{"id":116,"date":"2008-02-24T22:34:56","date_gmt":"2008-02-24T14:34:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter2\/2008\/02\/24\/bep-86-adv-job-interviews-greatest-accomplishment-part-1\/"},"modified":"2008-03-09T15:54:56","modified_gmt":"2008-03-09T07:54:56","slug":"bep-86-adv-job-interviews-greatest-accomplishment-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter2\/2008\/02\/24\/bep-86-adv-job-interviews-greatest-accomplishment-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"BEP 86 ADV (Transcript &#038; Exercises) &#8211; Job Interviews: Talking about Accomplishments (Part 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is the first in a two-part <a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/\">Business English Podcast<\/a> series on talking about your accomplishments in job interviews.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll be listening to a bad and good version of a recent graduate discussing his greatest accomplishment. In this episode we&#8217;ll focus on language for providing examples of the positive personal characteristics that our previous success demonstrates. Then, in Part 2 of this series, we&#8217;ll hear another good example of someone with more job experience, and we&#8217;ll examine a four-part structure for telling our success stories.<br \/>\n<script> function showhide(id){ \tif (document.getElementById){ \t\tobj = document.getElementById(id); \t\tif (obj.style.display == \"none\"){ \t\t\tobj.style.display = \"\"; \t\t} else { \t\t\tobj.style.display = \"none\"; \t\t} \t} } <\/script><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter2\/listening-quiz\/\">Listening Questions:<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide('275'); return(false);\"><strong>1) <\/strong>Does Alex put his success into an organized, articulate story?<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"275\" style=\"display: none\"> <font color=\"#ff0000\"> <strong>Not realy. <\/strong>He focuses on details that are irrelevant to his interviewer rather than on those that draw attention to his positive personal attributes.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide('276'); return(false);\"><strong>2) <\/strong>Does he present his accomplishment in a way that provides examples of skills and qualities that will be useful at his new job?   <\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"276\" style=\"display: none\"> <font color=\"#ff0000\"> <strong> He has done a poor job of providing examples of how his experience demonstrates relevant skills and characteristics. <\/strong>For instance, he has not discussed how completing his Master&#8217;s thesis demonstrates qualities or personal characteristics that would be useful to his employer. <\/font><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"3\" cellspacing=\"3\" width=\"630\">\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\" scope=\"col\" height=\"32\">\n<p align=\"left\"><strong>Premium Members <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\" width=\"427\">\n<p align=\"left\"><strong>Online activities <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/aMember\/signup.php\" target=\"_blank\">(Members \/ Free Trial)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"63\"><a href=\"http:\/\/media.libsyn.com\/media\/bizpod\/BEP086ADV-Accomplishments1.mp3\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/images\/podcasts72.jpg\" alt=\"MP3 free download business English podcast lessons - workplace English training dialogs, examples phrases, explanations and ESL speaking practice\" height=\"56\" width=\"56\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td height=\"30\" width=\"110\"><a href=\"http:\/\/media.libsyn.com\/media\/bizpod\/BEP086ADV-Accomplishments1.mp3\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Podcast<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<td height=\"30\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/exercises\/BEP86QIZ.html\">BEP 86 ADV &#8211; Accomplishments 1 &#8211; Listening Quiz<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"30\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td height=\"30\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/exercises\/BEP86CLZ.html\">BEP 86 ADV &#8211; Accomplishments 1 &#8211; Gap-fill Exercise<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/phrasecasts\/BEP086PC.mp3\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/images\/phrasecast72.jpg\" alt=\"MP3 business English review podcast - practice dialog, useful phrases and ESL speaking practice\" height=\"56\" width=\"56\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td height=\"30\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/phrasecasts\/BEP086PC.mp3\" target=\"_blank\">Phrase-Cast<\/a> <\/strong><\/td>\n<td height=\"30\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/exercises\/BEP86TRS.html\">BEP 86 ADV &#8211; 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Accomplishments 1 &#8211; Teamwork Characteristics<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"30\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td height=\"30\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/exercises\/BEP86LAN3.html\">BEP 86 ADV &#8211; Accomplishments 1 &#8211; Useful Phrases<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/teachers\/BEP086TN-Accomplishments1.doc\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/images\/word72.jpg\" alt=\"MP3 business English review podcast - practice dialog, useful phrases and ESL speaking practice\" height=\"56\" width=\"56\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td height=\"30\"><a href=\"mailto:editor@businessenglishpod.com?subject=Group%20Membership\"><strong>Groups<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<td height=\"30\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/exercises\/BEP86LAN4.html\">BEP 86 ADV &#8211; Accomplishments 1- Vocabulary Practice<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"30\"><a href=\"mailto:editor@businessenglishpod.com?subject=Group%20Membership\">Email for info<\/a><\/td>\n<td height=\"30\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/exercises\/BEP86VOC.html\">BEP 86 ADV &#8211; 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