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Interviewer(I): Yes, well, your CV seems pretty well up to scratch. Now, I wonder, can you tell me about yourself?
Candidate (C): Um well, I ...
I: Yes
C: I think I’m serious-minded. I am calm.
I: You’re calm?
C: Yes, well, yes, I like a joke, though, good sense of humor. I don’t panic in a crisis and I enjoy working with all kinds of people. I even like,  urn,  people  who  are,  you  know, bad-tempered or something like that.
I: Yes, but where do you see yourself, in, let’s say, five years’ time?
C: Well, I am sort of a long-range thing. I see myself in the public relations and er one day I must admit I would rather like to open up my own consultancy in my hometown.
I: What is it specifically about Sino-European that attracted you?
C: Er well. First of all, 1 want to leave my present employers because they’re a small company and er I know about Sinu-European, I mean, they’re a good company, larger. I think I’ll have more scope er the work will be more challenging, I mean, quite a lot of what I do at present is quite boring, it’s routine secretarial work.
I: And you’d like to move on?
C:Yes, if I could, you know, hopefully to a job that gives me more opportunity,  so ] can use my initiative.
I: Mhm. C: Call I just ask you this question? (cough) excuse me. I’d like to know if I get this job with Sino-European, would I be able to um work abroad in one pi your overseas branches7
I: Oh yes, certainly. Urn our staff regularly do six-month placements in other bunches. So I’m sure you might.
C: Six. Oh well, that’s good um that’s what I’m interested in.
I: Mhm. Can I know we’re all human beings here and I’d like to know what you consider your strengths and your weaknesses.
C: Um strengths and weaknesses? Hahs Well, I mentioned before, I think my sense of humour err and my ability to work with all typos of people is a particular strength.
I: Yes.
C: My weakness? I don’t know, I suppose I’m a bit of a perfectionist I’m quite often dissatisfied with what I’ve done. I always think I can do it better or, you know, in a different way.
I: I wouldn’t call that a weakness, I’d call that a strength.
C: Well ah well. That’s good, I mean, apart from that I suppose I get a little bit sort of gull of the Wanderlust and that’s why I want to travel. I’m easily  bored  with  repetition  and  err  and procedure.
I: Do you have a lack of commitment?
C: No, not at all. No err once my goals are set and I’ve got the right sort o~ initiative then err I’m as committed as anybody.
I: Not one of these people who wanders off?
C: No, not at all.
I: Now (urn) is there anything else you’d like to ask me?
C: Aha yes,  if I can just get down  to  the nitty-gritty: would the salary be reviewed every six months? And after half a year you’d also be eligible to share in the company’s bonus scheme.
I: Right, well am time is pressing on, I’m afraid, so thank you very much for coming to see me and we’ll be in touch with you before the end of the week.
C: Good. Well, thank you for seeing me.
I: Goodbye.
C: Bye.