5C Listening: Job interviews | Tiếng Anh 12 (Friends Global) | Unit 5: Careers - Lớp 12 - Giáo Dục Việt Nam

1 SPEAKING Describe the photo. What is going on?

2 Read the magazine article. How many types of job interviews are mentioned? Which do you prefer?

WHICH OF THESE HAVE YOU BEEN TO?

PANEL INTERVIEWS

In panel interviews, you are to be interviewed by several interviewers at a time. They usually come from different departments of the company. In certain cases, there may be interviewers from a partner of the company.

GROUP INTERVIEWS

Many candidates are interviewed at the same time. The same question is asked and the candidates give their responses in turn. This way, recruitment process can be shortened and potential employees can be short-listed for more than one position.

ONE-ON-ONE INTERVIEWS

The traditional interview involves one interviewer and one interviewee.

3 Read the Listening Strategy. Then listen and underline the correct words to complete the sentences.

1 Speaker 1 describes the room as cool/freezing.

2 Speaker 2 says the graduate on the chat show is stubborn / determined.

3 Speaker 3 thinks the article lacks details/illustrations.

4 Check the meaning of all the adjectives. Choose the correct adjective (a, b, or c) describing the attitude of each speaker. Then listen again and check. Use your answers to exercise 3 to help you.

1 Speaker 1 is

a disappointed.   

b bored.       

c enthusiastic.

2 Speaker 2 is

a optimistic.       

b impressed.   

c uninterested.

3 Speaker 3 is

a critical.             

b interested.     

c passionate.

DISTANCE INTERVIEWS

Modern technology has made this possible in the past decade. No longer is distance an obstacle to an interview participant. Nowadays interviews can be conducted via telephone or with video calls.

LUNCH INTERVIEWS

These interviews go on in informal contexts. They sound more like a conversation, but the interviewer actually can also observe how the interviewees interact with others.

5 Listen and match the speakers (1-3) with sentences (A-D). Write the correct number. There is one extra sentence.

A The speaker is supportive of panel interviews.

B The speaker's attitude towards panel interview is unsympathetic.

C The speaker feels outraged about the tension caused by a panel interview.

D The speaker has a balanced view of the use of panel interviews.

6 SPEAKING Work in pairs. Discuss the questions.

1 Should an interviewee ask the interviewer questions? What questions do you think should be asked?

2 Is it justified for the interviewers to put interviewees under stress during the interview?