Topic: Job Interview Vocabulary 3

This is an exercise to help you learn & practice some of the common words, terms, and expressions used during a job interview. Hopefully it will help you get the job that you always wanted.

Choose the best response to complete each of the sentences below.

1. You should always make the employer feel like you have ___________________.
  much to give
  a lot to offer
  to offer

2. The interviewer asked me if I'm good at meeting __________________ ( = getting things done at the required time).
  borders
  new people
  deadlines

3. Did you send a __________________ letter to the person who interviewed you?
  thanks
  thank you
  thanks a lot

4. When an employer asks you how you see yourself five years from now, s/he wants to know about your __________________.
  career goals
  working goals
  work ideas

5. Can you explain the __________________ ( = missing time) in your employment history?
  gap
  blank
  space

6. Do you prefer working alone or __________________?
  in team
  with a team
  in a team

7. The employer asked Karen about what motivates her to "go the extra mile" on a project. In this context, to "go the extra mile" means __________________:
  to do more than is necessary
  to become very tired
  to run hard

8. I'm sorry but you're just not ___________________ enough for this position.
  qualified
  qualification
  quality

9. When you make the decision to leave a job it's called "quitting" - When your boss makes that decision because of something bad that you've done, it's called "being ___________________". ex. John was ___________________ for stealing a stapler.
  fire
  fired
  thrown

10. When you are told to leave a job because there's not enough work, money, etc. to keep you there, it's called "being ___________________". ex. Our company ___________________ 20 workers last summer.
  left
  fired
  laid off


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