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Personal Questions for Job Interviews

The document provides sample questions and answers for different sections of a job interview: [1] Personal questions about one's age, family status, address, birthdate, number of children and their ages, spouse's name and age. [2] Personality questions where the applicant describes themselves as calm, friendly, dedicated, disciplined, polite, responsible but also anxious. [3] Commuting questions about how the applicant will commute to work, how long it will take from their home in Vila Pires, and their plans to relocate due to traffic. [4] Academic questions regarding the applicant's philosophy degree from FTU Triweender Universal College, year of graduation as

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Personal Questions for Job Interviews

The document provides sample questions and answers for different sections of a job interview: [1] Personal questions about one's age, family status, address, birthdate, number of children and their ages, spouse's name and age. [2] Personality questions where the applicant describes themselves as calm, friendly, dedicated, disciplined, polite, responsible but also anxious. [3] Commuting questions about how the applicant will commute to work, how long it will take from their home in Vila Pires, and their plans to relocate due to traffic. [4] Academic questions regarding the applicant's philosophy degree from FTU Triweender Universal College, year of graduation as

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Job interview

Personal Questions

Here are some personal questions you might hear on a job interview. Try to match them
with the right answers

Hi Bovolini, how are you? Ready for the What’s her job?
interview?
- I’m 45 years old.
Tell me about you. How old are you?

- I have one daughter


Where do you live?

- My wife’s name is de Carla Souza Bovolini


When were you born?
- She is twelve years old.

How many children do you have?


- She is thirty-eight years old.

How old is she?


- 988 João Alves Avenue, North zone, Vila
Pires – São Paulo
Are you married?

- I’ve been married for 19 years.


How long have you been married?

- Yes, I am.
What’s your wife’s name?

- I was born on June 2nd, 1962.


How old is she?

- She is a Portuguese Teacher.

Personality Questions
It’s pretty common to be asked about your personality features. Here are some adjectives
you can use to talk about your positive and negative points

Calm Independent Perfectionist

Responsible Logical Anxious

Collaborative Creative Shy

Easy-going Dedicated Spontaneous

Loyal Disciplined Talkative

Mature Friendly Critical

Self-sufficient Conscious Patient

How is your personality? What are your qualities?


- I am a calm, friendly, dedicated, disciplined, polite and responsible person.
- I am not an aggressive leader; I treat my co-workers with respect. I don’t shout at my
subordinates I have patience with them.
- I am a creative person.
- I have creativity in problem solving.
- I am an organized person!

And what are your faults?


I am a little anxious sometimes.

Commuting Questions
How will you come to work?
- I will come to work by car and sometimes by subway or bus.

How long will it take you to get here?


- From Vila Pires to Morumbi, it will take me fifty minutes by car, or one hour and thirty
minutes by subway and by bus.

Where will you come from to get here?


- I will come here from Vila Pires.
- I wish to live near my next job, so I am planning to move because the traffic is terrible in São
Paulo.

Academic Questions

What did you major in?


- I graduated in Philosophy.

Which college did you graduate from?


- I studied at the FTU Triweender Universal College in São Paulo.

What year did you graduate in?


- I graduated in 1993.

What other courses did you take?


- I took classes in security job at Colégio de Pinheiros and I took a lot of industrial security
courses during my career – since 1994.

Did you take any language courses? Tell me about them…


- I took classes in Spanish and English and my level in English is intermediate and in Spanish is
fluent.

Where do you learn languages?


- I am taking English classes with a private teacher.
- I took Spanish classes with a private teacher too.

Some tips for your job interview in English:


 NEVER lie about your fluency in English. Being honest is the first step to gain
the confidence of the interviewer.
 If you don’t understand the question, it’s okay to ask the interviewer to repeat
the question: “I’m sorry I didn’t understand. Can you repeat please?”
 Train your answers with a friend or someone who understands English.
 Check the company’s web site. Some organizations have their site in English
and you can use it to improve your vocabulary and get a general idea of the
company’s statements.

Good Luck!!

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