Listen again. Whose answer do you like best and why? Question Best answer Patti / Dan / Ella Remarks 1 2 3 Talk about your own experiences of interviews for jobs, courses and so on. 1 Which interviews can you remember most clearly? Why? 2 Do you think you’re good at being interviewed? Why? / Why not? 3 Do you think interviews are a good way of choosing people? 4 Which questions do you think are most tricky to answer and why? They challenged me to … Read the excerpt of a recruiting specialist’s diary of weird interview situations. What mistakes did the interviewees make? b Speaking 22 Reading 23 1 An applicant said he was so well qualified that if he didn’t get the job, it would prove the management was incompetent. 2 She had her earbuds in, but told me she could listen to the music and me at the same time. 3 He challenged me to an arm wrestle to prove he was physically fit. 4 She asked to see my CV to check if I was qualified to judge her. 5 She complained that she hadn’t had lunch and proceeded to eat a hamburger and fries in my office. 6 He stopped the interview to phone his therapist, who advised him to ignore the question I’d just asked. 7 She refused to get out of the chair and threatened to stay in my office until I hired her. I had to call the police. 8 She pulled out her phone, snapped a picture of me and said she collected photos of everyone who interviewed her. 9 An alarm went on the candidate’s phone. He took it out, turned it off, apologised for the interruption and said he had to leave for another interview. 10 She came in wearing only one shoe. She said the other shoe had been stolen on the bus. 11 She came to the interview with a moped and left it in the reception area. She said she didn’t want it to get stolen and announced that she would require indoor parking for the moped. 12 A candidate thanked me for seeing him but admitted he didn’t want a job. He’d only come because the unemployment office needed proof that he was looking for one. 56 Language skills Extras Explore 4 Work, work, work Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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