How to Teach English: Job Interviews—Talking About Your Career and Goals | TESOL

Welcome to Job Interview Language with Diego Boada! 🌟 If you’re preparing students to talk about their careers and goals, this video is for you. Diego, an experienced English teacher, shares useful expressions and strategies for job interviews in this video from TESOL’s Teaching Series: How to Teach English. You’ll learn how to guide learners through the key stages of an interview: introducing their background, explaining skills, highlighting achievements, and connecting their goals to the job. 🔧 What You’ll Learn: • Common interview questions and sample responses • Expressions for describing skills, strengths, and achievements • Tips for discussing career goals and ambitions • Classroom activities to help learners practice interviews Whether your students are just starting their careers or preparing for advanced professional roles, these strategies will help them communicate with confidence in job interviews. 👉 Watch now and support your learners in achieving career success! #JobInterviews #EnglishTeaching #TESOL #CareerGoals #ESL #TeachingTips #LanguageLearning #ProfessionalEnglish Resources: British Council. (n.d.). Job interviews. Retrieved May 31, 2025, from https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.o... Ellii (formerly ESL Library). (2025, May 31). Interviewing for a Job - Everyday English Dialogues [Video]. YouTube.    • Interviewing for a Job – Everyday English ...   Massachusetts Institute of Technology. (n.d.). The STAR method for behavioral interviews. MIT Career Advising & Professional Development. Retrieved May 31, 2025, from https://capd.mit.edu/resources/the-st... Research Articles: Guo, Y. (2009). Racializing immigrant professionals in an employment preparation ESL program. Cultural and Pedagogical Inquiry, 1(2). Louw, K. J., Derwing, T. M., & Abbott, M. L. (2010). Teaching pragmatics to L2 learners for the workplace: The job interview. Canadian Modern Language Review, 66(5), 739-758. Taguchi, N. (2011). Teaching pragmatics: Trends and issues. Annual review of applied linguistics, 31, 289-310.