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JOB INTERVIEW
Job interview
It is important to highlight any skills and strengths you have:
• Reliable: “I am a reliable employee because I am never late to work” (to rely – you can rely on me)
• Trustworthy: “I consider myself a trustworthy employee” (to trust – confiar) (worthy – valer)
• Independent: “I am an independent worker who can follow direction”
• Leader: “I am a natural leader who likes to take on extra responsibilities”
• Management: “I have worked my way up into Management positions in all of my roles”
• Successfully completed: “I have successfully completed multiple projects”
• Team player: “I have worked successfully in multiple positions and consider myself a team player”
Common questions
Do you speak English? Can we do this interview What is your role in the company?
in English?
Can you talk a bit/more about you?
What do you do for a living? = What is your job?
What do you like to do on your free time?
How long you worked there?
Where do you live?
What were your daily responsibilities?
Do you like the people you work with?
What projects/tasks/awards you received or
Do you have any experiencie in this area?
completed in your position?
What is your best skill?
to apply for a job*
Exercises
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Vocabullary
To schedule- agendar/marcar
To reschedule – reagendar/remarcar
To wish – desejar
To look foward – esperar (como ansiedade)
To last – durar
as soon as – assim que
To win/won – ganhar
To hike – escalar
To ski – esquiar
To dive - mergulhar
Homework - read and translate
Emily –
I am an experienced sales manager with 12 years' experience of developing
customer service teams. I am skilled in negotiation, team motivation and building
successful sales teams. After ten years of working in sales and customer service
at Halo Bank, I am now the sales office manager of a team of 120 at Southern
General Plastics Ltd. I have an MBA from Stanford University and a degree in
Business Studies from Cornell University. I am creative and hardworking, and
enjoy working with others.
Homework
• Write your professional profile summarie