Listening

Now listen to two HR managers discussing candidates after their job interviews. Answer
the questions

below:

1. How did the managers describe Patrick?

2. How did the managers describe Sam?

3. How did the managers describe Karina?

4. Why were they concerned about Karina?

5. Which of the rules in Exercise 1 did the managers possibly follow or break?

Useful expressions
Now put the expressions from the dialogue in the categories on the next page:

Don’t you think he was a bit arrogant?

He did seem a little too slick for my liking.

He seemed pretty motivated.

I’d definitely consider him.

I had a good feeling about her.

I’m not sure if he’d be a good fit.

Let’s look at who we have here.

She came across as very outgoing and relaxed.

Let’s look at the choices.

She appeared a bit unenthusiastic.

He seemed to be pretty sharp.

I don’t think she’d be a good fit.

I liked the way he handled the problem.

She seemed to know what she was talking about.

She gave me the impression that she was hiding something.

Presenting the options:

Expressing a positive impression:

I’d definitely consider him.

Expressing a negative impression

Making a decision

Look at the expressions below. Put them into the correct category.

Daniella is clearly the best fit.

I’d rather not hire her.

Let’s go with John.

Let’s keep thinking.

Let’s leave her out of the final list.

Let’s make him a finalist.

Selecting:
Rejecting:

Role play

Work in pairs. You are the managers of a small cosmetics company. You are deciding
which candidate

to select for the position of sales manager. Review the candidates below. You can invent
additional information about each candidate. Make a selection or decide whether to
reconvene.