Common Questions You'll Be Asked During An English Job Interview

Learn common English job interview questions and effective ways to answer them with Bob the Canadian.

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Key Takeaways

Prepare to answer broad questions about yourself confidently.
Research the company to tailor your answers effectively.
Link your skills and interests to the company’s values and recent projects.
Practice clear, positive, and relevant responses to common interview questions.

What the video covers

Introduction to common questions asked during English job interviews.
First common question: 'How would you describe yourself?' or 'Tell us about yourself.'
Suggestions on how to answer by describing personality, interests, or passions.
Second common question: Why do you want the job or why apply for this position?
Advice to research the company and connect your strengths with their work.
Example answers demonstrating admiration for the company's community work or recent achievements.
Emphasis on preparing personalized and thoughtful responses.
Encouragement to subscribe and engage with the channel for more English learning content.

Full Transcript — Download SRT & Markdown

Speaker A

Hi Bob the Canadian here. In this English lesson, I'm going to go over some of the most common questions that you will be asked if you go for a job interview in English. But before we get started though, if this is your first time here, don't forget to click that red subscribe button over there and give me a thumbs up if this video helps you learn just a little bit more English.

Speaker A

So one of the first questions that you will be asked in an English job interview is the question, how would you describe yourself? Or another version of it would be, could you tell us a little bit about yourself? This is a very open question.

Speaker A

It's usually the first question in a job interview, uh, and you can answer it in a number of ways. You can talk about yourself as a person or you can talk about your interests.

Speaker A

So you could say, I'm a very outgoing person and I love working with others. You could say something like, I've always loved technology and I can't wait to have a job where I can work more closely with technology. Or you could say something like, I've always loved teaching other people new things. That's what I would say if I was in an interview and if someone asked that question. So, the first question you're going to get asked, uh, is going to be a question about you, just kind of a broad open question about who you are as a person.

Speaker A

The second questions that you will be asked in a job interview might have to do with why you want the job. So the interviewer may ask questions like, why do you want to work for us? Or why are you applying for this job?

Speaker A

One of the best ways to answer this is to know something about the company and to say things like, I've always admired the work that you do in the community or the work that you do for your customers. You may also want to, uh, talk about something that the company did recently that impressed you. So you could say, I was impressed by how well you did this recent job. So, you really want to know something about the company so you can connect your strengths and your abilities with what they do.

Speaker A

So you can say,

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