How To Answer: "Why Should We Hire You?"
HOW TO ANSWER: "WHY SHOULD WE HIRE YOU?"
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Warm-up
Talk about these questions with your teacher.
선생님과 이야기해 보세요.
- If an interviewer asked you "Why should we hire you?" right now, what would you say?
만약 면접관이 지금 "왜 당신을 채용해야 하나요?"라고 묻는다면, 어떻게 대답하시겠어요? - What do you think makes a great answer to this question — confidence, specific examples, or something else?
이 질문에 대한 좋은 답변의 핵심은 무엇이라고 생각하세요 — 자신감, 구체적인 사례, 아니면 다른 무언가일까요?
Vocabulary
Listen and repeat after your teacher.
선생님을 따라 읽어보세요.
Reading
Read the passage with your teacher.
선생님과 함께 지문을 읽어보세요.
How to Answer: "Why Should We Hire You?"
Kate Lorenz, CareerBuilder.comIt's almost inevitable that sometime during a job interview an applicant will be asked the following question: "Why should we hire you?" This is a challenging question for any applicant, but especially difficult for those entering the workforce.
If you are prepared, this is like getting a slow pitch right over the middle of the plae. This is your hance to deliver all your key messages. This is your chance to reinforce the interviewer's positive first impression about you (or reverse a negative first impression.)
David Boeckmann, who conducted more than 2,000 on-campus interviews for Procter and Gamble before retiring, says most applicants are not prepared to hit the softball pitch. As founder of Stellar Interviewing Concepts, Boeckmann advises college students how to prepare for an interview.
Any employer, Boeckmann believes, is looking for three characteristics in an employee: the ability to get things done, the ability to solve problems, and the ability to work with other people.
Boeckmann advises students to catalog their life experiences according to those three categories. Even though they are young and may not have much work history, they can still find life experiences that demonstrate their ability to get things done, solve problems and work with others. Perhaps they headed up a food drive at their fraternity or sorority, maybe they were a leader on a sports team or in their Scout troop or maybe they organized a litter cleanup in a local park.
Maybe your achievements are more personal and private - for example, you taught yourself how to draw or paint or maybe you started a diet and exercise regimen and lost 40 pounds.
If you have trouble thinking of such examples from your past, get some help from friends and family who can help you recall some of your life's achievements. Then, get together with someone and practice hitting the pitch.
Here comes the pitch: "So, why do you think we should hire you for this position?"
Korean Trap! / 한국인 실수 교정
Common mistakes Korean speakers make.
한국인이 자주 하는 실수를 알아봅시다.
한국어로 면접 시 "열심히 하겠습니다" 또는 "최선을 다하겠습니다"라고 말하는 것이 일반적이지만, 영어 면접에서는 이런 막연한 표현이 설득력이 없습니다. 구체적인 경험, 기술, 성과를 수치와 함께 제시해야 면접관에게 강한 인상을 줄 수 있습니다. "I will do my best"보다는 자신만의 강점과 실적을 구체적으로 말하세요.
Discussion
Share your thoughts with your teacher.
선생님과 의견을 나눠보세요.
- How would you apply what you learned today?
오늘 배운 것을 어떻게 활용하시겠어요? - What was the most useful part of this lesson?
이 수업에서 가장 유용한 부분은 무엇이었나요? - Can you think of a real situation where you would use this?
이것을 사용할 실제 상황을 생각해 볼 수 있나요? - What would you like to practice more?
더 연습하고 싶은 것은 무엇인가요?
Lesson Summary / 수업 요약
Today's Topic: HOW TO ANSWER: "WHY SHOULD WE HIRE YOU?"
Level: Interview (ITV)
Review this lesson before your next class! / 다음 수업 전에 복습하세요!