How to survive in a job interview

 

Hello! This week in Spanish Survival you will find useful questions and phrases for a job interview in Spanish .

 

As you know, in the Spanish Survival section we try to simulate common situations in your daily life in Spanish . Thus, you can succeed and express yourself clearly.

 

Therefore, if you are going to have a job interview in Spanish soon, read the following questions and answers , and everything will be much easier and more familiar on the day of the interview .

 

Common questions that CAN be asked in a job interview:

 

– Tell me a little about yourself.

– Tell me a little about your work experience.

– What were your responsibilities in your previous job?

– What are you passionate about?

– What do you know about our company?

– Why do you think you are the most suitable person for this job?

– Why do you want this job?

– Describe a difficult past situation at work and how you handled it.

– Describe your professional goals in the short and long term.

– Describe your work style.

– Do you prefer to work alone or in a group?

– What is your greatest strength?

– What is your biggest weakness?

Useful answers YOU CAN USE in a job interview:

 

– My name is … (Claire) and I’m … (thirty) years old.

– I have a degree / I have a master’s degree in …

– My mother tongue is… (English).

– My level of Spanish is low / medium / high.

– I have experience as … (seller).

– I worked (two years) in the company …

– I’m looking for a job because …

– I consider myself a person … (hardworking / effective / responsible / ambitious / optimistic).

– I prefer to work … (as a team / alone) because…

– In my spare time I like … (do sports / dance / participate in social actions / read …)

– Thank you for your time and interest in my candidacy / profile.

– Thank you for contacting me for the job.

 

Useful questions CAN DO in a job interview:

 

– What is the work schedule?

– When can I request or request a vacation?

– What would be my job?

– How many hours would you work per day?

– What is the salary?

In addition, this is a list of vocabulary you should know:

 

• Work contract = employment contract
• Curriculum = résumé / cv
• Unemployed = unemployed
• Employee = employee
• Employer or boss = employer / boss
• Company = company
• Job Interview = job interview
• Studies = studies
• Work experience = work experience
• Work schedule = working time
• Overtime = extra-hours / overtime
• Work permit = work permit
• Salary or salary = salary
• Insurance = insurance
• I work full time = full-time job
• Trabajo a tiempo parcial = part-time job
• Título = degree
• Vacaciones = holidays / vacation
• Apasionar = to inspire /  to be passionate about
• Manejar = to manage / to figure out / to handle
• Fortaleza = strength
• Debilidad = weakness
• Meta = goal / target
• A corto / largo plazo = short / long term
• Puesto de trabajo = job post

 

Por otro lado, pinchando aquí abajo puedes escuchar el audio con todos estos ejemplos de preguntas y respuestas en una entrevista de trabajo. De esta forma, podrás repetir y practicar tantas veces como necesites.

 

No te preocupes si todavía tienes dudas, aquí tienes la traducción de todas las frases:

 

Common questions YOU MAY GET in a job interview:

 

– Tell me a little about yourself.

– Tell me about your work experience.

– What were your responsibilities in your previous job?

– What are you passionate about

– What do you know about our company

– Why do you think you are the best person for this  job?

– Why do you want this job?

– Describe a difficult experience at work and how you handled it.

– Describe your short term and long term career goals.

– Describe your work style?

– Would you prefer working in group or alone?

– What is your greatest strength?

– What is your greatest weakness?

 

Useful answers YOU MAY USE in a job interview:

 

– My name is…(Claire) and I’m…(treinta) years old.

– I hold a degree / a master’s degree in…

– My native language is… (English).

– My level of Spanish is low/intermediate/high.

– I have experience…. (in sales).

– I worked (for two years) at…

– I’m looking for work because…

– I see myself as a (hard-working/effective/responsible/ambitious/ optimistic…) person.

– I prefer working (in group/alone) because…

– I like to…(practice sports/dance/read/carry out volunteer works…) in my free time.

– Thank you for your attention and for your interest in my profile.

– Thank you for contacting me regarding the job post.

 

Useful questions YOU MAY ASK in a job interview:

 

– What are the working hours?

– When could I take/ask for a vacation?

– What will be my job post?

– How many hours would I work a day?

– What’s the salary?

 

Finally, we believe that this post and this one will help you to be very successful in a job interview . We wish you good luck!

 

Remember that you can contact us if you need classes to prepare and practice your job interview in the following link .

 

Until next time!

 

AJ