Tips Penting Interview Kerja

Anda akan mendapatkan berbagi pertanyaan yang akan dilontarkan. Pertanyaan tersebut akan mengetahui cara berfikir anda, kecerdasan anda, kepribadian anda, dan lain-lain. Makannya banyak pelamar yang ditolak karena hanya sebuah wawancara.

Untuk itu saya akan membahas tips interview kerja yang baik. Hal tersebut akan membantu mempermudah anda dalam proses menghadapi wawancara tersebut.

1. Kenali tempat
Pertama yang harus anda siapkan adalah kenali tempat wawancara anda. Hal ini akan membantu anda agar tidak gerogi saat wawancara atau anda akan rileks saat diwawancarai ditempat tersebut. Disarankan beberapa hari sebelum wawancara, anda sudah mengetahui tempatnya, bahkan sudah melihat tempatnya.
2. Persiapan
Anda harus matang-matang dalam persiapan menghadapi wawancara. Persiapkan hal-haal seperti berikut :
a. Persiapkan mental anda
b. Persiapkan sikap anda
c. Persiapkan penampilan anda supaya terlihat menarik
d. Persiapkan waktu agar tidak terlambat interview
e. Persiapkan kata-kata yang akan anda ucapkan
3. Kenali pertanyaan
Kenali pertanyaan yang akan ditanyakan kepada anda. Bisa saja anda akan mendapati pertanyaan jebakan, motivasi, minat, umum, dan lain-lain. Karena itu, untuk mengenal pertanyaan-pertanyaan tersebut akan membantu anda dalam menjawab sebuah pertanyaan yang kiranya sulit. Hal tersebut akan mengantisipasi anda dalam kesalahan menjawab.
4. Pendirian yang kuat
Jangan takut-takut. Tegaskan pendirian anda, Seorang interviewer bisa mewawancarai puluhan pelamar kerja setiap harinya. Yang akan dia ingat adalah pelamar yang stand out dan bisa menyampaikan pendapat dan pendiriannya secara menarik. Maka sebaiknya anda meluangkan waktu terlebih dulu untuk menuliskan poin yang menjadi kekuatan dan keterampilan serta prestasi anda, supaya anda lebih siap ketika mempresentasikan diri anda di depan calon employer.
5. Bawa catatan kecil
Hal ini akan membantu anda mengingat beberapa hal penting yang terjadi saat interview. Tulislah jawaban dan pertanyaan yang terlontar saat interview. Jangan malu-malu dalam hal ini, karena membantu anda mengingat dan anda akan terlihat provesional.
6. Latihan sebelum presentasi
Jika anda diminta untuk mempresentasikan materi anda, jaga contentnya agar tetap sederhana namun tegas. Jangan terlalu cepat selesai atau terlalu panjang dalam memberikan jawaban. Meluangkan waktu untuk berlatih di depan cermin akan membantu timing anda ketika menjabarkan jawaban.
7. Siapkan pertanyaan
Dalam akhir interview anda akan diberikan kesempatan untuk bertanya. Gunakan kesempatan tersebut untuk mengetahui hal yang mungkin belum anda ketahui. seperti prospek kerja, program pelatihan terkait pekerjaan yang anda inginkan atau kesempatan berkarir, dan lain sebagainya. Tapi, jangan tiba-tiba menyerang dengan pertanyaan-pertanyaan.
8. Lakukan follow-up
Setelah interview selesai, ketika anda hendak meninggalkan ruangan interview, jangan lupakan eye contact dan senyum. Jika anda tertarik dengan pekerjaan tersebut, kirimkan surat dalam waktu 24 jam yang menyatakan minat anda tersebut. Dalam perjalanan pulang, sempatkan untuk menulis draft surat tersebut dengan memanfaatkan catatan dan memori anda selagi masih segar. Dengan mengirimkan follow-up letter secepat mungkin akan menunjukkan minat dan kesungguhan anda dan dapat memberikan nilai tambah sendiri di mata interviewer.

And Now We Learn Spanish Lesson and the Present Perfect Tense

This Spanish Grammar lesson covers the Present Perfect Tense.  Similar to English, the Present Perfect in Spanish means a compound tense that means used frequently, and quite easy to learn.  The Present Perfect means a compound tense because it requires an auxiliary verb, haber (to have) and the past participle of the verb. As in English, the verb haber always comes before the
present  participle.

The conjugation pattern means as follows:

To Have (Present tense)  +  Past Participle

Here means an example of the present perfect tense in English:

Carl has worked a lot this year.

In the above example, the verb “has worked” means in the Present Perfect Tense because it indicates a fact or an act in the past.  However it also indicates a period of time that has not completely elapsed.

Another use for the Present Perfect that means similar to the previous example, means to express an action that has taken place, but whose time has not been definitely established.

Here means another example of the Present Perfect in English:

Martha has eaten very little.

for now example, the verb “has eaten” means in the Present Perfect to express that Martha ate in the past. However, it implies that a definite time in which this took place has not been determined.

