Listen to a manager talking about the ideas. Listening 1. Complete the table

How do you prepare the interview room?
How do you help people relax at the start of the interview?
Do you make snap decisions?
What questions do people find difficult to answer?
When do you tell people the result?

4. Complete these questions. Which does an interviewer ask and which does an interviewee ask?

1. Why/want/work for us?

2. Who /I work with?

3. How much / you earn / current job?

4. How much /I earn?

5. What/strengths/weaknesses?

6. Why/think/good at this job?

7. What/training opportunities?

8. Where / want to be / five years' time?

9. like/work/in a team?

10. possible /work flexitime?

5. Listen and check. Listening 2. Which questions have Yes/ No answers? Listen again. Repeat the questions.

6. Look back at the IT job advert. Listening 3. Listen to two extracts from interviews for the job.

1.Which person gives better answers? 2. Which person would you give the job to? Why?

7. What can you remember? Which person...

1. … wants to live abroad? Where?

2. … is making financial plans for the future? How do you know?

3. … wants to stay in his new job for several years?

4. … talks about qualifications?

5. … works harder?

6. … is more ambitious? How do you know?

7. … is probably healthier? How do you know?

8. … was late for the interview? Why?

9. … wants to work flexitime? Why?

10. … would earn more than before? How much more?