The Office - Interview Skills 4 - Talking About Work Experience (C0244)

Mr. Parsons:

Right Rebecca. Now I see that after graduating from University your first job was.......

Rebecca:

For a local paper in York called the York Herald. Actually, I started with them as an intern in the beginning. I was really keen on getting some experience in the journalistic world, and this seemed like a good first step.

Mr. Parsons:

Certainly. And after your internship

Rebecca:

They seemed impressed, and offered me a position as a junior local news reporter. I ended up staying two years there actually. I was in charge of the sports news section of the newspaper. I really enjoyed it there, and it really helped me build my skills.

Mr. Parsons:

Yes I see. But you decided to leave them in 2006 right

Rebecca:

Yes, that's right. My husband and I moved to London, and so I managed to find a position with a National newspaper based in London

Mr. Parsons:

The London Weekly right

Rebecca:

Yes, in some ways it was a step down from my previous job but it did offer me much better prospects for the future.

Key Vocabulary

end up

turned out or result in

in charge of

be responsible for

manage to

be able to

step down

a decrease or reduction in size or amount

prospect

a mental picture of something to come

Supplementary Vocabulary

priority

to place importance over different objectives

career

the specific area of work a person pursues

quit

to stop doing an activity

unemployed

to not have a job

employable

the ability to be employed

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