Part 1

Listening 1

True or False?

1. Carey was a boss at Computer Country.
2. Carey knew how many computers were in her store.
3. Carey liked taking care of angry customers.
4. Carey's husband has a new job in a new city.
5. Carey would be able to start her new job next week.
6. Carey would like to work at Ms. Ballard's company.
7. Ms. Ballard's company isn't liked by many people.



Listening 2


Match the term with its definition

CV to be anxious about
answering machine rules concerning clothes at work
candidate anxiety or worry
dread your qualifications and employment history
suits system connected to the phone to take messages
dress code to employ or take on
recruit jacket with skirt or trousers of the same fabric
nerves person competing for a job


What are the problems?

1. nerves
2. you are interviewing them too
3. what to wear
4. what questions they are going to ask


Match up the expressions

looking questions
asked to an interview
the following biggest problems
the perfect candidate
an unwritten day
its important you fit dress code
a list of potential in
one of the for a job
to make an best in you
bring out the 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? a) I now have more responsibility and work longer hours.
2. Why have you changed jobs so often? b) Well, I lead the sales team. I'm also chairperson of a local
business association.
3. What have you done that shows leadership? c) I wanted to earn more money.
4. In what ways have your job changed since you joined the d) Well, the boss in my last company wasn't easy to work
company? with.
5. Have you ever worked with a difficult person? e) I've worked for six companies.


B. Complete these interview questions using the present perfect form of the verbs in brackets.

1. How you (to change) over the last five years?
2. What other jobs you (to apply) recently?
3. What you (to read) recently?
4. What kind of people you (to work) with?
5. What sort of bosses you (to have)?
6. What you (to learn) from your other jobs?
7. What sort of problems you (to deal) with?
8. 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