Interviewer: In your previous job, how much time did you spend working with foreign business people?
Sharon: At my previous company, I worked as a salesperson for overseas markets. I was in charge of the South American market. So, I have a lot of experience doing business with people from other countries.
Interviewer: How did you communicate with your clients?
Sharon: I was in constant contact with all of my clients. I would send and receive emails with them daily and I had a conference call with each client at least once a week. On top of that, we would travel to South America to meet with our clients once or twice a year.
Interviewer: What language did you use?
Sharon: We mostly used English, but sometimes I used Spanish.
Interviewer: How many languages do you speak?
Sharon: My native language is Swedish, but I also speak English fluently. I can also speak some Spanish, but I am not a fluent speaker yet.
Patterns and Examples
In my previous job, I ____________________. I ____________________
- In my previous job, I met with our foreign clients about twice a year. I usually spent about a week with them each time to find out about how we could provide better service to them.
- In my previous job, I often met with foreign business people. I was in charge of international sales, so I needed to meet business people from other countries and convince them to use our products.
I ____________________ at my last job.
- I regularly met with businesspeople from other countries at my last job.
- I occasionally met with foreign business clients while working at my last job.
I ____________________ at my last job, but ____________________.
- I hardly ever met with foreign businesspeople at my last job, but I think that I have the skills, knowledge, and personality to work well with people from all over the world.
- I never worked with foreign businesspeople at my last job, but I am confident that I can work well with anybody.
