36 English Dialogues for Job Application and Interview
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one applying by phone
dialogue 1
hello this is mr. Warren’s office may I
speak to miss Lilly Carly please this is
Lilly Carly speaking oh good morning
miss Carly I’m phoning to inquire about
your advertisement for a secretary oh
thank you for your interest may I have
your name please
yes my name is Xiao Ling fine I’ll send
you an application form um please
complete it and bring it with you when
you come for an interview when can you
come for an interview well could you
come next Thursday at 3 o’clock okay
three o’clock next Thursday
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hello this is better English hello this
is Lucy I’m applying for the position of
English teacher okay may I have your
full name please
of course my name is Lucy brown all
right what is your major in college I
major in English have you any work
experience in this field I’ve just
graduated from University though I have
no experience in this field I’m willing
to learn that would be fine but we
prefer a skilled one thank you all the
same
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dialogue 1
come in name an examination number
please my name is Li Ming and the number
is 26 glad to meet you my name is Mike
Anderson the Personnel Manager have your
seat thank you okay which position do
you apply for computer programmer
why do you apply for it I’m interested
in it and have two years experience in
this field would you give me a general
description of your present job okay
I’m in charge of all the network of a
privately owned enterprise
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good afternoon I’m Wong Fung I come here
at your invitation for an interview good
afternoon I’m Susan the personnel
manager glad to meet you glad to meet
you too
I plan to apply for the position of QC
inspector I’m sure that I’m competent to
meet the requirements that you have
specified while what qualifications have
you got I have the educational
background and relevant experience
required by the job I once worked as a
QC inspector in a sino-american company
for five years how come you want to work
in our company it is the location of
your company that has attracted me most
I will take a job closer
three applying for a secretary
dialogue 1
I see from your letter of application
that you’ve had quite a lot of
experience as a secretary you’re right I
worked in my previous company for over
six years why did you leave that company
it went bankrupt two months ago because
of the financial crisis
I see perhaps you could tell me what
sort of qualities you have do well in
the shorthand and typing also be able to
handling report writing summaries
keeping minutes at meetings and so on
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have you brought your curriculum VT with
you yes here it is it seems you’ve
little experience in secretarial work
I’ve just graduated from University I
can’t say I’m very much experienced in
this field but nothing is too difficult
for a diligent student have you studied
any secretarial course yes I’ve taken
such courses as secretarial principles
office administration business English
public relations and file keeping what
are your plans for the future I hope to
start with an entry-level secretarial
position and become an administrative
assistant in a few years time
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applying for a tour guide
dialogue 1
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what have you done in the past as a tour
guide after graduation from a tourist
school I signed with the Shinjo travel
agency on a three-year contract
I showed my clients around in Beijing
have you ever set for the national
examinations for tourist guides yes I
have got the qualification certificate
have you ever learned any other foreign
languages other than English yes I have
learned a little French and Japanese you
should know to be a guide is a tough job
hard but interesting
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why are you interested in working for
our travel agency I like traveling and I
also like meeting various kinds of
people what courses have you completed
at college
I have studied economics of tourism
tourist marketing tourist psychology
tourist culture tourist etiquette
science guiding methods and techniques
law of tourism and so on what do you
think the responsibilities of a tourist
guide are a tourist guide must be
responsible for arranging and
coordinating tour activities and
offering service of translation
accommodations sightseeing shopping and
entertainment
five
applying for an air hostess
dialogue 1
how tall are you my height is one meter
and 72 centimeters what about your
eyesight I’ve never had any vision
problems since my childhood what makes
you decide on this type of occupation
I love the sky when I was a child I
imagined flying into a blue sky someday
I also liked traveling and enjoying
working with people what are the special
features for a stewardess
well a stewardess should be friendly
patient kind and polite to passengers do
you have these features I think I have
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why do you want to be a stewardess
I’ve always enjoyed meeting new people
and working with others traveling to
different places and being in new
situations seems like an exciting
challenge what do you consider are the
responsibilities for the air crew the
