Episode 02

Marcia and Philip discuss the applications they've received and the interview format.

Do the preparation task first. Then watch the video and do the exercises. You can also read the transcript.

Preparation

Transcript

Philip: So, how many applications did we get, Marcia?

Marcia: Well, overall we've got over 200!

Philip: That many?

Marcia: Yes, but most of which we can discard right away ... people who don't have the right experience, qualifications, that kind of thing.

Philip: Of course.

Marcia: ... and then we get the people who submit ten-page-long CVs, or CVs in comic book font, or green ink, or ... they attach a photo of themselves disco dancing, you know the kind of thing? So, I've whittled down the serious candidates to a shortlist of 12 people.

Philip: And we'll interview all of them?

Marcia: I think we should but, obviously, I'll let you have a look first.

Philip: Great. So, who have we got then?

Marcia: Well, I think we've got some pretty strong candidates. Two in particular.

Philip: They have the right kind of profile?

Marcia: I'd certainly say so. Strong educational background, experience in multinational sales, language skills ...

Philip: Good. I look forward to meeting them.

Marcia: So, I'd say we do the standard interview format.

Philip: Sure.

Marcia: A few general questions, then on to specifics.

Philip: Yes, exactly. I want to hear specific details of when they've solved problems.

Marcia: Yes, and then something about 'vision', as you put it.

Philip: Yes ... what do you think about a brief presentation?

Marcia: I think that's a good idea. We could ask them to give a short presentation on where they see the company going and how they see themselves taking us there.

Philip: Great! You know something? I'm really looking forward to this!

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Hello shahhoseini

That's a good idea, but I'm afraid that there are no notifications like the ones you ask about on LearnEnglish. I will mention this to our technical team and if I have any news to report, I'll let you know.

You might want to copy the URL of the pages you've asked a question on into a document. Then, once your question is answered, you can erase the URL. That's a pretty basic system, but perhaps it could work for you.

All the best

Kirk

The LearnEnglish Team

Submitted by abdelhamiedo on Wed, 29/01/2020 - 14:58

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that's very good to improve my English thank's

Submitted by Linosoft on Sun, 19/01/2020 - 09:24

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This video is very interesting. It provide good information about CV preparing. It's very usefull. We can also know why our job applications are often rejected.

Submitted by Oli on Wed, 04/12/2019 - 09:54

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Very interesting video, all seems so natural. Thanks

Submitted by nickynick on Mon, 16/09/2019 - 11:06

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nice terminologic story is going on... thanks to the scene/text writers on the behalf of all your team... ;)

Submitted by bawk san aung on Sat, 24/08/2019 - 14:25

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Some information i have got via this video make me impressive.As a man of getting few chance to work international companies, a chance for knowing useful word is coming to me.

Submitted by Loc Dang on Wed, 21/08/2019 - 16:17

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The video is beneficial while providing general information to those who are preparing for a job application with what could probably need to be answering in an interview. The interviewee can equip themselves with some necessary and useful instruction.

Submitted by srgarcia on Fri, 03/05/2019 - 16:42

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Hello, here is Sergio from Brasil. I appreciated very much the LearnEnglish! It is too helpful to improve my English. Thank you and best regards.

Submitted by carolina.ybarra on Wed, 06/03/2019 - 15:02

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Hello, Episode 2 video isn't working. Could you please check it? Thank you
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Submitted by Kirk Moore on Thu, 07/03/2019 - 09:24

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Hello Carolina

I'm sorry about that. It's working for me now -- is it still broken for you? If so, I'd recommend trying a different web browser or device to see if that helps. Please let us know if you still can't see the video.

All the best

Kirk

The LearnEnglish Team