What kind of computer software have you used?

What are your assets? (as in strengths)

"Computers? Are those the black boxes that sit on the floor next
"Well, I do own a bike."
to the desks? My boss has one of those. He uses it. I don't have
one. He just gives me my schedule and I follow it."
Speaking questions:
Have you ever been in an interview? How did you feel?
What advice could you give to people who go to a job interview?
What should they wear? How should they speak and look like?
What shouln”t they do and say?
What kind of questions may the interviewers ask? Give examples.

What do these words mean?

to resolve.............................. a resolution......................................... fired................................. a schedule.........................................
virile............................................ a board member......................................... to hire...................................... to deal
with.............
to pick someone up......................................... a policy................................ an absence ........................
strengths................................ a background check......................................
drunkenness.................................. an asset..................................... a weakness............................
domestic violence............................. to deserve.................................. to pick up new things...................................
stagnant............................................... an equipment................................................ replacement.......................................... to
own......................
to submit ...................................... two weeks notice......................................... current...................................... to quit a
job.......................................

CareerBuilder.com asked hiring managers to share the craziest things they've heard from applicants in an interview.
Some are laugh-out-loud hysterical, others are jaw dropping -- the majority are both. To be sure, they will relieve anyone
who has ever said something unfortunate at a job interview -- and simply amuse the rest of you.
Hiring managers shared these memorable interview responses:

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Have you submitted your two weeks' notice to your Tell us about a problem you had with
current employer? a co-worker and how you resolved it
4 "The resolution was we were both fired."
"What is two weeks' notice? I've never quit a job before,
I've always been fired."

Why are you looking for a job?

"Cigarettes are getting more expensive, so I need another job." 9 10
What are your hobbies and interests?
"My parents told me I need to get a job so that is why I'm here."
" Well, as you can see, I'm a young, virile man and I'm 8
single -- if you ladies know what I'm saying.'
Then he looked at one of the fair-haired board members
and said, 'I particularly like blondes.'"
Match a definition with the word:
1. a plan of Doaction
you have any by
adopted questions?
a company A. a weakness
2. Telltooffind
a time"If you were
you
a solution madeaafruit,
mistake
whatandfruithow youyou
would dealt with
be?" B. a policy
3. it a useful, "What do you
valuable want
thing me to do if I cannot walk to work if it's
or quality C. a resolution
4. "I stole
a personal
some defect,
equipment
raining? Canweak point
from
you myme
pick oldup?"
job, and I had to D. an asset
5. payatfortheitspresent time
replacement."
"What is your company's policy on Monday absences?" E. stagnant
6. characterized by masculine energy and vigor F. current
If I get an offer, how much time do I have before I have to take
7. a state of being not present somewhere G. virile
8. to sendthe drug test?"
formally H. to resolve
9. What not are "When
your or
moving you do background checks on candidates, do things
weaknesses?
changing I. two weeks’ notice
10."I get act like
the angry publicand
of easily
drinking drunkenness
alcohol
I wenttoo arrests
much
to jail come up?"
for domestic J. an absence
11.violence. "So,
But Ihow
to be worthy much
of something
won't do they
get mad pay you
at you." - for doing these interviews?" K. to submit
12. to employ L. to deal with something
"I am an alcoholic and do not deserve this job."
13. a formal announcement that you want to leave a job which you send two M. a drunkenness
weeks"I'mbefore
really not a bigitlearner. You know ... some people
leaving N. a schedule
14.love to learning
take someone and arefromalways picking
one place up new
in order to things, but somewhere
drive him/her O. to hire
15.that's just someone
to send not me. I'dawaymuch rather
from his work
job at a place WhyP.do you want to work for us?
to quit
16.where theorjobperson
a thing is pretty
thatstagnant andofdoesn't
takes place anotherchange
one a "MyQ.old boss didn't
to pick like me,
someone upso one day, I just left and
lot." never came back. And here I am!"
17. to resign from work R. to fire
18. checking someone’s past S. a replacement
19. an organized list with information about the planned actions and their time T. to deserve
20. an action of finding a good way out of a problem U. a background check
21. to take action in order to control a difficult situation V. to own
22. to have something

Down
2. an organized list with information about the planned actions
and their time
4. a thing or person which takes place of an another
6. a personal defect, weak point Across
7. to employ 1. to find a
8. a state of not being somewhere solution
10. characterized by masculine energy and vigor
11. to resign from work
3. to send someone
13. an action of finding a good way out of a problem away from his job
16. a formal announcement that you want to leave a job 5. to take action
in order to control
a difficult
situation
9. to be worthy of
something
12. an act of
drinkin too much
alcohol
14. at the present
time
15. not moving or
changing
17. a plan of
action adopted by a
company
18. to send
formally
19. to take someone
from one place in
order to drive
him/her somewhere
20. useful,
valuable thing or
quality

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