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Marcia: Hi, I'm Marcia Boardman. I'm calling from WebWare.
Daniel: Oh, hi, Marcia. Great to hear from you.
Marcia: You'll have already been told you've been shortlisted for interview ...
Sarah: Oh, yes, great ... hello? Can you hear me?
Marcia: Yes ... Is it OK if I call you now? Would you like me to call you back later?
Sarah: Erm, no, no, no, that's OK.
Marcia: Good. Well, we're very excited about meeting you. OK, I just want to talk you through the procedure for the day. Someone will meet you when you arrive, reimburse you for any travel expenses you may have, and then bring you up to meet myself and Philip Hart, the CEO.
Daniel: OK, sounds good. So, will you be the only members of the interview panel there, then?
Marcia: Yes, it'll be just me and Philip who will talk to you. The interview will be in three parts. First of all we'll ask you some general questions about yourself and your educational and professional background, then we'll move on to specifics.
Sarah: Oh, er, specifics? Erm, well, er, what kind of questions will you be asking?
Marcia: Well, it'll be very similar to the personal statement you submitted with your CV. We'll be expecting you to give actual examples of problems you've faced and solved, and of what you feel are your major successes in your career so far.
Daniel: OK, well, yeah, that sounds great. Can't wait!
Marcia: Then there'll be a chance for you to ask us any questions about the job itself or WebWare in general.
Sarah: Oh, erm, OK. I'll think of something!
Marcia: After that, we'd like you to give a short presentation on how you see WebWare as a company progressing, and how you see yourself taking us there.
Daniel: OK, so will I be expected to give, like, a formal-style presentation?
Marcia: It can be as formal or as informal as you like. There'll be a flip chart and a data projector there available. If you need anything else, just let us know.
Sarah: Oh, erm, OK, a presentation! Erm, I'll think of something. I haven't done one of those in a while ...
Marcia: Is that all clear? Great. So, Daniel, I'll see you at 11 a.m., a week tomorrow.
Daniel: OK, great, yeah, I look forward to meeting you! Thanks, bye.
Marcia: OK, so, Sarah, we'll be seeing you at 1 p.m., a week tomorrow. Best of luck!
Sarah: Oh, thanks. I'll need it!
What did you have to do in your last job interview? What questions were you asked?
in my last job my boss asked me about my experience, qualification, and my family background I asked everything about my experience and I'm a hardworking girl and always dedicated to my work. you may rely on me i hope you will be happy with my work. the main problem is that my English was not good and my boss offered me less salary but in that period of time I got the best sales within 2month. my boss was surprised me he increased my salary with incentive. in my first month I got only 6000 rs fact my fare is 3000 rs a month but I corporate it the second month I work very hard and I got 18000 rs with incentive my boss happily increased my salary for 10,000 rs with incentive within 6month I've got 25000 in a month and after 1year I achieved 30 to 35000 in a month and after 2years of my experience I received 50k every month. I fulfill my family's dreams. whatever they want i give him after 3year I decided to do my own business with someone and I decided to learn English on 1 April 2021. and I join many English courses to improve my communication and still I'm learning the English language and I'm doing my own business and it all about my work hard.
What did you have to do in your last job interview? What questions were you asked?
During my last job interview, I were mostly asked to introduce about myself, my successes in the past and why I quite... I am not good at showing myself, I know this is my weakness. But, I were not convinced with the question is my successful project in the previous work places though I am just a legal officer. I really really confuse why they posed this question and how to answer it. Please share your experiences in this situation. Thank you in advance.
Hello Joel-0505
Yes, that's right -- it's another way of saying 'a week from tomorrow'. Some people also say 'tomorrow week' to mean the same thing. I'd say the most commonly used expression is 'a week from tomorrow'.
All the best
Kirk
The LearnEnglish Team
If today is Monday and a week from tomorrow mean 'Next Week of Tuesday'?
Hello Naw Chaw Su,
Yes, that's the idea. For example, if today is Monday January 1, 'a week from tomorrow' means Tuesday January 9.
All the best,
Kirk
The LearnEnglish Team
Hello fidaasiddig,
Will is a modal verb like should, might and may, and it has several uses, not all of which are connected with the future. In your example will is used to express a prediction (a guess or an expectation) about the present. You could say the same thing in many other ways. For example:
Peter
The LearnEnglish Team
Hi Lusine,
The phrase 'a week tomorrow' means that it will happen one week after tomorrow. In other words, in eight days. If today is Monday, it will happen on Tuesday next week.
Peter
The LearnEnglish Team
Hello Lusine,
'Taking us there' refers back to the idea of the company 'progressing'. If you visualise progress as a journey from the current position to a better place, then 'taking us there' is easy to understand, I think.
Peter
The LearnEnglish Team
Hello nuam7273,
That would depend on the context. If you are asking about the moderation we do on this site, it refers to the fact that all comments are read before they are published so that we can ensure that they are relevant, not spam and are in line with our House Rules.
Peter
The LearnEnglish Team
Hi Jules_RZ,
As far as I know, it is not common practice for HR departments to give candidates the questions they will be asked in an interview. In any case, the kinds of things that Marcia mentions, except perhaps for the presentation, are very common in such interviews, so I think most people who prepare well will have at least thought about how to answer them.
All the best,
Kirk
The LearnEnglish Team
Hello Leo,
We can use 'will' for predictions or guesses about the future ("I'll be president one day!") or about the present ("I think he'll be in a meeting now"). 'Will have' is used in the same way when we are guessing about something before a point in the future ("At three o'clock I'll have been here for six hours!") or present ("The meeting will have finished by now"). The use of 'will have' in your example is similar to these: a guess or expectation about something which happened before the present.
You can say 'for an interview' or 'for interview' without any difference of meaning in this context.
Peter
The LearnEnglish Team