Moving to Paris or building a career here can feel exciting, and isolating at the same time. Whether you’re an expat, international professional, or local navigating a career shift, one thing becomes clear quickly: having the right community changes everything. From networking to mentorship to emotional support, professional communities help you grow faster, feel less alone, and access opportunities you wouldn’t find otherwise. Here are 5 practical ways to find and build your career community in Paris, and how to start today.
Ayşe Erdoğan, a .NET backend developer at Paylocity, shares her journey from Turkey to the Czech Republic, reflecting on gender bias in engineering, the power of inclusive company cultures, and why visibility, mentorship, and initiatives like Femme Palette are essential to empowering more women in tech.
Paris is one of Europe’s most dynamic career hubs, home to fast-growing startups, global companies, creative industries, and an increasingly active tech ecosystem. For women building their careers, the city offers both exciting opportunities and real challenges, from navigating competitive job markets to finding the right networks and mentors. This guide highlights career opportunities, professional communities, and mentoring resources for women in Paris.
An interview with IREAS Project Manager Michaela Jeřábková about the “Ukaž se” program for women 50+, created to boost confidence, entrepreneurship, and real-life career growth with Femme Palette mentoring.
Copenhagen is often seen as one of the best cities in Europe for work-life balance, gender equality, and career opportunities. With its strong startup ecosystem, international companies, and progressive workplace culture, the Danish capital attracts ambitious women from all over the world. If you are building a career in Copenhagen, here are five career growth tools that can help women progress faster, with more clarity and confidence.
According to research by Gallup, 80% of employees who received meaningful feedback in the past week are fully engaged at work. While regular performance reviews exist in most organisations, feedback is often underused or treated as a formal obligation rather than a strategic leadership tool. The connection is straightforward: higher engagement leads to higher productivity, and higher productivity supports stronger business performance. The real question for leaders is not whether feedback matters, but how to use it effectively to support both people and results.
Alice Machová leads the Financial Accounting Advisory Services (FAAS) team at EY Czech Republic, which focuses on CFO agendas, digital technologies, financial processes, and accounting standards, including IFRS and US GAAP. She also heads the Climate Change and Sustainability Services (CCaSS) practice, where she and her team help companies set ESG strategies, decarbonization plans, and financing for sustainable projects. Her professionalteam provides advisory support to communities and businesses seeking to grow responsibly and sustainably.
Five years ago, the idea of leading a fully remote team sounded risky, maybe even lazy. Today, it is one of the clearest signals that work has permanently changed. Slack notifications replaced office chatter, video calls replaced conference rooms, and productivity stopped being measured by who stayed late. Remote work did not just tweak how we work. It completely reset how success is defined.
In today’s competitive talent landscape, companies are searching for ways to develop employees, retain great talent, and build strong leaders for the future. While internal training and coaching programs have their place, there’s a compelling case for investing in a structured external mentoring program, a move that smart people leaders are increasingly prioritizing.
