Written mid-term exam autumn 2005 LEO3 ANSWER KEYS I. Write the questions that go with these answers extracted from a job interview. ( 10.5 points) 1.5 point for each good answer, ie phrased in correct and idiomatic English. 1- …Could you tell me something / a little bit about your education /educational background / the sort of degrees that you have…………………………….? As you can see, I have a degree in mechanical engineering with specialization in product design and development, which is why I am particularly interested in the job you are offering. 2- What does your present job involve / consist in? (What are you doing at the moment)? Well I’m currently employed by Metrodesign, and I’m on a team with five other engineers. I work mostly in the R&D office, designing new machine tools for the production line. 3- (May I ask) why you want to join our company? (Why would you like to join our company?) Why? Well, basically I’m looking for a position that would give me more opportunity to use my managerial skills and to travel and your company seems to be offering just that. 4- What are / do you consider to be / your (greatest) strengths and weaknesses? Well, for one thing, I’m highly motivated. I mean, I enjoy a challenge. When things get difficult, I don’t panic, I stay calm and try to solve the problem one step at a time. On the other hand, I may be a little too ambitious , I tend to get impatient if I ...
Written midterm examautumn 2005LEO3 ANSWER KEYS I.Write the questions that go with these answers extracted from a job interview. ( 10.5 points) 1.5 point for each good answer, ie phrased in correct and idiomatic English.1about your education /educational…Could you tell me something / a little bit background / the sort of degrees that you have…………………………….? As you can see, I have a degree in mechanical engineering with specialization in product design and development, which is why I am particularly interested in the job you are offering. 2What does your present job involve / consist in? (What are you doing at the moment)? Well I’m currently employed by Metrodesign, and I’m on a team with five other engineers. I work mostly in the R&D office, designing new machine tools for the production line. 3(May I ask) why you want to join our company? (Why would you like to join our company?)Why? Well, basically I’m looking for a position that would give me more opportunity to use my managerial skillsand to travel and your company seems to be offering just that. 4What are / do you consider to be / your (greatest) strengths and weaknesses?Well, for one thing, I’m highly motivated. I mean, I enjoy a challenge. When things get difficult, I don’t panic, I stay calm and try to solve the problem one step at a time. On the other hand, I may be a little too ambitious , I tend to get impatient if I think I can do the job better than someone else for instance. 5What do you think you can bring to our company?How can you contribute to the development of our company? (Why should I / we hire you?) In what way do you think you can make a contribution to our company?With the right support, I’m confident I could adapt very quickly and bring technical and organizational solutions to the problems your company may encounter. Besides, I’d like to pass on the knowhow I have acquired to younger engineers. 6Where / how do you see yourself in five years’ time? What do you see yourself doingfive years from now? Five years? That’s a longterm prospect … I think I’d like to occupy a top position or even start my own companyor perhapsrun one of your overseas branches? 7Is there anything you would like to ask me /us / to know? Doyou have any questions? Yes, indeed. In fact, I have prepared one or two questions if you don’t mind …