FedEx Express has announced plans to take on 200 more employees in France during 2008, splitbetween its European hub at Roissy-CDG and its 14 branches in Paris and the regions. This would be
an 8% increase in staff numbers.FedEx Express, which opened its European hub at CDG in 1999, currently employs 2,500 peoplein France. A similar number of additional employees could be taken on annually over the next fewyears as the company grows its business.
“The express market is very dynamic and our recruitment needs reflect this development,” saidAurélie Morin, head of human resources. Most of the 200 additional jobs planned for this year willbe in the positions of handlers, couriers and operational managers.
FedEx will concentrate on taking on locally-based staff who live close to its hub andbranches. The company offers good career opportunities, with 80% of managers having advanced upthrough the ranks, Morin pointed out.
