# APEC The APEC integration allows you to automatically publish your executive and supervisor job offers from JOIN to **apec.fr**, France’s leading job platform for management-level professionals. To enable the integration, you will need an APEC account and an ADEP agreement. #### What are APEC and ADEP? * **APEC (Association pour l'emploi des cadres):** With an APEC account, you can manually post job adverts on [www.apec.fr](https://www.apec.fr). * **ADEP:** A free service provided by APEC that lets you automatically publish job offers created in JOIN directly to APEC. *** ### Obtain your APEC ID To connect JOIN with APEC, you need an APEC ID. This unique identifier is generated once you have an account and an active ADEP subscription. The APEC ID: * Consists of numbers and may end with a letter (`W` or `i`) * Contains no spaces or special characters Examples of valid APEC IDs: `123456789W`, `12345678i`, `123`, `1234` Depending on your situation, here’s how to obtain your APEC ID: #### Case 1: You already have an ADEP contract Simply complete the contact table provided by APEC and return it as an attachment to . You will then receive your APEC ID in return. #### Case 2: You have an APEC account but no ADEP agreement Request a free subscription by contacting your APEC corporate relations consultant or sending an email to . You can use this template: > **Subject:** ADEP subscription request > > **Body:**\ > Hello, > > We are \[Name of your company] and we use ATS JOIN to post our ads on Apec.fr. > > We would like to benefit from your ADEP service in order to be able to automatically post jobs entered from our ATS on Apec.fr. > > We want to choose the ADEP option with a single login! > > Please tell us how to subscribe to this service and/or contact us on xx.xx.xx.xx.xx. > > Best regards,\ > First name, Last name\ > Company Name #### Case 3: You do not have an APEC account 1. Create a free recruiter account here: [Create APEC account](https://www.apec.fr/recruteur/creation-compte.html/) 2. Once the account is created, follow the steps in **Case 2** to request an ADEP subscription. *** ### Connecting APEC to JOIN Once you have your APEC ID: 1. Go to `Settings` → `Integrations` → `APEC` 2. Enter your APEC ID in the input field 3. Add your company description (this will appear on APEC) 4. Click `Save changes`
*** ### Job quality guidelines To ensure your executive or supervisor job offers are accepted, they must comply with APEC’s posting criteria: * Job title: maximum of 80 characters * Contract type: permanent or fixed-term only * Salary: must be entered in the dedicated salary field, not in the advert body * Seniority: must be one of the following values: * Professional / Experienced * Manager / Supervisor * Executive / Leader * If your job title contains the word “Agent” and meets the above requirements, it will be listed as Agent de maîtrise on APEC. Otherwise, it will appear as an Executive --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://help.join.com/integrations/external-profiles/apec.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.