Not a job interview
Notes
Are job interviews the same as IELTS interviews? The answer is, in some ways they are and in others they are not.
How are they the same?
In a job interview and an IELTS interview you are asked questions and based on your answers you are judged by another person. In both you are trying to create a good impression.
How are they different?
In a job interview you are trying to showcase your experience, your qualifications and your skills and expertise that are relevant for the job you are applying for. In contrast, in an IELTS interview you are only showcasing your level of spoken English and it is this that the examiner will judge you on.
In an IELTS interview you do not need to sell yourself in terms of your job qualifications or experience, you simply need to demonstrate to the examiner your competence in English. Unfortunately in our video clip, Joao does not understand this and concentrates on selling himself more than selling his English ability.
Transcript
Candidate: Fact 1, Joao is highly productive. Evidence, I increased the sales last month for 17%. Fact 2, Joao is creative. Evidence, Joao conceptualized eight projects for his team within last year. Fact 3, Joao has leadership. Joao managed to increase morale within 69%. Morale just shoot up. Fact 4...
Examiner: What’s the most interesting building in your hometown?
Comments
I am Vuong from Vietnam. I am studing IELTS right now. I am going to get Brand 6.0 in the next 2 months. Pls tell me the best way to achieve it. I got Brand 5.0 six months ago.
Thank you in advance.
Looking forward to hearing from you asap!
Tony Vuong.
team
Hello Tony Vuong!
Well, without knowing your particular strengths and weaknesses, I can't give you any specific advice! A teacher who knows you will be able to give you better direction!
However, the most important thing to do is to keep practicing. Why not have a look at our IELTS Tips page? You'll find tips from successful candidates there to improve your score, and if you look through the comments, you'll see lots of advice from other learners and the LearnEnglish team on how to improve your IELTS scores in all areas. You might find our sister site, TakeIELTS, useful, too!
Good luck in your exam!
Jeremy Bee
The LearnEnglish Team
Hi i am Ahsan can i find any friend to do speaking exercise on skype?
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it's very interesting and useful but could you tell me any reasonable answer in each situation in the end of each video, please?
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