HOW TO ACE A JOB INTERVIEW

Job Application Process

Write a resume and cover letter.

Ask a friend to check your resume.

Call the employer.

Visit your employer to fill out your application form.

Send your application, cover letter and resume.

Wait a few days.

Follow up your application and confirm it was received.

Attend the interview.

PREPARING FOR THE INTERVIEW: LANGUAGE (1)

Make sure you use the right type of English: use of tenses, appropriate vocabulary and tone.

Education / qualifications: from high school on, don't forget you English studies.

I attended the University of Salamanca.

I graduated with a degree in computer engineering

I am currently studying at the University of Salamanca.

I am studying English at the Escuela de Idiomas.

PREPARING FOR THE INTERVIEW: LANGUAGE (2)

Experience: be confident, talk about your qualifications, skills and responsabilities.

Microsoft have employed me for the last 3 years.

I have been in charge of customer care for two years.

I was employed by BBVA from2001 to 2005

I worked as a waiter at an italian restaurant while I was living in London

USEFUL VOCABULARY (1)

Describing yourself:

ambitious patienthelpful

calm reliablehumorous

confident responsibleknowledgeable

creative successful organised

friendly hard-workingexperienced

Go-getter

productive

USEFUL VOCABULARY (2)

Agree with earn promotion

Apply for employed run

Basic salary employee salary

Be fired employer steady-job

Be hired flexible working hours

Be unemployed good people skills

Challeging job requirements

Contact information job title task

Degree position long hours

Some Useful expressions

Is it a full-time / part-time position?

How much will I earn?

Is there a chance of promotion in this job?

I have got a degree in_______

The starting salary is $7.50 per hour.

Tell me a little about yourself.

What do you do in your free time?

What work experience have you got?

Are you good at making decisions?

What is your current salary?

What is the salary range on offer?

What languages can you speak?

What are the benefits of working here?

What is your greatest weakness/strength?

Classify the sentences in the previous slide:

ApplicantsInterviewer

_______________________

_______________________

Think of possible answers for the questions in the previous slide and try to come up with other questions.

BODY LANGUAGENon-verbal communication accounts for over 90% of the

message you are sending in your job interview!

Posture: sit upright

relax and lean slightly forward

position of the head Your hands: loosely clasped (on table or lap)

keep your hands away from your face

leg movement Eye contact: direct eye contact

Voice delivery: vay your tone and pitch

A couple of useful and informative videos:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bAgEmihzLs

MAKING A FIRST GOOD IMPRESSION (1)Watch the video and answer the questions

http://www.videojug.com/film/how-can-i-make-a-good-first-impression-2

Make an entrance:

How many seconds do you have to impress people when you first fist walk into an interview?

What should you put on your face?

Why should you scan and look around the room?

Your handshake

Why is a good handshake vital?

What is a good handshake?

Where should you look?

What should you remember to do?

MAKING A FIRST GOOD IMPRESSION (2)

Posture

What should you practise if you are nervous?

Why should you sit well back?

What should you do with your elbows and legs?

Hand gestures

Why shouldn't you fold your arms?

Where should you keep your hands?

Mirroring

What is "mirroring"?

Why should you do it?

VIDEOS

Interview Dos and Dont's:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1ucmfPOBV8&feature=player_embedded

Job Interview preparation for teenagers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uy1GhS-MWJ8

Classic Job Interview Questions: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nr2bpcpNQWY

More about body language... subtitled!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bAgEmihzLs

OVER TO YOU!

With a partner, think of a company and a position (you should think of a job description, requirements, hours, salary...)

You and your partner will roleplay a job interview 8one will be the applicant and the other the interviewer). The interview should last around 4 minutes.