To understand this tense better, let’s review the conjugation of the auxiliary verb haber in the present tense:

Yo he   (I have)                                                nosotros hemos (we have)
tú has   (you have)                                            ellos han (they have)
él ha     (he has)                                                ellas han (they have)
Ella ha  (she has)                                              ustedes han (you have)
Usted ha (you have)
Remember, with haber conjugated in the present tense, all that needs to be included means the past participle of the verb that means intended.

With this in mind, what follows means the conjugation for the Present Perfect for -ar verbs.

Hablar (To Speak)                                          Past Participle: Hablado (Spoken)

Yo he hablado  (I have spoken)                        nosotros hemos hablado (we have spoken)
tú has hablado  (you have spoken)                    ellos han hablado (they have spoken)
él ha hablado    (he has spoken)                        ellas han hablado (they have spoken)
ella ha   hablado (she hasspoken)                      ustedes han hablado (you have  spoken)
usted ha hablado (you have spoken)

Here means an example with hablar:

Jaime ha hablado mucho de su boda.
(Jaime has spoken a lot about his wedding.)

Once again, notice how similar the conjugation pattern for the Present Perfect means in Spanish and English.  The auxiliary verb haber (to have) always comes before the past participle of the verb.

Conjugations for regular -er and and -ir verbs mirror a similar pattern.

Comer (to eat)                                                 Past Particple: Comido (Eaten)

Yo he comido   (I have eaten)                           nosotros hemos comido (we have eaten)
tú has comido   (you have eaten)                       ellos han comido (they have eaten)
él ha comido     (he has eaten)                           ellas han comido (they have eaten)
ella ha   comido (she has eaten)                         ustedes han comido (you have eaten)
usted ha comido (you have eaten)

Here means an example with comer:

He comido mucho hoy.  (I have eaten a lot today.)

Salir (to go out)                                                Past Participle: Salido (Gone out)

Yo he salido     (I have gone out)                      nosotros hemos salido (we have gone out)
tú has salido      (you have gone out)                  ellos han salido (they have gone out)
él ha salido       (he has gone out)                      ellas han salido (they have gone out)
ella ha   salido (she has gone out)                       ustedes han salido (you have gone out)
usted ha salido (you have gone out)

Here means an example with salir:

Juan Carlos ha salido mucho esta noche.
(Juan Carlos has gone out a lot tonight.)

Even the verb ir, which means normally an irregular verb in Spanish, has a regular conjugation in the Present Perfect.

Ir (to go)                                              Past Participle: Ido (gone)

Yo he ido         (I have gone)                nosotros hemos ido (we have gone)
tú has ido          (you have gone)            ellos han ido (they have gone)
él ha ido           (he has gone)                ellas han ido (they have gone)
Ella ha  ido       (she has gone)              ustedes han ido (you have gone)
Usted ha ido     (you have gone)

What follows are a few examples using the Present Perfect Tense:

Andrés ha pensado mucho en su país.
(Andrés has thought a lot about his country.)

Mi vecina Rosa y su hija Carmen han estado en casa todo el día.
(My neighbor and her daughter Carmen have been home all day.)

La República Dominicana ha producido peloteros excelentes.
(The Dominican Republic has produced excellent baseball players.)

Este año, hemos donado nuestras computadoras a esa organización.
(This year, we have donated our computers to that organization.)

He estado en Nueva York desde el año 2000.
(I have been in New York since the year 2000.)

Usted ha estado de dieta.
(You have been on a diet.)

Despite the Present Perfect’s relatively simple conjugation, it should be noted that the Present Perfect Tense means also used with reflexive verbs.

This means expressed in the following example:

Mi papá se ha afeitado hoy.
(My father has shaved today.)

Note how the previously discussed pattern for the Present Perfect Tense means repeated. The only difference means that the reflexive pronoun must come before the auxiliary verb haber and before the past participle of the verb.

Reflexive Pronoun         +          Present tense of Haber             +          Past Participle

Other examples of reflexive verbs in the Present Perfect Tense are:

Me he cansado mucho hoy.
(I have been tired a lot today.)

El bebé de Juanita se ha enfermado.
(Juanita’s baby has gotten sick.)

Las muchachas se han divertido en el parque.
(The girls have had fun in the park.)

Te has sentado.
(You have sat down.)

Now let’s try a few exercises.  Translate the following into Spanish.  The answers follow the exercise.

1.         My friends have eaten my food.
2.         Have you brushed your teeth?
3.         Mariaelena and I have gone out to play.
4.         The volunteer doctors have helped them a lot.
5.         Roberto and Ana have gotten married.
6.         Our son John has visited his aunt and uncle.
7.         David has talked a lot during the class.
8.         Frida has wanted to go to school early.

1.         Mis amigos han comido mi comida.
2.         ¿Te has cepillado los dientes?
3.         Mariaelena y yo hemos salido a jugar.
4.         Los doctores voluntarios los han ayudado mucho.
5.         Roberto y Ana se han casado.
6.         Nuestro hijo John ha visitado a sus tios.
7.         David ha hablado mucho durante la clase.
8.         Frida ha querido ir a la escuela temprano.