main responsibility is to ensure the
safety of the passengers in case of an
emergency other responsibilities include
making passengers comfortable and
serving meals do you think friendly
service is very important for the
airline staff definitely
six applying for a hotel staff
dialogue 1
have you had any experience in food and
beverage service actually I have been
serving in an international restaurant
since I graduated from vocational high
school could you tell me something about
restaurant service yes food and beverage
service includes accepting reservations
giving information about restaurant
hours taking orders recommending food to
customers as well as presenting bills
suppose a guest wants to change the
order after a course has been served
what should you do it depends if it is
the waiter who makes the mistake I’ll
take the course away immediately but if
the guest ordered it and then forgot
about it the course can’t be exchanged
once it has been served this is a common
rule
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do you think the hotel facilities and
service is a kind of commodity why yes
it is a special kind of goods sold by a
hotel to its guests it provides for
guests all kinds of services with it
tangible facilities and space and its
intangible time and labor can you say
something about the importance of hotel
service quality yes service quality
determines a hotel’s reputation
reputation is as precious as one’s life
service quality is inseparable from
reputation what do you think is the
trend of changes in the future hotels
things will be developing toward 5c
those are chained in hotel operation
combination in service levels character
in hotel design computer in hotel
management and competition in markets
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applying for a manager assistant
dialogue 1
please tell me something about your
working experience from 2003 to 2008 I
got a job in the sales department of a
trading company I started as the sales
representative three years later I was
promoted to the position of Sales
Manager good can you tell me why you
plan to quit being a sales manager and
to work here as my assistant don’t you
like your present job yes I like it but
the company I work for now is doing
domestic business my specialized field
is foreign trade and these years I’ve
been looking for a chance to develop my
abilities this position needs high
qualifications do you think you’re
competent for that sure otherwise I
won’t come here I’ve included my working
experience in the resume here it is
I’ve brought other necessary documents
too well let me see would you mind
taking a cup of tea and waiting for a
few minutes not at all
take your time
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from your resume I know you worked an
ABC company for quite a long time yes I
stayed with them for eight years did you
enjoy working there yes I started as an
office clerk and became a department
manager three years later about two
years ago I was appointed assistant to
the general manager what did you exactly
do in that position
well I assisted the general manager with
his work in many ways sometimes I
presided over meetings or took part in
some social activities in his name I was
also in charge of making credit
inquiries approving payment terms and
things like that I can see you did quite
a lot of work so I don’t quite
understand why you left the post
I never easily give up something that is
valuable before I quit that job I had
made a thorough analysis of things like
what I would gain and what I would lose
I have the necessary experience of
making a good assistant to the
investment manager
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applying for trading staff
dialogue 1
please tell me about your education I
just graduated from University of
International Business & Economics
I majored in international trade what
courses have you taken many I just tell
you several randomly the courses I took
included international marketing
international business management
foreign trade practice foreign trade
correspondence foreign exchange
international law of Commerce etc maybe
you could tell me what certificates of
technical qualifications you’ve received
I’ve obtained an export sales staffs
qualification certificate and a business
English certificate what attracted you
to this job your business model and
corporate philosophy I’ve been searching
for a long while to find a company like
yours as I’m interested in e-commerce I
think it’s the best choice to develop my
ability in your company you really have
an eye for your future career plan
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what is the first thing to do in the
international trade as a buyer we first
have to make an inquiry as a seller we
have to make an offer as a buyer what
are you most capable of I’m capable of
buying I used to be a buyer for a big
trade company what was your chief
responsibility of your job there I took
in charge of sourcing price negotiation
and supplier management on the telephone
and mobile have you traveled a lot in
your work yes I have traveled many times
abroad such countries as Australia New
Zealand France Switzerland Germany and
Sweden
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applying for a teacher
dialogue 1
what’s your major I major in English
education have you ever been an English
teacher yes I was an English teacher in
a senior Middle School in 2004 and I
