Top 15 Job Interview Questions

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Lesson 41

Top 15 Job Interview Questions

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Lesson 83

TOP 15 JOB INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

Top 15 Job Interview Questions

Interview 25 min Speaking 75%
3 min

Warm-up

Talk about these questions with your teacher.
선생님과 이야기해 보세요.

  1. What do you do for a living?
    직업이 뭐예요?
  2. Do you enjoy your work?
    일이 즐거우세요?
4 min

Vocabulary

Listen and repeat after your teacher.
선생님을 따라 읽어보세요.

reading /reading/
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read /read/
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passage /passage/
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teacher /teacher/
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interview /interview/
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questions /questions/
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5 min

Reading

Read the passage with your teacher.
선생님과 함께 지문을 읽어보세요.

Top 15 Job Interview Questions
A job interview is the result of an effective resume. However, landing a job is typically the result of a successful interview. Brad Fredericks from ResumeDoctor.com explains, "Many job seekers hit a brick wall when it comes to offering meaningful responses during the interview. You must be careful not to put your foot in your mouth when answering open-ended questions. 'Tell me about yourself,' is not the queue to begin your life story."
Recently, ResumeDoctor.com surveyed over 2,000 recruiters and hiring managers worldwide in order to find out what questions are most frequently asked during job interviews. Participants came from a variety of industries, including information technology, marketing and sales, finance, and healthcare.
The top 15 interview questions, in descending order, are:
1. Describe your ideal job and/or boss.

3 min

Comprehension Check

Answer the questions about what you read.
읽은 내용에 대한 질문에 답해 보세요.

  1. Why are you looking for a job? Why are leaving your current position?
  2. What unique experience or qualifications separate you from other candidates?
  3. Tell me about yourself.
  4. What are your strengths and weaknesses?
  5. Describe some of your most important career accomplishments.
  6. What are your short-term/long-term goals?
  7. Describe a time when you were faced with a challenging situation and how you handled it.
  8. What are your salary requirements?
  9. Why are you interested in this position? Our company?
  10. What would your former boss/colleagues say about you?
  11. What are the best and worst aspects of your previous job?
  12. What do you know about our company?
  13. What motivates you? How do you motivate others?
  14. Are you willing to relocate? Recruiters and hiring managers frequently stated that questions are often designed to probe subjective aspects of a job candidate, ranging from work ethic to preferred management styles, rather than confirming factual issues such as work history. Tiffany Kelchlin, an Account Executive from Blue Dolphin Software, Inc. in Florida, says, "It is very difficult to explore attitude and personality in a candidate, yet these are important factors in many positions. These types of questions usually lead the candidate to open up a bit and talk about other attributes they have in addition to their 'hard skills.'" Kelchlin adds, "The interview process can be dangerous territory and it is important to watch your step in discussing questions concerning personality and demeanor. Open-ended and hypothetical questions have a tendency to draw out candidate and be extremely revealing."
3 min

Korean Trap! / 한국인 실수 교정

Common mistakes Korean speakers make.
한국인이 자주 하는 실수를 알아봅시다.

❌ "My strength is I have a responsible."
✅ "My strength is that I am responsible."

한국어로 '책임감이 있다'를 직역하여 "I have a responsible"이라고 말하는 경우가 많습니다. 영어에서 responsible은 형용사이므로 명사처럼 쓸 수 없습니다. "I am responsible" 또는 "I have a strong sense of responsibility"라고 표현해야 합니다.

❌ "I hit a brick wall when it comes to offer a response."
✅ "I hit a brick wall when it comes to offering a response."

"When it comes to" 뒤에는 반드시 동명사(-ing)가 와야 합니다. 한국인 학습자들은 to를 to부정사로 착각하여 동사원형을 쓰는 실수를 자주 합니다. 이 표현에서 to는 전치사이므로 뒤에 명사나 동명사를 써야 합니다.

❌ "I want to get a job in the finance field since 3 years ago."
✅ "I have wanted to work in finance for 3 years."

한국어의 '~전부터 ~했다'를 직역하면 since + ago를 함께 쓰는 실수가 생깁니다. since는 특정 시점(since 2023), for는 기간(for 3 years)과 함께 쓰며, 계속되는 상태는 현재완료 시제로 표현해야 자연스럽습니다.

5 min

Discussion

Share your thoughts with your teacher.
선생님과 의견을 나눠보세요.

  1. How would you apply what you learned today?
    오늘 배운 것을 어떻게 활용하시겠어요?
  2. What was the most useful part of this lesson?
    이 수업에서 가장 유용한 부분은 무엇이었나요?
  3. Can you think of a real situation where you would use this?
    이것을 사용할 실제 상황을 생각해 볼 수 있나요?
  4. What would you like to practice more?
    더 연습하고 싶은 것은 무엇인가요?

Lesson Summary / 수업 요약

Today's Topic: TOP 15 JOB INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

Level: Interview (ITV)

Review this lesson before your next class! / 다음 수업 전에 복습하세요!