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Monday 21 January 2013

Classic job interview questions

Watch this video giving tips on how to succeed at a job interview. 

Useful vocabulary:

to do well
to trip up
a dreaded question
to handle
to redress
on no account
where your major strengths lie
state your achievements
ethos
to relish
never utter the phrase...
innocuous
to throw you off guard 
a good balanced answer vs a well balanced answer
an overview
roughly





Now answer the questions below. 

Which two answers shouldn't you give to the first question?


Which phrase should you never utter as an answer to the third question?

Which of these things does she recommend for question number four?

tell your life history
give an overview of highest qualifications
go into as much detail as you can
run through the jobs you've had so far
avoid same structure as in your CV
give examples of things you've succeeded at

What can you focus on if it's your first job? 

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