Describing your personality

Here are some adjectives to use:

Easy-going: a relaxed person who is easy to get along with

Hard-working: someone who works well and isn’t lazy
Committed: a person who is loyal to a project or person
Trustworthy: someone who you can rely on
Honest: someone who tells the truth
Focused: someone who is not easily distracted
Methodical: a person who pays attention to details and works in a logical way
Proactive: someone who takes steps to complete tasks without supervision

You can say:

 I’m (easy-going), or I’m a/an easy-going person/employee/worker.

 If you’d like to add punch, use an intensifier like very, extremely, really. (“I’m
very trustworthy,” “I’m an extremely focused employee.”)
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Describing your strengths
Some positive traits and skills managers look for include:

Organization
The ability to multitask
Perform to a deadline
Solve problems
Communicate well
Work in an international environment and with people from all over the world
Speak foreign languages
Enthusiasm

You can use phrases like:

 I’m good at / I’m skilled at
multitasking/working under pressure/working to a deadline.
 My strength is/are my ability to problem solve/be enthusiastic/speak fluent
English etc.
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Describing your experience

Here are some phrases to use:

 I have five years’ experience as a waitress/in retail/as a teacher

 I worked in retail for seven years and was promoted to manager in my second
year

 I studied at the University of Queensland

 I worked for Anderson and Assoc. as a lawyer

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Describing your goals for the future and why you want this job
These phrases can help:
 I’m looking to further my skills as a barista/in hospitality, as a childcare
worker/in early childhood education

 I want to further my career in physiotherapy/as a physiotherapist, in

administration/as an administrator, in retail/as a branch manager

 I believe your company is an important player in its industry

 I feel my skills set is a perfect fit for your team and I can contribute by
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Describe your goals for the future and why you want this job
How to start the interview
 I’m pleased to meet you!

 Thank you for taking the time to meet with me today.

 I really appreciate being considered for this role.

 I’m looking forward to talking about my skills and experience.

Describing your skills

 I graduated from…in…with a degree in…

 I am qualified in…
  I completed a course in…which gave me skills in…

 I have an IELTS certificate with a score of…

Explaining your experience

 In my role at…I succeeded in…

 I am proud of the work I did at…

 An example of a problem that I solved is…

 I consider my strengths to be…and I think these are important for this role
because…

 I have a proven track record in…

Answering questions about your future

 In five years time, I’d like to be responsible for…and I believe this role is the
first step to achieving that.

 This role aligns with my long-term career goals, which are…

 I would like to build my career at this company because

Asking questions to your interviewer

 I was doing some research on the company and I found out….I really admire
this, can you explain more about it?

 Can you tell me about the long-term goals for this company?

 Are there any training programmes available to employees?

 What do you enjoy most about working here?

 I just want to reiterate again that I think my experience and background really
fits this role because…

 Could you explain what the next steps are?

Phrases for after the interview

 I really enjoyed interviewing for the role at your company.
 I’d be thrilled to work for this organisation, and, as mentioned, I feel that my
background/skills in…are a great fit for the position.

 Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you need anything more from me.