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2022-03-11 16:10:37 #interview

JOB INTERVIEW TIPS

1 Provide informative answers
Always highlight your experience and skills in your answers.

2 Sell yourself
Mention your strengths and good attributes whenever possible.

3 Turn negative into positive
Use the interviewer's questions aimed at identifying your weaknesses to show your strengths.

4 Keep calm
Do not react to critisism in an emotional way; focus on the job and maintain a professional approach.

POSSIBLE INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

1 What interests you most about this job?
2 What are you looking for in your next job?
3 What are your biggest accomplishments?
4 How long have you been looking for another position?
5 Why were you made redundant?
6 How do you handle criticism of your work?
7 Why have you changed jobs so frequently?
8 What can you do for us that someone else cannot do?
9 What would you like to change in your current job?
10 Why do you want to leave your current job?

WHAT TO ASK

About the job
why the job has become vacant
the key tasks and responsibilities
challenging or routine aspects
extra expectations of the firm(e.g. travel)
training and development opportunities
details of any bonus schemes

About the company
structure of the organisation
success of the organisation
the company's long-term strategy
scope for promotion Open / Comment

2022-03-08 14:25:08 #jobinterview

Top 10 Interview Questions

1. Tell me about yourself.

2. Why should we hire you?

3. What is your greatest strength?

4. What is your greatest weakness?

5. Why do you want to leave (or have left) your current job?

6. What are your salary expectations?

7. Why do you want this job?

8. How do you handle stress and pressure?

9. Describe a difficult work situation or project and how you overcame it.

10. What are your goals for the future?

ANSWERS Open / Comment

2022-02-28 14:15:08 MY COMPANY

Headquarters
...is headquartered in... ...is based in...
History
...was founded in/by... ...was established in...
Employees
... has a workforce of ... people ... employs ... people
Size
... operates ... subsidiaries
...has shareholdings in ...
... has a ... per cent stake in ...
...runs ... stores worldwide
Market position
...is currently the world’s largest...
...is the biggest ... in the world
...is one of the largest companies in ...
...has a ... per cent market share
Financial results
...achieved an annual turnover of... ...made a profit of... Open / Comment

2022-02-25 14:27:49 Salary Review useful #expressions

1. So, I started working here 3 years ago, in the marketing department.
2. Last year I delivered some training on branding to the sales team.
3. Recently, I have organised a marketing workshop for the design team.
4. Since last summer, I have collaborated with five other departments in the company
to develop an improved marketing plan.
5. Right now, I am collaborating with a client to develop a new line of men’s tennis clothes.
6. At the moment, I am also organising a media event to launch this range.
7. The event is going to take place next spring.
8. I think I will be able to manage a design team of my own, maybe in two years.
9. I would like to develop a range of children’s sports shoes. Open / Comment

2022-02-21 14:25:04 Work-Life balance #vocabulary burnout (n) - a feeling of being completely exhausted and unable to perform physically or mentally, usually because of working too much productive (adj.) - completing a lot of tasks boundary (n) - the limit… Open / Comment

2022-02-21 14:24:34 Work-Life balance #vocabulary

burnout (n) - a feeling of being completely exhausted and unable to perform physically or mentally, usually because of working too much
productive (adj.) - completing a lot of tasks
boundary (n) - the limit of what is and isn’t acceptable behaviour for someone
uphold (v) - support something
accountable (adj.) - responsible for a task or a decision
metric (n) - a way of measuring something, often performance
profound (adj.) - felt very strongly
empower (v) - give the authority to do something
accommodate (v) - give someone the space or the ability to do something Open / Comment

2022-02-02 18:15:46 Mic check 1 2 Open / Comment

2021-06-15 11:04:09 Out-of-office message examples
Here are some templates for effective automatic responses to those inside and outside your company:

“Thanks for your email. I’ll be out of the office July 3-8. If you need assistance while I'm away, please contact Jane Jones at [email and phone number] for marketing questions, or Bob Miller at [email and phone number] for accounting questions.”
"Thank you for your message. I am out of the office today, with no email access. I will be returning June 26. If you need immediate assistance before then, you may reach me at [phone number]."
"I will be away from July 2 to July 15. For urgent matters, you can email or call Mary Smith at [email and phone number]."
"Thank you for your email. I am out of the office at this time and I am not checking email. I will not return until Aug. 26. If this is an urgent matter, please contact James Johnson at [email and phone number]. Otherwise, I will respond to your email as soon as possible after my return." Open / Comment

2021-05-20 10:08:08 The most common job #interview questions Open / Comment

2021-05-11 10:10:29 #meeting #expressions ASKING FOR OPINIONS

Meetings often begin with the presentation of some information and then a request for opinions. To ask people for their opinions, we can say:

What does everyone think about…?
I’d like to get your feedback on…
What are your thoughts about… ?
What are your views on… ?

After one person has expressed his or her opinion, we can say “Thank you for your feedback,” to acknowledge the opinion, then use these phrases to ask for more people to respond:

What does everyone else think?
Are there any other comments?

If there’s a specific person who you would like to hear from, you can ask him or her directly by using these phrases:

Susan, can we get your input?
Would you like to add anything, Susan?


BEGINNING A MEETING Open / Comment