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Good afternoon
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Good afternoon
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Take a seat
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Thank you
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Tell me about yourself ?
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I'm (Paul Wordsmith), I'm 25 years old and I live
in Chambéry. I'm studying for a BTS in 'Informatique de Gestion'
(computer studies) It is a sandwich course which involves both a work
placement and study. I'm working for IBM and I'm studying at ECORIS in
Chambéry.
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Do you have any interests or hobbies ?
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I play badminton once a week and I go snowboarding
in the winter.
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Where do you work ?
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I work for Highwave Optical Technologies. Highwave's headquarters and main
manufacturing
facilities are located in Lannion - France
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What does your company do ?
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It produces optical, mechanical, and electronic solutions
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What are you responsibilities ?
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I look after the network, resolve software
and hardware problems and help colleagues if they have any queries.
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Do you like working for Highwave ?
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I like the variety of the work, and there is a
good team spirit.
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Would you like to continue working with this
company after your BTS ?
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Yes I would, If I was offered a full time
position. This seems unlikely to their recent financial difficulties so
I’m looking for a full time job in order to increase my experience.
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What would you like to do in the future ?
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I’d like to continue to work in the field of
computing, and maybe become a IT Manager with a large organisation. This
would involve taking responsibility for the maintenance of servers and the
installation of the new software and for staffing a help-desk and a
support group.
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questions that
you might be asked
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Have you ever travelled to an English speaking
country ?
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I have travelled to England as part of a school
exchange, but I’d like to travel more.
I like learning languages and learning about different cultures.
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What has been you most valuable experience ?
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My experience at this school learning the
theoretical side, together with putting this into practice at work has
been a great experience.
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What is the least interesting part of your work ?
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I don’t like routine, repairing the same old
printer problem or helping people who don’t know anything about
computers.
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What aspects of your personality make you suitable
in you present job ?
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I like taking responsibility and like working in a
team. I’m also quite ambitious and demand a lot from myself and others.
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