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my name is Andres Herrera and on this
video I'm gonna teach you a very
interesting topic language and phrases
that you can use during a job interview
now let's meet our characters if you
have got to this is step than well done
it means you're a strong candidate and
are closer to getting the job you want
however practicing for the job
interviews truthful as this will help to
reduce your stress levels increase your
confidence and boost your chances of
being hired wait a second wait a second
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most popular questions the candidates
get asked while on a job interview why
do you think we should hire you why are
you suitable for this position these are
typical questions that you might have to
answer for these type of questions a
good idea is to tell them about your
professional and academic background
giving some examples of your previous
job positions very important make sure
you know how to use the past simple and
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the present perfect before going to a
job interview you could start by using
this sentence I think I'm suitable for
the position apt name of the company and
give the reason then you could add some
information by letting them know about
your academic and professional
background I think I'm suitable for
their position and HSS because I have
more than 10 years of experience in
imports and exports following my degree
in marketing I started getting
interested in international sales I have
also worked in retail sales so I have a
lot of experience in customer service
when you're finishing the interview it's
good to give the main points again so
here you can use to sum up to sum up I
think I'm suitable for the position of
import manager at HSS firstly because I
have a lot
of experience in the field and secondly
because I can adapt to any difficult
situation
another common kind of question is what
are your weaknesses it's always hard to
tell people about your weaknesses so try
to soften them with words like a little
abate sometimes occasionally and then
say something that has helped you to
overcome them
I sometimes lack the confidence to speak
up and voice my opinion but I have
worked really hard on my confidence and
communication skills over the past year
and I have improved a lot here is
another example question tell me about a
time when you had to make a difficult
decision you have to be careful with
your answer because the interviewer
wants you to give him or her a specific
example of when you have to face a
difficult or challenging situation but
don't worry there is a method that you
can use the star method s for situation
here you said the same and give the
context of the situation you faced in
the past when I was working for its poor
leather my boss offered me the
opportunity to work in Australia for a
year but that meant that I had to leave
my family in my home country for one
year TV for target here you tell them
what was necessary to improve the
situation I had to make my family
understand that this trip would be
beneficial for us in the future
Avery actually hear you describe the
action that you did in order to improve
the situation why and when you did it I
decided to take the offer in Australia
and after six months of working the
project turned out to be a huge success
our four results finally you described
the outcome of the situation it was so
successful that I made enough money to
bring my family over to Australia and we
lived for six months that was such an
amazing experience the job is yours now
let's have a look at the expressions we
have learned today
I think I'm suitable for the position at
name of the company and then you give
the reason to talk about your academic
background you can use following my
degree and then you had your piece of
information you can use the past simple
to talk about your life experiences you
can use the present perfect as in I have
worked in to organize and give a
conclusion you can use to sum up
remember to use words like sometimes
occasionally a bit when talking about
your weaknesses use the star method when
you have to describe a challenging
situation do you know any other phrases
related with job interviews let us know
by leaving a comment below if you like
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