Interview Preparation: How to prepare for a job interview in English in Dubai.

Interview preparation: It is very common that we face a job interview in English in Dubai, when we are in a selection process for a multinational company. But in the current job market, we can also see that a large number of the job offers that are published include, as a requirement, having a certain level of English , so I am going to give you some tips so you can prepare yourself, and overcome any interview. .

During an interview in English, they will want to know what your level is, something necessary to assess whether you would fit into the company and the position you are applying for. So you must demonstrate your command of the language, both in terms of understanding and how to express yourself. Since if you understand what they tell you, but you do not have the fluency to express yourself, it will be of little use in a real situation. And therefore, you would be excluded from the selection process.

Depending on the demands of the position and the way of interviewing the recruiter, you may face an interview entirely in English, or you may be changing languages to ask yourself specific questions. In any case, it is essential that you have prepared the answers to the most frequently asked questions, as you would for any other interview, but in this case doing it in English and practicing pronunciation until you manage to do it correctly.

Interview preparation tips:

Talk about your academic training:

Academic training

I graduated from ___ University (High School, College ) in ___. – You can use this phrase when asked in which  university you graduated from and what year it was: “I graduated from Polytechnic University of Catalonia in 2012”

I graduated as ___ in ___. – It is a way of saying when you graduated exactly and what was your specialty: “I graduated as an Electronics Engineer in 2012.”

Answer questions about your professional profile

When the time comes to describe yourself or talk about the background or successes and failures of your professional career. You have to throw away resources and remember the preparation you have done at home; it is not worth going over the top or even worse. To stay blank.

Describing your profile

I have experience in___. I have worked ___ years in the ___. I have experience in commissioning and testing of medical equipment. I worked for seven years in the health sector.

I am a worker who focuses on goals, i am a goal-oriented person; I always enjoy working by setting specific goals for myself and achieve them. / , I always like to work setting specific goals and accomplishing them.

Goal-oriented – if you can take the necessary actions that allow you to meet the set objectives, you are a goal-oriented worker. So use it!

Common questions and answers in any job interview in English

Whether you have a beginner level, or if you have the much-used “medium-high level of English” that can be seen in most Arab resumes, the ideal is for you to make a list of the most common questions that are usually asked in the sector you want to work, become proficient in some of the jargon (make by yourself a “ vocabulary list ”) and most important above all, you have to answer ready for all the questions the HR or interviewer may have to ask about your studies and professional career, etc.

These are the “interview questions” that they can ask you in any interview in English in Dubai :

Tell me a little bit more about the previous work you did at your previous company in Dubai or anywhere else. (Explain a little more about the work you did at your previous company.)

Try to focus on explaining those examples in which you excelled doing a certain job, how you managed to solve problems, or how did your experience helped you make your own decisions, and successfully complete a task.

Why do you want this job? (Why do you want this job?)

This is one of the most common questions, and can be asked in different ways (What interested you in our offer? Why do you want to work here?), But all of them try to find out more about your real motivation and your knowledge of the company and the job or work. You must show that you know both things and that you are there convinced of what you want to achieve.

What are your salary expectations? (which are your expectations of Salari?)

Talking about the workday, overtime and salary expectations are very common when we are interviewing for a new job. Try to know in advance what the salaries are in your sector and always indicate an average salary, without positioning yourself at an exact figure, it should be something open to negotiation.

To the interviewer interested in getting a candidate that meets the expectations of the company, and it will ask you for your skills and experience ( skills and experience ), so it is very clear through practical examples.

Example of an interview in English in Dubai – Interview Preparation

We are going to see a small example of how an interview can be in English in Dubai, and we will also see how you can pose your own questions to the interviewer in Dubai. Which will serve both to demonstrate that you have prepared the interview and know the company and to find out specific data that will help you to finish evaluating the job offer of the company and see if that is exactly what you are looking for.

Although in each company and for each candidate, you can do different interviews and questions. The truth is that these guidelines are always followed, so let’s check the following example:

Let’s suppose that Ahmed, an Electronic Engineer , has responded to a job offer in a company dedicated to the sale and maintenance of medical equipment, and today he attends a personal job interview in which he will be interviewed by a human resources person (HR Recruiter ), let’s see how it would work. Ready?

HR Recruiter: Good morning, Ahmad. Nice to meet you.

Ahmad: Good morning, sir, it’s nice to meet you too.

H : Well, come with me. Have a seat.

A : Yes, thanks sir .

H : Tell me a little bit about your background or yourself? 

