Work experience and jobs in Spanish - EdexcelSpeaking - interviews and recruitment - Foundation

Learn vocabulary about careers and professions with the help of example job applications, reading exercises and listening practice.

Part ofSpanishFuture aspirations, work and study

Speaking practice - interviews and recruitment - Foundation

A young woman sits opposite the recruitment manager as she answers her interviewer's questions

Nearly every job recruitment process involves an interview. Here are some useful question and answer ideas for job interviews in Spanish.

QuestionAnswer
¿Por qué quiere usted trabajar en España? Why would you like to work in Spain?Quiero aprender más español/quiero profundizar mis conocimientos de español. I would like to learn more Spanish/I would like to build on my knowledge of Spanish.
¿Qué experiencia laboral tiene usted? What work experience do you have?Trabajé en ... como ... /Llevo X años trabajando en .../como ... I worked in ... as a ... /I have been working for X years in... as a ....
Question¿Por qué quiere usted trabajar en España? Why would you like to work in Spain?
AnswerQuiero aprender más español/quiero profundizar mis conocimientos de español. I would like to learn more Spanish/I would like to build on my knowledge of Spanish.
Question¿Qué experiencia laboral tiene usted? What work experience do you have?
AnswerTrabajé en ... como ... /Llevo X años trabajando en .../como ... I worked in ... as a ... /I have been working for X years in... as a ....

Candidates might also be asked ¿Quiere preguntarme algo? meaning 'Do you want to ask me anything?' Here are some typical questions that candidates might ask about a job.

¿Cuáles son las horas de trabajo?/¿Cuál es el horario de trabajo?What are the working hours?
¿Qué sueldo recibiría?What salary would I receive?
¿En qué fecha empieza el trabajo?When does the job start?
¿Cuándo termina el trabajo?When does the job finish?
¿Cuáles son las horas de trabajo?/¿Cuál es el horario de trabajo?
What are the working hours?
¿Qué sueldo recibiría?
What salary would I receive?
¿En qué fecha empieza el trabajo?
When does the job start?
¿Cuándo termina el trabajo?
When does the job finish?

In this role play you will play the part of someone taking part in a job interview (una entrevista). Remember to use the usted form, as you are talking to someone in a formal situation.

Usted está en una entrevista para un trabajo en un restaurante en España.

  • Cualidades personales
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  • Trabajo - experiencia
  • Trabajo en España - razón
  • ? Trabajo - horas

Question

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