Frequently Asked Questions Candidates

To register with habeas, you need to visit our website. Either respond to a job opportunity or register by making a speculative application via the homepage on our website. For reasons of efficiency, given the number of assignments we handle and the size of our team, habeas only sees candidates by appointment and always in connection with its current mandates. If you do not have Internet access, you can always send us your application by mail.

No. Registering with habeas is completely free and enables you to be included in an active and regularly updated database. habeas will get in touch with you if your profile matches any of its job opportunities and, on a more proactive note, if you are interested in an opportunity posted by habeas, you can simply apply online.

No. habeas offers permanent contracts with clients who have instructed it to assist them in recruiting new employees and executives. You therefore sign an employment contract directly with habeas’ clients.

Open-ended contracts and, in exceptional cases, fixed-term contracts with a view to a permanent contract.

habeas likes to keep its candidates informed as soon as possible.  Our staff check applications received daily. Once you have applied, you will receive a response within a few days informing you either that your application is being processed (to allow us time to check suitability for the profile sought or to get back to you by email or phone to clarify certain points) or that your application has been unsuccessful. After this, if your application is pending analysis, you will receive a definitive response as soon as we are able to let you know, i.e. within the next few days or weeks (bearing in mind that, on average, habeas completes its assignments in 10 to 12 weeks). The recruitment process will continue and you will be kept regularly informed, by email or phone, of each of the next steps.

No. You may submit a speculative application via our website but we only see people by appointment and then only applicants whose profile is in line with current assignments. This is for reasons of efficiency, given the number of assignments we handle and the size of our team.

Being registered with habeas ensures that you will be contacted by our staff if they feel your profile matches one of the profiles sought by our clients. habeas checks its database daily and for each of its assignments. Because of this, it has invested in a sophisticated database which ensures that the applications listed in it are processed efficiently and in the most effective way possible. Candidates are also advised to update their CV and personal data regularly and if they don’t independently do this, they will be sent a reminder.

With our knowledge of the market, businesses and job roles, we are able through our “personal skills assessment” service to help you improve your skill set (strengths/areas for improvement), better evaluate the experience you can offer or familiarize you with the rigours of job interviews and the assessment process. We can also provide you with advice on more specific requirements (see our web page dedicated to this service).

No. If a client of habeas has chosen to use our services, they have opted to outsource a considerable amount of the recruitment process and are relying on habeas to filter applications for them. Applying to the client directly makes clear your intention to bypass this working structure and may be frowned upon, even by our clients. We therefore advise you to abide by the established procedure. Nevertheless, should you still decide to apply directly to a client, that client will forward every application to us, in keeping with our role, as our clients commit to this process. Moreover, at regular intervals throughout the process, a tracking chart is sent to the client listing all applications shortlisted for its assignment, so that the client can respond and pursue a particular application if they wish. We operate transparently and, above all, in the interests of our clients and our candidates.

Go to the homepage on our site on the file " submit your cv ". Our internal system will make the link between your past and new informations and CV will be added automatically to your profile.

It is for this very reason that habeas has taken care to make its site mobile responsive, giving you the convenience of being able to use the site from your tablet or smartphone.

Go the homepage on our website or the job opportunities page in the “Find a job” section, where you can click on the “Speculative application” tab. habeas has made this process as easy as possible for you; you simply need to complete a few required fields. The form will be automatically populated with your personal details, taken from your CV.

Of course. You can take advantage of our expertise through our “personal skills assessment” service. We advise you to check out the page on our website that describes this service.

The professional realm in which habeas operates relies heavily on confidentiality. This is made all the more important by the fact that the majority of our candidates are already active on the job market and are turning to us in order to embark upon the next stage in their professional future. This is the main reason why we do not publish our advertisements anonymously but in a transparent way, so that you know the destination of your application because you have the names of habeas’ clients. All our staff are extremely vigilant in respecting this need for confidentiality and, if you have a particular reason to be concerned, you can always contact our office direct by phone.

Every step of the way, habeas provides you with regular follow-up as quickly as possible. In the days following your application for a position, we will inform you by e-mail whether or not we are proceeding with the application. If your application is successful, we take the time to analyse it which, more often than not, will involve us contacting you by telephone in order to discuss particular aspects of your career path, your motivation and/or your expectations. We will then set a date to meet you in person at habeas. Following this meeting, you will be informed within 2 weeks whether or not we are recommending a meeting with you to our client. After your meeting with our client, we will send you feedback as soon as possible once the client has reached a decision. If this interview is positive and you are a shortlisted candidate, you will have to undergo an assessment at habeas and you will notify us of references whom habeas will contact. Your terms of employment will be finalized directly with our client. Once the process is complete, we will provide you with telephone feedback on the content of your assessment.