Job Interview with English Idioms


Job Interview with English IdiomsVersión en línea Listen and repeat to the dialogs as you learn/practice some English idioms. por Oliver Simoes Narrator Listen to Mary Jane's job interview, paying close attention to the use of idioms. Then listen again and repeat each line of dialog. Interviewer Good afternoon. What's your name? Job Applicant Good afternoon. I'm Mary Jane Thompson. Interviewer What do you go by? Job Applicant I go by M.J. Interviewer And what did you do for a living? Job Applicant I worked in Customer Service in my last job, Interviewer Do you like working with people? Job Applicant I LOVE working with people. That's my forte, and I never get bored. Interviewer That's good to hear. How do you handle difficult customers? Job Applicant I try to keep my cool and put myself in their shoes. Interviewer Can you give me an example? Job Applicant Sure. Once, a customer was up in arms about a delayed order. I went the extra mile to solve the problem, and in the end, he calmed down. Interviewer It looks like you know how to think on your feet. Job Applicant I do my best! Interviewer Why did you leave your last job? Job Applicant I felt it was time for a change of pace and a chance to move up in the world. Interviewer What would you say is your biggest weakness? Job Applicant I sometimes bite off more than I can chew, because I like to get things done. Interviewer That's an interesting answer. Where do you see yourself in five years? Job Applicant Hopefully, I'll have climbed the career ladder and be taking on more responsibility. Interviewer Well, M.J., you've certainly made a good impression today. Job Applicant Thank you. I'm glad to hear that!

Job Interview with English IdiomsVersión en línea

Listen and repeat to the dialogs as you learn/practice some English idioms.

por Oliver Simoes

Narrator

Listen to Mary Jane's job interview, paying close attention to the use of idioms. Then listen again and repeat each line of dialog.

Interviewer

Good afternoon. What's your name?

Job Applicant

Good afternoon. I'm Mary Jane Thompson.

Interviewer

What do you go by?

Job Applicant

I go by M.J.

Interviewer

And what did you do for a living?

Job Applicant

I worked in Customer Service in my last job,

Interviewer

Do you like working with people?

Job Applicant

I LOVE working with people. That's my forte, and I never get bored.

Interviewer

That's good to hear. How do you handle difficult customers?

Job Applicant

I try to keep my cool and put myself in their shoes.

Interviewer

Can you give me an example?

Job Applicant

Sure. Once, a customer was up in arms about a delayed order. I went the extra mile to solve the problem, and in the end, he calmed down.

Interviewer

It looks like you know how to think on your feet.

Job Applicant

I do my best!

Interviewer

Why did you leave your last job?

Job Applicant

I felt it was time for a change of pace and a chance to move up in the world.

Interviewer

What would you say is your biggest weakness?

Job Applicant

I sometimes bite off more than I can chew, because I like to get things done.

Interviewer

That's an interesting answer. Where do you see yourself in five years?

Job Applicant

Hopefully, I'll have climbed the career ladder and be taking on more responsibility.

Interviewer

Well, M.J., you've certainly made a good impression today.

Job Applicant

Thank you. I'm glad to hear that!