{"id":4104,"date":"2013-02-10T02:29:04","date_gmt":"2013-02-10T10:29:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/?p=4104"},"modified":"2023-01-08T23:50:05","modified_gmt":"2023-01-09T07:50:05","slug":"bep-225-conducting-a-job-interview-in-english-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/2013\/02\/10\/bep-225-conducting-a-job-interview-in-english-1\/","title":{"rendered":"BEP 225 &#8211; Conducting a Job Interview in English (1)"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4104-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP225-Mob.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP225-Mob.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP225-Mob.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><a title=\"BEP 225 - Conducting a Job Interview in English (1)\" href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/quiz\/BEP225POD\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-225-English-Job-Interview-LESSON.jpg\" alt=\"Conducting an interview in English (1)\" width=\"1638\" height=\"702\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-225-English-Job-Interview-LESSON.jpg 1638w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-225-English-Job-Interview-LESSON-300x129.jpg 300w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-225-English-Job-Interview-LESSON-768x329.jpg 768w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-225-English-Job-Interview-LESSON-600x257.jpg 600w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-225-English-Job-Interview-LESSON-200x86.jpg 200w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-225-English-Job-Interview-LESSON-400x171.jpg 400w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-225-English-Job-Interview-LESSON-800x343.jpg 800w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-225-English-Job-Interview-LESSON-1200x514.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1638px) 100vw, 1638px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Welcome back to Business English Pod for today&#8217;s lesson on conducting an <a title=\"English for Interviews\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/category\/job-interviews\/\">interview in English<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>How do you assess potential employees? Or contractors? Or business partners? Or anyone, for that matter? Well, you can look at a person&#8217;s resume or CV. And for more information you can google someone. But that&#8217;s never enough to really get an idea about someone. What we rely on are interviews, which can be very powerful tools. Interviews give us a chance to meet someone face-to-face, to ask tough questions, to find out how they solve problems, and to really get a sense of how they interact.<\/p>\n<p>Asking someone questions face-to-face is not only important for <a title=\"English for Job Interviews\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/category\/job-interviews\/\"> job interviews<\/a>. There are a wide range of situations where interview techniques are useful. Say you want to build a relationship with a new supplier. You&#8217;ll want to ask some questions and get to know the company. Or maybe you want to contract a tech support company. You&#8217;ll want to do interviews to see who is the right fit.<\/p>\n<p>Interviewing is a skill, just like being interviewed. And there are some excellent techniques that you can learn to become a better interviewer. Today, we&#8217;ll look at how to make someone feel comfortable, how to ask open-ended questions, and how to get someone to give recommendations and provide more detail.<\/p>\n<p>In the dialog, we&#8217;ll hear Sandy and Lee interviewing Maria. Sandy and Lee work for an international fast moving consumer goods &#8211; or FMCG &#8211; company that is expanding into Asia. They are looking for the right person to lead this expansion.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Listening Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. What aspect of Maria&#8217;s work does Sandy want to hear more about?<br \/>\n2. What does Sandy want Maria&#8217;s &#8220;thoughts&#8221; about?<br \/>\n3. 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