Pre-Interview Preparation

Learn how to prepare for an interview in your target country, including company research, networking for contacts, and what materials to bring. Below is a brief excerpt from this section:  

After applying for a position, if you’ve been selected for an interview, you should receive an email or telephone call directly from the company’s human resources department. This first phone call is generally to verify your identity and general description, so always be ready to answer basic questions about yourself, your work experience and your availability in this quick phone conversation, typically lasting no longer than ten minutes.

If you are doing an interview by video, take care with your surroundings. Always do video interviews in a quiet space, with good lighting and an uncluttered, professional-looking background. Be familiar with whatever software is being used for the interview. Make sure to consider any possible time zone differences, particularly if the company is based abroad or in the Canary Islands, Spain’s only region on a different time zone from the mainland.

Also, while many first-round interviews might be held remotely, most organizations still require candidates to meet in person, particularly if it’s for a hybrid position. 

Although it might vary from sector to sector, it is recommended to take the following materials with you to the job interview:

  • An official photo ID. Do not forget to take a valid form of ID with your picture on it: your National Identification Card or DNI in Spain, your passport or driving license, for example. It is unlikely that an interviewer or recruiter will ask for it, but it would be very inappropriate not to be able to prove your identity at a professional interview....

This is just a brief sample of the extensive information in the GoinGlobal Spain Career Guide, which is carefully researched and regularly updated by local career experts.

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