Transcript
Marcia Boardman: Hi Sarah! I’m Marcia Boardman – we spoke on the phone...
Sarah: Oh yes, I remember – I was having a bad day!
Marcia Boardman: ...and this is Philip Hart, our CEO.
Philip Hart: Hello!
Sarah: Hello, it’s very nice to meet you both.
Philip Hart: It says on your CV that you do voluntary work...
Sarah: Well, when I have time, yes! I do work at a centre for children with difficulties, yes...
Philip Hart: That must be very interesting...
Sarah: It’s rewarding and challenging.
Marcia Boardman: Sarah, can you tell us a little bit about your current position?
Sarah: I’m assistant sales director for a chain of language schools.
Philip Hart: So this post would be quite a change then...
Sarah: I don’t think so honestly because the skills are the same, despite the product.
Marcia Boardman: Why are you thinking of moving on?
Sarah: Well I’ve come as far as I can in my current position, I feel and I’m 28 now and would love to take on some more responsibility.
Marcia Boardman: Ok, let’s move on to managing people. Can you give us an example of when you had to deal with a particularly difficult managee?
Sarah: Well, yes, I had two people working for me who didn’t get along at all – they had no shared values, different temperaments – and they used to argue a lot, it looked like it was impossible for them to work together. So, I sat down with them, and we talked about their differences and their problems and after that, things went much more smoothly!
Philip Hart: How would you deal with a rapidly changing and uncertain global market?
Sarah: Ok, that’s actually something I wanted to talk about in my presentation...but I’d say to stay flexible and to diversify markets and sales strategies.
Marcia Boardman: It says on your CV you speak French and Spanish.
Sarah: Yes, I do. I lived in both France and Spain for a while.
Philip Hart: Any plans to learn other languages?
Sarah: I’d love to try!
Marcia Boardman: Ok, can you tell us about a time you closed a particularly challenging deal?
Sarah: Well, the biggest contract I won - and the thing I’m most proud of professionally - was with a large university in India, to provide language training. The contract was full of technicalities and the client was very picky! – But I still pulled it off.
Marcia Boardman: Ok – do you have any questions for us?
Sarah: Yes - about your ethical policy and your carbon footprint...I was wondering whether you are planning to reduce your carbon footprint and whether all your products are ethically sourced?
Philip Hart: That’s a very good question...and that’s something we’re moving towards at the moment...
Marcia Boardman: Ok, well, let’s move on to the presentation...
Comments
Dear all,
I think this video so interesting a I learnt a lot of skill. Thank LearningEnglish so much.
Hi The LearnEnglish Team,
I'd like to ask the meaning of Sarah's sentence "I was having a bad day" after Marcia had said "We spoke on the phone". Does Sarah mean something opposite? It seems a little bit strange when you say you are having a bad day while someone calls you up to a job interview. You should have been happy.
Nice day to you!
team
Hi Inuyasha,
You're right - it is usually not a good idea to tell an interviewer that you're having a bad day. I think Sarah was trying to explain why, in episode 3, it was so hard for Marcia to hear her on the phone.
Best wishes,
Adam
The LearnEnglish Team
Great video, Sarah is very good in the interview.
Now, we know how to behave in an interview.
I think so, thank you learing English so much
Good morning Adem
Thank you very much for your attention and your reply
From your response I understand that the evaluation after each episode alone no comprehensive assessment.
Thank you again I am very happy to communicate with you
I hope that I'm not heavy to communicate with you, and sorry in advance
Best wishes
Thank you very much Adem
Yes I see them But I want to evaluate in only five episodes of any joint assessment,to see if I am able to sort the information and control together
Thank you again
my Greeting
team
Hello again,
I'm afraid I'm not really sure what you mean by 'sort the information and control together', but we only have exercises for individual episodes of 'You're Hired', not for several episodes together.
Best wishes,
Adam
The LearnEnglish Team
Dear all,
It's very informative,as video shows many key factors that helps you to get a job.Also ,it depicts that not the degree and experience is well enough but also the communication skills and appearance of person that he/she portraits during interview counts a lot to impress the interviewer.
And,about Sarah..nodoubt,she showed all the qualities that every company want to see in their every employ.
Thanks,
Sara.
Sarah created a very good impression during this interview. She performed very well. She would definitely get the job at the end.
I learnt a lot from her performance here. Thanks LearnEnglish Team's great work!!!