F2F Class Notes (Tibo) [S]

Think about 3 questions an interviewer would ask you? How would you answer?

My name is John Park, I come from Anhui province.
I graduated in July, after that I started a small company with my partner. I worked for 5 months but I found I didn’t like that job so I came to Shanghai. Now I live in my ant’s home and I joined the church lately. I want a new job in a Korean company so I want to practice my English for the interview. I’m 24

interview practice

Why are you interested in Chemical trade?
It is really important in the world we live in. We use chemicals everyday and my uncle works in a chemical company and he helped me know about it. I want be a salesman because I prefer to communicate with people than deal with land.

It is really important in the world we live in. We use chemicals everyday and my uncle works in a chemical company. He helped me to know about it/ he taught me a lot about chemicals. I want be a salesman because I prefer to communicate with people than to deal with the land.

Do you have any experience in sales?
After I graduated from university I started a small company with my partner. We sold something to government and I am good at to communicate with government.

After I graduated from university I started a small company with my partner. We sold mostly to the government and I am good at communicating with the government.

Did you have private clients?
Not really

Why did you stop?
I don’t like that job, in fact I worked in village mostly and I found it tired. I want to work in a big city like Shanghai. When I came to Shanghai I found I love this city.

I didn’t like that job, in fact I mostly worked in villages and I found it tiring/exhausting. I want to work in a big city like Shanghai. When I came to Shanghai I found I love this city.

What kind of expectations do you have in terms of salary?
Because I am a new guy so I mostly want to learn from my senior so my expectations of salary is not really high.
I want at least 6k a month.

I am a new so I mostly want to learn from my seniors. I want to learn on the job and improve my skills, the salary is secondary for now. / the salary is not the most important for now.
I would like at least 6k a month.

How do you see yourself in 5 years?
I will most improve my skills in a year, then I hope I can earn a lot of money for company so I could get more salary.

I will most improve my skills in a year, then I hope I can earn a lot of money for the company so I could get more commissions.

Vocabulary

international trade / selling and buying internationally
John studied international trade in university.

working conditions / the conditions surrounding work
The working conditions in my previous company were not good so I left and found a new job.

position / job title
John has the position of manager in this company

private / from individuals / not from the government
XYZ is a private company, it is not a state company.

salesman / someone who sells things
I wasn’t sure which phone to buy so I asked the salesman for help.

to expect / what you are waiting for
We got the table ready because we expect friends to come for dinner.
I didn’t expect Brazil to win the World Cup.

commissions / a % of the money sold which you get/
John sold a house for 100,000 and he got 5,000 as a commission.

salary / the money a company pays you for your work
John left his previous company because his salary was too low.

Grammar

using articles and names
no a/the with a name
I went to Huashan hospital.
I went to the hospital.
I went to Ikea.
I went to the store.