IELTS Listening: gap-fill about interview tips

Listen to the following talk by the writer of a book about job interviews.

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(Source: video by Don Georgevich)

Fill the gaps below with one word only.

1. The question "Why should I hire you?" gives you the opportunity to restate your _____ and summarise your other _____.
2. Your answer should be clear, concise and confident, and it should show how your _____ relates to your current needs and the problems of the position.
3. Make sure you address some key areas: First determine the company's _____. Next show how your skills and _____ support the company's needs. Finally, explain how your _____ match those given in the company's mission _____.

Comments

[hmkr]

1.Skills,Qualities
2.Profession
3.Goal,Statement

[Bin]

1. skills/qualities
2. profession
3. goals/experience/value/statement

[Kevin Jang]

1.skills, qualities
2.profession
3.goal,experiences,value, statement

[Charlie]

1 skills/qualities
2 profession
3 goals/ experience/shared values/statement

[Dạng Nhz]

1. skills; qualities
2. background
3. goal, experience, values, statement

[Cyril]

1. skills,qualities
2. profession
3.Goal,experience, values, statement

[Ann]

1. skills, qualities
2. profession
3. goal, experiences, own value, statement

[Nadia]

1- skills, qualities
2-profession
3- goals, experience , values, statement

[Dennis]

skills
qualities
background
goals
experience
values
statement

[Huong]

skills
qualities
profession
goals
experience
values
statement

[Firdavs]

1. skills, qualities.
2. background
3. goals, experience, values, statement.

[Phương]

1.Skill, qualities
2. background
3.goals, experience, value, statement.

[zain]

skills
qualities
background
gaols
experience
values
statement

[Chris]

skills
qualities
profession
position
experience
values
statement

[Cuong Pham]

1. skills/qualities
2. background
3. goal/experiences/values/statement

[Oanh]

1.skills
qualities
2.background
3.goals
experience
values
statement

[Fazilatun]

1. Skills, qualities.
2. profession
3. goals, experience, values, statement

[Anna]

1.skills, qualities
2.background
3.goals, experience, values, statement

[Daljeet Kaur]

Skills,Qualities
background
Position,experiences,ideas,statement

[Mohammad Vicky]

1. Skills, qualities
2. background
3. position, experience, values, goal

[sheen]

1-skills, qualities
2-background
3-goals, experience, values, statement

[Lala]

1. skills qualities
2. background
3. goals experience values statements

I can't really understand company's mission statements . But it may leave a good impression on the employer

[Long Phan]

Dear Simon,
My answers to these questions are:
1. Skills/qualities
2. Background
3. Goals/experience/values/statement

[Tinh]

1. skills, qualities
2. background
3. research, experience, values, statement

[NgocHan]

1. Skills, Qualities
2. Profession
3. goals, experience, values, statement

[mochuisle]

skills/ qualities

background

goals/ experience/ values/ statement

[Jenny]

skills/qualities
background
goals/experiences/values/statement

[Klaus]

1. skills, qualities
2. background
3. goals, experience, values, statement

[T.Ha]

1. Skills/ qualities
2. Background
3. Goals/ experiences/ values/ Statement

[Denise]

1.skills
qualities
2.background
3.goals
experience
values
statement

[sujit kumar biswas]

1. skills
2. quarries
3. background
4. goal
5. experience
6. values
7. statement

[Van Nguyen]

1 skills qualities
2 background
3 value
4 statement

[Simon]

CORRECT ANSWERS FROM SIMON:

1. skills, qualities
2. background
3. goals, experience, values, statement

[Thanh]

Dear Simon
I quite confuse with these answers such as: skill or skills, quality or qualities. Can I get full scores if I don't have right plural noun?

[Ayush]

Simon,

As mentioned in by Thanh in bove comment I too faced a bit similar problem while filling up the answer.

Please suggest a better solution

[Ayush]

I am eagerly looking forward to your answer.

Thanks!

[Simon]

Thanh and Ayush,

Sometimes both singular and plural are accepted, but sometimes they are not. It all depends on the grammar and whether the answer makes sense.

I don't think 'skill' and 'quality' would fit properly in the first sentence - it would seem strange to read a sentence about one skill and one quality. For example, "your other quality" would mean that you only have one other quality - this wouldn't really make sense.

On the other hand, if the gaps are not in full sentences (e.g. filling gaps in a table), the answers are usually more flexible - both singular and plural might be fine.

Try your best to hear the "s", and also look at the grammar and the meaning to see whether a plural makes more sense.

[Thomas]

1. skills, qualities
2. goals
3. experiences, value, statement

[Hazel Hwang]

skills, qualities
background
goals, experience
values
statement

[thixuantran97]

it's very useful.

[Siraj Joy]

1. Skills, qualities.
2. profession
3. goals, experience, values, statement

[Nancy]

1. skills, qualities
2. backgroud
3. goals, experiences, values, statement

[elain]

Hi Teacher Simon, I heard that the speaker said "profession" and "background". Is it also correct to answer "profession" instead of "background"? Since it was mentioned first.. You answer is highly appreciated. Many thanks!

[NIKI]

skill
qualities
background
goals
experiences
??
statement

[Me]

skill
qualities
background
possesion
experience
statement
goals

[Me]

mr. simon
how can I check the right answers?

[Simon]

Me,

Look further up in the comments, and you'll find one that says "Correct answers from Simon".

[Linh]

Dear Simon,
I have the same question as Elain, can we change 'background' -> 'profession' and 'values' -> 'goals'?
Many thanks!

[Derek]

1. Skills, qualities
2. background
3. goals, experience, values, statement

[Sara]

Skills, qualities , background ,goal ,experience ,values statement

[kskim]

1 skills/qualities
2 background
3 goals/experience/values/statement