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The Interview
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I wanted to help those that are attending an
interview or learning about formats by providing an example. Obviously formats vary from
one organisation to another but this example
may prove beneficial as it has been written
with standard responses.!
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There is one disadvantage in a text format
and that is the lack of intonation. In my opinion this example will only prove useful to a
student where voice tones are present, so I
have made this text available in audio format
if required. To purchase a copy of this audio
with two TEFL native speakers please contact us through our website. The audio is
priced at 1.60€, making it
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to drink, a tea or a coffee?"
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- Coffee would be great, than you.!
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- How do you take your coffee?"
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- White please, one sugar.!
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- Please, take a seat."
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- Thank you.!
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- So, tell me a little about yourself."
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- I am currently working for
Euro Tech. I work as a
manager for an IT support
department and I am in
charge of a team of 6 people.!
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The interview is for the
position of a department
manager and in the IT sector. Some of the questions
are based on competency,
where at the candidate has
had to answer by use of
examples. This form of
questioning is proving to be
popular with HR managers.!
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- Good morning and thank you for coming
in today, you must be …………. ."
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- Yes, pleased to meet you.!
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- Did you have any problems finding our
office?."
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- No, I don’t live too far from here.!
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- Please follow me, can I get you anything
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- Great, I can see from
your CV that you have
been working there for
just under 5 years, so
why are you looking for a
new position?"
- Well I am working for a company that only
has a European portfolio of clients and I
have an ambition to work with a company
that has international clients so that I can
use my language skills and gain experience.!
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- You mentioned that you work in a team
of 6 people, this position will mean that
you have to work alone or in a team.
How will you feel about working alone?"
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