JOB INTERVIEW

Tell me about yourself:

You can answer this question with:

a) Personal qualities or passion projects you are working on

b) Professional profile and goals

These are some ideas about personal qualities:

I am very good working with customers (or dealing with customers)

I am hard-working, friendly, positive person

I like working in a team

I like to learn new things

I am a fast learner / I am quick in picking up new skills

I can work/ I am used to working under pressure /presha/

I am used to meeting deadlines

I can handle responsibilities

Tell me about your experience (if you didn’t mention it in

the previous question)
This answer will vary from student to student.

I have studied… I have worked many years as…

My position in the last company I worked for was…

My duties included….

Why do you want this job?

Because I think that this the best company of the sector, or a leading company in the sector

I am really interested in….

I think that this is a good opportunity to grow professionally, to develop my skills

I have experience and I love this type of job

I enjoy working with other people/customers/students…

This company seems to offer better professional perspectives

I enjoy working in a team

I think that I can help this company because I have the necessary skills /experience, I can help
the company to achieve the goals…

I have look through your website and it is very interesting.

I like the company values (or mention some of the company values you read in their website)

Tell me about your computer skills

I am used to working with……. Office package/ auto cad etc……

I am familiar with………

I have a good command of…

Tell me about your strengths and weaknesses (fortalezas y

debilidades)

Strengths: Some quality that you didn’t mention before or highlight your experience
and background

Weaknesses: I don’t have a lot of experience / qualifications

BUT I can catch up with the rest of the team (Ponerme al día con el resto del equipo)

I am too perfectionist

You can say “bad things” starting with…”To be honest…”

Why did you leave your last job? (if you are working now,
do the next question instead)
It was a temporary contract

The company had financial problems, so they made redundancies.

Because I wanted to learn new skills, I wanted to start a new career

Why do you want to leave your job?

I like my current job and I like the company. But…

…This job is more related to my studies.

…You seem to offer better conditions and future perspectives.

(If you work with customer, teams, students…) Tell me

about a problem that you had with…and how you solved
it –prepare your story-
Different answers

What is your availability?

This means: When can you start? Or when are you available? In the sense of
weekends, or you have already a part-time job you would like to keep.

Some ideas:

I would like to start as soon as possible

I need to give a two weeks’ notice to my employer, my current company

I cannot work on Tuesday evenings because…

Do you have any questions?

Well, I would like to know / the salary/ the working hours/company benefits