5 A summary of yourself
It is important for any interview situation to be able to give a clear and concise summary of yourself and your interests. This activity gives you that chance, so remember to keep a record of your final summary in your notebook – it could come in very handy.
Activity 3 Drafting a personal statement
One of the ways of putting yourself in the right frame of mind for this task is to envisage that you are in a lift with someone very important at your workplace. You introduce yourselves, and then your very important person (VIP) asks:
‘What do you do?’
What would you say? Remember that it needs to be short and sweet because you only have the lift journey in which to say it.
Write no more than three sentences as your answer in your notebook.
Comment
You may have found it tricky to sum yourself up in three sentences, but the important thing to remember is not to cram in too many facts, try to make it sound natural, and show in your tone that you enjoy your work.
a.
I am Tin Tin Win. I just work on the tills … I like the fact that it keeps me busy.
b.
I am Tin Tin Win and I work on the till in the food section. I really like the fact that I get to specialise in one type of product.
c.
I’m Tin Tin Win. I work on the food section. I really enjoy being able to answer queries and, of course, taking the customer’s money – because that keeps us all in a job.
The correct answer is c.
In the next section, you’ll finalise the statement that says who you are.
4.3 Special situations