Job interview!
Hi, guys! I need you! Let's see... I got an appointment yesterday to have a job interview next week, and I'm a bit nervous about it! Let me tell you: the position I applied for is in the "Do it yourself" sector, as department manager. I had a prior interview last Saturday in another city, and it went quite well, and that's why I will take part in a second round next tuesday. That mentioned interview was very confortable and easy, as the interviewer was a very close and empathic person and he took me all the pressure off. And you will be thinking... Why are you telling us all this things? Well, I assume next appointment will be held in English, or at least an important part of it, as the job position is in a city in the mediterranean coast (Spain) where a lot of german, russian and british people go on holidays (or to spend their retirement years, directly). As I said before, I'm a bit nervous because even If I've worked using English language in the past, I've not spoken it as much as I would have liked in the last years and I'm a bit insecured. So guys, could you suggest me how to face this situation? Sentences that would be appropiate for a meeting like this? I've tried to get vocabulary about the sector to have idea in case they ask me for a practical assumption, but i'm worried about fluency and nerves! I don't want to panic. It's a very important chance for me and I want to take advantage of it! In next posts I will try to respond to the typical questions so that you can help me if I make mistakes.
Thanks in advance! Correcting this post would be great as well :)
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Job interview!
Hi, guys! I need you! Let's see... I got an appointment yesterday to have a job interview next week, and I'm a bit nervous about it! Let me tell you: the position I applied for is in the "Do it yourself" sector, as department manager. I had a prior interview last Saturday in another city, and it went quite well, and that's why I will take part in a second round next tuesday. That mentioned interview was very confortable and easy, as the interviewer was a very nice and an empathic person and he took all the pressure off me. And you will be thinking... Why are you telling us all these things? Well, I assume the next appointment will be in English, or at least an important part of it, as the job position is in a city on the Spanish mediterranean coast .Where a lot of german, russian and british people go on holidays (or to spend their retirement years). As I said before, I'm a bit nervous because even though I've worked using English language in the past, I've not spoken it as much as I would have liked and I'm a bit insecure. So guys, could you suggest to me how to face this situation? Sentences that would be appropiate for a meeting like this? I've tried to get vocabulary about the sector to have ideas in case they ask me for a practical example, but i'm worried about fluency and nerves! I don't want to panic. It's a very important chance for me and I want to take advantage of it! In next posts I will try to respond to the typical questions so that you can help me if I make mistakes.Thanks in advance! Correcting this post would be great as well :)
held would be used to describe the place where the appointment was to take place, to be.
close is the wrong word to describe the character of an interviewer.
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Job interview!
Hi, guys! I need you! Let's see... I got an appointment yesterday to have a job interview next week, and I'm a bit nervous about it! Let me tell you about it: the position I applied for is in the "Do it yourself" (better: home improvement, if you mean bricolaje) sector, as department manager. I had an initial interview last Saturday in another city, and it went quite well, and that's why I will take part in a second round next Tuesday. That mentioned interview was very comfortable relaxed and easy, as the interviewer was a very close kind and empathic person and he took me all the pressure off. And you might be thinking... Why are you telling us all this things? Well, I assume the next interview will be conducted in English, or at least an important part of it, as the job position is in a city on the Mediterranean coast (Spain) where a lot of German, Russian and British people go on holidays (or to spend their retirement years, in particular). As I said before, I'm a bit nervous because although I've used English at work in the past, I've not spoken it as much as I would have liked recently and I'm a bit insecured. So guys, could you suggest me how to face this situation? Sentences that would be appropriate for a meeting like this? I've tried to find vocabulary about the sector to have idea in case they ask me about a practical situation, but I'm worried about fluency and nerves! I don't want to panic. It's a very important opportunity for me and I want to take advantage of it! In my next posts I will try to respond to the typical questions so that you can help me if I make mistakes.Thanks in advance! Correcting this post would be great as well :)
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You write pretty well - well enough to believe you can manage conversational English, with good will on both sides. Plenty well enough to manage a section, deal with English-speaking customers and help them get what they want. You are not there as an interpreter! Some good knowledge of DIY would be a big help, perhaps. Your shop staff probably include a few who have good knowledge. A lot of people go to DIY sections looking for advice as well as for products :)
But back to the interview. "Relax, and focus" sounds contradictory, though I think it helps. Stay very focused in the interview on exactly what is asked, and take your time in answering. It's more important listen well, think, and answer appropriately that to rush to say something. If you don't know, don't pretend. Acknowledge you'll need to learn. Your most important role as department manager will be looking after your staff, and making sure they are looking after the customers - and we both know you can do that. In music performance, sometimes people translate this into "focus on the music (and not yourself)." In sport, sometimes people say "Play the game, not the occasion" - which, similarly, mean keep your attention on exactly what you need to do (listen to your interviewer, and respond) and let other worries go. Good luck! (By the way -btw - this is all written in quite informal English and should not be used as a grammar example!)
https://lifehacker.com/the-most-common-home-repairs-you-can-easily-do-yourself-1445435125
https://www.diy.com/ideas-advice/painting-decorating/PROD_npccat_100033.hcat
https://www.bobvila.com/articles/bob-tedeschi-diy-tips-beginners-pragmatist/
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