Let Us Learn Spanish Lesson and the Past Participle for It

In this Spanish lesson you will learn the Past Participle and its different uses.  Although this lesson is actually briefer than past lessons, the Past Participle is very important if you want to learn how to speak Spanish.  Its formation is quite simple.  As in English, the Past Participle in Spanish  is a central element in most topics of discussion.

In general, the Past Participle is best understood as having 4 distinct uses that include  past and present actions, and adjectives.  Although this range in usage seems broad, understanding each particular use can be learned and applied rather easily with practice.

The Past Participle is rather simple to form.  For -ar verbs, an -ado is added to the verb’s stem.

For example:

The stem of the verb hablar (to speak) is habl.  With this in mind, an -ado is added to habl to form the Past Participle for hablar:  hablado.

The formation of the Past Participle for -er and -ir verbs parallel this pattern.  However, an -ido is added to the er or ir verb’s stem.

For example:

In the case of the verb beber (to drink), its stem is beb.  An -ido is then added to beb to form its Past Participle: bebido.

Similarly, to form the Past Participle for salir (to go out) an -ido is added to its stem, sal.  Its Past Participle is: salido.

With the Past Participle’s basic format in mind, what follows are examples of it for both regular and irregular verbs:

Examples of the Regular Past Participle:

Infinitive                                                Past Participle

estar (to be)                                         estado
bailar (to dance)                                  bailado
cenar (to eat supper)                            cenado
almorzar (to eat lunch)             almorzado
desayunar (to eat breakfast)                 desayunado
limpiar (to clean)                                 limpiado
dar (to give)                                         dado
llorar  (to cry)                                      llorado
lloviznar (to drizzle)                             lloviznado
tener (to have)                                      tenido
creer (to believe)                                  creido
leer (to read)                                        leido
querer (to want, to love)                       querido
partir (to leave)                                    partido
ir (to go)                                              ido
vivir (to live)                                        vivido
dormir (to sleep)                                  dormido

Examples of the Irregular Past Participle:

Infinitive                                                Past Participle

poner (to put)                                       puesto
ver (to see)                                          visto
volver (to return)                                  vuelto
resolver (to resolve)                             resuelto
escribir (to write)                                 escrito
abrir (to open)                                     abierto
hacer (to make)                                   hecho
satisfacer (to satisfy)                            satisfecho
morir (to die)                                       muerto
decir (to say)                                        dicho
cubrir (to cover)                                  cubierto

The 4 main uses of the Past Participle are as follows:

1.         The Past Participle is often used in compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber (to have).   you have seen this use in the Lesson on  the Present Perfect Tense.  In the Present Perfect Tense the past participle  of the sentence’s main verb is added to haber to express a past action that has not completely elapsed.

Let’s briefly review this use:

Juana ha estado en su cuarto todo el día.
(Juana has been in her room all day)

He querido ir a California.
(I have wanted to go to California.)

Mario ha vivido en Bogotá.
(Mario has lived in Bogotá.)

2.         The Past Participle is used for the passive voice and usually follows the verbs ser or estar (to be).  When the Past Participle reflects the passive voice, it must agree with the subject’s gender and number.

For example:

El papá de Diego está herido.
(Diego’s father is hurt.)

La hermana de Rogelio está cansada.
(Rogelio’s sister is tired.)

3.         At times, the verbs llevar and tener are used instead of the verb haber in compound tenses (as in the Present Perfect Tense).  When this occurs, the Past Participle must agree with the attribute’s gender and number.  Although this use may seem awkward, think of it as forming an alternative expression for indefinite past actions.

For example:

Tengo hecha la comida.
(I have made the food.)

Juan lleva pagada la cuenta.
(Juan has paid the check.)

4.         The Past Participle can also be used as an adjective.  Keep in mind that for this use, the Past Participle acts as an adjective and must agree in gender and number with the noun.

For example:

Un vestido hecho a mano
(A dress made by hand)

Un hombre educado
(An educated man)

Un bebé mimado
(A spoiled baby)

Now let’s try a few exercises.  Translate the following into Spanish.  The answers follow the exercise.

1.         An opened door
2.         A cleaned room
3.         you have spoken.
4.         Juan has cooked.
5.         A cooked chicken
6.         Roberta’s brother is tired.
7.         Juana’s mother is educated.
8.         Marcos has made the dessert.
9.         She has opened the door.
10.       Have you seen Milagros?

1.         Una puerta abierta
2.         Un cuarto limpiado
3.         Hemos hablado.
4.         Juan ha cocinado.
5.         Un pollo cocinado
6.         El hermano de Roberta está cansado.
7.         La madre de Juana es educada.
8.         Marcos tiene hecho el postre.
9.         Ella ha abierto la puerta.
10.       ¿Has visto a Milagros?