Name: Learn English | Job Interviews | Learn Business English 16 with Steve Ford
Uploaded: 2016-08-26T11:27:42.000Z
Duration: 7 min 56 s
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Hello! Hello! Hello everybody! My name is Steve Ford and

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today, we're doing a special video on job interview tips

now for those of you who have been with us for a long time

we did a video back in 2007, my wife and I

now, the market has changed so much that a lot of the answers the interviewee used to give

so we're going to take a look at what would be more appropriate to say

and of course we're going to do it in a very, very laid-back

warning! cliche answer detected: give another answer to avoid job interview failure

so saying that your hardworking or a workaholic nowadays is considered overused

and make this your own means that you want to make this your own story

and you want to make sure that you talk about details of previous work experience

if you don't have any work experience, maybe you can focus on

or maybe some work project that you had from University or high school

team player? team leader? is so passe as the French would say.

so you really want to once again focus on your work experience

where you had the chance to be part of a team

allowed my team to tailor to the local market

bringing the teams together by bridging the cultural differences

dedicated and motivated sound meaningless  because they're so overused

so if you're gonna use those words, make sure you back it up with experience

and it's actually up to the interviewer to decide

I will do whatever it takes to get this job

I'm open to anything, I'm willing to do anything

both of these sound like the person, the interviewee, is desperate

and I wouldn't advise saying something like that

you have to value all of the qualities that you have

I'm a perfectionist? I'm too detail-oriented?

for example, it's hard to keep up with new technology

which can be very frustrating and time consuming

where do you see yourself in 5 years' time?

now this might sound obvious, but there are some interviewees

that might let it slip out that they're not interested in their current field or industry

now if you aspire, if you really want to climb the corporate ladder in the company that you're interviewing for

find some of the employees that have been working there

to see how long they've been at their present position or previous position

so you have a good idea of how many years it would take to reach their position

well, this shows that you weren't happy at your last job

that you didn't get along with your boss most likely

and it could lead to some really bad feelings

so the interviewer is looking for genuine interest in the company

try to describe where you first found out about the company

maybe a personal experience you had with an employee or product from that company

well everybody I hope you enjoyed our lesson on job interview tips

there was a lot of vocabulary there, so I hope you were able to learn some more

and I look forward to our next Learn Business English lesson

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Learn English | Job Interviews | Learn Business English 16 with Steve Ford

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