Recording 4

№ 1

MAN: Have you ever done this kind of work before?

WOMAN: No, I haven't, but I'm sure I'd be good at it.

MAN: Well, as you know, this work requires you to be away from home and you'll have to work on weekends.

WOMAN: Oh, I understand.

MAN: Do you like travelling and meeting people? WOMAN: Oh, yes! In fact, that's why this job really interests me.

Man: Mmm ... And do you speak any foreign languages

WOMAN: Yes, I can speak Spanish and Portuguese fairly well, and I've been studying Japanese for about a year.

MAN: Oh, that's impressive. And you have a nice clear voice. Are you good at public speaking?

WOMAN: Well, I haven't done much actually, but I used to love speaking in front of the class when I was in college.

№ 2

Woman: Do you have any experience with this kind of work?

MAN: Well, no, not exactly, but I've learned a lot from watching those shows on TV, you know, the, uh...

WOMAN: Hmmm, well, this job isn't exactly like the shows you see on TV, you know. Do you have any office skills?

MAN: Office skills? WOMAN: Yes, you'll have to type up daily reports.

Are you any good at typing? And can you use a computer?

MAN: Oh, sure. I can type pretty well and I use a computer a lot. Uh, by the way, would I be working with someone or would I be by myself most of the time?

WOMAN: Well, you'd be working alone mostly and going out to get information on cases. Also, you'd need to take photos sometimes. Are you good at handling a camera?

MAN: Yes, definitely! I'm pretty good at photography ... as long as I have an automatic camera!

THE JOB INTERVIEW

Recording 5

^{CALL 1.}

^{Melanie And have you ever worked in a computer company?}

^{Trudy Yes, I have, actually, in the job before my present one.}

^{Melanie How long ago was that?}

^{Trudy I left it three years ago.}

^{Melanie What computer company were you working for then?}

^{Trudy For Timble. That’s a software company. It was interesting but I like languages and with Timble I never got the chance to practise.}

^{Melanie And how long have you been working in your present job?}

^{Trudy Three years. Ever since I left Timble.}

^{Melanie And what sort of company are you working for now?}

^{Trudy It’s an import-export company, actually. So I get the chance to use my language a lot.}

^{Melanie What languages do you speak then?}

^{Trudy French and Spanish, and I’ve been studying German for about a year, but it’s still not very good, I’m afraid.}

^{Melanie Have you ever lived in a Spanish-speaking or a French-speaking country? Not just visited, I mean.}

^{Trudy No, I haven’t, but I’ve visited France and Spain several times, and I’ve had a pen friend in Argentina for years.}

^{Melanie And have you ever worked with computers?}

^{Trudy With word-processors, yes. In the secretarial course, and since then I’ve been using them in both jobs…}

^{CALL 2}

^{Melanie Have you ever worked in a computer company?}

^{Ruth No, I’m afraid I haven’t. I’ve just finished my secretarial course.}

^{Melanie But have you ever had any experience with computer?}

^{Ruth Well, in secretarial college we had training with word-processors, of course. And at home my sister’s had her own micro-computer for a year or two, and I’ve used that a bit… but I haven’t tried to program it.}

^{Melanie I see. And what about languages?}

^{Ruth Well, the secretarial course was bilingual in English and French… I’ve got a level French…and I’ve been studying German and Spanish.}

^{Melanie Oh…how long have you been studying them?}

^{Ruth Since last year. I began them last year in college.}

^{Melanie And have you ever been to a Spanish-speaking or French-speaking country?}

^{Ruth Yes, on holidays. Twice to France and twice to Spain. But I went to Spain before I started learning Spanish…}

^{CALL 3}

^{Melanie And have you worked in a computer company before?}

^{Stanley Oh yes. That’s my profession, you see.}

^{Melanie I’m sorry?}

^{Stanley It’s my profession. I’m a programmer, you see.}

^{Melanie Ah, I see. And in which company have you been working for?}

^{Stanley You mean ‘which company did I work for? I’ve been out or a job …for some time. I used to work for IQL.}

^{Melanie Oh, yes? And how long did you work for them?}

^{Stanley About eighteen months ago. I’ve been out of work ever since.}

^{Melanie Have you ever had any secretarial training?}

^{Stanley No, but I’ve been working in offices and with word-processors ever since I left university, so I’d pick it up very quickly.}

^{Melanie Have you ever worked abroad? In French or speaking-speaking countries? Stanley Yes, I was in Algeria for six months. IQL sent me to help with a system in a bank. And I had three months in Peru once for IQL, installing an office system. My French is good, but my Spanish is a bit rusty.}

^{Melanie When were you in Peru and Algeria?}

^{Stanley Peru? Four years ago. And Algeria… That was … two years ago.}

^{CALL 4}

^{Melanie Have you ever worked in a computer company?}

^{Ursula No, I’m a language teacher, as a matter of fact. I’ve been teaching in Sweden for the last three years - teaching English. Actually, I’m just home on holiday at the moment.}

^{Melanie Uhuh…and what languages do you speak?}

^{Ursula Well, Swedish and some German…and a little Russian, but that’s a bit rusty.}

^{Melanie I see. And have you ever studied French or Spanish?}

^{Ursula No, I got my degree in maths, in fact.}

^{Melanie And secretarial training? Have you ever taken a secretarial course?}

^{Ursula Yes, I have.}

^{Melanie And when was that? How long ago?}

^{Ursula Oh, after my degree. Four years ago.}

^{Melanie Have you ever had any experience with computers? With word processors, for example?}

^{Ursula Oh, yes, in secretarial college, and in Sweden I’ve been teaching English in a computer software company, and I’ve been using word-processors in teaching how to write letters…}

THE JOB INTERVIEW