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Intermediate Level Dialogues - Work Experience

By Kenneth Beare, About.com

A Job Interview
  1. Good morning Ms Brandies, please have a seat.
  2. Good morning, it's a pleasure to meet you.
  1. Could you tell me who you work for at the moment?
  2. I work for Frank and Banowitz importers.
  1. How long have you worked for them?
  2. I've been working for Frank and Banowitz for the past three years.
  1. And how long have your been working in the accounting department?
  2. I've been in the accounting department for the past six months.
  1. You know this job requires a lot of travel. Have you done much traveling for business?
  2. Yes, the job I had before Frank and Banowitz required me to travel monthly.
  1. And why did you leave that position?
  2. I was offered a more interesting position at Frank and Banowitz.
  1. Have you had any experience in sales?
  2. Yes, I've spent a few years working part-time as an advertising consultant for schools offering summer language courses.
  1. That's interesting. How successful have you been?
  2. The schools I've worked for have all had increased registrations as a result of my collaboration.
  1. Very interesting...
Key Vocabulary / Structure

It's a pleasure to meet you
present perfect OR present perfect continuous for work experience up to the present moment
look like (physical appearance)
require someone to do something
position
experience
sales
part time
advertising consultant
collaboration

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