AEE 232: What You MUST Know About Interviews in the United States

Do you want to get a job in the US? Today, Lindsay and Michelle
discuss what you need to know to excel at an American job
interview!   Taking IELTS? Get our free IELTS video training
now   Job interviews everywhere focus on skills and
training. But in the US, employers are usually interested in
character as well. They want to know whether you’re a team
player, what your potential is to be a leader, and how you will
grow in your job. As such, they might ask some questions focused
more on your behaviors than your skills. It would help to
think about these questions ahead of time, so you can be prepared.
  Some American job interview questions might include: “Tell
us about the most difficult/frustrating individual you ever had to
work with, and how you managed to work with them.” By asking
this, they’re seeing whether you can rise above a problem and keep
it from affecting the company. “Give an example of how you’ve
broken out of a routine or when you’ve successfully developed a new
approach.” Here they’re asking you to show flexibility. “How
do you schedule your time/prioritize time when you have a tight
turnaround?” With this, you might want to explain how you ask
others for help or delegate your work.   In answering all of
these questions, try to tell a story from conflict to resolution,
and keep it under three minutes if possible.   Do employers
ask questions like these during job interviews in your country?
Tell us about it in the comments section below!    
Brad received his undergraduate degree at New York
University in 1984, and spent the next 15 years in the business
world focused on sales and marketing. After spending a year
testing the English teaching waters in Korea, he returned to
the USA and got a Masters degree in TESOL from Seattle
University in March 2001. Since then Brad has worked in
London for a summer, spent a few years in Ireland writing TEFL
materials for the Wall Street Institute and other companies,
and has worked in Germany and Austria as an in-house Business
English trainer for companies like Siemens, Deutsche Post/DHL and
EADS. He has also taught many seminars and workshops for various
companies on skills like presentations and business
correspondence, as well as a business course for two
years at the University of Ulm, Germany.   How to Work with
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