Episode 3
Preparation
We suggest you do the vocabulary activity below before you watch . Then watch the video and do the first task to check your understanding. You can read the transcript at any stage if you want. Finally, have a look at Task 2, which contains some business notes.
Task
Task 2
Business Notes
In the third episode, Marcia Boardman, the HR manager at WebWare, outlines to
the 2 candidates the interview format. There are several possible interview
formats:
Structured Interview - Competencies
The employer identifies the competencies (skills, abilities and experience)
required for the role. They design the questions to test whether the
candidate has these competencies. The questions are often phrased, "tell us
about a time when...".
Behavioural job interview (situational job interview)
Behavioural interviews are trying to find out how you would act in certain
situations. The interviewer wants to be able to predict how you would behave
in the role, if they recruited you. So they ask hypothetical questions.
These might be about a time in your past, or asking you to imagine yourself
in a future situation.
Panel Job Interview
Sometimes employers want candidates to be seen by a number of managers or
peer-workers. A panel interview simply means a candidate meets multiple
interviewers at once. They may play the "Good cop / Bad cop" routine, where
one of them is aggressive and another sympathetic, to see how you perform
under stress.
Technical Job Interview
This usually refers to a "hands-on" interview. For example, an engineer
might be expected to do some analysis of an engineering problem; a market
researcher might be asked to analyse some data; a sales person might be
expected to make a mock sales call. This type of interview is designed to
predict how you would perform in the role.
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Sorry, does anybody tell me what's meaning of"a week tomorrow", what's the detail interview day ?
team
Hello June!
A week tomorrow means one week from tomorrow's date. Today is Thursday 16th May, and tomorrow will be Friday 17th May. A week tomorrow will be Friday 24th May.
Hope that helps!
Jeremy Bee
The LearnEnglish Team
Really interesting thanks!
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Why does Marcia say "You'll already have been told", what grammar form is this: future perfect passive? What does 'll mean?
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In the end, I've got one doubt: "a week tomorrow". I've never seen this.
What that suppose to mean?
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its quiet difficult to listening but it's very good for my practice. i like it.thank you
why can't I listen or watch the video？What's wrong？