{"id":123,"date":"2008-04-07T01:26:33","date_gmt":"2008-04-06T17:26:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter2\/2008\/04\/07\/bep-91-adv-job-interviews-questions-for-the-interviewer\/"},"modified":"2008-12-31T03:12:38","modified_gmt":"2008-12-30T19:12:38","slug":"bep-91-adv-job-interviews-questions-for-the-interviewer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter2\/2008\/04\/07\/bep-91-adv-job-interviews-questions-for-the-interviewer\/","title":{"rendered":"BEP 91 ADV &#8211; Job Interviews: Questions for the Interviewer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this Business English Podcast, we&#8217;ll focus on how to handle the question: &#8220;Do you have any questions for me?&#8221; We&#8217;ll talk about what interviewers expect from you and we&#8217;ll emphasize the importance of preparation. We&#8217;ll also study how you can use this opportunity to &#8220;interview the interviewer&#8221; &#8211; that is, to find out whether the company is a good fit for you. Meanwhile, we&#8217;ll talk about how, for the interviewer, this is a chance to put your company in the best possible light.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>In the listening, we will return to Yala Santos&#8217; interview. Remember, she is an HR specialist at a manufacturing company who is interviewing for an HR manager position in a business unit of a fast moving consumer goods company, Fun Beverages International.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>  <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('297'); return(false);\"><strong>1) <\/strong> What is Yala&#8217;s first question for the interviewer? <\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"297\" style=\"display: none\"> <font color=\"#ff0000\"> <strong> Yala asks what the best thing is about working at Fun Beverages.<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide('298'); return(false);\"><strong>2) <\/strong> How does the interviewer respond?<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"298\" style=\"display: none\"> <font color=\"#ff0000\"> <strong> The interviewer says that there is &#8220;a strong dedication here to helping people reach their full potential.&#8221;<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide('299'); 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