The first step before moving on to interviews with the company’s team is an initial call with the recruiter. They usually ask about your salary expectations, your experience, whether you’re involved in other processes, if your documents are in order, and if you’re available to start by a certain date. If everything aligns, you move on to the first round with the team you would actually be working with.
The next step focuses on your experience with senior members of the role you’re applying for. Time management is key because if the call is scheduled for 30 minutes, they will end it exactly at that mark — so you need to be concise and manage your time well. They ask about your background, your motivations, and you also need to have researched the company, as they will definitely bring it up. They also value it if, at the end, you ask thoughtful questions yourself.
If you pass that interview, the second round is a role play. The interviewer takes on the role of the “client” and you are yourself in the position. They provide vague information about what they need, and you must present candidates that fit the client’s requirements. The key here — since the information is vague (just like in real life) — is to pause, ask the right questions, and gather the details you need to complete the task. You’re given one hour to prepare, after which the interviewer returns, and you present your results.
If you succeed, you move to the final round with the manager. This stage focuses on case studies: how you would solve certain situations, how you would sell candidates to the client, and how you would handle communication from the very first contact.
In my case, I passed all the stages. At first, communication with the recruiter was very smooth, and they were attentive throughout the process. But once I had completed everything and asked for feedback, they went silent. Each time I followed up, I was given excuses — one person was out of the office, then another — until 20 days had passed with no update (which felt like a lot, considering the interviews had been scheduled very close to one another and communication up until then had been almost daily). Eventually, I discovered on LinkedIn that they had hired someone else. After such smooth communication during the process, it was quite disappointing, because you really invest time and energy into these interviews. I ended up reaching out again to mention I had seen the role was already filled, and only then they confirmed it. They told me the chosen candidate spoke Arabic and French, which was ideal for their client portfolio — even though the job description I had received from the start only required English.
