The office

A nice video to practise vocabulary related to the office.

Marketing

Brand, advertising, customer service. What do all these words have in common? Yes, they're all related to marketing. How would you define "marketing"? If you talk about it every day but don't know how to explain what it is, click on the word. To learn more vocabulary, click on:

http://youtu.be/qLn1rAuZuVA

To practise:

http://www.businessenglishsite.com/exercise_marketing1.html
http://www.businessenglishsite.com/exercise_marketing2.html

Tell me about yourself

This is a classic question at job interviews. Seems easy, right? However, it's not. There's so much we can say. How can we choose the right thing to say? Watch this video and learn some tips.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ezFNrWMTlc

For more practice on job interviews:

http://www.businessenglishsite.com/exercise_jobinterview1.html
http://www.businessenglishsite.com/exercise_jobinterview2.html

Financial vocabulary

Bookkeeping, transaction, credit, debit. What do all these words have in common? Yes, that's it. They are related to the field of accounting, financial vocabulary. Watch this useful video and try to collect as many new words as you can.

Writing a cover letter

When applying for a job, you will need to send your CV or résumé together with a cover letter. What is a cover letter? Watch this video and find out.



For useful expressions to write a cover letter, click onto:
http://www.businessenglishsite.com/exercise_coverletter1.html
http://www.businessenglishsite.com/exercise_coverletter2.html
http://www.businessenglishsite.com/exercise_coverletter3.html
http://www.businessenglishsite.com/exercise_coverletter4.html

Person of the year

Mark Zuckerberg has been named "Person of the Year". This man is the co-founder and CEO of Facebook,the social network that has changed many things on the Internet.
You can read his bio at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Zuckerberg
You can also listen to him talking about his company:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQ092B7YMsM&feature=related
(if you want to read the subtitles, press on CC)

What do you think about this choice? Who would you choose instead?

Talking about salary

Talking about your salary seems to be one of the most difficult issues when interviewing for a job. This video will give you some ideas on how to make it easier.


You can also read these negotiation tips:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOF1tJPqFRY&feature=related

Learn some collocations with the word "salary" by clicking onto these links and doing the exercises after reading the info.:
http://www.hrenglish.com/salary/menu.php
http://www.hrenglish.com/pay2/menu.php
http://www.hrenglish.com/pay3/menu.php