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Урок 2: Job interview

Длительность урока: 60 минут

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 What do you say to nice to meet you? Use the following tips:
Good to know you, Pleasure, Charmed, Cheers, How do you do, Glad to meet you...

How often do you meet new people?

1. Warm up I often/ rarely/ never meet new people every day/month...

Ответьте на вопросы
When did you last meet a new person? Who was it?
I last met a new person two days ago/last week/ in 2007...

Are you going to meet a new friend in the nearest future?

Yes, I am/no, I am not because I often/rarely work with people...

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 accept - принять growth – рост

agree - согласиться hire - нанимать

application - приложение insurance - страховка

attend - посещать interoperability - совместимость

become - становиться issue - проблема

boost - улучшить long-term – долгосрочный

challenge – вызов match - подходить

check - проверить on time - вовремя

2. Vocabulary code - писать код overtime - сверхурочно

condition - условие previous - предыдущий

Изучите
новые слова co-worker - сотрудник resolve - решать

develop - развивать salary - зарплата

expect - ожидать sick leave - больничный

fail - провалить space – место

goal – цель weakness – слабость

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 Talking about interests: I enjoy / like / I am good at
Describing skills and experience: I worked for / my main skills are
Your negative sides: my weakness / disadvantage is
Useful phrases: actually / mostly / in fact

I go for a run every morning because I have a goal - to win a marathon. - Я бегаю
каждый день, потому что моя цель - прийти первым на марафоне.

I worked for IBM and resolved interoperability issues. - Я работал в IBM и решал
проблемы несовместимости.

3a. How to
My weakness is time management but I attend a time management course. - Моей
слабостью является распределение времени, но я посещаю курс по тайм-
менеджменту.
Ознакомьтесь I am interested in a position where I can use my analytical skills. - Мне интересна
с общей должность, где я смогу использовать свои аналитические навыки.

информацией

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 Describing achievements: my achievement is / I completed
Talking about difficulties: my challenge was / it was difficult but
Accepting copromises: I agreed / disagreed but
Useful phrases: I think / beleive / guess

My achievement is a new documentation system. - Мое достижение — это новая

система документации.

My biggest challenge was a full landing change but I completed this task. - Самым
большим моим вызовом было полное изменение лендинга, но я справился.

3b. How to
Yesterday our project manager asked me to work overtime and I agreed. - Вчера наш
менеджер по проектам попросил меня работать сверхурочно и я согласился.

I beleive that the old plugins worked very slow. - Я считаю, что старые плагины
Ознакомьтесь работали очень медленно.
с информацией

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 Describing goals: my long-term goals involve / are / I am
going to / I would like to
Reasons for leaving: I thank the company for / but there is no
opportunity to grow there
Explaining motivation: I am interested in / your position is / a
new step in
Useful phrases: first of all / besides / however

My long-term goal is a team leader positon in a year. - Моя долгосрочная цель - это

3с. How to позиция тим-лида через год.

I thank Cool.Inc for the experience but I would like to use my analytical skills. - Я
Ознакомьтесь благодарен компании Cool.Inc за опыт, но я хотел бы использовать свои
аналитические навыки.
с информацией
First of all, I’m interested in your product. - Прежде всего, мне интересен ваш продукт.

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 Asking about money: how much do you want to earn / what is your
offer
Answering about money: I accept / don’t accept your offer
Your questions: what will my responsibilities be / what bonuses will I
have
Useful phrases: perhaps / for sure / no doubts

What is your offer? - A million dollars! Do you accept it? - Ваше преложение? -
Миллион долларов! Подходит?

3d. How to What bonuses will I have? - We will pay for your gym classes. - А какие плюшки меня
ждут? - Мы заплатим за ваше посещение спортзала.

Ознакомьтесь Can I use the company servers to check the application? - Могу ли я использовать
с информацией серверы компании, чтобы проверить приложение?

