Describe a well-paid job that you think you would be good at. You should say: what the job is what qualifications are required for this job how this job is different from other jobs and say why you think you would be good at this job. [You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to think about what you are going to say. You can make some notes to help you if you wish. ] Model Answer 1: There are many well-paid jobs in the job markets, and I feel like I would be good at doing many of them without much difficulties (forgive me if I sound a bit too “confident” here). But, for the lack of time, I am allowed to talk about only one of those jobs here.
The job is more popularly known as “Foreign Affairs Analyst”, which has fascinated me since my high school days, not only because it pays well, but also because it is different from any other jobs in some significant ways. For example, no other jobs allow a person to represent his or her country to the rest of the world in such a comprehensive manner, like the job of a foreign affair analyst, by analyzing its strengths and weaknesses on different levels of political, economic and geo-strategic objectives. However, some people might argue here that corporate jobs also do the same thing, but, in response, I would say that they conduct such analysis only on a “micro” level while a Foreign Affairs Analyst does that on a “macro” level. Another distinct aspect of this job is that it involves extensive travelling to different countries and residing there for a long period of time, unlike many other jobs, so that the job holders can study the activities of those countries closely in order to secure the national interests of his/her country. By the way, while anybody with a tertiary educational qualification can do the job of a foreign affairs analyst, it would rather be better if he/she at least has a Bachelor degree or equivalent qualifications in “International Relation” or “Political Science’.
Anyway, I think that I would be good at this job primarily because I have been very passionate about learning about different cultures, traditions and lifestyles of different countries, which certainly could come handy for an aspiring foreign affairs analyst. In fact, I have even travelled to a number of our neighbouring countries in the past. Besides, my “above average” negotiation skills and “tact”, would help me to do the job better than many other people. Sample Answer 2: The job of a ‘Sales Manager’ in Germany is surprisingly challenging and at the same time, highly rewarding. This job is well-paid and comes with many other benefits. Hence, a good number of candidates in my country try to get the job and grow their career as a sales manager. I think I will be an accomplished sales manager if I am given the opportunity. This is a nice cue card topic and I would like to thank you for the chance to let me talk about it. The position of a sales manager requires at least a graduation degree from a reputed university or college. The degree should be focused on finance, marketing, business or any other similar discipline. Without proper knowledge of the marketing system, someone would struggle to set the right strategies for achieving sales target. A company will be expecting results from a sales manager. Usually, other jobs come with fewer challenges while the job of a sales manager brings constant hurdles and not to mention the difficult sales targets and obstacles of managing a large team. Failure is not accepted in this position. Sales managers grow amid the challenges and establish their companies as brand entities in the market. Moreover, the reward of this job is high. The sales managers always get benefits for their efforts and success. Being a student of business studies, I am gathering the required academic skills to be a sales manager for a large brand. Besides, I have some part-time job experience in this field and have been working in a product manufacturing company for the last two years. My skills in analysing the market and understanding the target audience along with my persuasive skills make me a deserving candidate for this job. However, there is a catch! I can't apply for this post directly. I will have to prove myself as a salesperson first and then be promoted as a sales manager who would be responsible for managing a large team of other salesmen.
Describe
a
well
-paid
job
that you
think
you would be
good
at. You should say: what the
job
is what qualifications
are required
for this
job
how this
job
is
different
from
other
jobs
and say why you
think
you would be
good
at this
job
. [You will
have to
talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to
think
about what you are going to say. You can
make
some
notes to
help
you if you wish.
]
Model Answer 1: There are
many
well
-paid
jobs
in the
job
markets, and I feel like I would be
good
at doing
many
of them without
much
difficulties (forgive me if I sound a bit too “confident” here).
But
, for the lack of time, I am
allowed
to talk about
only
one of those
jobs
here.
The
job
is more
popularly
known as
“Foreign
Affairs
Analyst”
, which has fascinated me since my high school days, not
only
because
it pays
well
,
but
also
because
it is
different
from any
other
jobs
in
some
significant ways.
For example
, no
other
jobs
allow
a person to represent
his or her
country
to the rest of the world in such a comprehensive manner, like the
job
of a
foreign
affair
analyst
, by analyzing its strengths and weaknesses on
different
levels of political, economic and
geo-strategic
objectives.
However
,
some
people
might argue here that corporate
jobs
also
do the same thing,
but
, in response, I would say that they conduct such analysis
only
on a “micro” level while a
Foreign
Affairs
Analyst
does that on a “macro” level. Another distinct aspect of this
job
is that it involves extensive travelling to
different
countries
and residing there for a long period of time, unlike
many
other
jobs
,
so
that the
job
holders can study the activities of those
countries
closely
in order to secure the national interests of his/her
country
.
By the way, while anybody with a tertiary educational qualification can do the
job
of a
foreign
affairs
analyst
, it would
rather
be better if he/she at least has a Bachelor degree or equivalent qualifications in “International Relation” or “Political Science’.
Anyway
, I
think
that I would be
good
at this
job
primarily
because
I have been
very
passionate
about learning about
different
cultures, traditions and lifestyles of
different
countries
, which
certainly
could
come
handy for an aspiring
foreign
affairs
analyst
. In fact, I have even travelled to a number of our
neighbouring
countries
in the past.
Besides
, my “above average” negotiation
skills
and “tact”, would
help
me to do the
job
better than
many
other
people
.
Sample Answer 2: The
job
of a
‘Sales
Manager’
in Germany is
surprisingly
challenging and at the same time,
highly
rewarding. This
job
is
well
-paid and
comes
with
many
other
benefits.
Hence
, a
good
number of candidates in my
country
try to
get
the
job
and grow their career as a
sales
manager
. I
think
I will be an accomplished
sales
manager
if I am
given
the opportunity. This is a nice cue card topic and I would like to thank you for the chance to
let
me talk about it.
The position of a
sales
manager
requires at least a graduation degree from a reputed university or college. The degree should
be focused
on finance, marketing, business or any
other
similar discipline. Without proper knowledge of the marketing system, someone would struggle to set the
right
strategies for achieving
sales
target. A
company
will be expecting results from a
sales
manager
.
Usually
,
other
jobs
come
with fewer challenges while the
job
of a
sales
manager
brings constant hurdles and not to mention the difficult
sales
targets and obstacles of managing a large team. Failure is not
accepted
in this position.
Sales
managers
grow amid the challenges and establish their
companies
as brand entities in the market.
Moreover
, the reward of this
job
is high. The
sales
managers
always
get
benefits for their efforts and success.
Being a student of business studies, I am gathering the required academic
skills
to be a
sales
manager
for a large brand.
Besides
, I have
some
part-time
job
experience in this field and have been working in a product manufacturing
company
for the last two years. My
skills
in
analysing
the market and understanding the target audience along with my persuasive
skills
make
me a deserving candidate for this
job
.
However
, there is a catch! I can't apply for this post
directly
. I will
have to
prove myself as a salesperson
first
and then
be promoted
as a
sales
manager
who would be responsible for managing a large team of
other
salesmen.