17/04/2026
The European POP UP project is reshaping the way we approach employability through sport 🌍🏃♀️
Through POP UP, we are developing and testing innovative approaches to connect job seekers with employers... by harnessing the power of movement and collective engagement.
On April 1st, this ambition came to life through the co-organization, alongside France Travail, of a unique recruitment event: "Match for Employment".
Here, CVs were not the starting point.
Instead, participants engaged in sports-based activities designed to encourage interaction, spontaneity, and the demonstration of soft skills.
Recruiters and candidates shared meaningful moments, discovering each other in a different way, building connections, and breaking away from traditional recruitment formats.
In a second phase, more conventional exchanges took place, allowing recruiters to present opportunities and candidates to express their interest.
This initiative fully reflects the ambition of the POP UP project: using sport as a powerful tool for social innovation and professional inclusion.
The activities were based on those co-developed within WP4 (Ultimate, Tchoukball, Pull Ball), specifically designed to foster engagement, cooperation, and self-confidence 🤝