The Chghol blog
Practical guides written for the Algerian market and updated at every change in the law: to find a job, understand your pay and hire without mistakes.
A recruiter spends under 10 seconds on a CV. Here is exactly what they look for in Algeria, section by section, with a complete example and the mistakes that get an application rejected.
Between the gross salary in the ad and what lands in your account sit CNAS and IRG. Here is how to go from one to the other, with the 2026 scale, three worked examples and a calculator.
The final-year internship is often the first contact with a company, and the first serious line on a CV. Here is how to find one, what the agreement says, and how to turn it into a job.
Freelancer, developer, designer, trainer, courier: the self-employed status gives a simple legal frame to invoice. Here is how to get it, what it really costs and how to invoice properly.
“National-service status”: the line that blocks applications without anyone saying why. Here are the situations, the papers, what employers really look at and how to write it.
A good letter fits on half a page and answers three questions: why this company, what you bring, when you are available. Three templates to adapt, and the handwritten request administrations expect.
An interview is won before you enter the room. Here are the 20 questions that come up in Algerian companies, a method to answer them, and what to do before, during and after.
Many employees do not know their rights and many employers do not know their obligations. Here is the essence of law 90-11 in plain language, with what to do when things go wrong.
The unemployment allowance supports first-time job seekers while they find a position. Here are the conditions, the amount, the step-by-step process, what makes you lose it, and the schemes that lead to a first job.
Every year, administrations, hospitals, schools and local authorities hire through competitive exams. Here is how to find them, build a file that is not rejected, and prepare.
Finding the right person in Algeria takes forever when you improvise. Here is the full method: channels, writing the ad, ANEM and CNAS formalities, choosing the contract, real cost, and a 10-day process.
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