hello aubry we are here to do a very exciting series for all ears english i know
this is going to be so fun and it's kind of rare that it's you and i that get to do a series for
all there's english so fun i'm so excited so guys we are here only on youtube only on all
ears english to do a three episode series to help you guys prepare for job interviews so
in this first episode which is very important we are going to talk about tips for standing out
especially today right competition is so fierce that you may be up against a hundred other people
so how do you make the interviewer remember you or even notice you yes exactly and this is
really one of the things that we highlight really well in our business course where
that's what's important is being able to stand out to get the job that you want
when there's a lot of competition these days especially for good jobs right so we want to
make sure you guys know about that if you haven't heard about if you haven't looked into it go to
slash aliasenglish.combusiness to check out that course because as we're talking about today the
key to standing out is the preparation right it's what you do before the interview to prepare to
stand out it can't just happen magically so like aubrey said there are tons more tips including
interviews with real hiring managers here in the us so definitely go to allyearsenglish.combusiness
to check out that course um so let's get into it um aubry before we get to this
role play so students learn about uh how they should act on a job interview let me ask you
have you been on many job interviews i've actually had so many job interviews it's kind of crazy
not because you know i'm terrible job interviews i just moved so many times that i would have a job i
would interview get a great job and then move to europe not that long later you know have a great
job and then move back to school interview get a great job and often i worked two to three jobs
at a time because they were jobs that could only provide sort of a few hours and i needed
more but i couldn't do a full-time job because i was in school so i had to be pretty flexible
with schedules anyway bottom line i've had a lot of different jobs so i've had a lot of
job interviews you know nailed them got a lot of different jobs i interviewed pretty well actually
before we started recording i was like have i had a lot of job interviews and i thought no
but that's because i've been working for allar's english for so long personally like i haven't
had like a for real in person job interview in a long time because everything i do is online
now like i don't interview to write a textbook right like i do a sample unit and i send it in
there's no like face to face but growing up i for sure had tons of job interviews yeah you're
younger right my most intense job interview ever was when i wanted to do the new york city teaching
fellows program it's a lot like teach for america if you guys out there are familiar with that
and it's intense you do several interviews with a panel of teachers and then you do a teaching demo
and then you do real classroom with an actual class and all of that you're being interviewed
so it's definitely the sit-down interviews that you imagine where you have to stand out but
then also the teaching demonstrations where you also have to stand out and preparation
really was key for all of that i practiced all of that i i did it in advance for people got
feedback because i knew the type of competition i was up against amazing teachers from all over
the world who wanted to do this amazing program and yeah i had to be prepared totally totally
um do you think that the demeanor of the interview the interviewer changes a lot like the person that
interviews you demeanor is their attitude and their behavior right how they act towards you
is it always formal like are the interviewers always very like strict and serious
no right it's so different depending on the job i had interviews for fast food places or for a
newspaper once like and the interviews i kind of never knew what to expect because sometimes it'd
be super informal they're working while they ask me questions you know sometimes it would be like
okay sit down there we want you to write a 50 word article and wow us and that was basically
the interview and then they'd ask a couple questions and then of course those paneling
so different the demeanor of the person interviewing you depends on their personality
depends on what they're looking for what type of job is so yeah you have to really think about that
in advance too what type of interview is this going to be what can i expect exactly so think
about that ahead of time so you know what to wear um yes the first thing but also guys and this is
a tip from our business english course um take the cue from the other person you as the person
being interviewed the candidate you should always start off formal and very polite right very formal
very polite but if the interviewer becomes more informal and relaxed you should take that cue
and you can also become informal and relaxed right but always start off formal and take the cue
from the interviewer straight from the mouth of a hiring manager that tip um and also today is so
different right because the types of jobs are so different now it's not just all traditional nine
to fives that we're interviewing for you could be interviewing for a freelance position you
could be interviewing for just like a few hours a week right because we live in a gig economy now
that many people are just taking a few hours here a few hours there and so there are probably a lot
of non-traditional interview processes happening um regardless of the process the demeanor
the situation there are certain tips though guys that are always true before you try to get any
job so we have three tips for you guys for all job interviews and then aubry and i are
going to do a role play um so aubrey what is the first tip we've we've touched on this already
but what's the first tip yeah yes we touched on that you should be formal and very respectful
until like you said the other person gives you that cue of like nope this is very informal and
then you can sort of match their level of formality take cues from them match their
