English for Job Interviews: Express yourself Confidently

Questions like "Are you applying for any other jobs?" and "Have you applied for other jobs?" can be difficult to answer tactfully, especially if English is not your first language. In this lecture, you'll learn some useful vocabulary to help you deal with this kind of question.

If you are applying for a job that you might seem overqualified for, this lecture will teach you some useful vocabulary to help you deal with questions like 'Why are you interested in this job?'

In this lecture, you're going to learn some vocabulary to help you answer questions such as:

• How do you handle rejection?
• How do you handle disappointment?
• How do you handle failure?
• How do you handle being criticised?
• How do you handle stress?
• How do you handle conflict?

In this lecture, we're going to look at vocabulary to help you answer questions such as:

• What has been your greatest disappointment?

• What has been the greatest disappointment in your life?

• What has been the greatest disappointment in your career?

• Tell me about a failure.

In this lecture we're going to look at some vocabulary to help you explain "gaps" in your CV/resume. This will help you answer questions like:

• Why have you been out of work?

• You've been out of work for a while. Has it been difficult finding a job?

• Why were you out of work for so long between these two jobs?

If you were fired from a previous job, being asked about it one of the most challenging and uncomfortable interview questions to answer, even in your own language. In this lecture we're going to look at some useful expressions to help you.

In this lecture, we will look at useful vocabulary to help you answer the difficult interview question “What are your salary requirements?” and variations of this question including:

• What salary do you think you deserve?

• What salary are you expecting?

• What are you looking to earn?

• How much are you expecting to make here?

• What salary are you looking for?

An introduction to behavioural/competency questions and the STAR method recommended by recruitment experts.

Watch Anna answer my questions using the STAR method.

In this lecture, we will look at the two English present tenses: the present simple and the present continuous. You will study their uses and how to use them in a job interview situation.

In this lecture, I will explain the difference between the past simple and past continuous tenses. I will show you how to use them in a job interview situation.

In this lecture, we will compare the present perfect simple and the past simple tenses. You will study their uses and how to use them in a job interview situation.

In this lecture, we will compare the present perfect continuous and the present perfect simple tenses. You will study their uses and how to use them in a job interview situation.

In this lecture, I will cover three common structures for talking about the future:

• will + infinitive
• be going +infinitive
• present continuous

In this lecture, I will cover two other future structures that candidates use in job interviews:

• want/would like/aim/plan/intend/expect + to + infinitive
• future continuous

In this lecture, you will learn how to talk about hypothetical situations in a job interview using the two main conditional structures:

• first conditional (If + present, will + infinitive)
• second conditional (If + past, would/could/might + infinitive)

Your interview is over? Great. Let's hope you did well. Now might be a good time to send a follow-up email to thank the employer for speaking with you and remind them about your skills and interest in the job. In this lecture, I show you how to do that in English.

Congratulations! You've made it to the end of the course. Here's a quick recap of everything you've learned.