taught students in grade two I also
taught English for kids in my part-time
at the same time do you think you can
make your students like your class yes I
will try my best to help every one of my
students and I believe they like my
classes do you think you can be
responsible for twenty classes a week no
problem
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what’s your attitude about the present
teaching method in the middle school I
think this would do more harm than good
maybe we all realized a phenomenon that
is for most subjects teachers always
talk too much but students just listen
and take notes this lecture method is
poor as this is an evil of long-standing
it’s difficult to change it how will you
do for that I think teachers just are
directors they should give scope to this
students initiative and creativeness
instead of taking their rights away from
speaking so maybe it’s better to divide
students into groups and ask them to
generate their own ideas actively why do
you think it is better it can help
develop the problem-solving ability of
students
ten applying for a nurse
dialogue 1
now tell me something about your
professional education I graduated from
the nursing school of Beijing medical
University the nursing school offered
such professional courses as nursing
science nursing psychology nursing
ethics internal medicine and its nursing
surgery and its nursing pediatrics and
its nursing traditional Chinese medicine
acupuncture what do you think of the
qualifications for being a nurse I think
it should be responsibility skill
patience quietness what are the wards in
which you have worked I have worked both
in the medical wards and surgical wards
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what were you responsible for I was
responsible for clinical nursing of
patients in internal medicine division
my responsibilities included taking
histories keeping charts giving
injections administering medication
testing temperature and blood pressure
preparing patients for treatments
changing sheets and quits can you
communicate with patients in English we
need such nurses she must speak English
well I think I can
I have had such working experience when
I worked in ufh Hospital of Beijing
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applying for an architect
dialogue 1
why do you think you are qualified for
this post
my major is architecture and I have some
related working experience what kind of
experience do you have
from 2006 I have been serving as an
architect in the Venki real estate
Development Corp what did you mainly do
in your work I was mainly responsible
for the blueprint of residents community
there what is your technical title now I
just received the qualification
certificate months ago I’m a senior
design engineer now
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what kind of work were you responsible
for in the past employment I was mainly
engaged in designing industrial
construction projects for example I
participated in designing the number
three passenger terminal of Capital
International Airport are you able to
design the multi floor industrial
building yes if I’m given enough
information and all the designing
requirements are clear and definite what
is the deepest feeling you have as an
architect just like a famous person said
an architect must know the truth that
one plus one equals two but also has to
learn to think that one and one doesn’t
make too
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applying for an IT manager
dialogue 1
do you have any IT qualifications yes I
studied computer science in teen why
University and it got an MS degree
I majored in computer science do you
have any work experience yeah after I
did my MS degree I began to work for IBM
what are you adept at I’m adept at data
warehouse data processing SQL server
Lotus Notes and powerbuilder can you be
responsible for monitoring technical
design developing and maintaining the
database I have confidence in that for
the past two years I’ve been working as
a project manager for IBM
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tell me something about your work
experience in IT please I have three
years of experience working in the IT
industry
have you ever designed any programs
concerning database yes I designed some
program for the system of workflow if
you were appointed to a database
programmer what would you do in your
opinion I would be responsible for
writing computer program developing
block diagrams utilizing available
software and operation systems and
coding machine instructions writing
machine instructions testing debugging
and assembling program and so on which
programming languages are you familiar
with Visual Basic Java extensible markup
language and s AP report language
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applying for a bank clerk
dialogue 1
do you like working with figures yes I
like I’m good at math at school do you
like meeting the public yes I enjoy
meeting new faces every day are you sure
you can be a successful cashier I’m sure
you know my major was statistics and I
got excellent records in all of the
courses I had taken can you express
yourself in good banking English yes
there is no problem for me to talk with
customers in English
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how long have you been working at that
Bank I have been working in the bank
since 2004 why do you think you are
qualified for the job I think I have a