tone and how they're speaking definitely you want to come dressed nicely no matter what treating it
like a very formal job interview until you get those cues that okay we can be pretty chill here
we're just chatting about our past definitely definitely um and you have to be willing
to relax also and match that tone because if you stay formal and the other person is like
it's weird super relaxed and informal you're not going to get to be weird guys it's weird
flexibility in english is everything right um so the second tip guys um and this is how you
stand out right don't give the same answers as everyone else don't find these model answers
online and memorize them and try to only say what you think the person wants to hear you don't know
that person you don't know exactly what they want to hear your best bet guys is to be honest
right be honest be willing to give details and be honest about your experience your opinions
your desires your your professional goals that is how you stand out guys don't stan don't sound like
everyone else okay yes right know that you're the right person for that job your confidence in that
will help you just be yourself be confident instead of like you said jessica trying to
say what you think they want to hear what the ideal candidate would say it will come off as
fake and rehearsed and not be impressive whereas if you're yourself and let yourself shine and be
confident that's what's impressive and here's the thing like it i remember in some interviews where
um i i'm i'm honest to a fault like i can't i just can't um stop myself from talking sometimes and
i there were some times where i would give answers and while i was giving the answer to
the interviewer i was like oh my god this is not this is not good this is not what they want and
the feedback i got from the interviewer was like delight and like a personal connection right show
yourself as a person and the other the interviewer will remember you as such um so the third tip
this is vital guys it doesn't matter what kind of position you're applying for you have to research
the company and the position okay before you go to the interview and if you know who's interviewing
you interview that person interview research that person as well yeah exactly there's a chance that
they will ask you something like you know what about our company makes you want to work here what
about us and if you have nothing to say that is not impressive you want to have something detailed
that shows that you've looked into that company you actually do have a reason to want to be
applying there that's impressive totally um while you're researching the company and what they do
think about what you like about the company and how you could help them with their goals these
are ideas that you can bring up yourself during the interview and that definitely helps you stand
out and impress and i know we've mentioned this before maybe it's in the course but um that's a
big reason why aubry was our favorite candidate when we were hiring for alders english years ago
because aubry you came to us with ideas like from the get-go for things we could do for the podcast
like classes we could teach and right away from the start both lindsay and i were like that's
the one that's who we want to work with more than anything um so guys just to mention three
words so far demeanor is a great vocabulary word it's your behavior and attitude um gig economy it
describes the situation in which many people have a variety of jobs and they just sort of collect
and cobble together hours from different jobs um often not signing contracts right
very um unstable but flexible so advantages and disadvantages um and then also i want to share
one more word before we do the role play drive not drive a car but drive as in force right the drive
to do something is your strong motivation to do something it can also be a verb what drives you
to be a better person what motivates you to be a better person so great verb all right let's dig
into this role play aubrey um so you are going to hear two people of course sue is interviewing for
an administrative position at a ballet company all right um so i will be sue and uh sue jackson and
aubry is going to be mrs clark so aubry you can't start all right hello miss jackson may i call you
sue yeah that's fine it's so nice to meet you mrs clark pleasure to meet you too please sit down and
tell me a bit about yourself are you from around here no actually i grew up in a little town in
minnesota and i came here for college when i was 18. i studied business administration at nyu
wow nyu impressive let's dive into the important questions what makes you a good fit for this
position well besides my degree i love dance i started taking ballet lessons when i was two years
old and i've never stopped dancing um honestly i still cry at the climaxes of performances of
the black swan and swan lake i have the black and white requirements you can see from my resume but
really it's my passion for the art form that drove me to apply oh nice i like that you're getting
personal right i think as the interviewer i would feel that emotional connection because guaranteed
in that situation i also love the black swan swan lake like you've hit something that we're going to
have in common there something i'm passionate about and we would i would probably follow up
and ask you more about that right yes yes guys so don't be afraid to share yourself because really
that's the only way to get the job you want right so i hope guys that you are able to apply for jobs
that tap that passion right where you can feel satisfied and you can feel the the love of what
you do every day because i know aubrey and i do and i think we're very lucky and we hope you guys
can find your dream jobs as well um so aubrey what are we going to talk about in the next video in
the series so students know what to look forward to yes we want you to be prepared for common
questions that come up in interviews so we're going to talk about some of these questions how
to answer them so that you're ready to nail your next job interview so definitely guys hit like and
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