Practice Listening Business English Exercises for B1 – Job hunting

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A. Put the words in the correct order to make questions. Then listen and check your answers.
1)
are weakness What your strengths and?
2)
moment you Are at working the?
3)
as a you long worked engineer How have chemical?
4)
you have any experience in technologies green Do?
5)
us you would for Why like work to?
6)
first at your work would What day do you on?
7)
certificates Do have you your you original with?
8)
years’ you Where see do in five yourself time?

B. Listen to some more interview questions and complete what the interviewer says. Contractions count as one word.

1 ………… ………… ………… ………… ………… your greatest weakness is?

2 ………… ………… ………… ………… ………… your work experience?

3 ………… ………… ………… ………… ………… a time when you showed leadership skills?

4 ………… ………… ………… ………… ………… you’ve ever done any voluntary work.

5 ………… ………… ………… ………… ………… you would add value to our company?

6 ………… ………… ………… ………… ………… you are prepared to travel for the job.

7 ………… ………… ………… ………… ………… I should contact for a reference.

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A. Listen to the candidate answering the questions in Exercise 2A. Does he answer the questions effectively? Write good (G), OK, or poor (P) for each of the interview’s main questions.
1)
2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7)
B. Listen to the interview again. How does the candidate start answering each question? Match the expressions (a-i) with the interview questions (1-7). One of the replies uses more than one phrase.
a)
As I said before,
b)
Let me think now
c)
I’ll need to check and get back to you.
d)
I’m afraid I don’t have much experience, but I
e)
I’m not sure, but my friends tell me
f)
Sorry, I didn’t catch that.
g)
Sure. I was responsible for
h)
That’s a difficult question.
i)
Yes, of course.
1)
2) 3) 4) 5) , and 6) 7)

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A. Listen to two different interviews for the same job. Note down the positive and negative points about the skills and experience of the candidates, Max and John.
B. Listen again and complete the interviewer’s questions. Are they open or closed questions?
1)
Why do you think ?
2)
Have you ever worked ?
3)
Do you have a ?
4)
Can you tell me about ?
C. Why does the interviewer use a mix of open and closed questions? What response does each kind of question lead to?

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A. Listen to Amalia, Birte and Cindy. Take notes about their qualities, skills and experience. What are your first impressions of each candidate?
Amalia
Qualities/experience:
First impressions:
Birte
Qualities/experience:
First impressions:
Cindy
Qualities/experience:
First impressions:

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2)
You will hear eight short recordings twice. For questions 1–8 choose the correct answer.
1)
Which chart shows how many employees there are in each region?
2)
Which work experience has the man not gained?
3)
Where is the interview going to take place?
4)
When are the interviews going to start?
a)
9 a.m. Monday
b)
10 a.m. Tuesday
c)
9 a.m. Wednesday
5)
Why do they choose Callum for the job?
a)
He has the relevant experience.
b)
He shows good leadership potential.
c)
His people skills are very good.
6)
What advice does the woman give to the students?
a)
Ask for repetition if the question isn’t clear.
b)
Listen to the questions carefully.
c)
Ask lots of questions about the company.
7)
What was wrong with the CV?
a)
It used too many clichéd phrases.
b)
There was little sign of leadership qualities.
c)
Some words were incorrectly spelt.
8)
Why did the woman leave her last job?
a)
She didn’t get on with her colleagues
b)
She thought her boss was incompetent.
c)
She didn’t like the job.

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3)
Listen to a meeting between the HR director and the CEO of a company. Choose the correct option a, b or c.
1)
What is happening in Singapore?
a)
The local staff want to recruit a new General Manager.
b)
The company is going to open a new office.
c)
Current staffing levels are not high enough.
2)
The Office Manager needs HR experience because they
a)
have to look after the staff.
b)
need to recruit local staff.
c)
will lead the management team.
3)
Other duties of the Office Manager will include
a)
doing the accounts.
b)
organising the budgets.
c)
buying all the supplies.
4)
What can’t the speakers agree on at first about the IT post?
a)
the need for experience
b)
offering work placements
c)
the choice of new technologies
5)
The Customer Services Manager needs to
a)
be very happy and calm.
b)
speak at least three languages.
c)
maintain the company reputation.
6)
What do the speakers decide about training?
a)
to offer courses for new staff in Singapore
b)
to offer incentives to staff for training
c)
to bring new staff to the UK for training
7)
What do they decide to do about Simon Novak?
a)
ask him if he’s worked in Singapore before
b)
offer him the General Manager position
c)
promote him to Regional Manager

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