learn job interview english: "tell me about yourself" vocabulary and idioms

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“Tell me about yourself.” Question 1

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Tell me about yourself.Question 1

Vocabulary

Vocabulary and Idioms

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DepartmentA part of a company that works on one task

SupervisorA person who manages people in a company

AssociateAnother name for an employee; someone who works at a company but is not a leader

FreelancerSomeone who is not an employee, but works for several different companies on a contract

Idioms

Im a jack of all trades. For the past 6 years, Ive worked with JavaScript, Java, C++, Ruby on Rails and Python.Jack of All Trades

A person who is good at a lot of things, but not an expert in one thing

Resident ___________ expert

My passion is iOS development. In my most recent position, I was the resident Swift expert. The team was building their first iOS app and I was hired to lead the project.

A person in a team or group that is an expert or the best at a skill

Guy Friday

Gal Friday

A person in a company that does many different types of jobsIm the Girl Friday. I do everything from ordering office supplies to answering customer emails and picking up lunch.

People Person

I am a people person. Ive had a variety of writing jobs, but they always involve working with people.

A person who enjoys and is good at working with people

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