A job interview

Woordenschat

• 소개하다to introduce
• 경험이 있어요I have experience
• 장점strength / advantage
• 단점weakness / disadvantage
• 목표goal
• 팀워크teamwork
• 책임감sense of responsibility
• 성취하다to achieve
• 관리하다to manage
• 계획하다to plan
• -ㅂ/습니다formal speech ending
• 잘 부탁드립니다pleased to work with you

Uitdrukkingen

• 잘 부탁드립니다.Formal greeting / I look forward to your guidance
• 저는 [이름]입니다.Formal self-introduction: I am [name]
• 3년간 경험이 있습니다.I have 3 years of experience
• 제 장점은 책임감입니다.My strength is a sense of responsibility
• 팀워크를 중요하게 생각합니다.I think teamwork is important
• 열심히 하겠습니다.I will work hard (formal commitment)
• 잘 모르겠습니다.I am not sure (formal, honest answer)

Veelgemaakte fouten

• ✗저는 김민준이에요
  ✓저는 김민준입니다

  In a formal interview, use -입니다 not -이에요

• ✗경험 있어요 삼 년
  ✓3년간 경험이 있습니다

  Duration comes first; use formal -있습니다 in interviews

• ✗열심히 일할게요
  ✓열심히 하겠습니다

  -겠습니다 is the formal volitional; -할게요 is too casual for interviews

• ✗제 단점 없어요
  ✓단점은 없습니다 / 제 단점은...

  Saying you have no weaknesses sounds unnatural; give a real answer in formal form

• ✗합니다 팀워크 잘
  ✓팀워크를 잘 합니다

  Object 팀워크를 comes before the verb; adverbs 잘 immediately precede the verb

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