2.1 Talking about your previous experience in a job interview Flashcards
to … good at
be
to … something difficult
find
to .. a curriculum
follow (kr·i·kyoo·luhm
to .. into details
go
to … previous expereience
have
to … friends
make
to … sports
play
to … for a degree
study
I studied marketing .. london
in
I studied … a degree in marketing
for
i worked … Mega Bank for two years after graduating.
at
working … improving my English is something I aim to do this year.
on
In the future I hope to work … an international company.
for
trained … medicine
in (used with general words)
worked .. a trainee
as
show .. is one of my strengths
initiative
from your CV that you … for two different companies since leaving college. First, you … for Walkers Department Store as a trainee store manager.
’ve worked
worked
NEIL: And how was that?
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.
why did you leave your previous job?
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!
Yes, I …work .. there since last year. I …see.. an advert on a jobs website, and I decided to apply.
’ve worked
saw
NEIL: And why did you decide to move to New Mode?
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.
That’s very different from your previous job, isn’t it?
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.
unspecified time
present prefect
specified time
past simple
i ..make.. a lot of friends when I was at school.
made ( he specified the time like when he says first
since , for
present perfect
You …live.. in three different countries.
’ve lived
I ..live. in France for one year.
lived
After that you ..join.. New Mode Fashions.
joined
Did you find us easily?
Yes, no problem. Your directions were very good.
my name is Neil Carlson.
Pleased to meet you, Mr Carlson.
who .work.. in the travel industry before.
hasn’t worked
we have to decide how successful you’ll be in the job – if we .. you.
appoint
I’d like to go into a … detail.
I’d like to go into a bit more detail.
Well, I … top of the class, but I wasn’t bottom of the class …. I enjoyed some subjects more than ….
wasn’t
either
others
I’ve always enjoyed … about different places. I think maybe it was … geography that I did so much travelling later on.
finding out
partly because of
Did you experience different .. of the business?
area
Although I was a trainee store manager, we had to start
at the bottom
