Business English Lessons for Job Interviews
Learn language for interviewing for your first job. Lesson Objectives Highlighting your experience and relating it to the job. Talking about extra-curricular activities, internships, and gap years. Differentiating yourself from the competition. Demonstrating that you’re the best person for the job. In the dialog, we’ll rejoin Owen, who is interviewing for a test engineer […]
BEP 168 – Interviewing for your First Job 2 Read More »
Learn language for getting started and answering common questions in an interview. Lesson Objectives Making introductions. Explaining ground rules. Responding to the question “tell us about yourself”. Discussing your education background. We’ll meet Owen, who just got his master’s in electrical engineering. He’s originally from Chengdu, China, a city 2,000 kilometers west of Shanghai.
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This is the second of a two-part series on talking about your job and company. Lesson Objectives Relating basic facts about your company. Describing a company’s culture and structure. Talking about a company’s reputation. Discussing a company’s future plans. We’ll listen to Stella, an IT manager, and Ronda, a recruiter who is helping Stella
BEP 160 – Talking about your Company Read More »
This is the first in a two-part Business English lesson on talking about your job and company. Lesson Objectives Describing the basic aspects of your job. Describing your day-to-day duties. Describing the projects you’ve worked on. Discussing job satisfaction. In the dialog we’ll hear Ronda, a recruiter, and Stella, an IT manager. Ronda is
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In this lesson, we look at how to handle a telephone interview for a new job. Lesson Objectives Identifying and introducing yourself. Asking to delay the interview. Giving concise information. Avoiding giving a salary amount. Winding down the interview. We’ll be listening to James, who has lots of experience in his field, but has
BEP 132 – Interviews: Telephone Screening Interview Read More »
