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¿Tienes que pasar una entrevista de trabajo en inglés dentro de poco?
Entonces, te interesa escuchar este podcast. David y yo damos muchos consejos para preparar una entrevista de trabajo en inglés.
Ideas mentioned in this podcast
– Question of the day (Verónica, from Ibiza): how to prepare and be ready for a job interview – 1:40
– The problem 99% of the people who go to a job interview in English have – 02:10
– Why failing at getting a job is not the end of the world. Mónica’s story – 4:15
– Why you should try to put yourself in the employer’s shoes. The first question to ask yourself – 05:30
– The importance of being honest with yourself and looking at things objectively. How getting the first interview builds momentum – 06:30
– Try to be self-aware and know your strengths and weaknesses. Most employers will appreciate and value honesty on your part – 11:30
– The best resource you can have is an engaging attitude: try to be immersed in the conversation and pay extra attention to anything the employer says, on a personal level. This will make things more natural – 14:20
– The story of Mónica’s student: do your research about the typical questions in that field and do a lot of preparation ahead – 16:50
– Interviewers want stories, not CVs. What makes your story unique? – 19:35
– What the right approach is for the private sector: employers lose money when they hire and you might be able to provide solutions or ways to save those costs. Mónica’s rant!! – 21:55
– 1st most common question: “tell us a little bit about yourself” – 28:00
– 2nd question: “what are your strengths and weaknesses?”. How to make your weaknesses sound less negative and turn them into something good – 28:20
– 3rd question: “why do you want this job?” and why you should not give Mónica’s crazy answer – 34:15
– 4th question: “where do you see yourself in 5 years?”. – 36:00
– 5th most typical question: “what do you know about our company?” – 39:40
– Final summary of the episode – 41:15
Vocabulary used in this episode
- A job interview: una entrevista de trabajo
- To prepare for something: prepararse para algo
- To nail something: bordarlo, hacerlo genial
- What happened to me: lo que me pasó a mí
- My current job: mi trabajo actual
- A CV: un currículum vitae
- Put yourself in the other person’s shoes: ponerte en el lugar del otro
- Self-awareness: conocerse a si mismo
- Engaged: involucrado
- An employer: la persona que contrata
- An employee: un/a empleado/a
- To be a right fit for a company: ser un buen candidato o elección para la empresa
- You learn from something/someone: aprender de algo/alguien
- To change career: cambiar de profesión y campo, dedicarte a otra cosa distinta
- To apply for a job: solicitar o intentar conseguir un trabajo
- Your strengths and weaknesses: tus fortalezas y debilidades
- To highlight something: destacar algo
- Whenever I do something: cada vez que…
- Funny: gracioso/curioso o raro
- What would you say/answer?: ¿qué dirías/contestarías?
- More than ever: más que nunca
- To get involved in: involucrarse con algo o participar en algo
- A rant: una bronca o charla
- An Infographic: una infografía
- Even though I….: aunque yo…
- To overcome something: superar algo
- To be stubborn: ser cabezota
- To be good/bad/excellent AT + ing:ser bueno/malo/excelente en algo
- I am willing to…: estoy dispuesto a….
- To be in the same boat: estar/ir en el mismo barco (figurado)
- To deal with people: tratar con la gente
- “I smell a rat”: me huele a chamusquina / algo no va bien
- Practice makes perfect: “la práctica hace al maestro”
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