Job interview simulations
Get ready for a job interview step
by step.
1. Watch the feedback comments recorded
by your American peers on the CV and the covering email you wrote and look also
at the corrections provided by your teacher.
2. Go through the following
questions and think about your possible answers. What other questions could you
be asked at a job interview?
§ Tell me about yourself.
§ What do you think are your strengths and weaknesses?
§ We have many applicants, why should we
appoint you?
§ Which is more important to you: status or money?
§ How long do you think you'd stay with us if you were
appointed?
§ Why do you want to leave your present job?
§ What would you like to be doing ten years from now?
§ What are you most proud of having done recently?
§ What is your worst fault and what is your best quality?
§ Don't you think you're a little young/old for this job?
§ What are your long-range goals?
§ What excites you about the job you're doing now?
§ How would you rate your present boss?
3. Take turns to be interviewers and
interviewees. All of you must apply individually for the post of Events Manager
using the profile you created.
4. Comment on your job
interviews. What are the main strengths of each candidate? How could they
improve their performance? Were their answers to the questions suitable?
Do you think they would get the post? Why/why not? And what about the
interviewers' questions... were they pertinent? Did the interviewers do a good
job? Provide the interviewees/interviewers with feedback relating to the
following assessment criteria:
§ Linguistic use: grammar/vocabulary accuracy, range and
adequacy.
§ Task achievement: efficient achievement of communicative
purpose, content relevance and extent.
§ Fluency and pronunciation: speech flow, intonation,
stress and rhythm.
§ Communicative resources: use of linguistic and
non-linguistic resources, support materials and attitude.
5. Vote for the best candidate...
there's a prize for him/her!
4 comentarios:
GROUP 1
Candidate 1:
+ Good fluency
+ Open minded, hard worker
- Lack of vocabulary
- Lack of experience
Candidate 2:
+ Good vocabulary
+ Will to work
- Seems to have lack of experience
Candidate 3:
+ Good experience
+ Good fluency
- Talks too much
Candidate 4:
+ Will to start working
+ Good fluency
- Incoherent
GROUP 2
Candidate 1:
Strengths: good communication skills
Things to improve: more experience
Candidate 2:
Strengths: good job profile, teamwork
Things to improve: better communication skills
Candidate 3:
Strengths: good communication skills, a lot of experience
Things to improve: teamworking
Candidate 4:
Strengths: good communication, teamwork
Things to improve: leadership
GROUP 3
Candidate 1:
+ respectful
- Joker
Candidate 2:
+ Ambitious
- Sleepy. Couldn't answer the questions
Candidate 3:
+ Energy
- Not serious (too casual)
Candidate 4:
+ Experience. Languages
- No availability
GROUP 4
Candidate 1:
Positive: Very friendly
Negative: She doesn't like to work under pressure
Candidate 2:
Positive: Very calm person
Negative: Talks in a very low voice
Candidate 3:
Positive: Very confident
Negative: Too ambitious
Candidate 4:
Positive: Well communicated
Negative: When she works she doesn't like to work under pressure
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