The Career-Switcher Interview

B1 · Intermediate56 minCareer DevelopmentLesson 3 of 5 · Outline

Aims

Answer 'why should we hire you without direct experience?' with a structure, evidence and no apologies

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. Warm up5 min

    Warm-up: Today's Goal: Answer the Hardest Question Calmly

    4 warm-up questions

  1. Framework6 min

    Framework: STAR-T: Add the Transfer

    STAR-T (Situation, Task, Action, Result, Transfer), 5 steps

  2. Reading10 min

    Reading: The Question Behind the Question

    Read a 283-word text about The Question Behind the Question

  3. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Interview Words for Switchers

    8 items

  4. Practice7 min

    Practice: Complete the Answers

    Gap-fill exercise, 7 items

  5. Dialogue10 min

    Dialogue: The Interview Itself

    Role-play: A second-round interview with the manager who would be your boss (4 lines)

  6. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: After the Interview

    4 discussion questions

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Target vocabulary

In a Tuton account these words become your student's vocabulary deck, so they come back in practice between lessons.

direct experienceobjectionlearning curveget up to speedmake the casemeasurableoverlap (noun)back up (a claim)

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