job applications
job interviews
commercial correspondence
new media
surprise category
100
The document that you send to the future company which should convince the boss, that you are the right person:
letter of application / cover letter
100
What is another word for "candidate" here?
Applicant
100
Finish the sentence: "Your company has been ... to us by a business partner."
recommended
100
A special form of Marketing which describes that something (e.g. a message, a product) is spread through the internet at a high speed and can hardly be stopped.
Viral marketing
100
What is another word for "job"?
Profession / occupation / ...
200
The document which lists up details about you, your skills and achievements:
The CV (Curriculum Vitae)
200
At job interviews, you often talk to the "Abteilungsleiter". What is the typical English term for that?
Head of Department
200
Complete this part of a sentence: "in the latest ________ of Manager magazine"
issue
200
Translate "Markenbewusstsein" into English! (see our paper...)
Brand awareness
200
What is the date for your final English exam?
26th April 2013
300
Where do you usually find all relevant information concerning the offered position?
In the job advertisement
300
How do you say in a job interview that you are a/n "Auszubildende"? Name two words please.
(I am a) trainee. (I am an) apprentice.
300
What is another word for offer?
Quotation
300
Translate "einen Verbreitungsspezialisten einstellen" into English.
"to employ / to hire a seeding specialist"
300
Find the name for this type of text: "It's a kind of text production, you typically write it in secondary school. You either get a statement or just the topic. By creating it, you show that you are well informed about a topic and that you can structure ideas and arguments well."
A comment
400
What is the correct English spelling: a) adresse b) addresse c) address d) adress
c) address
400
Formulate two typical questions that bosses like to ask in a job interview?
Why should we choose you (over the others)? What are your career goals? Where do you see yourself in three years time? What are your strenghts and weaknesses? ...
400
Translate into English: "durch Überweisung des Rechnungsbetrages"
by transfer of the invoice amount
400
Mediate here (German - English): "bezahlt werden, um den Tag auf Facebook zu verbringen"
"paid to spend the day on facebook"
400
"A business that sells goods in large quantities to retail stores"
Wholesale / a wholesaler
500
Show when to say "fluent" or "fluently": Form two sentences, in which you use both expressions correctly.
I speak English fluently and My English is fluent
500
Which question could you (as a candidate) typically ask in a job interview?
How many other people work in the team? Do you offer any training? / Do you support possibilities for further education? / What kind of work will I be responsible for (over the next year / in my apprenticeship)? [...]
500
Translate the following into English: "Wir bedauern Ihnen mitteilen zu müssen, dass die Lieferung Anlass zu einer Beschwerde gegeben hat."
"We regret to inform you that the consignment has given cause for complaint."
500
Find and formulate one advantage and one disadvantage of social networks.
various answers possible... One advantage: You can keep in touch with a lot of people. One disadvantage: You risk to spend too much time with it so that you miss time for other, more important tasks
500
What is the title of the last film that we watched during the English lesson?
A series of unfortunate events (starring Jim Carrey)
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