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Job interviews:

1. A link to prepare your job interview exam questions, click on the following link: http://www.talkenglish.com/Speaking/Interview/IntBasic1.aspx
2. A link to a site that offers a collection of dialogues related to jobs and interviews. Click here

3. Cloze exercise with answers:

Cloze Exercise
Interview with Jody, Hair Sylist and Makeup Artist
So, What’s your name?
Jody: Jody Kinney.
1. And what’s your job title?
Jody: I’m a hair stylist and makeup artist.
2. How long have you been working in this job?
Jody: For about eight years.
3. What experience did you have before that helps you in this job?
Jody: Probably just experience with ____________________. I like
people and I’ve always done people’s makeup and stuff , so...
4. What training or education did you have that helps in this job?
Jody: Well, I went to ____________________ school, and then I did
assisting in a salon , so I was someone’s ____________________, and then
learned from then until I was confident to go out on my own.
How long is beauty school?
Jody: If you do it full time, it’s about ____________________ months,
give or take a few days here and there.
And then, after that, how long did it take you to feel confident to go
out on your own?
Jody: About three months.
That’s pretty good.
Jody: Yeah
5. What classes, or training would you suggest for someone interested in
this job?Jody: Well, they’d have to go to beauty school, and then, it’s always
encouraged to ____________________ education, to keep going to classes
and learning different things. Learning new things, yeah. ‘cause you’re never
____________________ learning.
6. What kind of person would be good for this job?
Jody: Someone who can handle ____________________ – all different
personalities, a people pleaser, basically, yeah
7. What is the most fun part of your work?
Jody: I get to ____________________ all day about whatever I want. I
can dress however I want. Instant gratification . Someone comes in looking
bad, and they leave looking good. And they have a big
____________________ on their face, and I have lots of freedom, and,
yeah, it’s and you make people look pretty. It’s great.
8. What is the most challenging or difficult part of your work?
Jody: Challenging is . . . .
Is it all easy?
Jody: No. Depending on the client. Clients can be very challenging. Really
picky people that are never ____________________. So there’s lots of
those, but generally, it’s not a big challenge – finding the
____________________ place to work, you know, the right amount of
business, you know. Paper work is always fun. Doing your
____________________ – that’s challenging.
9. What is your busy period at work, is it part of the year, part of the
month?Jody: Busiest is probably fall and ____________________, like Christmas
area - around Christmas and also ____________________.
10. What is special or unique about your job?
Jody: Just that every single person is ____________________, even
though it’s all hair, you know. It’s never monotonous . It’s always – Every
single person is different, so it doesn’t get ____________________ , and,
yeah, it’s great – you make people happy. That’s the best part.
Thank you.
Jody: You’re welcome.Cloze Exercise Key
Interview with Jody, Hair Stylist and Makeup Artist
So, What’s your name?
Jody: Jody Kinney.
1. And what’s your job title?
Jody: I’m a hair stylist and makeup artist.
2. How long have you been working in this job?
Jody: For about eight years.
3. What experience did you have before that helps you in this job?
Jody: Probably just experience with people. I like people and I’ve always
done people’s makeup and stuff , so...
4. What training or education did you have that helps in this job?
Jody: Well, I went to beauty school, and then I did assisting in a salon , so I
was someone’s assistant, and then learned from then until I was confident to
go out on my own.
How long is beauty school?
Jody: If you do it full time, it’s about eleven months, give or take a few days
here and there.
And then, after that, how long did it take you to feel confident to go
out on your own?
Jody: About three months.
That’s pretty good.
Jody: Yeah
5. What classes, or training would you suggest for someone interested in
this job?
Jody: Well, they’d have to go to beauty school, and then, it’s always
encouraged to continue education, to keep going to classes and learning
different things.
Learning new things, yeah. ‘cause you’re never finished learning.
6. What kind of person would be good for this job?Jody: Someone who can handle people – all different personalities, a people
pleaser basically, yeah
7. What is the most fun part of your work?
Jody: I get to talk all day about whatever I want. I can dress however I
want. Instant gratification . Someone comes in looking bad, and they leave
looking good. And they have a big smile on their face, and I have lots of
freedom, and, yeah, it’s and you make people look pretty. It’s great.
8. What is the most challenging or difficult part of your work?
Jody: Challenging is . . . .
Is it all easy?
Jody: No. Depending on the client. Clients can be very challenging. Really
picky people that are never happy. So there’s lots of those, but generally,
it’s not a big challenge – finding the right place to work, you know, the right
amount of business, you know. Paper work is always fun. Doing your taxes –
that’s challenging.
9. What is your busy period at work, is it part of the year, part of the
month?
Jody: Busiest is probably fall and winter, like Christmas area - around
Christmas and also spring.
10. What is special or unique about your job?
Jody: Just that every single person is different, even though it’s all hair,
you know. It’s never monotonous . It’s always – Every single person is
different, so it doesn’t get boring, and, yeah, it’s great – you make people
happy. That’s the best part.
Thank you.
Jody: You’re welcome.