precise attitude which is very important
for a bank clerk and the post requires
frequent communication with clients what
about your communication skills and
client serving senses I think I have
these two abilities have you heard that
a cashier embezzle fifty thousand
dollars from the bank and run away what
do you think of it I think this kind of
thing indicates the cashier is not
responsible for his work his mistakes
absolutely can be attributed to the
personal character
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applying for a Salesman
dialogue 1
do you have any experience with sales
work yes I worked for ABC company a
foreign trade company for nearly two
years where I established business ties
with several firms what do you exactly
do at that company yeah
visiting customers dispatch consignments
and things like that can you work in
English yes I can speak fluent English
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are you familiar with the export trade
of cotton yarn certainly I have worked
in the export department of a textile
and garment company for three years do
you think you are qualified for the
position of Sales Management yes because
I held this kind of position before
you’ll have to travel frequently if you
accept this position are you free to go
on business trip
no problem I enjoy traveling especially
the chances to go abroad to deal with
export business
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applying for a journalist
dialogue 1
how much do you know about our newspaper
the character of The Wall Street Journal
is fresh ideas and profound comments
there are so many famous journalists in
your newspaper office can you work under
pressure you know people working here
are all very busy every day as we’re a
daily newspaper I think I get used to
work under pressure I will adjust myself
to the step of your newspaper quickly by
the way have you had any publications I
used to review for the National Herald
Asia Financial
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why do you want to be a journalist well
I have always enjoyed writing since my
childhood and when I thought about how
to use this side of my personality I
decided to become a journalist do you
think you have strong communicative
ability yes I’m pleased to communicate
with others in university I was a
chairman of the Students Union in
journalism Department which all
developed my expressive ability and my
communicative skills do you think you
can travel around and make reports yes
I’m young and strong and I like
traveling I’m sure I can report true and
fresh news
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accepting the offer
dialogue 1
hello this is Jack is that Mary yes this
is Mary speaking I just want to get you
know we made an offer to you I emailed
the offer to you as well
you can let me know within a week if you
will accept our offer
thank you I’ll go through it and let you
know soon we do hope you get on board
with us thank you for everything
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from your resume I think your work
experience is exactly what we are
looking for
quite impressive well thank you you have
been in this field for five years
haven’t you
more or less would you like to work for
our firm yes I’m looking forward to this
exciting opportunity okay that settles
it then
welcome to the firm I’m sure you will
like working here thank you again you
can start work from today
can I that’s incredible
17 enquiring by phone
dialogue 1
this is Mary I’m just calling to see if
you have made any decision concerning
the position sorry we haven’t made the
decision yet do you have any idea when
you might arrive at a decision we will
let you know probably next Friday I hope
to give you the positive reply
okay I’m willing to wait until you come
to a decision
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hello personnel Department please hello
this is Wang Li I want to know what the
status of the position is sorry I can’t
give you an immediate answer well when
will you let me know the results you
will be hearing from us before next
Wednesday by the way shall we notify you
by email or by phone you’d better do it
by phone all right
you will hear from us soon thank you
I’ll be looking forward to your call
18 discussing the commencement
dialogue 1
what date can you start to work I’ll go
and quit my job in the ABC company
how about early next month that’ll do
please come in on February 5th working
hours are from 9:00 to 12:00 in the
morning and from 1:00 to 5:00 in the
afternoon
yes sir I’ll see you on February 5th
then it will be a pleasure to have you
here when you come ask for Linda okay
that’s all right thank you I’m sure I’ll
enjoy working here too I hope so
goodbye goodbye
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how long is the trial period it depends
yours is three months and during this
period you are half paid and then what
raises are given after three months
probation period according to your
performance when will you make me sign
the contracts if you work all right into
three months you will be put on the
permanent payroll and be asked to sign
the contract
okay I see you’ll be covered by our
medical plan while on duty well I see it
the company will cover a reasonable
number of sick days have you read the
other terms of the contract yes I
noticed an item about flexible time is
that a possibility for me yes but you
must discuss the details with your
manager