Period 3: You and your career, interviews

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

WH- questions?

Wh- question

..... do you want to apply for this job?

1. Where
2. Why
3. How
4. What

.... are your hobbies?

1. Where
2. When
3. How
4. What

In pairs!
Draw up your top 5 

questions that can be asked in a job interview!

Interview eachother!

How do you normally deal with nerves?

Have you ever talked negatively about a previous job during an interview? 

What do you say when someone asks if you have any questions for them?

Why should you ask the interviewer questions?

Have you ever send a thank you note after an interview?

What are you supposed to do?

Job interviews

Follow the instructions on the worksheet. 

speaking exercise

Speed job interviews (like speed dating)

1. Divide the class into two.

2. Each side has two rows of chairs opposite each other.

3. One side has interviewers, and the other side has applicants.

4. Interviewers stay in their seats, and applicants move up one seat after each interview.

5. After all applicants have been interviewed, you switch roles.

Who are you hiring?

Who are you hiring?

What made them stand out?

As the person being hired, do you accept the job?

Practise with a job interview

- An interviewer: what questions will you ask? 

- An applicant: what do you want to tell about yourself?

(Use the vacancy from last class.)

Job Interview

Stap 1: (4 min)

- Als je al weet waar je stage gaat lopen kies dan dat bedrijf als plek waar je gaat solliciteren.

- Zo niet, kies dan een plek waar je zou willen stage lopen.

Job Interview

Stap 2: (7 min)

Verzamel informatie over:

- wat ze doen in het bedrijf

- hoeveel locaties ze hebben en hoeveel mensen werken er

- wat jou rol in het bedrijf zou kunnen zijn

- wat je daar graag zou willen doen/leren

Sentence Structure

Woorden als ever, never, always, usually, seldom, sometimes, frequently (bijwoorden van onbepaalde tijd) komen meteen na het onderwerp, na een vorm van to be, óf na het eerste hulpwerkwoord.

They are always late. 

He never borrows a book from the library because he always buys them.

She has often been told that she is clever.

Stap 3: (20 min)

Neem dezen vragen over en schrijf voor jezelf in het Engels de antwoorden uit:

- Introduce yourself.

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- Can you tell me something about yourself?

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- Why did you decide to apply for this position?

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-What do you know about this company/organization?

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What do you hope to learn while working here?

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-Do you have any experience?

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-What is your personal strength in your opinion?

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- Do you have any questions for us? 

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