Episode 02

Marcia and Philip discuss the applications they've received and the interview format.

Do the preparation task first. Then watch the video and do the exercises. You can also read the transcript.

Preparation

Transcript

Philip: So, how many applications did we get, Marcia?

Marcia: Well, overall we've got over 200!

Philip: That many?

Marcia: Yes, but most of which we can discard right away ... people who don't have the right experience, qualifications, that kind of thing.

Philip: Of course.

Marcia: ... and then we get the people who submit ten-page-long CVs, or CVs in comic book font, or green ink, or ... they attach a photo of themselves disco dancing, you know the kind of thing? So, I've whittled down the serious candidates to a shortlist of 12 people.

Philip: And we'll interview all of them?

Marcia: I think we should but, obviously, I'll let you have a look first.

Philip: Great. So, who have we got then?

Marcia: Well, I think we've got some pretty strong candidates. Two in particular.

Philip: They have the right kind of profile?

Marcia: I'd certainly say so. Strong educational background, experience in multinational sales, language skills ...

Philip: Good. I look forward to meeting them.

Marcia: So, I'd say we do the standard interview format.

Philip: Sure.

Marcia: A few general questions, then on to specifics.

Philip: Yes, exactly. I want to hear specific details of when they've solved problems.

Marcia: Yes, and then something about 'vision', as you put it.

Philip: Yes ... what do you think about a brief presentation?

Marcia: I think that's a good idea. We could ask them to give a short presentation on where they see the company going and how they see themselves taking us there.

Philip: Great! You know something? I'm really looking forward to this!

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Submitted by Oli on Wed, 04/12/2019 - 09:54

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Very interesting video, all seems so natural. Thanks

Submitted by nickynick on Mon, 16/09/2019 - 11:06

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nice terminologic story is going on... thanks to the scene/text writers on the behalf of all your team... ;)

Submitted by bawk san aung on Sat, 24/08/2019 - 14:25

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Some information i have got via this video make me impressive.As a man of getting few chance to work international companies, a chance for knowing useful word is coming to me.

Submitted by Loc Dang on Wed, 21/08/2019 - 16:17

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The video is beneficial while providing general information to those who are preparing for a job application with what could probably need to be answering in an interview. The interviewee can equip themselves with some necessary and useful instruction.

Submitted by srgarcia on Fri, 03/05/2019 - 16:42

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Hello, here is Sergio from Brasil. I appreciated very much the LearnEnglish! It is too helpful to improve my English. Thank you and best regards.

Submitted by carolina.ybarra on Wed, 06/03/2019 - 15:02

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Hello, Episode 2 video isn't working. Could you please check it? Thank you
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Submitted by Kirk Moore on Thu, 07/03/2019 - 09:24

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Hello Carolina

I'm sorry about that. It's working for me now -- is it still broken for you? If so, I'd recommend trying a different web browser or device to see if that helps. Please let us know if you still can't see the video.

All the best

Kirk

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Submitted by Vuqar on Wed, 20/02/2019 - 12:51

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Hi, Thank's for videos. But they are talking very fast.

Submitted by Rafa777 on Tue, 25/12/2018 - 19:30

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Excume, I can´t watch the video, Could you help said me what can I do please?

Hi Rafa777,

Are you still not able to watch the video? I've just checked it and it was working for me, so I think it may have been a temporary error. If you still can't see the video, please let us know what browser version you are using and we'll look into it. I would also suggest trying to view it in a different browser or on a different device.

In any case, I'm sorry for the inconvenience!

All the best,
Kirk
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