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 Выберите правильный вариант:
01. I am / am not / is afraid of challeges and new tasks.
02. In 2012 I getting / got / did not get an IELTS certificate and improved my English.
03. Are you go / went / going to work overtime today?
04. Our team always complete/ completing / is completing the project on time.
05. Did you test / tested you / test you the new application yesterday?

Напишите правильную форму:

06. I (to be going) to boost my English skills next week.
07. Can you (to check) the new code?
08. I (to resolve) security issues when I worked as a security technician.
09. We (to fix) the application bugs because it is not a part of our tasks.

4. Practice 10. Your offer (to be) adequate, I accept it.

Выполните Исправьте ошибку:

11. We checks the logs yesterday and decided to add new features.
задания
12. My last job was a good start but I would like have a higher position.
13. Are you a long-terms candidate or are you going to work only for a year?
14. How did you developed your analytical skills?
15. Did you agreed with your CEO when he asked to work overtime?

Keys:
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'ƃuıoƃ ɯɐ ˙6 'ʇsǝʇ noʎ pıp ˙5 'pǝʇǝ‫ן‬dɯoɔ ˙4 'ƃuıoƃ ˙3 'ʇoƃ ˙2 'ʇou ɯɐ ˙1
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 Silicon valley Interview

Просмотрите видео и вставьте пропущенные слова:

code old full-time able condition resume

It says here on your 1._____that you, from 2010 to 2011, crushed it?
That is actually an 2._____resume. It shows that I redid - I crushed it from 2013 to
present.
So are we to understand that you did not crush it in 2012?
There was a medical situation preventing me from crushing it to my usual
standarts. So I had to take some time off till I was 3._____ to crush it at 100 percent
at which points, I resume, crushing it 4._____.

5. Life story So, it says here that you are proficient in C++, 5.____ assembly for multiple
processor architectures, and that you are a cyborg?
That is correct. Short for cybernetic organism. I came into this world of filth and
Просмотрите видео pain with a congenital heart 6._____ requiring the installation of a pacemaker upon
и выполните which I am mortally dependant.
задание к нему Wow! It is technically a cyborg! Yeah, it makes the resume accurate.
Look! We all know that I can make a shitload more money working for some multi-
coloured happy town in a hermetically sealed box. But permission to be honest.
Permission granted. Granted.
I like that you guys are so weird!
Yes, we are the weird ones!

Keys:
˙uoıʇıpuoɔ ˙6 'ǝpoɔ ˙5 'ǝɯıʇ-‫ןן‬nɟ ˙4 'ǝ‫ן‬qɐ ˙3 'p‫ן‬o ˙2 'ǝɯnsǝɹ ˙1
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 In my free time I create Android applications. - В свободное время я создаю приложения на
Android.

My analytical skills help me to prioritize my tasks. - Мои аналитические навыки помогают

мне правильно расставить приоритеты по моим задачам.

I need to boost my engineering skills. - Мне нужно улучшить навыки инжиниринга.

Talking to our clients in English is a challenge for me. - Общение с нашими клиентами на
английском для меня вызов.

This position involves working in long-term projects. - Эта вакансия включает в себя
работу в долгосрочных проектах.

I would like to code for different processor architectures. - Я бы хотел писать код на разные
архитектуры процессора.

I resolved the interoperability issue of our application with Mac OS. - Я решил проблему
совместимости нашего приложения с Mac OS.

6. Phrasebook We had a tight deadline and worked overtime. - У нас были сжатые сроки, и мы работали
сверхурочно.

Ознакомьтесь I checked the application code one more time because I did not think it was ready. - Я

с фразами проверил код приложения еще раз, потому что считал, что оно еще не было готово.

My goal is to be a team leader. - Моя цель - стать тим-лидом.

I am going to attend a Java course to improve my programming skills. - Я собираюсь

посещать курс по Java, чтобы улучшить навыки в программировании.

I boosted my PHP knowledge at previous job but I would like to work for a product
company. - Я улучшил знания PHP на предыдущей должности, но хотел бы работать в
продуктовой компании.

