描述过去工作中最大的挑战 After this lesson, you will be able to: describe the greatest challenge you met at your previous job. Describe challenges at your previous job
描述过去工作中最大的挑战
After this lesson, you will be able to: describe the greatest challenge you met at
your previous job.
Describe challenges at your previous job
1. Describing your past work experience (3 mins)分享工作经历
EXAMPLE:
YOU:
How would you describe your work background?
I worked as a salesman selling computer chips.
I was mainly responsible for promoting our
products to potential customers.
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2. Describing the greatest challenge at work (3 mins)描述下工作中遇到的最大的挑战
For me, building a long-term relationship with my customers was the
greatest challenge. I had difficulty in balancing my training class and my
contact with customers. I needed to take evening classes for marketing
four times a week. But I still had to make regular calls to our customers
in my spare time.
EXAMPLE:
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YOU:
What was the greatest challenge in your job?
3. Conversation (5 mins)情景对话
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(Scenario: Adam is talking about his greatest challenge at work during an interview.)
A: You told me you got a lot of skills at your previous job. Did you meet any challenges?
B: Yes. For me, building a long-term relationship with my customers was the greatest challenge.
A: What makes you think so?
B: I had difficulty in balancing my training class and my contact with customers. I needed to take evening classes
for marketing four times a week. But I still had to make regular calls
to our customers in my spare time.
A: How did you deal with this challenge?
B: I made use of the break time between classes and sent information about
our products or provided solutions to our customers. In these ways, I got
myself lots of loyal customers because of my hard work.
4. Mock interview (4 mins)模拟面试
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(Scenario: You are asked about the greatest challenge of your job during an interview.)
Interviewer
Would you describe the greatest
challenge of your previous job?
What made it a challenge for you?
How did you deal with it?
Applicant
… was the greatest challenge
for me at my previous job.
I take it as my greatest
challenge because …
I tried …
5. Supplementary patterns (3 mins)扩展句型
State the greatest challenge
State the reasons for the challenge
Ways of dealing with challenges
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was the greatest challenge at my previous job.
I would consider as my greatest challenge at work.
I take it as my greatest challenge because
I had difficulty in balancing
I tried/I made great efforts to
I paid more attention to
6. Tips for a successful interview (2 mins)面试技巧
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1. Give examples and supporting details for your statement.
Never make empty talk.
2. Tell the interviewer how you handled the problem to display
your problem-solving abilities.
3. Use the past tense to describe the challenge you met at your
previous job.