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