One of the steps in applying for a dream internship is having an interview with a special panel of judges... your classmates. Let's consider some tips which might be helpful while facing an interview and preparing ourselves to have a real interview.
1. Watch these videos on how to be successful at job interviews.
How to act in an interview?
2. Point out those tips you need to take into account when having an interview. Write them on comments
Listening exercise:
Listen to the audio, and fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Clue" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!
http://eslcorner.settlement.org/employment-and-education/employment/job-interview-roleplay
Prepare some questions to ask during the interview and post them in comments.
October 9
Pronunciation task
In order to practice your pronunciation skill, do the following task:
1. Go to http://www.voki.com/create.php or
2. Create an avatar or just record your voice reading your cover letter
3. Upload your recording in your project website or blog
In order to improve your pronunciation, go to http://text-to-speech.imtranslator.net/speech.asp
Job interview questions
Questions to ask during the interview:
ResponderEliminar• What do you consider your greatest strength?
• Could you tell what your greatest weakness is?
• May I ask you why you would like to work for this company?
• Could you tell me about your experiences?
• May I ask you about your educational background?
• Could you tell me what salary would you like?
• May I ask you what are you interested on this position?
• What do you consider your greatest achievement is?
• What do you consider the best thing you could give to this company?
• Have you done this kind of job before?
• Could you tell me about yourself, why should we hire you?
Questions.
ResponderEliminar• Do you prefer to work with others or on your own? Why?
• What do you know about our company?
• Do you speak another language fluently?
• Tell me about your academic training.
• Why did you choose to study_______?
• Tell me 3 virtues and 3 defects that you have.
• What are your goals for the future?
• Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
• What salary expect to recieve?
• How your friends to describe you?
Questions
ResponderEliminar1. Tell me about our Company.
2. Who are you?
3. What is your experience?
4. What are your expectations?
5. Tell me your five values most important in your life.
6. What salary expect receive?
7. You prefer teamwork or individually?
Questions:
ResponderEliminar1. How much experience you have?
2. If you have a familiar problem, but you are in work, what do you would do?
3. You are in the work, and you have a difficulty with a partner, would you try to solve it by yourself, or would you talk about it with your boss?
4. what is your academic background?
5. What do you prefer, decide by yourself , or to be commanded?
6. If you are waiting for a raise and, the company, goes to broke, what do you do, demand your raise or wait for company recovers?
7. Do you consider yourself an active or calm person?
8. Do you love what do you do?
9. What salary you expect to receive?
10. How do you see yourself in some years?
11. What is the most important thing to you?
-What do you know about our company?
ResponderEliminar-Are you good at dealing with change?
-Do you work well under pressure?
-How do you make important decisions?
-What do you look for in a job?
-Do you have any questions for us?
A Video with more info about Job interview questions and answers:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epcc9X1aS7o
Some questions...
ResponderEliminar*Tell me a little about yourself
*What is your biggest personal challenge at this time?
*Why you want to work in this company?
*What have you done to improve your knowledge in the last year?
*What is most important to you: the money or the work?
*if you had a family problem, what you would make with your work?
*Which you think that is the dream job?
sorry about that, for the next oportunity i am going to post the homework in the page
ResponderEliminarCan you tell me why did you choose your college major/ career?
ResponderEliminarCan you tell me what do you like doing in your free time?
What values do you consider the most important in your profession? Why?
What qualities do you consider the most important in a leader? Why?
Are you willing to work overtime? Nights? Weekends? Holidays?
Do you consider yourself a leader?
What do you consider are the most important when working as a team?
May I ask if you are married?
May I ask if you have kids?
Can you tell me about your ability to work under pressure?
Do you have any questions about the company?
There are the questions for "Project MFWV"
ResponderEliminar1. Could you tell me about you?
2. Could you tell me what you expect to get paid?
3. What is your academic background?
4. What are your goals for the future?
5. Can you tell me what you know about this company?
6. Could you tell me what languages you speak?
7. Could you tell me if you have done something to improve your knowledge in the last year?
8. Tell me 3 virtues and 3 defects that you have.
9. Could you tell me what salary you would like to earn?
10. Do you prefer to work with others or on your own? Why?
11. What do you prefer, decide by yourself, or to be commanded?
12. If you have a familiar problem, but you are in work, what would you do?
13. Could you tell me about your professional experiences?
14. Do you consider yourself an active or calm person?
15. Do you love what you do?
Carlos Perez
Julián
Juan
Sofía Mesa
EPM questions for Billiton
ResponderEliminar1. Could you tell me about you?
2. May I ask you what your greatest weakness is?
3. Tell me 3 virtues and 3 defects that you have.
4. Could you tell me what your philosophy towards work is?
5. What is your academic background?
6. Could you tell me what languages you speak?
7. Could you tell me if you have done something to improve your knowledge in the last year?
8. May I ask you what your team work skills are?
9. How do you consider your personal relationships with coworkers are?
10. Could you tell me what you expect to get paid?
11. What are your goals for the future?
12. May I ask you what your greatest achievement is?
13. Could you tell me about your professional experiences?
14. Can you tell me what you know about this company?
15. Could you tell me why we should hire you?
Questions for EPM
ResponderEliminar1. Could you tell me about you?
2. What do you consider your greatest strength is?
3. May I ask you why you want to work with us?
4. May I ask you what your greatest weakness is?
5. What is more important to you: your job or money?
6. Could you tell me what salary you would like to earn?
7. May I ask you how you see yourself in five years?
8. May I ask you what you know about this company?
9. Could you tell me about bad experiences in team work?
10. Could you tell me what languages you speak?
11. Could you tell me if you have done something to improve your knowledge in the last year?
12. Could you tell me why we should hire you?
13. How do you solve conflicts in your workplace?
14. What is your academic background?
15. Do you love what you do?
Questios from bhp-Billiton for GAX:
ResponderEliminar*What do you consider your greatest strength is?
*Do you think you work well in group?
*May I ask you how you see yourself in five years?
*May I ask you what your greatest weakness is?
*Could you tell me what is your name?
*Could you tell me about you?
*You are in the work, and you have a difficulty with a partner, would you try to solve it by yourself, or would you talk about it with your boss?
*What is your background education?
*Did you get a college degree?
*Do you have an investigation project?
*Could you tell me the aspects of your background education to this job?
*How could your background education contribute to this job?
*May I ask you what your experience in this particular field is?
*Could you tell if you are good in teamwork?
*Do you have any experience in another country or in another city? Talk about it
Cover letter record:
ResponderEliminarhttp://vocaroo.com/i/s1IQ074nXNbl
Questions for SOFASA, teacher help i hadn group,
ResponderEliminar1. how are you today?
2. did your any trouble to finding us?
3. how would you describe yourself as a person?
4. what type of position are you you looking for?
5. Are you interesed in a full time or part-time position?
6. can you tell me about your responsabilities at your last job?
7. what is your greatrest strength?
8. what is your greatest weakness?
9. why do you want to work for us?
10.why did you leave your previus job?