Getting an Interview

Visit every day for a new, free English lesson! Our online English lessons feature real English conversations about work and business conversation

Today's English Lesson

Getting an Interview

I've finally landed my first interview. Well, actually, that's not really true. I have been on many interviews for part-time jobs. This was my first interview for a full-time job.

In less than two months, I will graduate from Arizona University. After a lot of back and forth trying to decide on a major, I finally decided to double major. I would study both political science and marketing.

These are not majors that usually go together. In fact, most people thought I was crazy. But, after a lot of soul searching, I decided to combine my two main interests: 1. politics and 2. getting a job! Those are my two priorities. I thought that if I get degrees in these two fields, I could cast a wide net when going job hunting. And, that's what I'm trying to do now.

Since I don't know if I want to work in the public or private sector, I've applied for jobs in both. In the public sector, I could work for the government. Maybe one day, I could even be a speech writer for the President! Okay, maybe I should shoot a little lower. In the private sector, I could work for private organizations such as museums, schools, or programs. Some of those are non-profit.

Or, I could work for a company. Everybody tells me that that's where the money is. I haven't decided yet. I'm planning to apply for a lot of jobs and will see what happens. What I want now is just to get some job offers. Then, I can start being picky.

1. يحصل علي مقابلة عمل Land an interview = get it
2. يحصل علي وظيفة Land a job = get a job
3. تغيير الرأي back and forth
4. تخصص – يقرر ماذا سيتخصص Major - decide on a major
5. يتخصص في قسمين double major
6. متوافقان - متناسبان go together
7. التفكير جديا وبعمق soul searching
8. أولويات priorities
9. مجالات fields
10. يبحث في أماكن كثيرة cast a wide net
11. البحث عن عمل job hunting
12. القطاع العام او الخاص public or private sector
13. يقلل مستوي اختياره shoot a little lower
14. غير ربحي – غير هادف للربح non-profit.
15. يختار ما يريد ولا يقبل بأقل منه picky