Before Listening: A Job Interview
Before Listening: A Job Interview
Before Listening: A Job Interview
Listen to the job interview to practise and improve your listening skills.
Before listening
Do the preparation task first. Then listen to the audio and do the exercises.
Preparation task
Match the abbreviations (1–4) with the definitions (a–d).
Abbreviation Definition
1. …C…
a. learning and development
B2B
b. human resources
2. …d…
B2C c. business to business
3. …a… d. business to customer
L&D
4. …b…
HR
Tasks
Task 1
Circle the best answer.
1. Four years ago, Maria worked for a small HR services provider ...
a. in the B2B sector.
b. in the B2C sector.
c. in both B2B and B2C sectors.
6. Maria ...
a. will hear back from them next week.
b. has been invited to a second interview next week.
c. needs to call them next week to find out the next steps.
Task 2
Complete the sentences with words from the box.
1. Maria feels her skills and experience are a ……Good Fit………………………… for the company.
2. Maria changed jobs because she was looking for more ……stability ………………………… .
3. She was ………Responsible……………………… for learning and development.
4. She feels …………aligned…………………… with the company’s brand and values.
5. She’s used to taking a …………personal…………………… approach to L&D.
6. Her ideas can be ………………Replicated……………………… on a larger scale.
7. She would …………report…………………… to the HR manager.
8. Performance will be ……………measured………………… in different ways.
Discussion
How do you prepare for an interview?
It depends on which way the interview is if it is a surprise one the only thing I could do is to be
in the best attitude to be in the interview, but it is a serious interview I prepare what I’m going
to say, how? Have a paper with the following things to say in order, have paused, and not being
pretty nervous be in calm and always have a smile.