The Office - Interview Skills 6 - Describing Ones Strengths (C0250)

Mr. Parsons:	Okay Rebecca. Now youyou've given me a good idea of your work and academic background, but what about you as a person? How would you describe your key strengths?
Rebecca:	Well Mr. Parsons, as I mentioned before I'm someone who needs new challenges. I'm really focused and hard hard-working. I think my academic results prove this.
Mr. Parsons:	Yes, true, but how about other personal qualities?
	Hmmmmm, that's a tough question. But I would have to say my passion. I'm really passionate about journalism and passionate about my career.
Rebecca:	Well I believe I'm a good team-player, but I can also work well independently. I'm very enthusiastic and , well I hope my colleagues would agree, I'm fun to work with.
Mr. Parsons:	What would you say is your most positive quality?
Rebecca:	Hmmmmm, that's a tough question. But I would have to say my passion. I'm really passionate about journalism and passionate about my career.

Key Vocabulary

strengths		a quality that makes someone effective or useful
focus		giving attention and effort to a specific task
hard-working		worked hard
prove		show the truth by some evidence
team		group of people who work together to achieve a com
player		person taking part in a sporting event
positive		good
passionate		have a lot of interest in or passion for a particu
passion		enthusiasm that one has when doing things

Supplementary Vocabulary

over-confident		to have too much confidence to a fault
hobby		an activity done for pure enjoyment
outgoing		a person who is easy to get a long with
co-workers		the people who work with you
goal oriented		a person who actively pursues ways to better themselves

Online Review and Discussion .   ©2010 Praxis Language Ltd.