding model and territorial presence, but focused on youth rather than general candidates.
• Maison Pour Tous: Local popular-education association (association 1901 d'éducation populaire) cited as a customer of PLACE aux EMPLOIS's recruitment services. While not a direct placement peer, it is a comparable community-rooted nonprofit operating in the same West Lyonnais territory with overlapping audience and value proposition.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/placeauxemplois

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Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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