Career choices and ambitions - CCEASpeaking practice - Role-plays

Learn to discuss future plans and understand texts on the topic of career choices and ambitions. Practise the sort of language you would need at a job interview.

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Speaking practice - Role-plays

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 questions 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 del 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 at... as... /I've been working in... for x years... as...
Question¿Por qué quiere usted trabajar en España? Why would you like to work in Spain?
AnswerQuiero aprender más español/quiero profundizar mis conocimientos del 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 at... as... /I've been working in... for x years... as...

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:

SpanishEnglish
¿Cuáles son las horas de trabajo?What are the working hours?
¿Qué sueldo recibiría?What salary would I receive?
¿En qué fecha empieza el trabajo?When would the work start?
¿Cuándo termina el trabajo?When does the work end?
Spanish¿Cuáles son las horas de trabajo?
EnglishWhat are the working hours?
Spanish¿Qué sueldo recibiría?
EnglishWhat salary would I receive?
Spanish¿En qué fecha empieza el trabajo?
EnglishWhen would the work start?
Spanish¿Cuándo termina el trabajo?
EnglishWhen does the work end?

Question

You are taking part in a job interview in Spain to work in a restaurant. Your teacher will play the part of the interviewer and you will start the conversation.

  • Say your name and age.
  • Say what your nationality is.
  • Say you worked as a waiter/waitress for two years.
  • Say why you want to work in Spain. Mention two details.
  • Ask what the working hours are at the restaurant.

Camping Sign, Mutriku, Basque Country, Spain

Question

You are taking part in a job interview in Spain to work during the summer at a campsite. Your teacher will play the part of the interviewer and will start the conversation.

  • Say what job you currently do.
  • Give your opinion of your current job.
  • Say why you want to work at a campsite.
  • Say the type of work you would like to do at the campsite.
  • Say when you can start to work.