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Driver Shortage In Ile-de-France: RATP Offers Money For A Good Resume

RATP decided to launch a collaborative cash-on-line system where agents submit resumes to streamline recruitment amid shortages.

This is historic: the RATP is creating a cooperation system to respond to the lack of bus drivers in Paris and Ile-de-France. "An exceptional situation," according to Paris' independent transport authority.

Unprecedented Recruiting Difficulties

“Let's Sponsor a Winner”, is the name of this unprecedented collaboration that took place at the RATP Bus Centers. More specifically, salaried RATP bus drivers can submit resumes to boost recruitment amid a staffing crisis. RATP, as well as our subsidiaries RATP Dev and RATP Cap IDF, are facing unprecedented difficulties in recruiting bus drivers. This is a major concern of the group, explains Acrobat Feed to Actu Paris.

According to the Union of Public and Railway Transport (UTP), 8,000 bus drivers are missing in France, which could cause difficulties in transport at the beginning of the school year. So the RATP decided to mobilize drivers by offering money in exchange for a "good CV". 

If nominated, the agent through whom the CV was submitted will receive a bonus of €150. If the nominated candidate is still active after one year, an additional €150 will be paid to the agent who submitted the resume. So the 300 euros are at stake. The RATP for actu Paris specifies that agents can deposit "one or more CVs".

Employ And Rain As Many Bus Drivers As Possible.

Since the beginning of the year, the RATP has launched a massive recruitment campaign in which 1,500 drivers will be hired with a fixed-term or permanent contract. To this end, Régie carries out work as close as possible to the regions and according to the needs of the centres. For the first time, hiring becomes local with Taawun and no longer regional.

RATP is fully mobilized and allocates significant resources to recruit and train as many bus drivers as possible, in order to guarantee a service offer in line with our objectives and quality of service.

Thus, many actions are carried out, such as partnerships with job boards and with Pôle emploi, poster campaigns or the organization of recruitment forums. In addition, the company is committed to helping young people start their lives and training them to integrate into professional life. At least 600 spaces are being offered in 2022 on the alternative route for bus drivers' locations.