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.

Fuente: Fotolia (s.f.)

1. If you could start your career over again, what would you do differently?

- Maybe I would control a little more my genius, but in general I consider

myself a very organized person and responsible.

2. During your performance reviews, what criticism do you hear the most?

- They always say that I look very serious and unfriendly, for that reason they
assume that I am not good at working as a team, but in reality it is not! I like
team work.
3. Tell me about your last position?

- In my last job I learned a lot, I met excellent people who like to get ahead and
I think it was a good experience.

4. What is your work philosophy?

- I think that the philosophy of work is practically based on professional ethics,

responsibility and the general principles that arise from the inside of people.

5. How have you changed professionally speaking in the last two years?

- In the last 2 years I have emerged as a person, now I am a leader, I am an

entrepreneur, I am proactive and I have the skills to develop any proposed
activity.

6. Tell me about the best manager you have ever had.

- The manager of my previous job is an excellent person, she is very young

and additionally she is a leader, understanding and strict person.

7. What were the most memorable accomplishments in your last position?

- My most memorable achievement was the promotion I had in the company.

8. Why do you want to leave your current job?

- I would really love to continue, but the contract expired.

9. In your previous position, how much time did you spend learning how to do
things better?

- I consider myself a person with the ability to learn fast and if there is
something I do not understand I ask before.

10. If you’re very happy with your current job, why do you want to leave?

- The contract ended and I would love to be part of this good company.
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