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English Booklet 6°

This document is a guide for job interviews aimed at students in their sixth year at Instituto Ntra. Sra. de las Mercedes. It includes vocabulary, tips for interviews, typical questions asked by employers and candidates, and activities to practice interview skills. The guide emphasizes preparation, professionalism, and effective communication during job interviews.

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English Booklet 6°

This document is a guide for job interviews aimed at students in their sixth year at Instituto Ntra. Sra. de las Mercedes. It includes vocabulary, tips for interviews, typical questions asked by employers and candidates, and activities to practice interview skills. The guide emphasizes preparation, professionalism, and effective communication during job interviews.

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ENGLISH

BOOKLET
6° año

Instituto Ntra. Sra. de las Mercedes


2025
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JOB INTERVIEW
Reading material and activity guide

Adjectives to describe yourself:

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Useful work vocabulary:

 employer/employee
 graduate
 strengths/weaknesses
 to hire/to employ
 to fire/to dismiss
 job advertisement/offer
 to earn
 to apply for a job
 CV and a covering letter
 to get a rise (am. raise)
 salary/wage
 full-time/part-time/seasonal job
 contract of employment
 to work in shifts
 job experience
 training
 placement/traineeship
 unemployed/jobless
 to get promoted

Useful job interview tips:

1) Before the job interview practice answering interview questions and practice your responses to
the typical questions most employers ask.
2) Prepare a response so you are ready for the question "What do you know about our
company?”.
3) Be on time for the interview. On time means five to ten minutes early. Never be late!
4) Wear suitable smart clothes.
5) Do not smoke, chew gum during the interview. Don’t eat garlic and use perfumes before the
meeting.
6) Answer the interview question by more than a simple yes or no but try not to go over the 60
second limit.
7) Stress your achievements, undermine your weaknesses.
8) Avoid at all cost complaining about your current or former employer in your job interview.
9) Be enthusiastic and show it in your replies and body language. Be professional but show also
your sense of humour.
10) Never ask about the salary during the first meeting.

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Questions typically asked by employers:

1. Could you tell me something about yourself?


2. Why do you want to be a/an ….?
3. Why do you want to work for our company?
4. What do/did you study? Tell me about your education.
5. What are you best qualities?
6. Can you tell me about your work experience?
7. What are your greatest strengths? What are your weaknesses?
8. Are you ready to work in shifts?
9. How do you handle stress?
10. How much would you expect to earn?
11. What are your passions?

12. How will you contribute to our company?


13. What are your future plans? Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
14. Have you got any experience in ……?
15. What do you know about our company?
16.

Questions typically asked by candidates:


1. What will be my main responsibilities?

2. How much will I earn?

3. When can I start?

4. Will I have to do some training?

5. Is it a part-time or full-time job?

6. Will I get a contract of employment?

7. What are the working hours?

8. When will I know if I have been successful?

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ACTIVITY 1: Complete the job interview using the questions above:

Employer: Good Morning Mr Brown. Please take a seat.


Candidate: Good morning, it’s a pleasure to meet you.
E: Ok, can you tell me ………………………….…………………………….…………………?
C: I’m a customer of your company and I think you give excellent service. I want to work in
a company which cares both about its employees and its clients. I’m looking for a part-time
job to help me through colleague.
E: Could you ………………………………..……..………………………………………………?
C: I’m 19 years old, I come from Poland and I study architecture. I want to be an architect
in the future.
E: What is ………………………………………….………………………………………………?
C: I’ve always helped my parents in their shop. I assisted customers, ordered products and
put them in the shelves. Last summer I also worked in a restaurant as a waiter, so I believe
I have much experience in serving clients.
E: Very
well.………………………………………..……………………………………………………….?
C: Yes, I don’t mind it. I can work in the morning and in the evening. No problem.
E:……………………………………………………………………………………………………?
C: I’m really hard-working and I like working with people. I’m very patient and polite so
clients like me. What’s more, I know many foreign languages: German, French, Polish and
a little bit of Spanish, so I can attend customers from other countries.
E:………………………..………………………………………………………………….………?
C: Unfortunately, sometimes I’m late and I’m not good at computers.
E: That’s OK. Now, do you have any questions you'd like to ask me about the position?
C: Yes. Could you tell me what hours I'd have to work?
E: Well, we work in 2 shifts. The first is from 6 am to 2 pm, and the second one starts at 2
pm and finishes at 10 pm. Is it ok?
C: Yes, that sounds very good. When will I know if I have been successful?
E: We will call you on Friday. Thank you very much.

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ACTIVITY 2:
Watch these examples of job interviews from an non-native English speaker. In your
opinion, which candidate got the job?
Answer the questions for each video:

VIDEO 1: Job Interview: I Want to Learn (ESL)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naIkpQ_cIt0&t=3s&ab_channel=ESLLearning
 What are some good behaviors the candidate shows during the interview?
 How does the candidate respond to the question about their strengths?
 What are some examples of professional body language in the video?
 How does the candidate demonstrate that they have researched the company?

VIDEO 2: Job Interview: I Have Problems (ESL)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pt2ZZBZ4Mow&ab_channel=ESLLearning
 How does the candidate's body language affect her performance?
 How does the candidate’s choice in language resources affect her performance?
 What could the candidate have done differently to give a better impression?

ACTIVITY 3: ROLE PLAY

In pairs, you are going to design and act out a job interview representing the roles of a
prospect employer and a possible candidate for a job position, using the resources we’ve
learnt.
STEPS:
1- Write the interview (questions-answers). It must contain at least ten questions by the
employer, and three final questions by the candidate. Your teacher must check the script
before moving to step 2.
2- Record a video performing the roles of the candidate and the employer. Act out the
job interview you’ve designed.
3- Upload the video to the assignment in Classroom.

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