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English for Job Interviews

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Useful questions, answers and phrases for interviews in English.

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Tell me about yourself.
Opening question. Give a short summary: current role, experience, key skills, why you're here.
I'm an iOS developer with five years of experience, mostly in native Swift apps.
What are your strengths?
Name 2–3 strengths and back each one with a real example.
I'm good at breaking big problems into small tasks.
What's your biggest weakness?
Name a real but non-critical weakness and show how you're improving it.
I used to over-polish code, so now I set time limits.
Why do you want to work here?
Connect the company's product or mission to your own goals.
I like your product and I want to work on apps at this scale.
Where do you see yourself in five years?
Show ambition and that you plan to grow with the company.
I'd like to grow into a senior or lead role.
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Tell me about a challenge you faced.
Behavioral question. Use the STAR method: Situation, Task, Action, Result.
We had to rewrite the app from Flutter to native in three months.
STAR method
Situation → Task → Action → Result. A structure for behavioral answers.
I was responsible for…
Describes your duties in a past role.
I was responsible for the payments module.
I led…
Shows ownership and leadership.
I led the migration to SwiftUI.
team player
Someone who works well with others.
I'm a team player, but I can also work independently.
fast learner
Someone who picks up new skills quickly.
I'm a fast learner — I picked up Kotlin in a month.
trade-off
A balance between two options where you gain one thing and lose another.
It was a trade-off between speed and code quality.
Could you repeat the question, please?
Polite way to ask for the question again.
Let me think about that for a second.
Buys you time to think. Totally normal in interviews.
That's a great question.
Filler phrase to sound engaged and gain a moment.
salary expectations
The pay you want. Often asked as "What are your salary expectations?"
My expectations are in the range of…
notice period
How long you must stay at your current job after resigning.
My notice period is two weeks.
relocation
Moving to another city or country for work.
Do you offer relocation support?
What does a typical day look like?
Good question to ask the interviewer about the role.
What are the next steps?
Polite way to ask about the hiring process at the end.