Personal qualities
It will be very important for you to tell people what kind of person you are. Are you practical, creative or quiet?
This is probably the easiest section of all - all you need to do is say 'I am' – ich bin – and add the adjective that you want to use:
- engagiert – interested/engaged
- fleissig – hard-working
- flexibel – flexible/versatile
- geduldig – patient
- hilfreich – helpful
- intelligent – intelligent
- künstlerisch – artistic
- reif – mature
- schöpferisch – creative
- verantwortungsvoll – responsible
- zuverlässig – reliable
Question
Read these job advertisements and decide what kind of qualities you think would be suitable in a candidate.
| Advert 1 | Advert 2 | Advert 3 | |
| Descriptions | Gesucht. Lehrer(in) an der Hauptschule Wilfried Werner. Sie werden mit der Klasse 5 arbeiten. | Designer(in) gesucht. Sie werden in unserer Modeabteilung arbeiten. | Gesucht. Pfleger(in) in unserem Altenheim. Sie werden Tages- und Nachtschicht arbeiten. |
| Translations | Wanted. Male or female teacher at Wilfried Werner School. You will work with Class 5. | Male or female designer wanted. You will work in our fashion department. | Wanted. Male or female carer in our old people's home. You will work day shifts and night shifts. |
| Possible appropriate qualities | geduldig, hilfreich, intelligent, reif | schöpferisch, künstlerisch, engagiert | flexibel, zuverlässig, geduldig |
| Descriptions | |
| Advert 1 | Gesucht. Lehrer(in) an der Hauptschule Wilfried Werner. Sie werden mit der Klasse 5 arbeiten. |
| Advert 2 | Designer(in) gesucht. Sie werden in unserer Modeabteilung arbeiten. |
| Advert 3 | Gesucht. Pfleger(in) in unserem Altenheim. Sie werden Tages- und Nachtschicht arbeiten. |
| Translations | |
| Advert 1 | Wanted. Male or female teacher at Wilfried Werner School. You will work with Class 5. |
| Advert 2 | Male or female designer wanted. You will work in our fashion department. |
| Advert 3 | Wanted. Male or female carer in our old people's home. You will work day shifts and night shifts. |
| Possible appropriate qualities | |
| Advert 1 | geduldig, hilfreich, intelligent, reif |
| Advert 2 | schöpferisch, künstlerisch, engagiert |
| Advert 3 | flexibel, zuverlässig, geduldig |
Aspirations
It would be a good idea to say why you are interested in doing work experience at a particular firm or company. What do you hope to learn and experience?
The following sentences should give you some ideas.
- Ich will Jura an der Uni studieren. – I want to study law at university.
- Ich will Arzt werden. – I want to be a (male) doctor.
- Ich will Ärztin werden. – I want to be a (female) doctor.
- Ich interessiere mich für Kunst. – I’m interested in art.
- Ich interessiere mich für Mode. – I’m interested in fashion.
- Ich will meinen eigenen Frisörsalon haben. – I want to have my own hair salon.
