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WORKSHEET 1

Job interviews – part 1


by Jamie Keddie

• ________ make sure you take a handkerchief or packet of tissues.


business & esp worksheet 1

• ________ speak too much or appear desperate for the job.

• ________ remember body language and posture: Sit up straight, look alert and
interested, maintain good eye contact with the interviewer and smile.

• ________ respond to questions by saying things like, “Hmm, that’s a very good
question. Let me think …”

• ________ sell yourself – stress your achievements and avoid mentioning any
negative information about yourself.

• ________ shake hands firmly.

• ________ slouch or fidget in your chair.

• ________ speak too quietly (a strong voice projects confidence).

• ________ switch off your mobile phone.

• ________ take a seat until you are offered one.

• ________ talk in terms of what you can do for the employer rather than what the
employer can do for you.

• ________ waffle or go off at tangents.

• _______ walk into a private office with a dripping umbrella.

Glossary
achievements successes
to come across (as being) to seem / appear
dripping very wet
to fidget to make nervous movements, especially with your hands
firmly not weakly / with some strength
well-groomed if you are well-groomed, you look like you take care of
your appearance
hesitation a moment of thought but no action
laid-back relaxed
overly familiar too friendly (for example, calling someone by their first
name in a formal situation)
posture the way you sit or stand
scruffy the opposite of smart (see smart, below)
slouch to sit on a chair with a bad posture (see posture, above)
smart well-dressed
to go off at a tangent to start talking about something unrelated
untidy disorganized
waffle to speak a lot but say nothing
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