ELL3044 Practical Business English 실용 비즈니스 영어

1. ELL3044 Practical Business English 실용 비즈니스 영어 Job Interview

2. What are the top 10 job interview questions? • Tell me about yourself. • Why should we hire you? • What is your greatest strength? • What is your greatest weakness? • Why do you want to work here? • Why did you leave your last job? • What is your greatest accomplishment? • Describe a difficult work situation and how you overcame it? • Where do you see yourself in 5 years? • Do you have any questions for me?

3. What does she say about body language? • Make eye contact • Firm handshake • Don’t talk too fast, lower your tone • Good posture

4. Do… • Makeeye contact • Introduce yourself • Firm handshake • Dress neatly and wear formal business clothes • Good posture (straight back, folded hands) • Speak clearly, conciselyand articulately • Active listener (nodding, back channeling) • Thank the interview and shake their hand at the end

5. Don’t… • Don’tfidget • Don’t slouch • Don’t call the person by their first name (use Mr./Ms. ***) • Don’t be late (arrive early) • Don’t mumble • Don’t misplace your resume and hand a crumpledresume to the interviewer • Give answers that have relevancyto the job

6. Job Interview Tips: Firm handshake

7. Job Interview Tips: Introduce yourself

8. Job Interview Tips: Make eye contact

9. Job Interview Tips: Good listening skills

10. Job Interview Tips: Sit up straight

11. Job Interview Tips: Don’t slouch

12. Job Interview Tips: Single person job interviews

13. If you are the interviewee, don’t forget to… • shake hands before you leave • thank the employer for their time “Thanks for this opportunity.” “Thanks for your time.” • be assertive “I look forward to talking with you soon.” “I look forward to hearing from you.”

15. The class will be divided in halfwith half of the class will be interviewers / employers and half the class will be interviewees / employees. The employees will look for a jobusing their role play information sheet. Do NOT show anyone your role play information card. The employers will look for a proper employeeusing their role play information sheet. At the end, the employers will choose an employeewho matches their needs.The employers must tell the class whythey decided to choose that employee. Just like in real life there are no “perfect matches” for a job and employer but there are “better matches”. Employees, don’t forget to introduce yourselfand shake hands so the employer knows your name. Don’t forget confident body language. Use the information from your role playing information sheet. Any information not given on your role playing information sheet you can make up.

16. Student X EMPLOYEE – You are a recent graduate from CNU with a B.A. in English language and literature, so you can speak English pretty well. You are single and looking for your first job. You are pretty open to doing any job. You just want to start making money. Although you would like to use your language skills or work in an office, you have bills to pay so you need a job asap. Summary of Qualifications: Education: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in English Language and Literature, Experience: No experience; looking for your first job Skills: Bilingual – Korean and English Personality: Open-minded; eager; hard-working Desire: Any job to make money Weaknesses: You are picky about what job you want as you are looking for an office job Remember: You can make up any information that is not listed on the card. There is no perfect match for the job. Sometimes, just a good impression can get you hired!

17. Student Z EMPLOYER – You are looking for a full-time office worker who will do social work in the city of Gwangju. This person will have to help poor citizens register for social welfare programs to assist them. You need a person who has computer skills and can type quickly. You also need a person who is kind and can work well with adults. This person needs to have a bachelor’s degree but the matter does not matter. Employee Desired: Education: Bachelor’s degree – the major is not important Experience: None Skills: Knowledge about office work (MS Office, computer skills) is preferred but not required; be able to type quicklyPersonality: Kind to adults who come to your office to use social services Special requests: None Remember: You can make up any information that is not listed on the card. There is no perfect match for the job. Sometimes, just a good impression can get you hired!