Phone screens in French, scorecards in English
French-speaking applicants include West and Central African and Canadian candidates, common in home care, security and hospitality hiring. PhoneScreen interviews them in French (Français) and gives you the result in English.
You wrote
Which shifts can you work, including weekends?
They hear, in French
Quels horaires pouvez-vous faire, y compris le week-end ?
What changes, and what doesn't
For the candidate
The whole call is in French, from the greeting to the goodbye. They answer the way they would explain it to a coworker, which is the answer you actually want to hear. If they ask for English, it switches.
For your team
Nothing changes. The same questions, the same rubric, a score out of 100 for every answer, and an English transcript next to the French original. Nobody on your team needs to speak French.
Where teams use French screening
Common questions
How does a French phone screen work? +
The candidate chooses French on the apply form and calls the number. The interviewer greets them, asks your questions, follows up when an answer is thin and wraps up, all in French. A minute after they hang up, you get the scorecard and transcript in English, with the French original one click away.
Do I need to write the questions in French? +
No. Write them once in English. The interviewer asks them in French, keeping names, numbers and pay rates exact.
Does a French screen cost extra? +
No. It is $4 per completed screen in every language, and your first 10 are free.
Can a candidate who chose French switch to English? +
Yes. If they ask for English partway through, the interviewer switches and carries on with the next question.
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