Have some questions to show you are interested!
10. Have some questions to show you are interested!
While you generally shouldn’t ask too many questions during the interview, you may ask one or two questions at the end to show your genuine interest in the job. The questions may be something like:
- Will I take part in some training?
- What are my career prospects?
…and one last piece of advice – be yourself!You don’t want to be taken for someone you are not. While it is good to present your best abilities, they still need to be YOUR abilities. Don’t pretend you are someone else.
Exercise 3. Read the following statements and decide whether they are true
(T) or false (F). The first one has been done for you.
1.You should arrive several minutes before the interview. (T)
2.You should study a lot about the company.
3.If you want to be prepared for the interview, take a copy of CV with you.
4.Avoid eye contact during the interview and never smile at the interviewer.
5.Try to ask as many questions as you can.
6.Your image is as important as what you say.
7.Concentrate on your positive sides, since the interviewer will be interested to hear what you can do for the company.
8.You must apologize for lack of experience.
9.You should look like a perfect person during the interview. 10.Don’t pretend you are someone else – be yourself!
Exercise 4. Read the text about how not to behave during a job interview: Vocabulary:
Desperate - отчаявшийся
Depend on – зависеть от
Interviewee – интервьюируемый, собеседник
Time management – тайм менеджмент (умение эффективно использовать рабочее время)
To a large extent – в значительной степени
Accept – принимать Assume – предполагать Avoid – избегать
Chewgum – жевать резинку
Faux-pas – бестактность
Follow suit - следовать примеру
Copewith – справляться Inquire – спрашивать Nevertheless – тем не менее
Unpardonable – непростительный The other way round – наоборот Brainstorm – мозговой штурм Quarrelsome – вздорный
Fault – вина
Enterprise – предприятие Vindictive – мстительный Hence – следовательно Loser – неудачник
Thus – таким образом
Bring up a topic – поднять тему
In short – короче говоря
Learn by heart – выучить наизусть Sooner or later – рано или поздно By first name – по имени
Juicy details – пикантные подробности
Watch your manners – следить за своими манерами
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