USEFUL LANGUAGE UNIT 16.

I WORK WELL UNDER PREASURE

THINGS YOU CAN SAY I graduated in Hotel Management from Madrid University I think Im good at working in a team. I work well under preasure. Im an effective trouble-shooter. I always meet deadlines.

THINGS YOU MIGHT HEAR You should try to play to your strengths. Employers look for people who can relate on many levels. You need to be a good people person. They want people who can act on their own initiative. It shouldnt take you long to get up to speed.

VOCABULARY Trouble shooter= persona que localiza y resuelve problemas To meet deadlines= cumplir con las fechas lmite (para terminar un trabajo, por ejemplo) To play your strenghts= People person= (informal) sb who gets on well with others= persona sociable Take long= tardar, llevar un tiempo, demorarse Get up to= llegar a (reach), hacer (do) Mumble= murmurar Beforehand= de antemano, con anticipacin, con antelacin To tailor=adaptar (hacer a medida) Get off to a good start= tener un buen comienzo, empezar con buen pie To make an interview= concertar una entrevista, hacerse con la entrevista (ganarte al entrevistador) To break an interview= no acudir a un entrevista, arruinar o estropear la entrevista Resum= CV To go down well= ser bien recibido, caer bien To start off= empezar, comenzar (para hablar del primer trabajo) Anything at all= cualquier cosa Accounting= contabilidad Junior= subalterno responsible de contabilidad por ejemplo Im used to= estar hecho a, acostumbrado, habituado Make sure= asegurarse To get along= llevarse bien Opinionated= obstinado, terco Boastful= arrogant= jactancioso, presuntuoso Tactful= diplomatic= con tacto, discreto Vain= egosta, superficial, banal Relate on= verse reflejado en, entenderse Filing system = sistema de archivo To Schedule= programar, concertar To be down to= depender de, atribuirse a, deberse a Round the clock= las 24 horas

Shift= turno Team building= fomentar el espritu de grupo Corporate culture= cultura/ filosofa de la empresa Relocate= trasladarse Outgrow= quedar pequeo Stecht= desplegar, extender Come across= dar la impresin To hint at= dar a entender, insinuar Disjointed= desarticulado, inconexo To attempt= intentar Come up with= proponer, conseguir, inventor To point out= mostrar, sealar