The job interview
Before, during, after: interview forms, the two-minute introduction, the STAR method, tricky questions, forbidden questions, thank-you and follow-up.
- 27 cards
- 5 topics
- Free
The outline, topic by topic
Each topic is weighted the way the exam weighs it.
- Concepts
- Questions
- Sort and link
- Scenarios
- Understand
A few cards from the deck
Job interview: what is it?
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An exchange where an employer assesses a candidate, by phone, face to face or remotely, with human resources or the technical team.
Each form of interview measures something different: the call checks the basics, human resources the motivation, the technical team the know-how.
When should you send the thank-you email after an interview?
- The same day or the next day
- A week later, so as not to look in a hurry
- Only if the recruiter asks for it at the end of the talk
- Never: the decision is already made at the end of the interview
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The same day or the next day
The message is useful while the talk is fresh in memory. It can also weigh on a close choice, and it shows care and motivation.
STAR stands for …, …, …, ….
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STAR stands for situation, task, action, result.
In the action, you say "I" and not "we": the recruiter assesses your part.
STAR method: what is it?
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A way of telling an experience in four beats: the situation, the task, the action, the result.
It avoids the endless story: a short context, what was asked of you, what you did yourself, and what it changed, with figures if possible.
At the end of an interview for a work-study post, the recruiter asks: "What are your salary expectations?" Which answer is the strongest?
- "I don't know": not committing avoids closing doors or getting it wrong
- A precise figure picked at random and defended without justification, to show self-assurance
- A range backed by a source, saying that I remain open to the company's pay scale
- "Whatever you want": accepting any amount to show my motivation
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A range backed by a source, saying that I remain open to the company's pay scale
The recruiter tests your knowledge of the market. A sourced range (legal scale, company grid, survey) answers without closing you in; evasion and a random figure show the opposite.