2.1 Talking about your previous experience in a job interview

Question 1

to … good at

Answer 1

be

Question 2

to … something difficult

Answer 2

find

Question 3

to .. a curriculum

Answer 3

follow (kr·i·kyoo·luhm

Question 4

to .. into details

Answer 4

go

Question 5

to … previous expereience

Answer 5

have

Question 6

to … friends

Answer 6

make

Question 7

to … sports

Answer 7

play

Question 8

to … for a degree

Answer 8

study

Question 9

I studied marketing .. london

Answer 9

in

Question 10

I studied … a degree in marketing

Answer 10

for

Question 11

i worked … Mega Bank for two years after graduating.

Answer 11

at

Question 12

working … improving my English is something I aim to do this year.

Answer 12

on

Question 13

In the future I hope to work … an international company.

Answer 13

for

Question 14

trained … medicine

Answer 14

in (used with general words)

Question 15

worked .. a trainee

Answer 15

as

Question 16

show .. is one of my strengths

Answer 16

initiative

Question 17

from your CV that you … for two different companies since leaving college. First, you … for Walkers Department Store as a trainee store manager.

Answer 17

’ve worked

worked

Question 18

NEIL: And how was that?

Answer 18

MEERA: I really enjoyed it. The training scheme was good.

: Good. I liked dealing with customers. That’s one of the reasons I’m interested in this job, as it’s also a customer-facing role. So I think my previous experience will help.

Question 19

why did you leave your previous job?

Answer 19

the company had a lot of problems, so they decided to close some of their stores. This meant they made a number of people redundant, including me!

Question 20

Yes, I …work .. there since last year. I …see.. an advert on a jobs website, and I decided to apply.

Answer 20

’ve worked

saw

Question 21

NEIL: And why did you decide to move to New Mode?

Answer 21

MEERA: Well, I knew about their clothes. And I’m quite interested in fashion, generally. To be honest, I thought that the job would be a way to break into the fashion industry.

Question 22

That’s very different from your previous job, isn’t it?

Answer 22

Well, yes, but I saw the job at New Mode as a first step. Also, as I said before, I trained in accounting as part of my degree.

Question 23

unspecified time

Answer 23

present prefect

Question 24

specified time

Answer 24

past simple

Question 25

i ..make.. a lot of friends when I was at school.

Answer 25

made ( he specified the time like when he says first

Question 26

since , for

Answer 26

present perfect

Question 27

You …live.. in three different countries.

Answer 27

’ve lived

Question 28

I ..live. in France for one year.

Answer 28

lived

Question 29

After that you ..join.. New Mode Fashions.

Answer 29

joined

Question 30

Did you find us easily?

Answer 30

Yes, no problem. Your directions were very good.

Question 31

my name is Neil Carlson.

Answer 31

Pleased to meet you, Mr Carlson.

Question 32

who .work.. in the travel industry before.

Answer 32

hasn’t worked

Question 33

we have to decide how successful you’ll be in the job – if we .. you.

Answer 33

appoint

Question 34

I’d like to go into a … detail.

Answer 34

I’d like to go into a bit more detail.

Question 35

Well, I … top of the class, but I wasn’t bottom of the class …. I enjoyed some subjects more than ….

Answer 35

wasn’t
either
others

Question 36

I’ve always enjoyed … about different places. I think maybe it was … geography that I did so much travelling later on.

Answer 36

finding out

partly because of

Question 37

Did you experience different .. of the business?

Answer 37

area

Question 38

Although I was a trainee store manager, we had to start

Answer 38

at the bottom