Skills 360 – Technical Job Interviews (Part 2)

Business English for Technical Interviews 2

Welcome back to the Skills 360 for today’s lesson on how to succeed in a technical job interview in English.

A technical interview can sound like a pretty scary prospect. The interviewers will test your knowledge and understanding of technical concepts, and your problem-solving abilities. You’ll also need to show them what you know and how you think. This is a pretty high-pressure situation, a difficult hoop to jump through for that job in finance or engineering or tech. But there’s no way around it, so you’d better get used to the idea. Last week, I talked about how to answer those tough questions that you face. Today I want to talk about some of the common pitfalls that you might encounter in a technical interview.

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Skills 360 – Technical Job Interviews (Part 1)

Business English for Technical Interviews 1

Welcome back to the Skills 360 for today’s lesson on how to handle a technical job interview in English.

Whether you’re in finance, engineering, technology, or software design, your job search might involve a technical job interview. In a technical interview, you have to do more than just answer questions about your background and experience. You have show you understand the technical ins and outs of your field and have a sharp mind. And you’ll do that by solving technical problems and answering brainteasers.

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VV 44 – English for Human Resources Vocabulary (2)

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In this Video Vocab lesson, we’ll look at vocabulary related to human resources.

Human resources, or HR, is concerned with talent management and staff development. This may involve performance appraisals as well as learning and development to improve employees’ proficiencies. Employees may develop through on-the-job training as well as coaching. We’ll also cover equal opportunity initiatives and leadership development.

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VV 43 – English for Human Resources Vocabulary (1)

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In this Video Vocab lesson, we look at English for human resources, or HR. People who work in HR think about a company’s headcount and how to recruit new employees or headhunt people from other companies. We’ll look at ideas such as job descriptions, as well as compensation and benefits, and how these differ from incentives.

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Business English Course – Lesson 1: Giving Opinions in English

This is a preview of one of the lessons from our Business English Course:

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The lesson looks at language for asking for and giving opinions in English in both formal and informal business situations. You can check out the original lesson here: BEP 27 – Giving Opinions in English

The Business English Kickstart Course covers the 3 main Business English Skills of meetings, presentations and talking on the phone with 20 lessons appropriate for intermediate English Speakers. The course is available on the Udemy platform which provides desktop and mobile access.

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