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Job Interview
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Vocabulary
 Challenges : a call to someone to participate in a competitive situation
Responsibility : Duty to deal with something or of having control over
someone
 Achievement : A thing done successfully with effort, skill, or courage:
Opportunities : A time or set of circumstances that makes it possible to
do something:
Experience : The knowledge or skill acquired by a period of practical
experience of something, especially that gained in a particular profession.
Commitments : the state or quality of being dedicated to a cause,
activity, etc.
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Vocabulary
English
French
Challenges
défis
Responsibility
responsabilité
Achievement
réalisation
Opportunities
Opportunités
Experience
expérience
Commitments
Engagements
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Challenges
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Commitments
Responsibilities
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Grooming
Experience
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Naturally Speaking
These are the most common questions asked in a normal
interview with some ideas of how to prepare an answer:-
Tell me about
yourself.
This does not mean "Give me your life story". It's your
chance to give an overall impression of who you are.
Research the company to get an idea of the skills and
experience they're looking for, work those into your
response. Make sure you concentrate on who you are,
your work experience, and relate everything to show that
you would be a great candidate for the position.
What were your
main
Be specific and positive about what you did in your
responsibilities in current / previous job. Try to relate them to the job you
your last job?
are being interviewed for.
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What is your
Give an example that relates to the job you are interviewing
biggest
for.
accomplishment?
Your ability to work well under pressure, prioritizing skills,
What are your
problem-solving skills, professional expertise, leadership
greatest strengths skills, team spirit. Be prepared to give real life examples.
/ weaknesses?
Be honest about a specific weakness, but show what you are
doing to overcome it.
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Why do you want
to work for this Be positive. Research the organisation and relate what
company?
they offer to your long-term ambitions.
Why do you want
to leave your
current job?
Never say anything bad about your previous employers.
Or
Think about leaving for a positive reason.
Why did you
leave your last
job?
When can you
start?
Straight away.
I need to give x weeks notice.
Yes. Prepare several questions before the interview. You
Do you have any could ask about career / development / training
questions.
opportunities. Be sure to ask when they'll make their
decision.
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Role- Play
Interviewer
Good morning, my name's Steve Jones. You must be Christophe
Christophe
That's right, Christophe Hennequin. Nice to meet you, Mr. Jones.
Interviewer
Please, call me Steve. Take a seat.
Christophe
Thank you.
Interviewer
I've read your CV
Interviewer
So, let’s get started. I have a series of questions to ask you.
At the end of the interview, you’ll have a chance to ask me
additional questions about the IT management position you’ve
applied for with us.
Christophe
Okay, that sounds fine
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Interviewer
First question, can you describe the qualifications, experience,
and skills that you have which make you the right person for this
position?
Christophe
Yes. I have a Master’s degree in computer programming. I’ve
worked in the IT sector in the UK for over 10 years. I have the
technical skills, people skills, and administrative skills required to
manage an IT department.
Interviewer
Describe a detailed circumstances when you assisted a new
employee in your previous organization.
Christophe
Last summer I hired a new programmer. The new employee jobshadowed me on specific tasks. I give confidence, promote,
persuade the new employee to express any concerns about the
position and the company during this initial period. I gave the
person a few tasks to perform, and then provided feedback and to
help guide someone.
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Christophe
At the end of the month we had a meeting and reviewed the job
description and the responsibilities. My counsel, tutor, advise skills
had a positive impact on the organization because it resulted in
fewer errors and mistakes by new employees. My group developing
skills allowed me to bring the new person on board quickly and
establish common goals integral to the company.
Interviewer
What is your greatest strength?
Christophe
I’m very ambitious and hardworking. I’m currently completing an
MBA at McMaster University in Hamilton. I enjoy organizing and
completing a challenging project within a specific deadline. It’s very
rewarding for me to complete successfully something that seemed
impossible to complete at the time
Interviewer
What is your greatest weakness?
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Christophe
Time management. I sometimes take on too many tasks in a short
period of time. Then I have to allocate, appoint someone else to do
the work and manage the excessive workflow. I’m learning to
better assess my ability to complete a project within a given
timeframe before I accept it from a senior manager. I also make
familiar myself with Canadian corporate culture.
Interviewer
Why should we hire you?
Christophe
I bring extensive knowledge and expertise to this position. I
believe I hold similar values as your company. I value a creative
and innovative workplace. I accomplished a 20% performance
increase in my department after a 2-year period. I bring a global
perspective to the field of wireless technology. I’m familiar with
markets in the UK and emerging markets such as South-Asia that,
from my research, your company would like to expand into over
the next 10 years. I’m also fluent in 3 languages other than
English: French, Spanish.
French and Spanish*
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Interviewer
Do you have any questions about the position?
Christophe
Yes. Can you tell me what is the most difficult part of this job? And
what would make the person to go beyond the expectations of the
employer?
Interviewer
I would say something you cannot predict events that affect the
industry would present the greatest challenge to you. Will a new
competitor emerge and hurt our market share? Will some new
regulation affect our profits? The person who can best meet these
challenges will bring creative solutions and new, inventive, original
ways of working through the ups and downs of the business cycle
and unpredictable events that can change the business overnight.
Christophe
I believe I’m up to the difficult, but do able. I look forward to
hearing from you. I’d like to thank you for interviewing me for this
position.
Interviewer
You're welcome. It was pleasure meeting you Christophe.
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Leaving or Losing your job
There are many different ways to express leaving or
losing a job.
To Leave Your Job:To resign | To quit | To leave your job = to give up a job
or position by telling your employer that you are leaving.
To retire = to leave your job or stop working because of
old age or ill health.
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To Lose Your Job:To be dismissed | To be fired | To get fired | To be sacked
| To get the sack | To get the chop | To get your P45 | To
lose your job = to be asked to leave a job, usually
because you have done something wrong or badly, or
sometimes as a way of saving the cost of employing
you.
To be made redundant = to lose your job because your
employer no longer needs you.
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P45
You get a P45 from your employer when you stop
working for them. It's a record of your pay and the tax
that's been deducted from it so far in the tax year. It
shows:
your tax code and PAYE (Pay As You Earn) reference
number
your National Insurance number
your leaving date
your earnings in the tax year
how much tax was deducted from your earnings
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List 5 words that best Describe your strengths?
1) Optimistic 2) Positive thinking(ex: Its very normal question
how did you tackle your boss when he wants everything to
be completed in one hour we are unable to produce the
result etc...) 3) Self Confident 4) Public Relation 5) task
Oriented
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
—Accurate —Efficient
—Analytical —Energetic
—Cooperative —High-quality
—Economical —Productive
—Effective —Timely
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