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Hi! My name is Alex, and I’m here to help you move to France and teach English (or any modern language!).

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About M2fate

I help language professionals build a life in France without feeling overwhelmed.

With firsthand experience, honest expectations, personalized advice, and concrete next steps, I offer expert guidance for those who view moving to France as a serious life decision—not a vacation.

Through free guides, YouTube videos, monthly newsletters, the latest job boards, an application tracker, a course, a university directory guide, and much more, M2FATE helps strategize and organize those who dream of making France a short-term or long-term home and the next step in their professional career by teaching a language in universities across France.

01. book a consult
02. Resume + CV Review
03. Interview Prep

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my 1:1 consults

$220 off-season (September-December), $240 on-season (January-August)

A signature 1:1 consult call especially designed for people who want personalized attention.  In this call you’ll learn how to magnify your strengths, address your weaknesses, and determine what universities to apply to. We will also create a timeline tailored to your profile with goals and actionable next steps. For second calls, we can also work on your resume, cover letter, or practice mock interviews.

Get organized, understand the hiring cycle, and know where to find jobs to apply to and what materials you’ll need.

We all have specific strengths and weaknesses in our applications. I’ll help you identify and magnify your strengths front and center, and address any weaknesses recruiters may perceive in your application

Understand more about the universities and the cities they are located in, so you don’t set yourself up for failure by accepting a post in a city with a culture or climate that doesn’t match your preferences. I’ll also help you learn which universities have the most positions and are most competitive.

Initial consults are priced the same individually, but if you know you’ll need several sessions with me, sign up for a 3-session package at once and get a discount. I recommend this for those who foresee needing help throughout the academic semester — a strategy call, a CV/Cover letter call, and an Interview prep call over 6 months will make you most prepared.

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Resume + CV review

If you already have a cover letter and resume but you’re not getting interviews, or you have a template but want it polished or tailored to your profile, lets connect in a consult. 

If you are used to American resumes, they differ substantially in style and format to French resumes.

What are French employers looking for? I help you understand how they think.

Learn what to include and what not to include in your cover letter and resume, and what elements to prioritize

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what to expect

interview prep

If you’ve lined up an interview but you’re nervous about it going wrong, and you want to know what questions they might ask or simply to practice some mock interviews to help you prepare, choose this option.

It’s best to book this one if a university has scheduled an interview with you, or if you’ve already interviewed but didn’t hear back and want to improve.

Practice mock interviews with me to build confidence

Learn what they will ask and whether your answers are good or not

Practice your interview skills with a mock interview. They will switch to French mid-interview, so here’s a good chance to also see how good your French level is!

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Questions about m2fate

Frequently Asked Questions

The two main jobs I recommend applying for are the lecteur de langue and maitre de langue positions. Both are year-long positions that give you the right to work and live in France. The main requirement is to teach English (or whatever language you apply for) to undergraduate and graduate students in person at the university campus. While there are other positions that exist, such as the TAPIF Teaching assistant position for Americans or the entrepreneur or au pair route, the two positions above are in my opinion the best in terms of experience, salary, and quality of life.

Both positions are great because of the amount of teaching you do compared to how much time off you get, in addition to your salary and the length of the contract (1 full year instead of 8 months). It provides for an unparalleled work-life balance, allowing for a quality of life other workplaces could only dream of.

The lecteur de langue position is like a teaching assistant position. You will teach and grade some classes, but most of your teaching hours will be teaching language workshops that aren’t graded. Sometimes you are given a syllabus for your classes, sometimes you have to create your own. Salary is about 1250-1350 euros after taxes a month. To qualify, you need 4 years of post-High School education. To some universities, this means a 4-year undergraduate college degree. To others, this means an undergraduate degree and 1 year of a master’s degree completed as well.

The maitre de langue position doesn’t expect you to teach any language workshops, and instead you teach all of your own classes. You also give all of your own grades, and you need to create your own syllabus most of the time. Salary is about 1550-1650 euros depending on the region. To qualify, you need a Masters degree.

For both positions, you only teach from mid-September to mid-December, with 1 full week of vacation in the fall and 2 weeks of vacation for christmas and new year’s. For the 2nd semester, you teach from mid January to mid April, with 1 full week of vacation in February and 1-2 weeks of vacation in April. You may have some make-up exams to proctor in May or June. The university closes in July and most of August, but you’re still paid the same monthly salary throughout the whole academic year.

It depends on your level of French, but honestly, if you don’t know any French at all, yes, that’s a problem. While it’s not technically a qualification to apply, because of how competitive these positions are, in practice the universities usually hire candidates with at least a beginner’s level of French. Knowing Intermediate French is great for the position — you definitely don’t need to be completely fluent, and for some lecteur positions, it might even be preferable.

Almost all universities across France hire for these kinds of positions every single year. They also almost all have the same academic calendar, which makes the hiring calendar a lot easier to manage.

Universities hire from as early as January to as late as June for that year’s hiring cycle. Positions start September 1st and end August 31st the next year. The majority of the positions, however, are posted in March and April.

For more in-depth details on each university, I’ve created a university directory that I update regularly, which is available for purchase in my shop.

Universities regularly post their positions for 2 weeks to a month (the usual hiring window is 1 month) and then take them down on their university website. As a result, it’s hard to find the positions, because of how many universities in France there are. The only website I know of that posts them semi-regularly is the SAES website. But most people apply to those positions, and not all positions can be found posted there.

That’s why I created my own jobs board, Alex’s Lecteur and Maitre de Langue Job Board! I post a new one every year and keep the previous years up for helpful reference, and it’s all free! I definitely recommend this as the best place to find and apply for positions, as I post many that aren’t featured on the SAES website and are hard to find.

Of course! I have a variety of different resources depending on how much help you need.

For some free helpful support, in addition to my free jobs board, I also have a monthly newsletter that features any new jobs I find during the January-June hiring cycle. I also offer a free Hiring Roadmap PDF to help you better understand the entire hiring cycle and process.

If you need some more structured help, I offer a downloadable application tracker to help you stay organized. I also have a University Directory that I regularly update, as well as an ebook that’s part-guide, part-memoir of my experience and tips applying to jobs and making the actual move to France.

In 2026 I will start offering some free and some paid webinars to teach on how to most effectively and successfully get a language teaching position and move to France.

Finally, if you want one-on-one support with me to create a personalized strategy plan based on your profile to maximize your strengths and weaknesses, or if you need help workshopping your resume, cover letter, or practice interviewing, I offer paid 1-hour consultations.

“It was definitely worth the investment. Alex is knowledgeable and genuinely committed to helping people find a job” – Ludie M.

“Alex really knows his ‘stuff’ and clearly explained the possibilities to me.” – Sandi D.

Hear from my Clients

I've helped guide and consult many clients already in their journey to applying to french universities.
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From the United States and Canada, to the UK, to Australia, all my clients have one thing in common: None of them are EU citizens, and all of them have the dream of moving to France and beginning a life as language professionals.

“It was very helpful and informative. Alex is a very good listener and extremely knowledgeable on the topic of working in universities in France.” – Julia P.

“It was definitely helpful! Having someone who has gone through the experience of starting on the teaching path is really helpful and insightful.” – Caroline C.