Professional Documents
Culture Documents
1. Describe yourself.
Answer: Keep it short, realistic but positive. You shouldn’t go over 2 minutes for this
question because other questions will offer you more opportunity to sell yourself.
Mention your education, work experience and interests.
“I am a friendly, honest, outgoing and reliable person. My interests in …….. are what
led me to study ….…. so that I could work in the area of ……. and become a/an ………
. Working at …….. has increased my interest and motivation to become a/an ……….. .
“I’m not afraid of taking risks and I enjoy being creative with my work as well as
working in a team, that is why I studied to be an architect.”
“At my last job my team work and dedication to meeting targets helped my department
secure a contract with a company in Japan.”
6. Where do you want to be in 5 years?
Answer: Don’t describe job titles. Do describe the new experiences and
responsibilities you would like to achieve in the future.
“In five years I would like to be responsible for the organisation and distribution of
tasks within the department.”
“When I was 20 I went to work in France for the first time and I found it very difficult
because the culture was very different to mine. I had to learn to be open-minded and
patient so that I could focus on my job. It also taught me to be more independent and
motivated.”