32- Business Class

21- What would your last boss say about your work performance?

* O que seu ex - patrão diria sobre seu desempenho no trabalho?

22- What motivates you to go the extra mile on a project or job?

* O que te motiva a se dedicar mais em projeto ou trabalho?

23- Why should I hire you?

* Por que devo te contratar?

24- What makes you qualified for this position?

* O que te qualifica para essa vaga?

25- What qualifications do you have that make you successful in this career?

* Que qualificações você tem que o leva a ter sucesso nessa carreira?

26- How do you determine or evaluate success?

* Como você avalia ou determina o sucesso?

27- What do you think it takes to be successful in a company like ours?

* O que você acha que leva ao sucesso em uma empresa como a nossa?

28- In what ways do you think you can make a contribution to our company?

* De que maneira você acha que pode contribuir com nossa empresa?

29- Do you have any hobbies? What do you do in your spare time?

* Você tem alguns hobbies ? O que você faz nas horas vagas?

30- Have you ever been fired or forced to resign?

* Você já foi demitido ou forçado a pedir demissão?

31- What qualities should a successful manager possess?

* Que qualidades um administrador de sucesso deve possuir?

32- Do you consider yourself a leader?

* Você se considera um líder?

33- What are the attributes of a good leader?

* Quais são os atributos de um bom líder?

34- Describe the workload in your current (or most recent) job.

* Descreva sua carga de trabalho em seu atual ou mais recente emprego.

35- Which is more important: creativity or efficiency? Why?

* O que é mais importante , a criatividade ou a eficiência? Por que?

36- What's the most recent book you've read?

* Qual o mais recente livro que você leu?

37- Describe the relationship that should exist between the supervisor and those reporting to him or her?

* Descreva o relacionamento que deve existir entre o supervisor e os subordinados?

38- What two or three accomplishments have given you the most satisfaction? Why?

Cite duas ou três realizações que te deram mais satisfação. Por que?

39- Describe the most rewarding experience of your career thus far.

* Descreva a experiencia mais recompensadora de sua carreira até agora.

40- If you were hiring a job-seeker for this position, what qualities would you look for?

* Se você estivesse contratando alguém para esse cargo, quais qualidades você procuraria?

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Most of the time, small-talk conversation is required for networking in the corporate world. It requires a lot of practice, but having couple of tips to get started will speed you up with the progress. I will suggest you a nice piece on how to have a business conversation:

• Begin by knowing that the people you’re talking to mostly want to talk about themselves.
• Establish common ground.
• Say kind, generous things to your conversation partner.
• Keep your comments brief.
• Get back on common ground again as soon as you can.
• Don’t brag unless you do it in a funny way.
• Unless you’re specifically asked about it, don’t talk about religion at all.
• The same goes for politics.
• If you talk about current issues, do so in a genial, friendly way.
• Make whatever points you need to make in a hurry, and then leave.

Having a common ground can create a very good ground for building a friendly relationship and lead to many different topics to talk about. I recommend to begin with asking them many question on their background, and find the something in common.

Talking to a partner

* Hey Larissa, nice to see here! How've you been?

# Hi J.B. I've been ok. What about you?

* I'm fine, thanks! Look, I heard that you are in charge in your department. Is that true?

# Yeah, but just for a couple of weeks. My boss is on a business trip and I am in her place for a while.

* Very nice! How is your family?

# My mother is always creating something new to do like ornaments , jewelry, decorations for vases and on. My father is always working ...they are ok.

* Come to think of it , I need to talk to your mother. Maybe she can help me to choose a gift for my girlfriend.

# Certainly my mother will love it!

* I hope you can deal well with your new responsability. I know your boss chose the best one to replace her.

# Thanks my friend!

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* Well I can't understand how parents can do that - send their kids away from home for months at a time. It's cruel! That's it!


# I cannot see it in the same light. In fact , parents are supposed to give their children the best education they can. And boarding schools provide it.


* Rubbish! It's like sending them to jail! It's so unnatural ...with so many other children shut up together...


# Well, all kids complain about having to go to school. But they should be aware of problems that may arise so that they can face them and learn how to overcome them. And this already happens when they are together at school.


* What do you mean? That boarding schools prepare them to the real world? Nonsense. Kids there live in an artificial society , and when they encounter true problems in real life they are taken aback and don't know what to do...


# They might learn how to face menial problems , true, but these experiences help them build up their personality little by little... they meet other kids and learn how to deal with them everyday...


* They could learn that way at home , with their parents, their relatives , even neighbors ...but parents today are more concerned about leading a life of their own . Many children in the States , for example, are brought up by nannies when they come back home from boarding schools...


# Why is that? ...


* To my mind , that's snobbery!


# And how come they can rely on nannies? Do they get to somehow know them, before hiring them?


* People just trust them , and many a time run dangerous risks. Nannies in most areas are provided with a place and a car of their own, and they take the children to school everyday. Which proves once again parents today are either less responsible , or else too busy or too selfish to care about theirs children's education.


# And this bring us back to the beginning: boarding schools can do better than nannies...


* This is not the issue , my friend. . Neither boarding schools nor nannies can give kids the warmth and the protection they need to develop into self-assured, confident and respectful members of society.


# I entirely agree with you. Come to think of it, Do you have kids?


* Yes , I do.


# Where are they now?


* They are at the boarding school