{"id":2973,"date":"2017-10-16T09:01:48","date_gmt":"2017-10-16T09:01:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abg.asso.fr\/2017\/10\/16\/recruitment-process-in-europe-a-panel-discussion-by-abg-for-the-university-of-torino-en\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T10:17:22","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T10:17:22","slug":"recruitment-process-in-europe-a-panel-discussion-by-abg-for-the-university-of-torino-en","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abg.asso.fr\/en\/2017\/10\/16\/recruitment-process-in-europe-a-panel-discussion-by-abg-for-the-university-of-torino-en\/","title":{"rendered":"Recruitment process in Europe: a panel discussion by ABG for the University of Torino"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"abg-legacy-lg\">Different types and activity sectors were represented among the companies:<br \/>\n&#8211; large and small<br \/>\n&#8211; pharma, food, IT, energy, sociology\/anthropology, recruitment<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"abg-legacy-lg\">Speakers were:<br \/>\n&#8211; <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/luca-arista-088401\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr Luca Arista<\/a> from Novartis, Switzerland \u2013 Senior investigator<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8211; <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/filippoarmellino\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Filippo Armellino<\/a> from Ferrero, Italy \u2013 HR manager<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8211; <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/icaballerodomenech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr Isabel Caballero<\/a> from Amadeus, Spain \u2013 Data scientist<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8211; <strong>Dr Isabelle Hafini from Ethnodata, France &#8211; Founder<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8211; <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/fimbault\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fabien Imbault<\/a> from Evolution Energie, France &#8211; Founder<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8211; <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/lmasscheleyn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Laurent Masschelyn<\/a> from RD2 Conseils, France \u2013 Headhunter<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"abg-legacy-lg\">You will find below a summary of what has been said. More information in the video here!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<span class=\"abg-legacy-lg\"><a class=\"btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.serviziweb.unito.it\/media\/?content=8360\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the video<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"abg-legacy-lg\"><strong>About finding candidates<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen it comes to identify candidates, companies (and especially large ones) rely on their own webpage to advertise vacancies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"abg-legacy-lg\">In the same time, recruiters are using additional methods to find good candidates: they ask their own network, including their academic partners, if they know someone who could meet the requirements. In Switzerland, 70% of jobs are not advertised so you need to be known. That\u2019s also true for your development within the company you\u2019re already working for: some of them enhance the networking among their staff, join this kind of events!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span class=\"abg-legacy-lg\">More about networking here<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"abg-legacy-lg\"><a href=\"\/fr\/article\/1818\/1818-faites-plaisir-votre-r-seau-sollicitez-le\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Faites plaisir \u00e0 votre r\u00e9seau, sollicitez-le !<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"abg-legacy-lg\"><a href=\"\/fr\/article\/1785\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">La d\u00e9marche r\u00e9seau pour le projet professionnel<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"abg-legacy-lg\"><a href=\"\/en\/article\/1501\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Networking &#8211; the holiday version<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"abg-legacy-lg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/explee.com\/embed\/video\/survival-kit-for-networkers?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Survival kit for networkers<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"abg-legacy-lg\"><strong>Selection process: application<\/strong><br \/>\nThe first step is to get selected for job interviews. For large companies, your application will be screened first by the computer and if it can\u2019t find the keywords of this job ad in your CV, your application will be discarded. Take the example of \u201ccrossdisciplinary\u201d and \u201cmultidisciplinary\u201d: basically, the same meaning but depending on the company you apply for (Roche or Novartis eg), you have to choose one word rather than the other. So browse the company\u2019s website and identify their wording.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"abg-legacy-lg\">Regarding the CV, it is mandatory to adapt it to the company you\u2019re targeting. You can\u2019t just send the same CV to all employers. For example, a company like Ferrero is expecting a <a href=\"https:\/\/europass.cedefop.europa.eu\/fr\/documents\/curriculum-vitae\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Europass CV<\/a>. So keep yourself up to date regarding your target\u2019s recruitment codes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"abg-legacy-lg\">Most recruiters are checking your online presence, LinkedIn and Facebook in particular. They may be reluctant to invite you for an interview if they have a negative image of you because of the content you share. Be careful about the settings of your personal profile and <a href=\"\/en\/article\/1384\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">select the information you post on your professional profile<\/a>.<\/span><br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"abg-legacy-lg\"><strong>Selection process: interview<\/strong><br \/>\nDepending on your location, you will be invited for an interview on site or by Skype.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"abg-legacy-lg\">The first interview, most often on the phone, aims to check the main requirements for the position. Then, the second step: meeting HR managers and in-line managers will have you go through a behavioral interview, which is a technique enabling recruiters to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bnV1Ues12AM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">assess your potential and your future performances based on your past experiences and your achievements<\/a>. If you have a portfolio of what you have done, especially for PhDs in Humanities, bring it along with you for the interview. It will increase your credibility and it will have a reassuring impact on the recruiter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"abg-legacy-lg\">If you apply at Ferrero, you will most likely have to go through language and logics tests (a minimum level of B1-B2 is required in English). You may also be invited to an assessment center, which is a way of assessing a small group of candidates on their interpersonal skills.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"abg-legacy-lg\">In most cases, you will go through a round of interviews, during which you will be invited to meet different people, including your direct manager and your future colleagues. At Novartis, if you\u2019re invited on their campus, it is very positive: you are on the very short-list and they may offer you to choose the position you would prefer (if several vacancies). During this visit, you will have a lunch with your future colleagues: that\u2019s how they check if you fit with the team and for the team to check if you can really be part of them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"abg-legacy-lg\">As a conclusion, recruiters can only recommend you to be yourself during the whole process: don\u2019t play a role, it would be a waste of time for both you and the recruiter. Be clear on your motivations and the reasons why you want to join this specific company: applying in industry just because you can\u2019t have a permanent position in academia is not a real choice.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"abg-legacy-lg\">At the end of the panel discussion, speakers delivered a take-home message:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span class=\"abg-legacy-lg\">\u201cthere\u2019s hope!\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span class=\"abg-legacy-lg\">\u201cenjoy what you do!\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span class=\"abg-legacy-lg\">\u201cbeing recruited is only the beginning\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span class=\"abg-legacy-lg\">\u201cnegociate\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span class=\"abg-legacy-lg\">\u201cflexibility: seize the opportunities!\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span class=\"abg-legacy-lg\">\u201cbe who you want to be!\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Author: <a href=\"mailto:berenice.kimpe@abg.asso.fr?subject=Panel%20discussion%20Torino\">B\u00e9r\u00e9nice Kimpe<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author: B\u00e9r\u00e9nice Kimpe (Head of International Department) For the second edition of its PhD Day organized by Lucia Salto, project manager for PhD career development at the University of Torino, ABG invited 6 speakers from European companies to talk about the recruitment of PhDs in their organisations. The topics covered include the different steps from sourcing to recruiting, the do\u2019s and don\u2019ts in the application and interview, their expectations towards PhDs\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2974,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[125,22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2973","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-career","category-international-mobility"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abg.asso.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2973","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abg.asso.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abg.asso.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abg.asso.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abg.asso.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2973"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abg.asso.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2973\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3691,"href":"https:\/\/abg.asso.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2973\/revisions\/3691"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abg.asso.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2974"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abg.asso.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2973"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abg.asso.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2973"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abg.asso.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2973"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}