42- Job Interview

* Hello, welcome to the recruitment centre. Let's take your details. What's your family name?

# Hello! My family name is Bagetti.

* Thank you , Ms Bagetti. What are your others names ?

# My other name is Larissa.

* Thank you Larissa. And what post are you applying for?

# I'm applying for the post of Marketing Executive Trainee.

* Have you filled in an application form?

# Yes. I did it yesterday.

* Thank you. Now we will go to the interview room.Please, walk this way.

# After you.

* Please , enter the interview room.

# Thank you.
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Interview room

Lari : Hello
Interviewer : Hello. Please take a seat.
Lari : Thank you
Interviewer : Could you please introduce yourself?
Lari : Well, my name is Ms Bagetti. I like meeting people and learn from them .
Interviewer : Let's talk about your studies first, Why did you choose your course as your field of study?
Lari : I've always been interested in this field.
Interviewer : What's your graduation date?
Lari : I will graduate this year.
Interviewer : Which lecturer did you like most, and why?
Lari : I like ....because he is analytical.
Interviewer : Explain to me why you have applied for a position in our company.
Lari : I'm very interested in your company's field. As far as I'm concerned it is one of the best in the market.
Interviewer : What do you know about our company.
Lari : Your employes like to work here.
Interview : I see you never had a job before . What are your expectatives about it?
Lari : I really feel I'm prepared to deal with it. I hope to get a lots of experience, new skills and friends.
Interviewer : What do you think determines an employees' progress in a company such as ours?
Lari : Interpersonal and technical skills are very important but it's also important to follow company's politics and getting along well with everyone.
Interviewer : Some management questions for you. Suggest a cheap, effective way to motivate employees.
Lari : I propose giving share options as bonuses.
Interviewer : If you admit a mistake, a customer might take legal action. How would you handle this?
Lari : I would apologise only for the customer's disappointment.
Interviewer : Tell me about your leadership experience.
Lari : That's a hard question to answer because this will be my first job. Certainly after five or ten years I will be able to answer this question.
Interviewer : What qualities would you expect of people working as a team?
Lari : I expect co - operativeness and enthusiasm. As a team we must get along well one each other and finding colective solutions for many situations.
Interviewer : What did you find most challenging about leading a team?
Lari : I find it hard to criticise them , even though I know sometimes it's necessary to get them on focus.
Interviewer : What do you think are the most important skills for a manager?
Lari : I think that a good communication is the key to manage different situations. A manager must be persuassive and a good listener.
Interviewer : How would you deal with subordinates who create a bad atmosphere in your team?
Lari : Firstly I would talk to him or her to find out the problem and find a way around it in order to bring the good atmosphere back.
Interviewer : If you were managing a project, what would you need from the company?
Lari : Resources, equipment,information and advice. My opinion and feeling are very important but the company needs are much more.
Interviewer : Would you describe yourself as aggressive or assertive?
Lari : I can be either when I need to be.
Interviewer : Let's talk about your self-awareness. What weaknesses do you have?
Lari : As a student I have theorical knowledge about this position even though I lack experience.
Interviewer : Well Ms Bagetti, that's the end of the interview. Do you have any questions?
Lari : I have no questions. Thank you for your time.
Interviewer : The Personnel Department will contact you with the details in a couple of weeks. Thank you for coming. Good bye.
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In class , we are going to choose three questions and elaborate different answers for them. I know that business lessons are boring and I don't like it either but it's necessary to get down to them , considering that our focus is exactly being prepared to ace a job interview in English. To my mind , the more we study the more we learn. I'm ready , what about you?

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1- How would you describe yourself?

* I believe a person must be honest in his relationship and dedicated to his proffession. Be selfconfident to solve problem in its best solution.
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* I am basically a simple adjusting and funloving person whom others consider as sincere and friendly too.But they also consider me as modest and I dont know whether I am all this.
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* I would describe myself as a very ambitious hardworking and sincere girl.I am enthusiastic about taking up new challenges in life.Friendly and joyful is what my friends would describe me as.
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* I consider myself as a hardworking and dedicated person . Management is a major part of my life and so I spend most of the day Reading and searching and downloading informations about it .. At my free time I spend it with my family and friends.
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2- Why did you leave your last job?

* Actually I didn't leave any job considering that this is my first experience . I found myself bored with my condition and looking for more challenges. I am an excellent candidate and I didn't want my unhappiness to have any impact on my future. I'm really ready to face this challenge.
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* I'm looking for a bigger challenge and to begin my proffessional career . To my mind , there's no better company than this to do that.
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* I've decided that being at home at my parents expense is not the direction I want to go in my life and my parents agree that I need to find my way.
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*To be honest, I never had a job before, but when I saw this job posting I got interested by the position and the company. It sounds like an exciting opportunity to begin my proffessional career with my qualifications.
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3- What are your long range and short range goals and objectives?

* My short range goal is to get a job in a great growing company like yours.( That's why I am here today) And my long range goal is to attain a high position in the organization where I can contribute to the growth of the company.
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* As far as I'm concerned long-term goals are best achieved when you break them into shorter goals. My short-term goal is to find a position that will place me in a forward-moving company with solid performance and future projections. As part of a team, I want to add value and continue to grow the company. My long-term goal will depend on where the company goes or where the company wants to go. My plan is to move into a position of responsibility where I can manage a team.
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1- How would you describe yourself?

2- Why did you leave your last job?

3- What are your long range and short range goals and objectives?

4- What specific goals other than those related to your occupation, have you established for yourself for the next ten years?

5- What do you see yourself doing five years from now? Ten years from now?

6- What do you really want to do in life?

7- What are your long range career objectives?

8- How do you plan to achieve your career goals?

9- What are the most important rewards you expect in your career?

10- What do you expect to be earning in five years?

11- Why did you choose this career?

12- Can you explain this gap in your employment history?

13- How well do you work with people? Do you prefer working alone or in teams?

14- How would you evaluate your ability to deal with conflict?

15- Have you ever had difficulty with a supervisor? How did you resolve the conflict?

16- What's more important to you -- the work itself or how much you're paid for doing it.

17- What do you consider to be your greatest strengths and weaknesses?

18- How would a good friend describe you?

19- Describe the best job you've ever had.

20- Describe the best supervisor you've ever had.

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

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

23- Why should I hire you?

24- What makes you qualified for this position?

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

26- How do you determine or evaluate success?

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

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

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

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

31- What qualities should a successful manager possess?

32- Do you consider yourself a leader?

33- What are the attributes of a good leader?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

41- Do you have plans for continued study? An advanced degree?

42- In what kind of work environment are you most comfortable?

43- How do you work under pressure?

44- Are you good at delegating tasks?

45- What's one of the hardest decisions you've ever had to make?

46- How well do you adapt to new situations?

47- Why did you decide to seek a position in this company?

48- What can you tell us about our company?

49- What interests you about our products?

50- What do you know about our competitors?

51- What two or three things are most important to you in your job?

52- Are you seeking employment in a company of a certain size? Why?

53- What are your expectations regarding promotions and salary increases?

54- What criteria are you using to evaluate the company for which you hope to work?

55- Do you have a geographic preference? Why?

56- Are you willing to relocate?

57- Are you willing to travel for the job?

58- Why do you think you might like to live in the community in which our company is located?

59- What major problem have you encountered and how did you deal with it?

60- What have you learned from your mistakes?

61- What have you accomplished that shows your initiative and willingness to work?

62- What do you know about your country?

63- Have you ever dreamed to live abroad?

64- Would you accept an invitation to have dinner with your boss?

65- What would you do if you were in my place?

66- Are you available to start tomorrow?