Oxfordcett Project. Final task

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!