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Hundreds of companies and volunteers were present at the Salon Jeune d’Avenir in Paris last April to maximize young people's chances of finding a job or an apprenticeship.
Many young people aged 16 to 30 were able to receive advice on how to effectively prepare for a job interview.
Indeed, as Karen de Brossard , trainer at Impact Confiance , explains, the job interview is a crucial step in the recruitment process. It can be a decisive moment and is sometimes perceived as unfair; this mandatory step before hiring can and should be taken very seriously.
https://jeunesdavenirs.fr
Juliette Boulegon
impact.info journalist
Published on 24 May 2024
Transcript Audio in Français — text automatically translated· AI-generated transcript
0:00 Hello, it's Juliette and I'm at the Jeunes d'Avenir Fair at Porte-de-la-Vilette in Paris. 0:04 A fair reserved for young people aged 16 to 30 who are looking for either training, 0:09 an apprenticeship, or maybe their first job. 0:11 And if you're about to go through a series of interviews 0:15 or perhaps your first job interview 0:17 and you're a little bit scared of not knowing what to say or how to sell yourself, 0:22 know that there is an organization that helps you regain confidence 0:25 and does everything possible to get that job. 0:28 I'm Karen Le Brossard, I'm a youth advisor within the Impact Confiance program. 0:34 My job is to support young people who come to follow the program, 0:40 to help them with their professional integration 0:43 and the realization of their professional projects. 0:46 And from what age is this? What level is it for? 0:49 So, in this case, Impact Confiance started supporting young people aged 18 to 30 0:56 from underprivileged neighborhoods, mostly out of school originally. 1:00 And today, we have an incredible opportunity, we've been given additional budgets 1:05 and we support young graduates from Bac 2 to Bac 5. 1:10 And it's on this target and these learners that we mainly focus our program today. 1:18 So, can you explain to me how this works? 1:20 If I am a young person who needs to integrate into the job market, 1:25 what are you going to advise me? What will you look at first? 1:29 Well, we don't look at much, because in fact, we welcome everyone, that's it. 1:34 In fact, it's accepting the idea that, regardless of our level of education, 1:37 whether it's Bac 2 or Bac 5, we haven't necessarily been coached, 1:41 we haven't necessarily been supported, and looking for a job is complicated. 1:45 Even if we have knowledge, methodology, learning, and coaching, 1:51 learning to pitch and learning to focus our job interviews, 1:54 that's not something everyone can do. 1:56 So, in fact, we take all young people, always from 18 to 30 years old, graduates, 2:01 who are aware of these gaps and areas for improvement. 2:06 So, we will offer them a prep course for 3 weeks, 15 effective days, 2:10 from Monday to Friday, with a hybrid teaching prep, 2:15 in-person, e-learning, and remote, 2:18 with about ten different modules that will cover emotional intelligence, 2:23 how to present myself at a job interview, 2:26 what are the job search techniques, 2:28 how to manage my reputation, how to redo a cover letter, a CV. 2:33 We cover all the topics that will help them. 2:37 Emotional intelligence, why does it matter? 2:39 This might be the first time I've heard this term. 2:41 Emotional intelligence is being aware... 2:45 So, it's not a module that I master, 2:47 because it's more about coaches and very dedicated people, 2:50 who have degrees in psychology, who do this. 2:53 But the idea is to know that deep down I have traits, 2:59 emotions that I can't assimilate, that I can't express. 3:03 And that's emotional intelligence, 3:05 it's how I should react to a situation, whether it's positive or negative. 3:11 And I liked to say that, in fact, we are looking for the best in young people, 3:16 of which they may not be fully aware. 3:18 Deep down, they have plenty of abilities, plenty of skills, plenty of qualities. 3:23 And we will help them bring them to light. 3:25 And we will teach them to use them to make an impression 3:28 and to succeed in their interview, their integration into the company, etc. 3:33 Is that the main problem, if I may say so? 3:37 It's not being aware of one's qualities, perhaps? 3:40 Yes, it's one of the factors. 3:42 I just came out of a three-hour module on job search techniques, 3:47 where I intervene a lot by explaining to them 3:49 that it's not enough to send a CV in response to an ad, 3:53 that you need to build a network, that you need to be willing to talk about yourself, 3:57 to go meet others to tell them who you are, what you're looking for. 4:01 And often, that's how you create a network 4:03 and that's how referrals can happen, etc. 4:07 And when I talk to them about this, I realize how much the difficulties, 4:10 are lack of self-confidence, the poor image they have of themselves, 4:16 incredible shyness and the idea of approaching others. 4:20 From there, succeeding in a job search interview is super complicated. 4:24 So it's a major part, but there is also, 4:27 we realize that apart from big names, 4:29 prestigious business schools or renowned vocational training centers, 4:33 everyone who comes out of university, 4:35 even if there are things being put in place more and more, 4:37 that's great, the universities, the small vocational training centers, the small schools 4:43 don't necessarily have support and they are thrown into the workforce 4:47 with diplomas, they have the knowledge. 4:50 But the methodology for getting hired, 4:52 is something that is not yet taught enough. 4:55 That was Karen de Brossard who works at Impact Confiance, 4:58 an organization that helps candidates. 5:01 to regain full confidence 5:03 before going for a job interview and trying to get that job. 5:07 If you want more information about this organization, 5:10 I invite you to visit our website impact.info. 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