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  • Youre hired! Two words everybody loves to hear. But before we hear these words comes

  • (dun dun duuuuhn!) the interview. Today’s video is part one in a series that’s all

  • about preparing for a job interview.

  • This is part one of a five part series on preparing for an interview. Interviewing for

  • a new job can be a huge source of stress and anxiety. And if youre interviewing for

  • a job in a non-native language, the stress can be even higher. In this video youll

  • see me interview for a job. Throughout the interview, well discuss some of the most

  • common interview questions and how to answer them. Youll also learn some basic information

  • to get you started on creating your own answers to these questions. Let’s begin.

  • TK: Hello Ms. Smith, I’m Tom Kelley. Thanks so much for coming in.

  • RS: It’s my pleasure, thanks so much for meeting with me.

  • TK: Of course. Did you have any trouble finding the office?

  • Small Talk. Most interviews will start out with a handshake and some small talkthis

  • may include questions about how youre doing, your travel to the interview, the weather,

  • how your weekend went, and more. All you need to do is be polite and friendly. Keep your

  • answers short. You can also feel free to turn the question back to the interviewer. For

  • instance, if the interviewer asks you how your weekend was, you might respond, “It

  • was great, we celebrated my Mom’s birthday. How was your weekend?” Small talk is used

  • to build a more comfortable environment before the interview begins. It may seem silly, but

  • you can practice small talk on your own by asking yourself simple, easy-to-answer, non-personal

  • questions. You could also practice with a friend. Here is an example of small talk:

  • >> How are you doing? >> I’m great, thank you, and you?

  • >> How are you doing? >> I’m doing really well. It’s such a

  • nice day out there. >> It is! It was perfect weather all weekend.

  • >> It was.

  • >> Did you do anything interesting over the weekend?

  • >> Yes, I went to the park with my family for a picnic.

  • >> That sounds nice. >> It was. And you?

  • >> I worked this weekend, but I got a lot done, so that was good.

  • >> It does feel good to get work done!

  • You can see we haven’t said much of importance, but the conversation is friendly and open,

  • and can make two people feel more comfortable in each other’s presence.

  • TK: Hello Ms. Smith, I’m Tom Kelley. Thanks so much for coming in.

  • RS: It’s my pleasure, thanks so much for meeting with me.

  • TK: Of course. Did you have any trouble finding the office?

  • RS: Nope. The directions on the website were great.

  • TK: Good. Would you like some water or coffee before we begin?

  • RS: I’m okay, thank you. TK: Alright. So, to get started, why don’t

  • you tell me a little bit about yourself. RS: Sure.

  • Common Question: Tell me a little bit about yourself. It’s very common for interviewers

  • to simply ask you to tell them about yourself. That can feel overwhelming! But don’t worry;

  • what they really want you to focus on is your education and work history. You can also let

  • them know what areas you have a lot of experience in, or what your interests are when answering

  • this question. Here are a few different ways to begin your answer.

  • I studied at Harvard University and graduated 2012 with a degree in business.

  • I’ve been working at Smith Incorporated for 10 years as a manager.

  • I have 12 years of experience in graphic design.

  • Because of my time at Verizon, I have a lot of experience in providing customer service.

  • If you're preparing for an interview, practice talking about yourself and your work history.

  • Record yourself with a video camera if possible. Make sure it's not too long, maybe around

  • a minute. Go back and listen or watch, and write down phrases that worked well to use

  • again. If there was anything you stumbled over or left out, write down some possible

  • phrases you could have used. The next day, do the same exercise. It's important that

  • you don't just write a paragraph and memorize it, but simply practice free-talking with

  • some key phrases. The more you practice before the interview, the more comfortable youll

  • feel answering the questions during the interview.

  • TK: So, to get started, why don’t you tell me a little bit about yourself.

  • RS: Sure. I studied at the University of Florida and graduated in 2010 with a Masters Degree

  • in Toy Design. After graduation, I was hired at Happy Kid’s Creative. I’ve been there

  • for the past five years and am currently the Director of Toy Production. During that time

  • sales have grown steadily. It’s been a great experience, but I’ve run out of room to

  • grow with HKC and I’m looking for new opportunities. I have a lot of experience leading teams in

  • the creative process and finding new markets for the products that we create.

  • T: That’s great.

  • To be continued! Well pick it up from here in the next video in this series. In the next

  • video, well go over three more common interview questions: ‘How did you hear about this

  • position’, ‘what attracted you to our company?’ andwhat’s your greatest

  • strength?’

  • I hope this video on job interviews has been helpful. There’s nothing better than walking

  • out of an interview feeling that you were fully prepared!

  • If you have interview-related questions or stories, please post them in the comments

  • below. I’d love to hear them.

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  • That’s it, and thanks so much for using Rachel’s English.

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