Business English 3 Interview Tips Advanced Professional English
hi i’m vanessa from speak english with
vanessa calm are you ready for your
interview
let’s get started if you have an
interview in English for a new job or to
get into a school you’re gonna need to
prepare in advance this is a really
important opportunity for you so I
recommend following today’s three tips
this video is not gonna be about the
most common questions you can find
plenty of videos great quality on
YouTube so today instead I want to talk
to you about three important ideas or
tips for your upcoming interview my
first tip is act confident
I used the word act here because maybe
you don’t feel confident maybe inside
you feel really nervous or you’re
uncertain about the job opportunity well
it’s important to act confident because
once you have the job and once you know
about what you’re gonna be doing you’ll
be fine
you’ll know how to do it and you can do
it well so at the beginning you want to
show them that possibility that you can
be confident so how can you pretend or
act confident one really important thing
you can do is notice your posture notice
your shoulders your height try to stand
straight and try to sit straight
this will really show that you are
comfortable confident and in control of
your mind another thing you can do a
second idea is simple it’s smile and
take your time of course you don’t want
to be laughing and giggling like a
little school child but when you can
smile hi nice to meet you instead of hi
nice to meet you when you smile
you’re showing confidence maybe it’s not
true confidence but you’re acting
confident with your posture and with
your smile my second tip is don’t be
afraid to explain what you bring to the
table this expression bring to the table
means the kind of skills that you are
planning to bring to this company maybe
you’re really great at networking at
marketing these things you want to make
sure that your future employer knows
that you’re good at them I think in
daily life it’s hard to say I’m good at
marketing I’m good at this or I’m good
at that we’re not used to being proud of
our own skills and accomplishments but
in an interview this is your time to
show what you bring to the table so you
can use this expression in a really
professional way when you’re explaining
your skills you can say I’m bringing 10
years of marketing experience to the
table I’m bringing a great wealth of
knowledge about marketing or networking
to the table you could say I’m bringing
it to the company but when you say I’m
bringing it to the table this is a
beautiful expression a good way to show
that you have control of English and
you’re also talking about your strengths
the things that you’re good at in a
comfortable professional way my third
tip for interviews is to practice by
recording yourself answering the top
interview questions there’s a lot of
resources online on YouTube on different
websites about top five questions tell
me about yourself why do you want to
work here what are your strengths what
are your weaknesses where do you see
yourself in five years there’s a lot of
great resources about how to answer
those questions so I recommend and this
has been really useful for myself I
recommend recording yourself answering
those don’t worry no one has to see
this video it can be just for you but
it’s a good way to critique your posture
critique the way that you deliver those
answers because you want to see yourself
like your employer your employer will
see you in a certain way so when you
watch the video you can see yourself
through his or her eyes and that’s been
really valuable for me because sometimes
when you’re answering these fixed
questions it feels a little bit
unnatural or a little strange maybe you
feel like you’re answering it one way
but really your facial expressions and
your posture show something different
and for myself when I have recorded
myself practicing important questions it
changes so much the second time the
third time the fourth time improves a
ton and because you really want the job
this is a key element to helping you
really really do well in the interview
so now I have a question for you in the
comments below this video I want to know
what do you bring to the table what can
you bring to the table let’s imagine
that you’re interviewing for a job at a
company that you really want to work for
when you sit down to talk with the
employer and he says what kind of skills
do you have tell me about your
experience why are you a good fit for
this company you need to say something
really important I bring five years of
experience to the table I bring a
positive learning experience to the
table what do you bring to the table let
me know in the comments below best
wishes with your interview and I’ll talk
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