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This fictional manager certainly likes to make an impression! Job interviews are a part of modern life and sooner or later we all have to do them. They usually involve being asked a list of questions or doing a short presentation. But some companies go a bit further and ask the interviewee to do embarrassing and humiliating things that are completely unrelated to the job. Rob and Finn discuss 'odd' job interviews, and talk about one man who was asked to dance as part of his selection process. This week's question: What type of job has been named a 'Field Nourishment Consultant'? Is it: a) A waitress b) A school dinner lady c) A petrol station assistant Listen to the programme to find out the answer.
THE LESSON ON JOB INTERVIEWS Try the online quiz, reading, listening, and activities on grammar, spelling and vocabulary for this lesson on Job Interviews. Click on the links above or see the activities below this article: Your browser does not support this audio player. READ Job interviews are always hit and miss for me. Sometimes I have a great interview and get the job. Other times, my interview bombs and I don't get the job. It's really important to prepare. You must also be confident and make sure the interviewer knows you really want the job. The trick is to make the interviewer think you are the best person for the job. I always wear my best suit and arrive early. I always smile when I walk into the interview room. First impressions are very important. It's also a good idea to talk about your experiences - sell yourself. Make sure you have a few good questions to ask at the end of the interview. Interview technique is something we learn over time – you get to relax more the more interviews you have.
3. 4. 5. 6. STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A) STUDENT JOB INTERVIEWS SURVEY Write five GOOD questions about job interviews in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper. When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers. STUDENT 1 _____________ STUDENT 2 STUDENT 3 Q. 1. Q. 2. Q. 3. Q. 4. Q. 5. Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found out. Change partners often. Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings. WRITING Write about job interviews for 10 minutes. Show your partner your paper. Correct each other's work. ______________________________________________________________________________ HOMEWORK 1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google's search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word. 2. INTERNET INFO: Search the Internet and find more information about job interviews.
What a small world! In this case, the interview could have ended very badly, but we can safely say that this guy was very lucky. 3) Let's continue with the next one, which is very interesting. "The interviewer started looking at me with a puzzled face, and the first thing he asked me was if I could prove all the experience described in my CV. I told him that I had no experience at all since I had just finished my studies. He showed me the CV, and to my amazement, it was my dad's! " What a coincidence! For some reason, the interviewer had his father's CV. Maybe the father sent a CV to the same company. (END OF THE EXTRACT). Get the FULL TEXT in PDF here. Resources: Audio mp3 (right-click to save the audio) FULL-TEXT PDF (right-click to save the TEXT) Recommended Material: THE JOB INTERVIEW COURSE Do you have a job interview in English soon? Don't worry about it. With the Job Interview Course, you will be ready for your interview in two weeks or even less.