{"id":2360,"date":"2012-02-26T04:06:47","date_gmt":"2012-02-26T12:06:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/?p=2360"},"modified":"2023-01-09T00:31:52","modified_gmt":"2023-01-09T08:31:52","slug":"business-english-pod-204-job-interviews-switching-careers-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/2012\/02\/26\/business-english-pod-204-job-interviews-switching-careers-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"BEP 204 &#8211; English Job Interviews:  Switching Careers (1)"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2360-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP204-Mob.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP204-Mob.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP204-Mob.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><a title=\"BEP 204 Lesson Module - English for Job Interviews: Switching Careers (1)\" href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/quiz\/BEP204POD\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-204-Interviews-in-English-LESSON.jpg\" alt=\"BEP 204 - English Job Interviews:  Switching Careers (1)\" width=\"1642\" height=\"706\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-204-Interviews-in-English-LESSON.jpg 1642w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-204-Interviews-in-English-LESSON-300x129.jpg 300w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-204-Interviews-in-English-LESSON-768x330.jpg 768w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-204-Interviews-in-English-LESSON-600x258.jpg 600w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-204-Interviews-in-English-LESSON-200x86.jpg 200w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-204-Interviews-in-English-LESSON-400x172.jpg 400w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-204-Interviews-in-English-LESSON-800x344.jpg 800w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-204-Interviews-in-English-LESSON-1200x516.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1642px) 100vw, 1642px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is the first of a two-part Business English Pod lesson on <a title=\"English for Job Interviews\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/category\/job-interviews\/\">English job interviews<\/a> for when you&#8217;re changing jobs or making a career shift.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ve racked up a lot of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/2008\/02\/02\/bep-83-adv-job-interviews-previous-experience-part-2\/\" title=\"BEP 83 \u2013 Job Interviews: Previous Experience 2\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">work experience<\/a> and you&#8217;re proud of your special <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/2008\/02\/23\/bep-86-adv-job-interviews-talking-about-accomplishments-part-1\/\" title=\"BEP 86 - Interviews: Talking about Accomplishments 1\">accomplishments<\/a>. And you know enough to have clear opinions about how things should be done. But it&#8217;s time for a bit of a change. Maybe you&#8217;re switching careers altogether, or maybe you&#8217;re just looking to change roles. Regardless, you&#8217;re going to have to explain your accomplishments and express your opinions carefully in order to a make a good impression.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview, it&#8217;s not just about what you say, it&#8217;s about how you say it. You will be asked some difficult questions, and you may only have one shot at it. The stakes are high, and the competition may be great. You need to sell yourself and demonstrate why you are the right choice for the position.<\/p>\n<p>In this lesson, we&#8217;ll hear Nina and Frank interviewing Patrick. Patrick is a seasoned accountant looking for a career shift. He&#8217;s applying for a job with one of the major accounting advisory firms. Patrick is going to highlight his unique experience, politely criticize his former employer, admit challenges, and talk about past conflict. These are all tough things to do well, but Patrick handles them wisely.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Listening Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Why is Patrick talking about changes to a company&#8217;s internal controls?<br \/>\n2. How does Patrick describe financial meetings with executives?<br \/>\n3. How does Patrick say he dealt with the executives?<\/p>\n<p>[tp no_translate=&#8221;y&#8221;]<strong>Premium Members: <a href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/transcripts\/BEP204SN-Switching-Careers1.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">PDF Transcript<\/span><\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/quiz\/BEP204QIZ\/presentation.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Quizzes<\/span><\/a> | <a href=\"\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/phrasecasts\/BEP204PC.mp3\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">PhraseCast<\/span><\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/quiz\/BEP204POD\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lesson Module<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Download: <a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP204-Mob.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Podcast MP3<\/a><\/strong>[\/tp]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Learn English for job interviews.  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