• Tell me about yourself.

• What are your short-term goals? What about in 2 and 5 years from now?

• What is your own vision, or mission statement?

• What do you think you will be looking for in this job?

• Why do you feel you will be successful in this job?

• What other types of job are you looking for in addition to this one?

• What supervisory or leadership roles have you had?

• What experience have you had working in a team?

• What have been your most satisfying/disappointing experiences?

• What are your strengths/weaknesses?

• What kinds of problem do you handle the best?

• How do you reduce stress and try to achieve balance in your life?

• How did you handle a request to do something contrary to your moral code

or business ethics?

• What was the result the last time you tried to sell one of your ideas to

others?

• Why did you apply to our organisation, and what do you know about us?

• What are the advantages/disadvantages of joining our organisation?

• What is the most important thing you are looking for in an employer?

• What were some of the common characteristics of your past supervisors?

• What characteristics do you think a person would need to have to work

effectively in our company with its policy of staying ahead of the

competition?

• What courses that you have been on did you like the best/least? Why?

Office Life
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Do you work in an office or have you ever worked in one?

What do you think about sitting in an office all day long?

Do you like to work alone or with many other people in the same room?

Describe the ideal office.

“Office work destroys your health.” Do you agree?

“High standard offices motivate people to work better.” Do you agree?

Computers

Do you often work with computers?

Are you good at computer work?

Have you ever been trained on a course or did you learn computing on your

own?

Do you think computers become more intelligent than people one day?

What do you think the best thing about computers is?

“In ten years most people will work at home on their computers.” Do you agree?Speaking -
Procedure and Interlocutor’s Script

Working hours

How many hours a day do you work/study?

Do you think you have enough leisure time?

How many hours do you think people spend with intensive work on an average

working day?

B
“The longer hours you work the more you manage to do.” Do you agree?

Do you think working hours will increase in your country in the near future?

How long do you think an ideal working day might be? Why?

“There is more conflict at work these days.”

“People work harder now than they used to”

“Computers are making work less interesting”

Exams

A How do you feel before an exam?

A Does anybody in your family like doing exams more than you?

A What was the worst exam you have ever done?

B Exams are becoming more important these days. Do you agree?

B People worry too much about exams. Do you agree?

B The worst exam is the driving test. Do you agree?

Pay

A How important is money in your life?

A Which is more important for you; qualifications or money?

A Are you (or will you be) paid enough?

B What determines how much people get paid?

B What kinds of people earn too much?

B What kinds of people earn too little?