How to ask about job roles and responsibilities in French

To ask about job roles and responsibilities in French, you can use phrases such as:

• Quels sont vos rôles et responsabilités dans ce poste ? (What are your roles and responsibilities in this position?)
• Pouvez-vous me décrire vos fonctions principales ? (Can you describe your main functions to me?)
• Quelles sont les tâches associées à ce poste ? (What are the tasks associated with this job?)
• Quel est l’objet de ce poste ? (What is the purpose of this position?)
• Quelles responsabilités assumez-vous dans ce rôle ? (What responsibilities do you assume in this role?)

These expressions are polite and professional ways to inquire about job roles and responsibilities in French contexts. They are useful in interviews, networking, or workplace conversations when you want to clarify someone’s job description.

This guidance is based on common business language usage and expressions adapted for job-related inquiries in French. It helps emphasize both roles (rôles/fonctions) and responsibilities (responsabilités/tâches) clearly.

References

• Exploring Roles, Requirements and Rewards in French and English-Canadian Business Development Job Postings

• Multimodal Practice for Mobilizing Response: The Case of Turn-Final Tu Vois ‘You See’ in French Talk-in-Interaction

• ‘Role’ and ‘Position’: Job Expectations and Practices