1. BUSINESS ENGLISH COURSE
JOB INTERVIEWS
This is a good link to prepare your job interview in English:
http://www.talkenglish.com/Speaking/Interview/IntBasic1.aspx
Listen to the following extracts, complete them and then find the most suitable questions for each
answer:
"I've always been a great team ……………….. . I'm good at keeping a team together and producing quality
work in a team …………………… ."
"The weakest trait I ……………….. with was not asking for help. I always try to solve my own problems
instead of asking a ……………….. who might know the answer. This would save me more time and I would be
more ……………….. . I'm working on knowing when it would be beneficial to ask for help."
"I've learned the ……………….. of marketing during my first two years. I want to take the next step by taking
on ……………….. projects. My short term goal is to grow as a marketing analyst."
“I get easily ……………….. at people who don't work very hard. But I know people have different work
……………….. and different work habits. So if I could change something, I would like to be more ………………..."
"I'm good at ……………….. with change because I'm flexible with my work and abilities. I'm not afraid of
learning new and difficult things. Whenever I'm ……………….. with a change, I'll put in extra effort to make
the change a ……………….. transition."
“I enjoy working under pressure because I believe it helps me ……………….. . In my previous experience, I
always worked well during ……………….., and I always learned how to work more efficiently afterwards."
"I consider myself to be in the middle, but if I were to choose from my past experience, I would think I
would call myself a ……………….. risk taker."

2. "There are two reasons I should be hired. First, my ……………….. match your needs perfectly. Second, I'm
excited and ……………….. about this industry and will always give 100%."
"One time, I had a project that was ……………….. on Tuesday. On Friday I analyzed our progress and I was
ahead of ……………….. . I didn't have to work over the weekend to complete the assignment. On Monday,
my manager was sick so I had to ……………….. several meetings that took all day. Because of that, I didn't
complete my assignment until Wednesday. Now, I try to finish my assignments a day or half a day early
because something ……………….. could come up."
“I majored in English because I liked to write. Because I didn't know exactly what I wanted to do, I
……………….. in something I was very interested in. After working for a year on the marketing team, I realized
that this is what I want to be doing."
"In my final summer vacation, I had the opportunity to work as an intern for a public ……………….. firm. It
was only for 3 months, but I learned a lot about performing quarterly tax services for small and medium
……………….. companies. I also learned to deal with time pressure and learned how to prioritize work to be
more efficient. It was a great experience that I know will help me when I start my ………………..."
QUESTIONS:
Are you a risk taker or do you like to stay away from risks?
Do you work well under pressure?
How do you handle change?
If you could change one thing about your personality, what would it be...
Tell me about a time you failed to complete an assignment on time.
What are your short term goals?
What are your strengths?
What are your weaknesses?
What did you learn from your internship?
Why are you applying for a job that you didn’t major in?
Why should I hire you?