A : Well, I’m 32 years old and I’m from India. I graduated there at the University of engineering and technalogy as an Electronics Engineer in the year 2012. When I finished my studies I started working at a company which dedicated to the distribution of medical equipment, and I’ve worked on the same sector ever since.

I’ve always wanted to come live in Dubai so here I am.

H : Very well. I’ve read your CV and according to your CV you have the proper skills for this position. But tell me a little bit more about your work you did in the previous company.

(Very well. I have read your resume and I see that you have the appropriate experience for this position. But, explain a little more about the work you did in your previous company.)

A : Of course. As you can see, I’ve always worked at the medical field in the company that makes medical equipment, and i was alwayds fully dedicated in my work in my previous job.

(Yes, as you can see I have always worked in companies in the medical field that manufacture and distribute medical equipment, and i was always fully dedicated in my last job.)

H : Why did you leave your job? / Why did you leave your job?

A : When I was hired in the company, at the start, the job and growth expectations were quite attractive. But with the passage of time in the company, things changed, and I couldn’t get to progress as I was expecting.

(When I was hired, the job and growth expectations were very attractive. But after a few years in the company things changed, and I couldn’t move forward as I would have liked.)

H : How do you know, who told you about our company?

A : Well, your company is well known for many years; you’re well-known in the industry for the quality of products and work. You always worked at an international level and I’m quite familiar with your quality and product catalog. I know you’ve recently been granted an important contract by 15 new hospitals.

(Well, it is a company that I know about for years, in this sector you are known for quality products. Your company works internationally and I know your product catalog very well. I know that you have now achieved an important contract with 15 new hospitals.)

H : Why do you prefer to work for us?

A : I believe I will fit quite well in this company as it provide quality. I like the way you provide quality of your products, and for what I’ve read the policy of your company, I am completely comfortable working in your company.

(I think that i love quality and the company also focus on quality, it could fit very well in this company. I like how you manufacture your products, and from what I have read about your business policy, I would feel very glad and comfortable working here.)

H : Why should we hire you? 

A : When I read your job offering, I saw you were looking for a person with experience in the field of maintenance of medical equipment, and I’ve worked for 7 years on the same field, as i already mentioned above i always dedicated to my work and same is the requirement of your company, i hope i fulfill your requirement.

(When I read the job offer, I could see that you were looking for a person with experience in maintenance of medical equipment, and I have worked 7 years in the medical industry, always dedicated, that’s your requirement for job as well.)

H : Do you have any question? 

A : Well, I’d like to know about the working hours and its arrangement?

To say goodbye, you should say something like that:

–  I really appreciate this opportunity. Thank you for your precious time,. Could I please have your e-mail in case if I need to ask you any further questions?

(, I really appreciate this opportunity. Thanks for your precious time, Could you give me your email in any case so I need to ask you any more questions?)

So you can take the opportunity to send him a thank you note, or ask him a question that you couldn’t ask him due to nerves in those situations.

Extract some data in the telephone interview – Interview Preparation Tips

When you are contacted by phone to make an appointment or undergo a first telephone interview. Take the opportunity to try to get some information about how the process will continue from there, what exactly they are looking for or some information about the person who will interview you and the tests or exams you will have to pass.

• Who should I ask for when I arrive?
• What is the name of the person who will do the interview?
• Do they do any exams to the candidates?

Interview Preparation Questions 

The five most important asked questions in an interview in English in Dubai (And their best answers)

I have decided to tell you about what are the five most important questions in an interview in English in Dubai and their best answers you can give there. Since I have noticed that many people who face their first interview believe that they are going to ask them about strange or too difficult things to find an adequate answer. But the truth is that a large part of the questions asked in an interview in English have been asked frequently, for years, and they are repeated to all the candidates, to get certain references that allow them to compare and assess the candidates

You do not need to memorize these responses, as they are helpful in avoiding nerves and making a good impression. The idea is that you adapt these all to your case, and mention all things that are relevant to the position you applied for, and that at the same time are related to your experience and abilities etc.

1 # Tell me about your background and yourself?

Don’t talk too much about your background and yourself,  and don’t talk about it too little. Practice it until you reach a balanced point of this information. If you are not asked to focus on a certain stage of work or student, you could respond by starting with the present, explaining something about past experience, and ending by talking about the future, and the opportunity they are giving you:

“I’m currently working as a supervisor at an IT company where I do supervision tasks. Before that I managed the Information Technology department, i worked at a security company where I worked for four years where learned a lot about my profession. And even though those jobs were great reasons for my professional development,  now I feel that I should work at this company, since this company focuses a lot more on projects I’m really passionate about. ”

2 # Why do you want to work in this company? 

