JOB INTERVIEW
Interviewer : Hello, Mrs. Stevens. My name is Jane Phillips. I’m the personnel director
Applicant : I’m pleased to meet you
Interviewer : Please have a seat
Applicant : Thank you
Interviewer : On resume, you have several years of office experience
Applicant : Yes. I’ve had over ten years’ experience
Interviewer : Tell me about your qualifications
Applicant : I can type 100 words per minute. I’m proficient in
Interviewer : I see that you have excellent references. Do you have any questions about the position?
Applicant : Yes. What are the responsibilities in this position?
Interviewer : We’re looking for someone to supervise two office clerks, handle all the correspondence, arrange meetings, and
manage the front office. Have you had any supervisory experience?
Applicant : Yes. I supervised three typists in my last position. What are the office hours, Mrs. Phillips?
Interviewer : 8.30 to 4.30, with an hour off for lunch. What are your salary expectations, Mrs. Stevens?
Interviewer : Yes. We provide full medical and dental coverage, a pension plan, and a three-week holiday per year
Applicant : That’s very generous. When is the position available?
Interviewer : We’re hoping the successful applicant can start at the beginning of next month. We’ll finish our interviews
tomorrow and make a decision by the weekend. We’ll contact you next week
Applicant : Thank you very much. It’s been a pleasure meeting you. I hope to hear from you soon
Another dialogue reading
Susan : Intan, do you know something?
Intan : What?
Susan : Rocky just got a new job
Intan : Really? It means that he is leaving for another company, isn’t he?
Susan : Not really. He has been hired by the new employer but when he told the boss that he was leaving the boss said, “No, no, Rocky. You should stay. What do you want me to do? Do you want me to increase your salary or what? Or maybe you want more benefit fringes. Just go ahead and say. You are so precious to this company
Susan : No, he didn’t. He just wanted to seek an advancement
Intan : And the conclusion?
Susan : Happy ending, of course
Intan : What do you mean by happy ending? It just sounds like Multi vision TV series
Susan : Indeed. Just imagine. The boss finally doubled his pay check
Intan : Wow, fabulous. What about us?
Susan : Us? Nothing changes.
LISTENING
A.Listen to an unwell-prepared interviewee. You can learn many things either good or bad. Try to imitate the good things and to avoid the bad ones.
Key words that can help before watching the video
-Bobby - chance
-post of junior clerk - leaves
-Mr. Jugg - left a message
-Firm - secreatry
Write some ideas that you get from the audio ...
B. Listen to a preparation for job interview. How someone made a better preparation after getting failed on job interview many
times. He has a strong desire to have job. He has ambition. He must have job to survive his family. He never gives up. He can accept his wife’s advice for their own future. Get some lessons and you may compare with your experience if any
-Sarah - better jobs limited -Bobby - a tape - recorder
-qualification - wearing the right clothes -experience - hair tidy
-ambition - tie straight
- managing director - excellent chance - nasty shock
Write some ideas that you get from the audio ...
Essential points about job interview
a)Job interview means asking and answering questions
b) Someone who is asking questions is called interviewer and someone who is answering questions is called interviewee. In other words, job interview is a situation in which an interviewer meets interviewee
c) There are two types of questions given by interviewer. They are general questions (asked to all interviewees) and specific questions (dealing with majors)
d) Remember the final task of an interviewer is to recommend the interviewee or not.
The more possible questions on job interview
a)Please tell me about your family background b) How did you get this vacancy?
c) What is your motivation to join us? d) What is your last education?
e) Do you have any work experience related to this post? f) How many hours do you normally work?
g) What did you like or dislike about your previous job? h) Why are you leaving your job?
j) Do you take work home with you? k) What is your greatest weakness? l) What are your salary expectations?
m) What do you find are the most difficult decisions to make? n) What has been the greatest dissapoinment in your life?
o) If you could relieve the last 10 years of your life, what would you do differently?
Tips for an interviewee
a)Dress professionally and appropriately
b) Be prepared. Know as much about the company and the job as possible and know why you’re the person they should hire. Practice answering possible questions
c) Be on time. It’s best to get there a little early to allow time in case you get lost and need to fix your clothes and hair
d) Make a list of questions beforehand to ask the interviewer
e) Give a firm handshake when greeting the interviewer and when saying good-bye
f) Maintain eye contact
h) Be honest
i)Follow up the interview with a letter restating your interest and qualifications. If there was something that you wanted to say but didn’t, say it now. Also, thank the interviewer.
k) When asking what you would do if you could relieve your life, the interviewer is looking for a flaw in your interview. Always remember, the goal for the first few interviews is to get the next interview. For the interviewer, it is to weed out as many applicants as possible. Here’s where a personal answer could work
Cases on job interview
a) Imagine that you are offered a perfect job. The salary is more than you expected; the responsibilities are challenging, and the job will give you an opportunity to use your skills and talent. The only problem is that the job requires you to move to a small town across the country. Consequently, you will be far away from your family and won’t be aloowed to take them through. Would you take or leave the job?
Your response
b) You are being interviewed for a job in a prestigious firm. The question of salary comes up. The interviewer offers you $19,000, but you tell her that you cannot accept anything below $23,000. Her offer would represent a salary cut for you (on your last job you earned $20,000). The interviewer explains that for an entry level position, company rules are that salary be $19,000. You feel that you are worth more and try to explain this. Finally, the interviewer says, “I cannot change company rules. Take or leave it”. You want the job. To go back to your demands would make you feel weak and cowardly. What would you do?
Your response
c) Imagine that you have been interviewed in a big company. The manager likes you, but the Human Resources Manager needs
you to give him a half of your first salary to him if you have
got that job. What will you do? Will you accept the job or leave it?
Your response
d) Imagine that a big company offers you an excellent job with good salary. Now you are jobless and need a job to earn some
money. Successfully you have passed a job interview. Finally, the interviewer says “Congratulations” you join with us. But one thing I have to inform you that you are not allowed to get married soon for 5 years. Unfortunately, your parents have prepared a big party for your wedding. What will you do? Do you accept the offering to have an excellent job or leave it and get married with your partner?
Your response
Take a look at the following list. Determine by yourself which of
them belong to interestingg jobs and which belong to less interesting ones. Then compare your task with your classmates
Accountant Executive secreatry
Lecturer Factory worker
Auditor Fashion designer
Banker Firefighter
Beautician Flight attendant
Broker Hotel clerk
Car salesperson Industrial psychologist
Cartoonist Insurance agent
Pharmacist Nutritionist Pilot
Even organizer Journalist
Debt collector Midwife
Security Lawyer
Public relation officers Referee
Three Interesting jobs:
a... Reason, ... b. ... Reason, ... c. ... Reason, ...
Three Less interesting jobs:
LISTENING
Kim Hunter is calling an employment agency. Listen to the conversation.
-workforce Employment Agency. This is Frank
-Yes, hello, my name is Kim Hunter. I’m looking for a job. Can you help me?
-Yes, we can. You need to come to our office and ... An application
-And then what happened?
-Then one of our staff will look at your application and talk with you about it.
- Well, that depends on what you can do and what jobs are ... - I’m an accountant
- Oh, we generally have several listings for accounting positions. Can you come in today?
- Yes, in the afternoon.
-What kind of job are you ...?
-Well, I’m not sure. As you can see from my..., I used to work in sales.
-You sold computers?
-Yes, that’s right. Computers and network hardware to large ... in the area. Before that, I sold office equipment to corporate clients. - We have several possibilities for someone with your background.
