Internships in France: Who's Hiring Right Now (Oct 2026)

You want an internship in France and you need to know who is actually posting roles this month, not last year. Here is the picture from the JobRise live jobs feed as of 14 October 2026: 76 open Internships in France, with 74 posted in the last 30 days and 18 in the last 7 days.

These are counts of open listings on one feed, not a market survey. Treat them as a snapshot of where to look this week.

Who is posting, and what they want#

One employer dominates the slice. Ubisoft shows 54 of the 76 open listings, and the roles cluster around game operations and data: "Functional Support Analyst Assistant - Stage (6 mois) Janvier 2027 (F/H/NB)", "Mobile Game Analyst Assistant - Stage (6 mois) Janvier 2027 (F/H/NB)", "Data Business Analyst Assistant - Internship (6-month) January 2027 (W/M/NB)", "Live Operations Coordinator Assistant - Stage (6 mois) Janvier 2027 (F/H/NB)", plus "Communication & PR Assistant" and "Customer Experience Program Manager Assistant" roles with the same six-month January 2027 format.

After that, the field thins out fast. ARCHIMED has 6 listings including "Junior Project Manager - Internship (Lyon, France)". Red Bull has 4, Datadog has 4, Withings has 2, Fifty-Five has 2, Celonis has 2, and Palantir has 2. Note that some names on listings are recruiters or staffing firms rather than the end employer, so read each posting carefully before you apply.

Where the jobs are#

Paris takes 69 of the 76 listings. Lyon has 3, Issy-les-Moulineaux has 2, Bordeaux has 1, and Nice has 1.

If you are outside Paris, that is a real constraint. Remote-friendly postings are not visible in these counts, so plan around Paris or around the handful of Lyon and Bordeaux roles.

What the job-type mix tells you#

The slice is 60 Internship listings and 16 Full-time listings. All 76 carry entry-level titles such as intern, graduate, junior, or trainee.

Two things follow. First, the "internship" filter is not perfectly clean, so a quarter of what you see will be permanent junior roles, which is useful if you are graduating. Second, 76 of 76 entry-level titles means you are competing against people at your level, so a generic CV will not stand out.

The mix is heavy on big tech and large corporates: Ubisoft, Red Bull, Datadog, Palantir, Celonis. Startups and mid-size firms are present but thin (Withings, Fifty-Five), agencies are barely visible, and the public sector does not show up in this slice at all. If you want a startup or public-sector internship, this feed will not be enough on its own this month.

None of the listings in this slice shows a salary. For French internship gratification, the legal minimum is set by the state and changes over time, so check the current official source rather than trusting a blog figure.

How to apply this week#

Apply direct wherever you can. Company career pages move faster than aggregator copies, and you can see whether the role is still open.

Mirror the listing's keywords. French postings mix English and French titles, and many say (F/H/NB) or (W/M/NB). Use the exact title wording in your CV headline and in your cover letter's first line, because screening tools and recruiters both scan for it.

A worked example

Weak bullet: "Helped the support team with various tasks and analysis."

Rewritten: "Handled first-line support tickets for a live mobile game, tagged recurring issues in Excel, and sent a weekly summary of the top 5 ticket themes to the product team."

The second version names the context, the tool, and the output. That is what a "Functional Support Analyst Assistant" posting is really asking for.

The 7-step plan#

1. Pick your top 10 listings from the 76 open roles today, and put Ubisoft roles first if you fit the profile, since 54 of the roles sit there.
2. Read each posting twice and copy the exact job title, the tools named, and the language requirements into a note.
3. Rewrite your CV so those words appear naturally in your profile line and your last two experiences. Do not stuff keywords, just use the employer's vocabulary.
4. Run your CV through a free ATS resume checker before you send anything, and fix formatting that breaks parsing.
5. Write one short cover letter per company, not per role, and reference the specific team (game operations, data, communications) from the listing.
6. Apply direct on the company site first, then on the feed, and log the date, the title, and the contact in a simple spreadsheet.
7. Follow up once after seven days with a two-line email, then move on and keep applying to new postings.

Do not wait for perfect listings. With 18 new postings in the last 7 days, the feed moves weekly, so your habit matters more than any single application.

For the wider picture beyond internships, the JobRise Hiring Report: France shows 465 open listings across all categories in France, 345 of them posted in the last 30 days. That tells you internships are a large share of what is moving right now.

FAQ#

How many internships are open in France right now?

As of 14 October 2026, the JobRise feed shows 76 open internship listings in France, with 74 posted in the last 30 days and 18 in the last 7 days. This is one feed's snapshot, not a national total.

Which companies have the most internship openings?

Ubisoft leads with 54 listings, followed by ARCHIMED with 6, Red Bull and Datadog with 4 each, and Withings, Fifty-Five, Celonis, and Palantir with 2 each. Some of these names appear as recruiters or staffing firms on the listing, so verify the actual employer before applying.

Are these internships only in Paris?

Mostly. Paris holds 69 of the 76 listings, with Lyon at 3, Issy-les-Moulineaux at 2, and Bordeaux and Nice at 1 each. If you are based elsewhere, focus on the Lyon and ARCHIMED roles and be ready to relocate.

Do these internships list a salary?

No listing in this slice shows a salary. French internships have a legal minimum gratification that changes over time, so check the current official government source and ask the employer directly.

Can I apply if my French is not fluent?

Several titles are written in English and use (W/M/NB), which suggests English-friendly teams, especially in data and analyst roles. Still, check the language requirement line in each posting, and say honestly in your cover letter which languages you work in.