Hello everyone,
I am new to the Forum and have some basic questions on the employment situation in France, preferably in the Grenoble, Montpellier, Toulouse (i.e. southern area).

I am a British citizen and have been living/working in North America for the past 12 years. Well, now it's time to come back to my European roots. I lived and worked in Rueill-Malmaison for 2 years back in 1994 -96 and speak some French (although I must admit it is somewhat rusty from lack of everyday use !).
I really enjoyed the French way of life and want to return to their 'joie de vivre' that is somewhat missing here. However, before I can do that I need a job; I am an experienced (U.K. University degree qualified) Principal Embedded Systems Software Engineer/Architect with over 20 years experience in my field.

If anyone out there knows of anyone looking for someone with my experience or can point me in the direction of job boards, newspaper online adverts etc. I would be very grateful. I have tried the usual sources of Monster, FindjobsAbroad, etc. but they don't seem to have much at the moment, so I thought maybe someone could point to lesser known more local sites.

Thanks for any help.

Patrick.