描述过去工作中最大的挑战

After this lesson, you will be able to: describe the greatest challenge you met at

your previous job.

Describe challenges at your previous job

1. Describing your past work experience (3 mins)分享工作经历

EXAMPLE:

YOU:

How would you describe your work background?

I worked as a salesman selling computer chips.

I was mainly responsible for promoting our

products to potential customers.

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2. Describing the greatest challenge at work (3 mins)描述下工作中遇到的最大的挑战

For me, building a long-term relationship with my customers was the

greatest challenge. I had difficulty in balancing my training class and my

contact with customers. I needed to take evening classes for marketing

four times a week. But I still had to make regular calls to our customers

in my spare time.

EXAMPLE:

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YOU:

What was the greatest challenge in your job?

3. Conversation (5 mins)情景对话

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(Scenario: Adam is talking about his greatest challenge at work during an interview.)

A: You told me you got a lot of skills at your previous job. Did you meet any challenges?

B: Yes. For me, building a long-term relationship with my customers was the greatest challenge.

A: What makes you think so?

B: I had difficulty in balancing my training class and my contact with customers. I needed to take evening classes

for marketing four times a week. But I still had to make regular calls

to our customers in my spare time.

A: How did you deal with this challenge?

B: I made use of the break time between classes and sent information about

our products or provided solutions to our customers. In these ways, I got

myself lots of loyal customers because of my hard work.

4. Mock interview (4 mins)模拟面试

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(Scenario: You are asked about the greatest challenge of your job during an interview.)

Interviewer

Would you describe the greatest

challenge of your previous job?

What made it a challenge for you?

How did you deal with it?

Applicant

… was the greatest challenge

for me at my previous job.

I take it as my greatest

challenge because …

I tried …

5. Supplementary patterns (3 mins)扩展句型

State the greatest challenge

State the reasons for the challenge

Ways of dealing with challenges

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was the greatest challenge at my previous job.

I would consider as my greatest challenge at work.

I take it as my greatest challenge because

I had difficulty in balancing

I tried/I made great efforts to

I paid more attention to

6. Tips for a successful interview (2 mins)面试技巧

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1. Give examples and supporting details for your statement.

Never make empty talk.

2. Tell the interviewer how you handled the problem to display

your problem-solving abilities.

3. Use the past tense to describe the challenge you met at your

previous job.