Publication date : 09/20/2024

Course : Preparing and conducting the annual professional interview in the French civil service

Practical course - 1d - 7h00 - Ref. EPG
Price : 800 € E.T.

Preparing and conducting the annual professional interview in the French civil service




Professional interviews remain a privileged moment between the employee and his/her line manager. There are many issues at stake, both for the administration and for permanent and contract employees. This meeting must therefore be well-prepared and conducted methodically to encourage dialogue.


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Practical course in person or remote class
Available in English on request

Ref. EPG
  1d - 7h00
800 € E.T.




Professional interviews remain a privileged moment between the employee and his/her line manager. There are many issues at stake, both for the administration and for permanent and contract employees. This meeting must therefore be well-prepared and conducted methodically to encourage dialogue.


Teaching objectives
At the end of the training, the participant will be able to:
Understand the usefulness and scope of the professional interview for the administration and its stakeholders
Prepare and conduct professional interviews in compliance with the legal framework applicable to the civil service
Develop interview techniques to enable open exchange
Enable line managers to make the interview an integral part of their day-to-day management practices
Drawing up professional interview minutes
Making the most of professional interviews

Intended audience
Human resources officers and managers.

Prerequisites
No special knowledge required.

Practical details
Hands-on work
Retours d’expérience en qualité d’évaluateur et d’évalué, étude de trame d’entretien, simulation d'entretiens, analyse des textes.
Teaching methods
active teaching

Course schedule

1
Set up interviews in compliance with the legal framework prescribed for state civil servants

  • Analyze the legal framework for the professional interview in the French civil service: laws, decrees, circulars.
  • Mobilize administrative tools: internal procedures, appraiser/appraisee guides, interview document, job descriptions, necessary HR information.
  • Comprendre le rôle de chacune des parties prenantes : de l'évalué aux instances consultatives.
  • Identify points to watch out for: location, confidentiality, personal details, discriminatory criteria.
Hands-on work
Teamwork to analyze the legal framework, case studies on the agents to be assessed and discriminatory criteria, analysis of the interview support document, exercises on regulatory deadlines.

2
Conducting professional interviews as part of the management and organization of administrative services

  • Identify the stakes of the professional interview in terms of team management: for both appraisees and appraisers.
  • Master the key stages of the professional interview: induction, dialogue, conclusion.
  • Take stock of the past year: assess the gaps between the prescribed and the actual.
  • Set SMART(E) objectives for the coming year and the means to achieve them.
  • Assess the agent's qualities and professional experience according to defined criteria.
  • Consider career prospects: development, mobility, advancement.
  • Conclure l’entretien : rédiger l’appréciation générale littérale.
Role-playing
Building SMART(E) objectives, writing general appraisals, role-playing each stage of the interview.

3
Actively participate in the interview and facilitate the agent's self-expression

  • Establish a climate conducive to dialogue.
  • Identify the pitfalls to avoid in your communication.
  • Master listening techniques: empathic listening, active listening.
  • Ask questions and rephrase.
  • Dealing with difficult situations.
  • Formuler une observation constructive.
Role-playing
Role-playing on different listening techniques, practical examples of difficult situations.

4
Using professional interviews

  • Write up the minutes and monitor the validation circuit.
  • Exploit the professional interview in the interests of the administration, the team and the employee.
  • Accompany the agent in implementing decisions taken: objectives set, training identified, career development.
  • Communicating with stakeholders about interviews.
Hands-on work
Report writing, case studies based on a team meeting to communicate on the interviews, action plan to support agents in implementing the decisions taken.


Dates and locations
Select your location or opt for the remote class then choose your date.
Remote class

Dernières places
Date garantie en présentiel ou à distance
Session garantie

REMOTE CLASS
2026 : 24 June, 3 Nov.

PARIS LA DÉFENSE
2026 : 17 June, 27 Oct.