Topic: Job Interview Vocabulary 1
This exercise is designed to teach you some of the common words, terms, and expressions used during a job interview.
Choose the best response for each one
1. When did you start your current ____________________ ( = job)?
a. position
b. place
c. work
2. I left my last job because I felt that they didn't recognize my ____________________.
a. accomplishments
b. accommodations
c. acclimation
3. I've always been a team ____________________. ( = I've always worked well with other people)
a. play
b. worker
c. player
4. I believe I'm a good ____________________ for this position.
a. fitness
b. fit
c. man
5. Tell me a little about your ____________________ job ( = your last job).
a. past
b. finished
c. previous
6. I developed good communication skills ____________________ as a customer service representative.
a. while working
b. when working
c. by working
7. What does "rep" stand for?
a. representative
b. republican
c. reprimand
8. You shouldn't discuss salary until the interviewer ____________________ ( = starts talking about it).
a. brings up
b. brings it on
c. brings it up
9. An interviewer might ask you what your "salary ____________________" are. This is the formal way of asking how much money you require.
a. needs
b. requirements
c. desires
10. Many companies want to hire someone who can ____________________ well.
a. take pressure/stress
b. handle pressure/stress
c. get pressure/stress
Topic: Job Interview Vocabulary 2
1. I had a good working relationship with my ____________________ ( = boss).
a. supervisor
b. superior
c. superintendent
2. During an interview, you might be asked to describe how you ____________________ ( = resolved) a difficult situation.
a. dealt
b. dealt with
c. went through
3. We need someone who can work under minimum ____________________.
a. supervision
b. supervisor
c. superior
4. Instead of using the word "difficult" to describe something, you should use a more positive word like:
a. really hard
b. challenging
c. awful
5. Is there an ___________________ of which you are particularly proud?
a. action
b. atonement
c. achievement
6. An interviewer will ask you about your strengths, but he/she might also ask about your ___________________.
a. challenges
b. week
c. weaknesses
7. I was ___________________ for developing the company's intranet.
a. responsible
b. made
c. responsive
8. Some of my ___________________ included helping customers, filing complaints, and dealing with emergency situations.
a. jobs
b. duties/ responsibilities
c. activities
9. When someone asks you to "outline your experience" they want you to:
a. forget about your experience
b. brag about your experience
c. talk about your experience
10. Things/activities done on your free time (hobbies, etc) are known as " ___________________ activities".
a. extracurricular
b. extra
c. extraneous
Topic: Job Interview Vocabulary 3
1. You should always make the employer feel like you have ___________________.
a. much to give
b. a lot to offer
c. to offer
2. The interviewer asked me if I'm good at meeting __________________ ( = getting things done at the required time).
a. borders
b. new people
c. deadlines
3. Did you send a __________________ letter to the person who interviewed you?
a. thanks
b. thank you
c. thanks a lot
4. When an employer asks you how you see yourself five years from now, s/he wants to know about your __________________.
a. career goals
b. working goals
c. work ideas
5. Can you explain the __________________ ( = missing time) in your employment history?
a. gap
b. blank
c. space
6. Do you prefer working alone or __________________?
a. in team
b. with a team
c. in a team
7. The employer asked Karen about what motivates her to "go the extra mile" on a project. In this context, to "go the extra mile" means __________________:
a. to do more than is necessary
b. to become very tired
c. to run hard
8. I'm sorry but you're just not ___________________ enough for this position.
a. qualified
b. qualification
c. quality
9. When you make the decision to leave a job it's called "quitting" - When your boss makes that decision because of something bad that you've done, it's called "being ___________________". ex. John was ___________________ for stealing a stapler.
a. fire
b. fired
c. thrown
10. When you are told to leave a job because there's not enough work, money, etc. to keep you there, it's called "being ___________________". ex. Our company ___________________ 20 workers last summer.
a. left
b. fired
c. laid off