English Conversation Job Interview
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The following English dialogue contains typical questions a staff of human resource department may ask to a job applicant. During the conversation, the job applicant needs to give positive impression to the interviewer especially in answering questions that are related to his or her qualifications and work experience. The first part of the dialogue is introduction. The interviewer may ask some questions such as,
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Was it difficult to find our office?
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How was the street traffic when you came?
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How are you today?
Sometimes the interviewer may offer something to drink too. It is a "breaking the ice" type of question.
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Agatha (Job applicant) |
Hi, I am Agatha. I come for a job interview. I was called two days ago. |
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Simon (Interviewer) |
Hi, Agatha. I am Simon. I am the head of the human resource department of this company. How are you today? |
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Agatha |
Fine. How about you? |
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Simon |
I am fine too. Was it difficult to find our office? |
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Agatha |
No. Before I came here, I asked some of my friends about the exact location of this office. |
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Simon |
Can I get you anything? |
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Agatha |
Thank you. A cup of tea, please. |
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After the breaking the ice dialogue, the interviewer will begin asking questions related to the work experience and position which the applicant has applied.
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Simon |
Agatha, in your resume you said that you used to work in Canada. Could you tell me a little bit of your work there? |
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Agatha |
Yes, after getting a diploma on Travel and Hotel Management from Vancouver Premier College, I worked in Metropolitan Hotel in Vancouver city for two years. |
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Simon |
What was your position at that time? |
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Agatha |
For the first six months, I was a marketing staff. Then I was tasked to develop eco-tour program for guests. |
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Simon |
So, you traveled around Canada a lot. |
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Agatha |
Yes, but only around Vancouver city, and to beaches and sea as well as to some marine parks and forests in British Columbia. |
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Simon |
Did you enjoy your job? |
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Agatha |
Yes. I liked it very much. Unfortunately, I had to leave the country because my husband works here. |
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Simon |
That's why you apply for position of tour leader in this company. Can you swim or dive? |
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Agatha |
I am a PADI certified divemaster. I believe that my unique skill in scuba diving can bring significant contribution to the company's plan on developing its business in marine ecotourism sector. |
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Simon |
It's nice to hear that you are a dive-master. We will open a diving center soon. We hope that you can be part of this new business. Can you speak any other languages? |
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Agatha |
I speak English and French. |
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Simon |
Could you tell me your current salary? |
| Agatha | I don't have a job right now. But when I was working in Vancouver, I got 23,000 US dollars per annum. |
| Simon | When can you start? |
| Agatha | Tomorrow. |
| Simon | OK, Agatha. I will let you know this afternoon. |
Also read: Sample of Job Application Letter 1; Sample_of_Job Application_Letter 2; Dialog English; Practice Basic English Conversation
This above sample of English conversation should not be seen as an identical type of dialogue that a job applicant will experience when being interviewed by an employer. He or she needs to read other samples of job interview. After reading the above English dialogue, please, answer the following quiz.