Talking points

1. Do you think you'd be up to a job interview? Why (not)?

2. Do you think it would be easy for the interviewers to bring out your character? Why (not)?

3. What problems do you think you would have in an interview in a foreign country? Why?

4. What should you change about yourself to be able to do well in such an interview?

5. Do you think it is possible to make this change?

6. How would you go about it?

7. How would you feel if the question of drugs came up?

8. Would you be upset if they didn't take you on and didn't tell you why?

9. Would it be easier or more difficult for you to go on looking for a job after they didn't take you on? Why?

10. How are job-getting techniques in Russia different from those in other countries?

Ex.10.This is part of a report that a personnel manager wrote after interviewing a candidate for the position of Director of Software Development. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.

INTERVIEW ASSESSMENT

Articulate and well presented, Paul Sutherland is an excellent candidate for the post of Director of Software Development. He _ ____ (want) to leave his present employer, a small computer company, because he ______ (feel) that he ______ (not use) his knowledge of software engineering to the full. He _______ (look for) a more challenging position where his field of specialisation can be exploited in a more stimulating environment. He ______ (realise) that our company ______ (grow) rapidly, and that he would be expected to contribute to that growth. He is familiar with our existing range of software and regularly ______ (read) our publications.

Although at present he _______ (live) in the south, he ______ (say) that he is willing to go wherever we _______ (decide) to send him. He occasionally ______(travel) to various European countries for trade fairs and exhibitions and ______ (enjoy) meeting people of different nationalities. At the moment he ______ (attend) a training course at the Goethe Institute in order to perfect his German.

Hararewes

Personnel Manager 27th January 2002

Ex.11. Here is a list of phrases generally used in business interviews to help you role-play interviews for a job.

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