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    The document provides guidance on self-presentation during a job interview. It discusses that an interview typically consists of self-presentation, assessing professional knowledge and skills, and evaluating motivation. For self-presentation, interviewers will want to learn about your background, experience, and what you want from the role. The document provides an example self-introduction and advises keeping it short, clear, and structured to allow the interviewer to ask follow up questions. Homework suggests preparing a glossary of relevant terminology for one's field.

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    Interview Preparation

    Lesson 2
    SELF-PRESENTATION
    An interview
    normally consists of 3 parts:
    • self-presentation;
    • professional knowledge
    and skills;
    • motivation.

    What will the interviewer


    check at all of these stages?
    An interview:

    1. Self-presentation.
    It usually starts with a questions "So, tell me about yourself“.
    Imagine that you're selling your candidacy to the employer.
    If the interview consisted of only this ONE chance to sell yourself, what
    would you say?

    2. Professional knowledge and skills.


    The interviewer will check if you can do the work you’re applying for.
    The questions will concern the knowledge of your professional sphere and
    your experience in using your “hard skills”.

    3. Motivation.
    The interviewer will check if you want to do the work you’re applying for.
    The questions will check your motivation and your “soft skills” which
    are required for this position.
    I graduated from the
    So, tell me about University of Kiev and received
    my master's degree in
    yourself. Economics.

    I have 5 year experience in


    area (teaching, real estate,
    I want to work in / sales /
    marketing, sales, finance ...)
    finance / marketing as I have
    experience in this area and I
    like to move in this
    direction.
    My experience gave me skills
    such as …

    I worked as / an HR manager,
    the Director of… / on the
    position of … OR My working
    experience in HR is 6 years
    Here’s an example of a complete response in the context of a job
    interview for a position as a senior manager:

    So, right now, I’m a junior manager at PWC, where I manage teams
    in a retail business unit.

    Before that, I was a team leader, where I was in charge of a team


    of five people.

    Now, I’m hoping to move into a senior management position, where


    I can use my leadership experience to drive team projects.

    So, you see, it’s, pretty short, it’s clear, it’s structured,
    and if the person listening to you, if they want more
    details, if they want more information, they’ll ask for it.
    For example, they say, “Oh, you’re a team leader, tell
    me a little more about this experience.
    Don’t drown the interviewer in details

    So, this introduction is not the complete


    introduction. It’s really just the way to start the
    discussion, in an interesting way, without
    talking for five minutes with no structure, and
    after, while the interviewer, or the person
    you’re talking to starts getting bored. You
    don’t want that.
    So, this gives them material to continue the
    conversation about your experience.

    Remember, you can’t memorize fixed answers by


    heart. Conversation is spontaneous. So, you have to
    improvise, and be clear, and be relevant to the topic
    of discussion.
    Questions about your knowledge and
    experience:

    • How do you understand your responsibilities?

    • Can you tell me about your responsibilities at


    your last job?

    • Can you describe one or two of your most


    important accomplishments?
    Answer the questions:
    1. What experience 6. In your opinion, 11. Do you prefer to 16. Describe your
    do you have in this do you deal with work independently management style.
    field? your job? or in a team?

    2. What did you like 7. What have you 12. What things 17. If you know your
    or dislike in your done to improve were the most supervisor is 100%
    previous job? your professional difficult for you to wrong about
    knowledge last do in your previous something, what
    year? job? would you do?
    3. What are you 8. How did your 13. How often have 18. How can you
    looking for in your supervisor evaluate you stayed after compensate your
    future job? your work? work? Why? lack of experience?

    4. What are your 9. How do you 14. How lucky are 19. Do you consider
    strong points? handle conflict? you and why? yourself successful?
    Why?

    5. How would you 10. What does 15. What is the best 20. What is the
    describe yourself as "customer service" supervisor for you? most important for
    a person? mean to you? you in your job?
    Homework:
    Check if you’re familiar with topic-related
    vocabulary connected to your professional
    field.

    Find all the necessary words and phrases


    and make a personal glossary for your future
    interview.
    Optional task: Past Tenses Review
    Name the tenses and give examples

    1. 3.

    2. 4.
    Optional task: Past Tenses Review
    Check your answers

    1. 3.

    2. 4.
    Optional task: Past Tenses Review
    What tenses are these? When do we use them?
    1.

    2.
    Optional task: Past Tenses Review
    Check your answers
    1.

    2.
    Optional task: Past Tenses Review
    Put the verbs in the correct form:
    1. The young man _____ (never/be) to Paris, but he
    _____ (buy) a book about this city last year.
    2. It _____ (rain) the whole day. I wonder when it will stop.
    3. He _____ (stay) at the hotel where they _____ (spend)
    their honeymoon years before.
    4. When Josh _____ (enter) the office his secretary
    _____ (schedule) his calls with the clients.
    5. I _____ (prepare) my report for 3 hours. I _____
    (write) 10 pages so far.
    Optional task: Past Tenses Review
    Check your answers:
    1. The young man has never been to Paris, but he
    bought a book about this city last year.
    2. It has been raining the whole day. I wonder when it’ll stop.
    3. He stayed at the hotel where they had spent
    their honeymoon years before.
    4. When Josh entered the office his secretary
    was scheduling his calls with the clients.
    5. I have been preparing my report for 3 hours. I have
    written 10 pages so far.

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