French A2.38: Job interview

Entretien d'embauche

Vocabulary (10)

Un entretien d'embauche

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A job interview Show

Le recruteur

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The recruiter Show

Professionnel

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Professional Show

Le curriculum vitae

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The cv Show

La lettre de motivation

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The cover letter Show

Confiant

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Confident Show

Avoir des compétences

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Having skills Show

Une expérience

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An experience Show

 Expliquer (to explain) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Nous expliquons nos compétences et notre motivation.

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We explain our skills and our motivation. Show

Expliquer

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To explain Show

 Embaucher (to hire) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Tu embauches après un entretien d'embauche réussi.

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You hire after a successful job interview. Show

Embaucher

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To hire Show

Exercises

These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.

Exercise 1: Conversation exercise

Instruction:

  1. Imaginez que vous entrez dans le bureau pour votre entretien d'embauche. Que dites-vous ? Comment vous présentez-vous poliment ? (Imagine you walk into the office for your job interview. What do you say? How do you introduce yourself politely?)
  2. Qu'est-ce qui est important lors d'un entretien d'embauche ? (What is important in a job interview?)
  3. Quels sont les aspects les plus importants d'un emploi pour vous ? (What are the most important aspects of a job for you?)

Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes

Example phrases:

Bonjour, je m'appelle John Smith. Enchanté de faire votre connaissance. Je suis ici pour l'entretien.

Hello, I’m John Smith. Nice to meet you. I’m here for the interview.

Bonjour. Je suis Maria López. J'ai un entretien à 10 heures. C'est un plaisir d'être ici.

Good afternoon. I am Maria López. I have an interview at 10 o’clock. It’s a pleasure to be here.

Il est important d'être à l'heure pour un entretien d'embauche.

It’s important to be on time for a job interview.

Vous devriez préparer des réponses et poser des questions.

You should prepare answers and ask questions.

L'aspect le plus important d'un emploi est l'argent. J'ai besoin d'un bon salaire pour subvenir aux besoins de ma famille.

The most important aspect of a job is the money. I need a good salary to support my family.

Pour moi, il est important que les personnes qui travaillent dans l'entreprise soient sympathiques.

For me it is important that the people that are working in the company are nice.

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Exercise 2: Dialogue Cards

Instruction: Select a situation and practice the conversation with your teacher or fellow students.

Exercise 3: Match a word

Instruction: Match the translations

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Le recruteur aurait embauché le candidat très confiant.
J'aurais expliqué mon expérience professionnelle.
La lettre de motivation est importante pour montrer vos compétences.
Le curriculum vitae doit être clair pour un bon entretien d'embauche.

Exercise 4: Cluster the words

Instruction: Regroupez les mots selon qu'ils se rapportent à la préparation de la candidature ou au déroulement de l'entretien d'embauche.

Préparation de la candidature

Déroulement de l'entretien

Grammar

It's not the most exciting thing, we admit, but it’s absolutely essential (and we promise it'll pay off)!

Verb conjugation tables for this lesson

Expliquer to explain

conditionnel_passe

French English
(je/j') aurais expliqué I would have explained
(tu) aurais expliqué you would have explained
(il/elle/on) aurait expliqué he/she/one would have explained
(nous) aurions expliqué we would have explained
(vous) auriez expliqué You would have explained
(ils/elles) auraient expliqué they would have explained

Exercises and examples phrases

Embaucher to hire

conditionnel_passe

French English
(je/j') aurais embauché I would have hired
(tu) aurais embauché you would have hired
(il/elle/on) aurait embauché he/she/one would have hired
(nous) aurions embauché we would have hired
(vous) auriez embauché You would have hired
(ils/elles) auraient embauché they would have hired

Exercises and examples phrases

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