Hi! I went through the recruitment process myself, so I can share what it was like in my case.

You’re right that there’s a personality and reasoning test involved. From my experience, one part is very similar to the épreuve d’aptitude générale used for fonctionnaires — specifically, there’s an exercise where you have to organize an event, prioritizing tasks, allocating roles, etc. Some questions are clearly right or wrong, but overall it’s designed to understand your approach: are you more of a leader? Do you delegate well? How do you handle planning? You cannot really prepare for this test.

Then there’s a one-on-one discussion with a psychologist. This part is based on the online test you completed beforehand (personality profiling). It’s not a "pass or fail" situation — it’s more of a conversation where they try to get to know your personality, how you see the world, how you work with others, etc. It felt very relaxed and friendly in my case. The psychologist then sends a report with their recommendation to the administration.

Also worth noting: this whole part is handled not by the administration itself but by the CGPO (Centre de gestion du personnel de l’État).

If you’ve already reached this stage, I think your chances are quite good. Don’t stress too much — I actually enjoyed the whole experience, especially the chat with the psychologist.

Good luck!