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Job interview in French test answer key with scoring for French B2 (free PDF download)

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Quick answer: In an advanced French job interview, present each strength with one concrete proof, tell difficult situations in four parts (context, problem, action, result), and negotiate pay with a gross-salary range and a justification. This scoring guide gives the expected answers and the points for the 9 questions of the French B2 test on job interview in French, from register to translation, with the equivalent answers to accept.

Use this answer key for marking. Accept any correct and formal alternative. Deduct points only for the errors named in each scoring note, then add the points to get a total out of 20.

Level: French B2 (CEFR upper intermediate) · Standards: CEFR B2, Spoken interaction

Question 1 Register (2 points)

  1. Pourriez-vous m’indiquer le salaire ?
  2. J’aimerais (Je souhaiterais) un jour de télétravail supplémentaire.

Scoring: 1 point each: vous and conditional.

Question 2 Pay vocabulary (2 points)

  1. 2 600 × 12 = 31 200 € brut
  2. 31 200 + 1 200 = 32 400 € brut

Scoring: 1 point each; accept the answer if the method is right and the figure follows.

Question 3 Past tenses (2 points)

étais – arrivait – ai parlé – a changé

Scoring: 0.5 point per verb.

Question 4 Conditional (2 points)

  1. Je pourrais vous envoyer mon CV.
  2. Auriez-vous le temps de répondre à une question ?

Scoring: 1 point each.

Question 5 Subjunctive (2 points)

  1. fixions
  2. aie

Scoring: 1 point each.

Question 6 Reading: interview (3 points)

  1. She wants more international responsibilities (not a conflict).
  2. 46 000 to 50 000 € gross per year.
  3. She stays open to discussion depending on the benefits offered.

Scoring: 1 point per accurate answer, in English or French.

Question 7 Negotiation phrases (2 points)

  1. Compte tenu de
  2. à condition que (confirmiez: subjunctive)
  3. Quant à

Scoring: 0.5, 1 and 0.5 points.

Question 8 Guided speaking in writing (3 points)

Model answer (42 words): Madame, je vous remercie de cet entretien. Mon expérience en vente et ma capacité d’écoute correspondent bien à ce poste. Ainsi, lors d’un salon à Lyon, j’ai doublé les contacts de mon équipe. Je reste à votre disposition pour toute information complémentaire.

Scoring: 1 point for the strength and proof, 1 point for the formal register, 1 point for accuracy and length.

Question 9 Translation (2 points)

  1. J’aimerais connaître les avantages.
  2. Pourrions-nous discuter du salaire la semaine prochaine ?

Scoring: 1 point each: minus 0.5 per error.

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