{"id":6448,"date":"2014-10-12T01:57:23","date_gmt":"2014-10-12T09:57:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/?p=6448"},"modified":"2023-01-08T22:01:57","modified_gmt":"2023-01-09T06:01:57","slug":"business-english-pod-259-difficult-interview-situations-questions-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/2014\/10\/12\/business-english-pod-259-difficult-interview-situations-questions-2\/","title":{"rendered":"BEP 259 &#8211; Difficult Interview Situations 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-6448-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP259-Difficult-Interviews2.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP259-Difficult-Interviews2.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP259-Difficult-Interviews2.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Welcome back to Business English Pod for today&#8217;s lesson on dealing with <a title=\"BEP 258 - Difficult English Interview Situations 1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/2014\/10\/05\/business-english-pod-258-difficult-interview-questions-situations-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">difficult interview situations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Imagine you&#8217;re in a job interview, answering questions about your experience. Things seems to be going pretty well, but suddenly you say something you wish you hadn&#8217;t. Maybe you mentioned a big mistake you made at a former job. Or perhaps you said something bad about your former employer. You watch the interviewers face to see how she reacts, and your heart starts to race.<\/p>\n<p>These are not unusual situations. We&#8217;ve all faced them. And if you stay calm, there are some good ways to recover. In today&#8217;s lesson, we&#8217;ll look at some useful techniques for these types of situations. We&#8217;ll look at admitting to a past mistake, explaining what we&#8217;ve done following a failure, and highlighting what we&#8217;ve learnt from the experience. We&#8217;ll also look at toning down a negative statement and emphasizing positive ideas after saying something negative.<\/p>\n<p>We will hear two short dialogs today. In the first, we&#8217;ll rejoin Simon and Charlene. Simon is interviewing for a job as bank manager. In the second dialog, we&#8217;ll hear Sara and Nick. Sara is interviewing for a position as a buyer with a big retail chain.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Listening Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. What mistake did Simon make at his previous job?<br \/>\n2. What did Simon do after making a mistake?<br \/>\n3. 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