***English Job Interview Preparation*** Phrases to Introduce a Repetition 1) As I mentioned before... 2) I alluded to this before when I said... 3) This is very similar to how I answered the question about... 4) My approach to this is more or less the same as when I spoke about... 5) I appreciate that I am repeating myself a little, and I apologize, but I feel this is really worth emphasizing... 6) Again I think this boils down to the issues we discussed earlier, such as... 7) I believe we spoke about this earlier, so I'll be brief... 8) Not wishing to cover the same ground twice but I do think it is important to stress that... All the best in your job hunting everyone! Adam

** Job Interviews in English ** Template && Example Answers to: "What is your biggest weakness?" Possible Answer Template Intro: Direct Answer 2nd Why is it a problem 3rd: Current plan to deal with weakness Closing: Future action to fix in long term EXAMPLES 1 'I think my biggest weakness is {that I get nervous when I have to present in front of people}. I can {communicate very easily in front of a few people} but if I {have to do some public speaking} I {get very nervous}. This is a problem because {I really want to have an excellent career with a suitably high profile inside and outside the company}. In order to fix this I have {started taking every opportunity in meetings to be involved in any presentation - even if I am just introducing the speaker}. I have also {put it on my personal development goals for the coming year}.' 2 'A key weakness of mine is that {I find it hard to delegate very important tasks}. I have no problem with {smaller tasks} or {tasks where I trust the other members of the team} but if I {am given an important task , I like to keep control}. This is not necessarily a common or major problem at my current level, but I do need to improve on this weakness if I want to become a manager one day. In order to strengthen my weakness I have spoken to my line manager and we have agreed to add {management and delegation} training to my current training plan.' 3 'Unfortunately, I feel {English} is my biggest weakness. It is a real problem because {English is such an important part of work and is as important as using Word or Excel}, I really feel that it is a priority for me. It is also something that needs constant work, and it is for this reason that {I have an individual lesson every week and watch and read in English as much as possible}. I am aiming to {take the CAE exam } next year.' Stay strong everyone! All the best in your job hunt! Adam

***Job Interviews in English*** Possible Template && Examples for: "What is your greatest strength?" Possible Answer Template Intro: Direct Answer Main: Example End: Result / Benefit Example 1 'I think my greatest strength is that {I am very patient with customers}. I am able to {listen to all of their current problem without interrupting, and give them a sense of being really listened to. And then I give them my answer}. What this means {on a daily basis} {is that the problems I deal with are generally resolved a lot faster and the customers are far more satisfied}.' Example 2 'I'd like to think that my greatest strength is {my ability to manage time and stress very well}. There are many {periods} in the {year} that are {very busy and very stressful} but I manage to {stay calm} and not {make rash decisions}. I think this has resulted in {a number of exceedingly good results for me and my team} and maybe even more importantly there are {far fewer problems that we need to subsequently fix after the fact}.' Example 3 'I would have to say that my greatest strength is {my capacity to plan ahead}. I appreciate greatly how important it is to {be properly organized in terms of what is happening in the future}. This applies to {predicting the resources and people that myself and my team will require in the future} as well as {being prepared technically for future events}. Working in this way has ensured that I have always been able to lead one of the most professional departments in the whole company.' All the best everyone, stay strong and good luck! Adam

* Job Interviews in English * Possible Template && Examples for: "Walk me through your CV / resume." Possible Answer Template Overview: Career Skeleton Closing: Career Motivation Examples 1 'I am a {recent graduate in history} where {I excelled at my studies} and {got a final result of XX}. As well as being a {student}, I have {worked a number of part time jobs} and {done some community work in my free time}. As you can see from my CV, I have always been {a hard-working and successful student} and I aim to continue to bring these qualities into {my first full-time job}.' 2 'I have been working in {the construction industry} for {a few} years now, where I started as a {manual labourer} before becoming a {bricklayer} and then now as a {team leader}. The theme that has been constant throughout my career has been that I (have always worked very hard, been someone who puts the team performance first and am never shy to take on new responsibilities}. I have no plans to leave this {fascinating} industry in the future, I really enjoy it!' 3 'Of course, well my career began in {software} where I worked in {4 companies} over a {10 year period} but as I got {older} I realised that an area that really interested me was {healthcare}, and in particular {nursing}. So I {took the exams} and now {4} years later I am very happy. I think what really ties the different {jobs and careers} that I have had is my focus on {helping others solve their problems} and {making a difference in the lives of others}.' Have a great day and good luck in the job search today! Adam