F2F Class Notes 8th March (Tony) [W]

Vocabulary

call in (sick) – to call your work and tell them you can’t come in because you are sick.

eg: “I think I may have to call in sick today, I feel terrible.”

no show – didn’t come to the place, didn’t show up(arrive)

eg: “Cynthia was a no show today, she didn’t come to work today.”

staff members

so you will probably eat fish for dinner?

I probably cook about 3 times a week.

So, you probably won’t cook tonight, because you get off work late?

I probably eat meat in every meal.

So you probably like Kebabs, right?

The temperature on sunday may be lower.

I may call in sick to work today.

Interview Someone. You must ask at least one follow up question.

Q: Do you have work experience with fabrics?

A: No, I don’t, but I’m a very fast learner.

Follow up: What are you good at?  I’m good at following procedures, so that way I can know all the proper steps to anything.

Q: What’s the most important thing about being a merchandiser?

A: I would say quality is the most important thing.

Follow up: Why don’t you focus on efficiency? I believe efficiency should be handled after the quality is acceptable.

Q: If some urgent issues are passed to you, what is the first step you would do to handle them?

A: I would check the deadline and the number of people we can get to work on it ASAP.

Follow up: What if only you can work on it? Then I’d make sure to get started immediately.

Describe things that you do every month. Using the terms for how often. 

Always, Usually, Sometimes, Rarely, Never.