Online Class Notes (Li)[S]

Vocabulary

What kind of job/role have you interviewed for?

A: I have interviewed for a sales assistant job/role.

work experience: time in which a person has at a job

eg. What kind of work experience do you have?

organise: to plan/arrange things

eg. I am an organised person.

eg. She organised the charity event that would be held next month.

volunteer (v): to help out for free

eg. I used to volunteer at local schools when I was at university.

volunteer (n): the person

eg. I have been a youth volunteer at the sports club for 5 years.

animal shelter: a place for homeless animals that can provide them with care

Grammar

it’s a computer company – it’s a company that sells computers 

the job content – I was responsible for/I have dealt with/my responsibilities include 

I learnt – I have learnt/I have developed ABC skills… 

contact the local culture – connect with the local culture

My name is Nell. I’m 25 years old. I was graduated from university for 3 years. My first job is work as admin in Swaroski. The main content is the supplier contract management, arrange the monthly bills so I have some basic excel work experience, and some hotel consultation summary and update.

Revised: 

Hello/Hi, My name is Nell and I’m 25 years old. I graduated from the University of (name) 3 years ago. I have worked as an administrator at Swaroski for 1 year/My first job after graduation was at Swaroski where I worked as an administrator for 1 year. In this time, I have developed/gained/acquired the knowledge to perform some excel functions, dealt with/handle/be responsible for hotel consultation summary and updates etc.     

Pick 3 adjectives to describe yourself – eg. organised, hard-working, outgoing

3 main points about your job experience – you want to sell yourself, not give them a list of what you’ve done

Put them in order of relevance – if your previous job was to work as a sales assistant, then you mention that first

Why is it important for you to volunteer/ride?