When they ask you, because you are interested in this job or because you want to work in this company, what they want to know is if you have spent time investigating what they do there and what your work will consist of. If you are convincing and talk about their new projects, their products or how you match their business philosophy, you will imply that you have applied for the job offer because it really interests you and that you take the opportunity they are giving you seriously.

“Having worked on teams that had teammates with very different backgrounds, I feel I’m prepared to work on the latest project you’ve been working on. I could be an asset to the company from the very first day. ”

“I’m well aware of your products and I know that you pay a lot of attention to detail for quality production, so I’d like to work with your type of people who put much effort into creating quality products. I know your company takes good care of its workers and that you offer a lot of advancement opportunities and training. So it will be a pride for me to be part of your team. ”

3 # What Is Your Greatest Strength? (What is your greatest strength?)

Another of the questions that you must necessarily prepare yourself, and my advice is that you at least know how to name 3 of your strengths, since that is what is usually asked. The interviewer hopes that you have taken your time to reflect and analyze yourself, so respond naturally and without rushing. The best thing is that you accompany your strengths with real examples of success, in this case it is important to demonstrate them and not just mention them.

Focus on the use of compound adjectives that I already suggested in the article on five tips to overcome the job interview.

“I have very good writing skills. I’ve worked as a writer for several newspapers and I can adapt every style, whether it is for your writing press releases or blog readers. You can see I even won some awards. ”

“I’m focused on solving customer problems. I’ve worked for seven years in Customer Service and i always helped people and loved it. As you can see in my communication, my recommendations and problem-solving skills are specifically acknowledged. ”

4-What Is Your Greatest Weakness? (What is your greatest weakness?)

It is good to recognize your own weaknesses, so never give the answer of it that “I have no weaknesses.” Rather what they want to know is if we know ourselves and if we have identified our weaknesses, as a first step to solve them and to be able to carry out our work normally.

I have a hard time staying organized. But I had to learn how to be organized. Thanks to a good time management system, Now I am always able to keep my tasks well organized and up to date. ”

(It costs me a lot to be organized. But I have had to learn how to do it. Thanks to a good time management system, I always manage to keep my tasks up to date.)

“I often spent too much time on one particular task. But I’ve realized that by managing some tasks we are always able to achieve our goal. ”

“I’m not fond of administrative tasks. But then I realized that if I plan to work on them at earlier, then I no longer have to deal with them later. Now I’m always the first one who handles them well. ”

5 # What are your salary expectations? (which are your expectations of Salari?)

The question of how much you want to earn or what your expectations are, is generally directed to jobs of a certain rank, and requires on your part an investigation process if you have not previously held an equal or similar position. Since it can be just as negative to give a number, as giving too small a number. In any case, it is advisable that you should refer to salary ranges instead of specific figures, making it clear that you could negotiate about it.

The answer may vary depending on whether the question is asked at the beginning of the interview or at the end, but the idea would be the following:

“Neither i am obsessed with money nor its my main motive. But I know that in my sector, they are paying a gross annual salary of  100,000 to  150,000, so based on my experience and education, I should receive a salary inside that range. ”

“I will appreciate it if you could make an offer to me for this position, keeping in mind what you already know about my education and experience.”

“The job you’ve described is different from other jobs I’ve had, so if you could tell me a little about my responsibilities and inform me about normal working days, I will be able to have a better idea of ​​what salary should be for this job. ”

Try to create empathy during the interview – Interview Preparation Tips

You should always prepare and try to leave a mark on the interviewer. If you can remember him, who you are and how you are, you will already have half a battle won. For that, you must have spent time investigating the company and the person who will do the interview, always try to ask relevant questions.

– How long have you been working in that company? 

– Currently, how many people are there in your department? 

Ideas for saying goodbye – Interview Preparation Tips

The right time to say thank the interviewer is the time when you say goodbye, and try to observe it if it went right. You should directly ask him if he thinks you have the necessary qualities, it is your last chance to know if there is something that he has not understood or if you have failed in something or, and you can explain it well.

– What qualities should the candidate occupying this position have?

– Now that you have explained all the characteristics about that position. What is the next step?

– Could I have your contact information? I’d like to hear from you again. / Can you give me your business contact information? I would like to hear from you again.

Conclusions

Make sure to match your answers to what the company is looking for and the characteristics of the position. You must convey security through your answers, convey the idea that you are there because you want to join the company from the first day, and that you know exactly what they work on and how you could help them.