Job Interview Vocabulary
Job-interview vocabulary covers one of the most personally consequential professional contexts: how learners present themselves to a prospective employer in English. Apply for a position, send a CV / resume, cover letter, references, qualifications, experience, skills, strengths, weaknesses, achievements, salary expectations, notice period, start date, benefits package, role, responsibilities, team fit, career goals. The worksheet covers the productive vocabulary B1–B2 learners need to participate confidently in a job interview in English.
This worksheet builds B1–B2 fluency with job-interview vocabulary in interview practice contexts.
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What’s inside:
- Vocabulary box with 35+ interview terms grouped by phase (application, interview, follow-up)
- Multiple-choice items targeting collocation accuracy (meet the requirements, fit the role, gain experience)
- Interview-question gap-fill: complete standard interview Q&A
- Role-play scenarios with interviewer and candidate prompts
- Personalised production: write your own three-sentence answers to Tell me about yourself, What’s your greatest weakness?, Why do you want this role?
Common challenges: CV (Latin curriculum vitae, UK and EU) vs resume (US) is the central terminology split. Hiring manager (US) vs recruiter / HR (UK) varies. STAR method (Situation, Task, Action, Result) for behavioural questions is unfamiliar to learners outside English-speaking professional culture. False friends: German Bewerbung maps to application; Lebenslauf maps to CV. Position, role, job often used interchangeably but vary in formality (position > role > job).
For: Adult and teenage learners (14+) at CEFR B1 to B2, in intermediate and upper-intermediate classes, 1:1 lessons, or self-study — particularly job-seekers and learners preparing for English-speaking workplaces. Tested in Cambridge BEC Vantage, BEC Higher, and embedded in B2 First (FCE) Writing tasks. Part of the Work & Money collection — the natural next step is Numbers, Dates and Prices, which provides the foundational numeracy work professional English depends on.
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