April, 24

The office-Job Interview III(65)

Key vocabulary

1)      a perfect fit= the right person for the job

2)      acumen=the ability to think clearly and make good decisions(敏锐，聪明)

3)      excel=be superior to, among the best

4)      head=to be the leader of something

5)      implement=to make something active or effective

6)      training session=a meeting where people acquire skills and knowledge about a subject

7)      struggle=have a difficult time

8)      punctuality=arriving or doing something at the expected or planned time

9)      address=to deal with(a matter, issue,  problem, etc)

10)    short list=to select a few candidates in order to make a final selection or decision

A: Very good. Now, I have a couple of final questions.

B: I hope they are not too hard.

A: Well, why should we hire you?

B: I think I would be a perfect fit in this company. I have a unique combination of strong technical acumen, and outstanding soft skills; you know, I excel at building strong, long-term customer relationships. For example, when I headed the customer support department in my previous company, our team solved about seventy percent of our customers’ problems. I decided that we needed better information and technical preparation on our products, so after I implemented a series of training sessions in coordination with our technical department of our customers’ issues. Given the opportunity, I could bring this kind of success to this company.

A: Impressive! So, what would you consider to be your greatest weakness?

B: To be honest, I struggle with organization and time management. Punctuality has never been a strength of mine. I find it hard to organize my time efficiently. I have actually addressed this weakness recently, by attending a workshop on efficient time management. It helped me a lot, by proving me with great insights on how to get organized and use my time efficiently, so I think I’m getting better now.

A: Great…well, let me tell you that I am very pleased with this interview. We are short-listing our candidates this week, and next week we will inform our short listed candidates of the day and time for a second interview with our CEO.

B: Great, thanks a lot! I hope to hear from you! Good bye.