In a rather innovative approach, theAPEC (Association Pour l'Emploi des Cadres) has put online a job interview simulator which demonstrates once again to what extent the web is full of diverse, varied and original resources but above all useful !
Indeed, a job interview requires good preparation on the part of a candidate. But it is not always easy, especially for a first position, to know what can be expected of you. With this interactive tool, APEC aims to help you understand, analyze and better answer 200 typical questions that you may encounter during an interview.
The operation of this simulator is very simple:
- Go to the simulator
- Choose your gender
- Choose the time you have available (5, 10 or 15 minutes)
- Choose your profile: active candidate, job seeker or recent graduate
- Select the topic of the questions you want to work on (skills, remuneration, personality, etc.)
- Here we go, the interview begins!
Your interlocutor will then ask you a series of questions which you can answer using a list of predefined choices.
The simulator will then analyze your response and offer you advice on how to improve it, if necessary.
At the same time, and to better understand recruiters' expectations, APEC will offer you an analysis of the recruiter's intentions when he asks you a particular question. It is, in fact, a good thing to understand why your interlocutor is asking you a question. This allows you to better prepare yourself and offer a more appropriate response!
In conclusion, This tool is simple and effective. The questions are relevant and the analyses behind them are of very good quality.
This job interview simulator, more suited to management positions, nevertheless offers universal content that can be used for most interviews. In short, APEC offers here a tool to keep warm in your briefcase next to your pile of CVs when you prepare your next interviews!
