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B1-34 / CEFR B1 / EPISODE 34

Job Interview Disaster

Talking about your own experience in an interview

SceneTina has just come back from a job interview. She knocks on Frank's door, still holding her interview notes.

Frank and Tina talking over paperwork at home.
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STORY English with optional Japanese translations

Narrator

Tina has just come back from a job interview. She knocks on Frank's door, still holding her interview notes.

ティナは仕事の面接から戻ったところだ。面接用のメモを手にしたまま、フランクの部屋のドアをノックする。

Frank01

Hey, come in. Have a seat. How did it go?

やあ、入って。座って。どうだった？

Tina02

I spent half my interview talking about the wrong person!

面接の半分、別の人の話をしちゃったわ！

Frank03

What did they ask?

何を聞かれたの？

Tina04

"Tell us about a time you led a team." So I explained how their CEO started in sales and became president.

「チームを率いた経験を教えてください」って。だから、そこの社長が営業から始めて社長になるまでの経歴を説明したの。

Frank05

How did you end up talking about that?

どうしてその話になったの？

Tina06

I heard "led a team" and jumped straight to the company leader. I'd researched his whole career.

「チームを率いた」で、会社のリーダーの話だと思い込んだの。彼の経歴は全部調べてたから。

Frank07

When did you realize?

いつ気づいたの？

Tina08

When they asked, "And what about your own experience?"

「では、あなた自身の経験は？」って聞かれたとき。

Frank09

Were you able to answer?

答えられた？

Tina10

Barely. I hadn't practiced talking about myself at all.

何とかね。自分の話は全然練習してなかったの。

Frank11

Let's practice. Tell me about yourself.

練習しよう。君自身のことを話して。

Tina12

Right. Me. Finally, someone I've actually met.

よし、私の話ね。やっと、実際に会ったことのある人だわ。

WORDS & CONTEXT

Words & context

“Hey, come in. Have a seat.”

Come in. invites a visitor inside, followed by Have a seat. to offer a chair. Have a seat. sounds gentler than Sit down. and works at home or work. Adding How did it go? makes it easy for the visitor to begin their story.

“How did it go?”

How did it go? asks about the outcome of a completed event, such as an interview, exam, date, or trip. It invites a fuller account of what happened.

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