Unfortunately, there was no space for professional development and no new challenges.
- К сожалению, не было места для профессионального роста и никаких новых вызовов.
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 Вы проходите собеседование на должность Automation-менеджера.

1. HR: Hello, Robert! It is great to see you. 2. HR: Let us start. Tell us about your
a. Glad to meet you. hobbies.
b. What do you want? a. My hobby is smoking and drinking all night.

7a. Role play

c. Who are you? b. It is running. My goal is to run in marathons!
c. I am a dancing queen!
3. HR: It is great and what about your
Выберите weaknesses? 4. HR: It is a serious problem. How do
you complete your tasks then?
правильный a. My weakness is time management.
b. I like taking photos! a. Wow, I come in peace, human!
вариант c. Where do you live? b. I usually wake up at 7 a.m. and I am going
to buy an airplane.
5. HR: That is a good idea. What c. I complete them on time and I am going to
about your achievements? do a course in time management.
a. Somebody said that I am good at drinking beer.
b. I can look at people and sing songs!
c. I created a testing system for the company
where I work now.

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 6. HR: Perfect. Tell us about your 7. HR: Oh, it is very interesting. Did you
biggest challenge. have conflicts at work?
a. I was a great rock concert! a. Yes, I hate people!
b. It was my mother-in-law. She always calls me! b. No, I am a very friendly person and a good
c. It was a new browser plugin but I completed team player!

7b. Role play this task on time.

8. HR: And why are you going to

c. Have you heard about figting club? I created it!

9. HR: What about the schedule? Is it

Выберите leave your job now? comfortable for you?
правильный a. I would like to have an opportunity a. I want to work an hour a day.
for professional development. b. I want to work 20 hours a day.
вариант b. I wanted a new bike and they did c. Yes, definitely.
not give it to me!
c. Because I am Batman!

10. HR: It is good to hear that. Do

you have any questions?
a. Yes, when do I start?
b. Yes, where is the nearest bank? Keys:
c. Yes, what is the capital of Great Britain? ˙ ˙ɐ ˙01 'q ˙9 'ɐ ˙8 'q ˙7 'ɔ ˙6 'ɔ ˙5 'ɔ ˙4 'ɐ ˙3 'q ˙2 'ɐ ˙1
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 На многих собеседованиях для IT-специалистов просят
разгадать логические или математические загадки.

8. Game
Отгадайте загадки

Keys:
˙ǝɹɐnbs ɥɔɐǝ ɟo ǝɹʇuǝɔ ǝɥʇ ʇɐ ɹǝʇʇǝ‫ ן‬ǝɥʇ ɟo ǝn‫ן‬ɐʌ ‫ן‬ɐɔıɹǝɯnu ǝɥʇ sǝʌıƃ ɹǝɥʇǝƃoʇ ǝɹɐnbs ɥɔɐǝ uı sɹǝqɯnu ǝǝɹɥʇ ǝɥʇ
ƃuıppɐ - b ˙2 ˙ʍoɹ ɯoʇʇoq uǝɥʇ ʍoɹ doʇ 'ʇɥƃıɹ ǝɥʇ oʇ ƃuıʞɹoʍ puɐ pıɹƃ ʇɟǝ‫ ן‬doʇ ǝɥʇ ɥʇıʍ ƃuıʇɹɐʇs 'ǝɯıʇ ɥɔɐǝ 1 ʎq
sǝsɐǝɹɔuı pıɹƃ ɥɔɐǝ uı sʇop ʞɔɐ‫ן‬q ɟo ɹǝqɯnu ǝɥʇ - p ˙1
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 Did you send your resume to many companies?
Yes, I did/No, I did not. I sent my resume to 3 companies...

How many interviews did you have? Were they successful?

I had 2 interviews at …

9. Discussion What position is interesting for you in 2 years? Why?

Ответьте I am interested in a position of a … because it can help to develop my skills...

на вопросы What skills do you have for it?

I have strong testing/security skills...

Are you going to update your resume after this lesson?

Yes, I am/ No, I am not because...

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