Evidence_Job_interview.doc

Learning activity 4 Evidence: Job interview Imagine you are applying for a new job. Below you will find some common job interview questions. For this evidence, you have to record yourself while you answer them. Dress up. Look professional. Pay attention to your body language. Show you really want to get that job. Remember to use the grammar structures and vocabulary you have practiced within this learning activity.

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1. If you could start your career over again, what would you do differently? RT: If I could go back and do it again I would put a lot more effort into my first internship with a local real estate agency and seek my license as soon as possible. Remember the lesson, children: show up enthusiastically and work hard at first. There is no downside to this - and you do not know what opportunities will come out of it. 2. During your performance reviews, what criticism do you hear the most? RT: Not knowing how to respond well to the question they are asking me

3. Tell me about your last position? RT: My last position was good, since I was working as an occupational health assistant and they paid me very well. 4. What is your work philosophy? RT: My work philosophy is about attitudes, they are important at the same time as they predispose to the final success, however the changes that are experienced from the beginning practically always move towards a very positive attitude. When you improve your image and your internal state you not only feel better about yourself but also with others. 5. How have you changed professionally speaking in the last two years? RT: I have changed in being more perfectionist in everything I do, in putting everything of myself so that things always go out in the best way possible. 6. Tell me about the best manager you have ever had. RT: My manager was very excellent, he was flexible in everything. As long as one shows results according to the work one was doing. 7. What were the most memorable accomplishments in your last position? RT: I was always considered very judicious, responsible and dedicated to my things. The achievements that I obtained were recognitions according to the punctuality, the good performance that I exercised when I was in the company. 8. Why do you want to leave your current job? RT: Because they offered me a good job offer and paid me more than I earned earlier 9. In your previous position, how much time did you spend learning how to do things better? RT: Every day that passed one learned many things, and especially to do them in the best way possible, that is like the daily bread. 10. If you’re very happy with your current job, why do you want to leave?

RT: Because they pay me more than I am earning and because I have the opportunity to continue studying. When you finish your work, send the file to your instructor through the platform as follows: 1. Click on the title of this evidence. 2. Click on Examinar mi equipo and look for the file in your computer. Make sure the file is attached. 3. Leave a comment for the instructor (optional). 4. Click Enviar. Note: This evidence is an individual activity. Remember to check the learning guide in order to know if you have done all the assigned activities, know how to develop them and deliver them correctly. Criterios de evaluación  Usa el vocabulario relacionado con carreras y empleos teniendo en cuenta el contexto requerido.  Intercambia información personal para postularse a un empleo teniendo en cuenta la estructura gramatical y vocabulario requeridos.  Describe características personales teniendo en cuenta el vocabulario y contexto requerido.  Utiliza verbos compuestos teniendo en cuenta la estructura gramatical requerida. References Fotolia. (s.f.). Business associates shaking hands in office. Consultado el 17 de Octubre de 2014, en http://co.fotolia.com/id/63781536