Part 1
Listening 1
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Carey was a boss at Computer Country.
Carey knew how many computers were in her store.
Carey liked taking care of angry customers.
Carey's husband has a new job in a new city.
Carey would be able to start her new job next week.
Carey would like to work at Ms. Ballard's company.
Ms. Ballard's company isn't liked by many people.
Listening 2
Match the term with its definition
CV
answering machine
candidate
dread
suits
dress code
recruit
nerves
to be anxious about
rules concerning clothes at work
anxiety or worry
your qualifications and employment history
system connected to the phone to take messages
to employ or take on
jacket with skirt or trousers of the same fabric
person competing for a job
What are the problems?
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2.
3.
4.
nerves
you are interviewing them too
what to wear
what questions they are going to ask
Match up the expressions
looking
asked
the following
the perfect
an unwritten
its important you fit
a list of potential
one of the
to make an
bring out the
questions
to an interview
biggest problems
candidate
day
dress code
in
for a job
best in you
impression
Part 2
A. Match the job interview questions (1-5) with their answers (a-e)
1. How many jobs have you had since leaving university?
and work longer hours.
2. Why have you changed jobs so often?
also chairperson of a local
a) I now have more responsibility
3. What have you done that shows leadership?
4. In what ways have your job changed since you joined the
wasn't easy to work
company?
with.
5. Have you ever worked with a difficult person?
b) Well, I lead the sales team. I'm
business association.
c) I wanted to earn more money.
d) Well, the boss in my last company
e) I've worked for six companies.
B. Complete these interview questions using the present perfect form of the verbs in brackets.
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
How you (to change) over the last five years?
What other jobs you (to apply) recently?
What you (to read) recently?
What kind of people you (to work) with?
What sort of bosses you (to have)?
What you (to learn) from your other jobs?
What sort of problems you (to deal) with?
What you (to do) that shows your leadership?
Part 3
1. When did you start your current ____________________ ( = job)?
position
place
work
2. I left my last job because I felt that they didn't recognize my ____________________.
accomplishments
accommodations
acclimation
3. I've always been a team ____________________. ( = I've always worked well with other people)
play
worker
player
4. I believe I'm a good ____________________ for this position.
fitness
fit
man
5. Tell me a little about your ____________________ job ( = your last job).
past
finished
previous
6. I developed good communication skills ____________________ as a customer service representative.
while working
when working
by working
7. What does "rep" stand for?
representative
republican
reprimand
8. You shouldn't discuss salary until the interviewer ____________________ ( = starts talking about it).
brings up
brings it on
brings it up
9. An interviewer might ask you what your "salary ____________________" are. This is the formal way of
asking how much money you require.
needs
requirements
desires
10. Many companies want to hire someone who can ____________________ well.
take pressure/stress
handle pressure/stress
get pressure/stress
Part 4
1. I had a good working relationship with my ____________________ ( = boss).
supervisor
superior
superintendent
2. During an interview, you might be asked to describe how you ____________________ ( = resolved) a
difficult situation.
dealt
dealt with
went through
3. We need someone who can work under minimum ____________________.
supervision
supervisor
superior
4. Instead of using the word "difficult" to describe something, you should use a more positive word
like:
really hard
challenging
awful
5. Is there an ___________________ of which you are particularly proud?
action
atonement
achievement
6. An interviewer will ask you about your strengths, but might also ask about your
___________________.
challenges
week
weaknesses
7. I was ___________________ for developing the company's intranet.
responsible
made
responsive
8. Some of my ___________________ included helping customers, filing complaints, and dealing with
emergency situations.
jobs
duties/ responsibilities
activities
9. When someone asks you to "outline your experience" they want you to:
forget about your experience
brag about your experience
talk about your experience
10. Things/activities done on your free time (hobbies, etc) are known as " ___________________
activities".
extracurricular
extra
extraneous
Part 5
