PREPOSITIONAL EXPRESSIONS
ON - focus on, depend on, work on, concentrate on, agree on, comment on, rely on, insist on, spend money on
IN - invest in, specialize in, succeed in, participate in, believe in, be interested in, be involved in, result in, experience in, increase in
AT - look at, arrive at, aim at, be good at, be successful at, be surprised at, be aimed at
FROM - benefit from, suffer from, differ from, learn from, result from, recover from, protect from, prevent someone from
TO - contribute to, lead to, respond to, refer to, belong to, adapt to, be committed to, look forward to
FOR - responsible for, apply for, look for, pay for, apologize for, prepare for, account for, be known for, be suitable for
WITH - deal with, comply with, agree with, communicate with, provide someone with, compete with, collaborate with, be satisfied with
OF - consist of, be aware of, be capable of, take advantage of, take care of, be afraid of, approve of, get rid of
ABOUT - think about, talk about, worry about, complain about, ask about, be concerned about, be excited about, be serious about
BY - by Friday, by email, by phone, by the end of the month, increase by 10%, be influenced by, be affected by
UNDER - under pressure, under control, under discussion, under review, under consideration, under contract, under investigation
INTO - look into, get into, go into, enter into, turn into, invest into, divide into
OUT OF - run out of, be out of stock, get out of, go out of business, be out of work, take advantage out of
ACCORDING TO - according to the report, according to the data, according to the agreement, according to the manager
BECAUSE OF - because of the delay, because of the changes, because of the problem, because of the economic situation
IN ADDITION TO - in addition to the salary, in addition to the benefits, in addition to the main product
INSTEAD OF - instead of working, instead of waiting, instead of reducing costs, instead of hiring new employees
IN RESPONSE TO - in response to the complaint, in response to the request, in response to customer feedback
IN TERMS OF - in terms of cost, in terms of quality, in terms of performance, in terms of profitability
WITH REGARD TO - with regard to your request, with regard to the contract, with regard to this issue
IN RELATION TO - in relation to the project, in relation to your proposal, in relation to our competitors
ON BEHALF OF - on behalf of the company, on behalf of the team, on behalf of the management
IN ACCORDANCE WITH - in accordance with the law, in accordance with the contract, in accordance with company policy
IN CHARGE OF - in charge of the department, in charge of the project, in charge of the team
IN FAVOR OF - in favor of the proposal, in favor of the new policy, in favor of change
INSTEAD OF - instead of reducing costs, instead of hiring, instead of changing the strategy
AS A RESULT OF - as a result of the changes, as a result of the merger, as a result of the new strategy
IN CASE OF - in case of emergency, in case of problems, in case of delays, in case of cancellation
Main interview questions:
Tell me about yourself.
Tell me about your previous work experiences.
What are your plans or intentions for the next few years?
Why Do You Want This Job?
What Are Your Greatest Strengths?
What Do You Consider to Be Your Weaknesses?
What Is Your Greatest Professional Achievement?
What can you tell us about this company?
How can this job further your career development?
What goals do you hope to achieve?
Have you ever taken part in a team project? How did it work ?
What is one of the most difficult decisions you’ve had to make?
How do you react to negative feedback?
How do you react to positive feedback?
How do you deal with pressure or stressful situations?
What Motivates You at Work?
Do You Consider Yourself Successful?
What’s Your Dream Job?
What Makes You Unique?
What Should I Know That’s Not on Your Resumé?
Business Vocabulary
Starting the call
•Good morning. This is Anna from the Sales Department.
•Hi, this is Carlos calling from ABC Company.
•May I speak to Mr. Johnson, please?
•Is this a good time to talk?
•Thanks for taking my call.
•Thank you for joining the call.
•It's nice to speak with you again.
•How are things going?
•I hope you're doing well.
•Can you hear me clearly?
Introducing the purpose of the call
•I'm calling about the new project.
•I'm calling to discuss the proposal we sent last week.
•I'd like to talk about our next steps.
•The main reason for this call is to discuss the deadline.
•I'd like to give you a quick update.
•I wanted to follow up on our previous conversation.
•I'd like to clarify a few points.
•We need to discuss an issue with the order.
•I’d like to get your opinion on this.
•Could we talk about the changes to the project?
Asking for information
•Could you give me some more information?
•Could you explain that in a little more detail?
•What exactly do you mean?
•Could you clarify that point?
•Do you have any updates on the project?
•When do you expect to finish it?
•Have you received the documents?
•Who is responsible for this task?
•What are the next steps?
•Could you send me the information by email?
Asking someone to repeat something
•Could you say that again, please?
•I'm sorry, I didn't catch that.
•Could you speak a little more slowly?
•I didn't quite hear what you said.
•The connection isn't very good.
•You broke up for a moment.
•Could you repeat the last part?
•Did you say Tuesday or Thursday?
•Sorry, could you spell that for me?
Business Vocabulary
More coming soon
General Expressions
Take it easy: relax
I will take it easy this weekend!
In a good mood: feeling happy
She is in a good mood today.
In a bad mood: feeling unhappy
He is in a bad mood because he failed the test.
Feel under the weather: feel a little sick
He was feeling under the weather and didn´t go to work yesterday. He had a terrible headache!