How to prepare for an interview

The stages before the interview:

  • Find out all you can about the person you’re going to meet as well as the position, the group, the management and the business.
  • Practice with open-ended questions that you are likely to be asked. For example, about your professional project.

 

 The stages during the interview:

  • You must be able to present yourself in 3 to 5 minutes concisely and in a manner that can be understood by all
  • You should present your future professional project
  • Remember to illustrate what you are saying with concrete facts.
  • Ask questions about the rest of the recruitment process, deadlines, other planned interviews, etc.
  • Pay attention to non-verbal language: your expression, your posture, any verbal tics or even parasitic gestures
  • Don’t be too familiar
  • Take notes
  • Prepare the questions that you want to ask
  • Be honest

 

Post-interview stages:
Remember to send a reminder email to:

  • confirm your motivation, going over the points covered in the interview
  • thank the interviewer for their time during the interview and the information you received
  • if you prefer to stop the process, let them know and simply explain the reasons that led you to take this decision

 

If your application is rejected:

  • If the interviewer gives reasons for this rejection, take the feedback into consideration for your next interview
  • If no reasons are given, do not hesitate to ask why: what were the positive points identified during the interview and those that need to be improved

 

Questions to ask when signing your contract

  • The duration of your trial period
  • Your working hours
  • Health and disability insurance
  • Avoid focusing on compensation and holidays, or even worse, parking space