Conversation Courses - Fall 2020

 

Lebow's Conversation Courses Fall 2020 Busan University of Foreign Studies

Instructor: Jeff Lebow Office: D571  Email: bufslebow@gmail.com 

Office Hours: Wednesdays 2-5pm and by appointment 

Job Interview Discussion & Vocabulary

Discussion and Job Interview Questions

The major types of job interview questions

• Personal qualities / values
  Make list of words that describe you, think of examples
   
• Key experiences STAR (Situation, Task, Action, Result)
  Think of a situation where you learned something/demonstrated some skills
   
• Related skills and preparation 
  Why are you a good fit for this job? 
  Read the job ad carefully and prepare answers related to what they are looking for.

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Job Interview Questions (printable handout)

1. Tell me about yourself.
2. What five adjectives best describe you?
3. How would friends and professors who know you well describe you?
4. What makes you stand out among your peers?
5. What are your strengths? Best skills? What is your major weakness?
6. Who is your personal and/or professional role model? Why?
7. What are your career goals? Future plans?
8. How long are you willing to fail at this job before you succeed?
9. What do you know about this company? Why are you seeking a position with our company?
10. Why should we hire you for this job? What can you offer us that others cannot?
11. What kinds of decisions are most difficult for you?
12. In general, how do you handle conflict? Do you directly confront an issue or avoid it?
13. I see from your resume that you (studied, worked, went to...). Can you tell me more about your experience there?
14. Give me an example from past experiences or a previous job where you have shown initiative.
15. Tell me about the last time you made a mistake and how you corrected it.
16. When is the last time you took a risk. What was it and in retrospect, was it the right decision?
17. What is an important goal that you set in the past. Did you succeed? Why or Why not?
18. What has been the most challenging experience of your life? How did you confront that challenge?
19. Your supervisor tells you to do something that is ethically wrong. What do you do?
20. If you had a choice, would you prefer to work alone or as part of a team? Why?
21. Describe the relationship that should exist between a supervisor and employees?
22. What are your most satisfying accomplishments?
23. How have your educational experiences prepared you for for this position?
24. Which university classes did you enjoy the most? The least? Why?
25. What extracurricular activities were you involved in?
26. Which software programs do you have experience with? How would you describe your skill level?
27. What salary are you expecting? What do you expect to earn in this position?
28. How would you define a good working atmosphere?
29. Would you be willing to work late hours and/or on the weekend?
30. Would you prefer to work of a Korean company or an international company? Why?
31. Is there anything else you’d like to tell us about why you’d be a good fit for our company?
32. If you could change something about your past, would you? Why or why not?
33. If you could be any superhero, who would you choose? Why?
34. What is your favorite company? Why?
35. Describe the color yellow to someone who is blind.

Job Interview Vocabulary

• Words and Phrases to Describe Yourself
  Alphabetical   by Category
• Generic Skills Checklist
• Job Skills Vocabulary
• Job Application Vocabulary Megalist

More Lists

• Job Interview Q & A
• Career-advice.monster.com Interview Questions
• About.com Careers
• Glassdoor Interview Questions
• HCareers Questions and Answers

Video Playlist Job Hunting

Video Channels

• Snagajob
• Job Interview Channel
• American Staffing Inc
• The Interview Guys
• Humor: Millennial Interview   Interview Gone Bad  Toughest Job

Job Interview Video Tips

5 Tips to Ace an Interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHDrj0_bMQ0 Behavior Based Questions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKBubKO-798

Why Should We Hire You?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NVYg2HNAdA

Job Interview Advice

Job Interview Advice for Recent Graduates

How to answer the question 'Tell me about yourself'.

More Job Interview Advice http://esl.about.com/od/jobinterviewing/a/Job-Interviewing-Listening-Comprehension.htm

Assignment: Due before Week#12 class

We are going to have practice job interviews next week.    Please bring a piece of paper with some basic information about yourself and a job you want to apply for. Name:     Company & Position:     (e.g. Jeffco, Marketing manager) Academic, Work, Volunteer Experiences (e.g.  Salesperson and server,  Baskin Robbins, 2017~2018 ,  Pyeongchang volunteer - 2016~2017) Skills (e.g.  Fluent English speaker, basic Python coding skills, talented juggler)

Examples

• Jeff's Basic Information
• Resume Templates