Getting Job

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as the way forward?

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Jako krok naprzód

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obviously

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oczywiście

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the kinds of English expressions commonly used within that situation

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rodzaje angielskiego wyrażenia powszechnie używane w tej sytuacji

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It may be useful to have a pen and some paper ready to write down what you
hear.

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Przydatne może okazać się, posiadanie pióra i papieru gotowego do zapisania czegos

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laid off

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być zwolnionym z pracy

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although my job isn't immediately under threat, I’m not sure what the future
will hold and, in any case, I felt that it was time to start moving up the career
ladder. And I feel I want a little bit more responsibility. And that combined with the
state of the company, convinced me that it’s time to move on, really.

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chociaż moja praca nie jest od razu zagrożone, nie jestem pewien, co w przyszłości
posiada i, w każdym przypadku, poczułem, że nadszedł czas, by ruszyć do kariery
drabiny. I czuję, chcę trochę więcej odpowiedzialności. A to w połączeniu z
stanu firmy, przekonało mnie, że nadszedł czas, aby przejść, naprawdę.

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response
responsibility

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odpowiedź, reakcja
odpowiedzialność, obowiązek

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they’re reducing the
number of staff

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Oni redukuja liczbę pracowników

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to emphasize the positive

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podkresla pozytywy

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it’s time to move on’,

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czas sie ruszyć

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what would be your priorities in approaching your job

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Jakie będą twoje priorytety w podejściu do Twojej pracy

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“what would you say .. if you faced this situation? how would you cope if
you dealt this problem?”

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II conditional

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Well, I think it gives the interviewer an opportunity to ask not about the
interviewee’s past, but it gives them a chance to understand how the
interviewee might behave in the future if he or she should get the job. And, I
think, the important thing from the interviewee’s point of view - is to
remember this is a hypothetical situation, so choose the correct language, in
other words you should answer the question with “I would”, “if I faced that
situation I would behave in this way, if I had to deal with that problem, I
would do this”

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You know, what are your
strengths and weaknesses, what are your good points and bad points.
And, for the interviewee obviously the thing is to make sure that you’ve got
lots of strong points, good points and not so many bad ones.

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You know, what are your
strengths and weaknesses, what are your good points and bad points.
And, for the interviewee obviously the thing is to make sure that you’ve got
lots of strong points, good points and not so many bad ones.

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If you were assessing yourself on your own strengths and weaknesses how
would you summarise them?
Interviewee: Well I would look at it that I’m self motivated. I can also work with a group
of people. I know that I can motivate them in a manner that is good for the
company.

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Both the interviewees emphasized that they were motivated. I think we heard
expressions like, strongly motivated, self motivated . The first interviewee
said he was a self-starter. We heard the phrase, highly committed -
Carmela ….and all these expressions, do they all mean the same thing?

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… they all mean roughly the same thing. These are all phrases that emphasize
the fact that you are keen to do well, that you want o work hard, that you’re
ambitious, you want to succeed.
Carmela We also heard some very concrete examples of things, skills basically.. Tell us
about the language that was used to talk about skills

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The first interviewee talked about the combination of skills that he can offer
in this new job. I think he talked about his people skills, in other words - how
well he deals with people, communicates, manages and, he also mentions his
organisational ability. In other words he was trying to explain that he was
efficient, well organized, good with systems.
I think another key-term that’s often heard in interviews as well, is teamplayer.

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Well, team player is somebody who works well with other people..
Carmela The key to successful interviews is being positive about yourself. Finally, let’s
hear a typical end to an interview.

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Right well that's pretty much all I want to ask at the moment. Do you have any
questions for me?
John: I'd just like to know what the time scale is? When do you expect to be able to let us
know?

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Did you notice the expression pretty much? The interviewer there said, I
think “right, well, that’s pretty much all I what to ask at the moment” -
and this phrase “pretty much” is a typical phrase in English - it’s what we
would call “a vague marker”.
Carmela: Vague …meaning… ?
David: …Well.. meaning.. not precise. It’s an indication here, that the speaker is
thinking about something, in this case, changing the subject, bringing the
interview to an end.
. And we heard the interviewee reply.. “I’d just like to know what the time scale
is” - Again that word “just” which the interviewee is using to make everything
a little bit softer, a little bit gentler, so that he doesn’t come across as being too
aggressive

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