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Etc.

If you are currently a student you should use the following present tenses:

I am currently studying at the University of New York and will graduate with a degree in

Economics in the spring.

I am studying English at the Borough Community College.

Etc.

Remember to include any training you may have had when talking about your education. This

includes any computer training, correspondence courses, etc. Make sure to mention your

English studies. This is very important as English is not your first language and the employer

may be concerned about this fact. Assure the employer that you are continuing to improve

your English skills by any courses you may be taking, or by saying that you study a certain

number of hours a week to improve your skills.

Experience and Qualifications

Work experience is by far the most important topic of any job interview (at least in the United

States and Britain). Therefore, it is important to explain what experience you have in detail.

Generally, employers want to know exactly what you did and how well you accomplished

your tasks. This is not the time to be modest. Be confident, and talk freely about your

accomplishments in past employment.

The tenses you should use are the following:

When talking about current employment be careful to use the present perfect or present

perfect continuous. This signals that you are still performing these tasks at your current job,

for example:

Smith and Co. have employed me for the last 3 years as a salesperson.

I have been creating customer contacts for 6months.

Etc.

When talking about past employers use the past tenses to signal that you are no longer

working for that company, for example:

I was employed by Jackson's from 1989 to 1992 as a clerk.

I worked as a receptionist at the Ritz while I was living in New York.

Etc.

Talking about Responsibilities

Most importantly, you will need to demonstrate your qualifications and skills, which are

required for the job you are applying for. The job skills that you have acquired in the past may

not have been for the same exact job. Therefore, it is important to show how the capabilities

you do have relate to the job you are applying for.

I remember a wonderful example of adapting skills to fit the job desired. I had a student from

Moscow who had worked as the manager of an important theater in Moscow. Unfortunately,

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