<<Talking about your company>>

“I read on your website that you’re one of the top data security companies in the US, and that you serve more than 40 Fortune 500 companies including some of the biggest tech companies like Microsoft and IBM. I also read a recent news article that mentioned you’re looking to expand into providing these services for financial institutions as well. Is that right? And can you tell me more about that?”

Be ready to answer these questions:

• Who do you work for?
• What does your company do?
• Where is your company based? Where's your head office?
• How many branches do you have?
• How many people do you employ?
• What's your annual revenue?
• What do you sell or what service do you offer?
• Do you sell online or provide your services online?
• Are you a public or private company?
• Where are your products produced?
• Who are your main customers?
• Who are your main competitors?

Write written answers to these questions before your start your interview.

• Primary sector of industry
• • the raw materials industry (farming, fishing, mining, forestry)
• Secondary sector of industry
• • manufacturing and construction (small workshops, mills, factories, oil refinery, ...)
• Tertiary sector of industry
• • the "service industry" (tourism, mass media, public health, consulting, real estate, education, banking, ...)

1. Aerospace
2. Agriculture (farming, fishing, timber, tobacco, ...)
   
3. Apparel
4. Chemical
5. Computer/ICT
6. Construction & Building
7. Consumer Goods
8. Defence/Arms
9. Education
10. Electronics & High-Tec
11. Energy & Resources
12. Entertainment
13. Finance
14. Food
15. Government & Public Services
16. Health care
17. Manufacturing (automotive, electronics, paper, steel, ...)
    
18. Mass media (broadcasting, film, music, news, publishing, www)
19. Metals & Mining
20. Oil & Gas
21. Packaging
22. Real Estate
23. Sports Business
24. Telecommunications
25. Tourism & Hospitality
26. Transport & Logistics

Questions:

• What would be a short description of your job profile? (3–5)
• What are some other professional administrative job titles referring to an office clerk? (3)
• What are typical organisations/employers/industries for office clerks? (5)
• What departments does an office clerk work for? (5)
• What does an office clerk do? Taks? Duties? (10)
• What skills are important? (5)
• What formal education is required for this job? (1)
• What is the median annual salary? (1)

Inform yourself on the web. Watch videos and search the Internet. Be as specific as possible. Create a new Padlet.

You will find Padlet in your Office 365 apps.

• Open Office 365 online
• Go to All Apps
• Search for Padlet
• Log in with your Microsoft / KV Lucerne email and password.
• Create your first Padlet.
• Choose «Wall» as your Padlet type.
• Answer all the questions above.
• Insert pictures.
• Include a section with your personal job information.

Websites:

https://study.com/articles/General_Office_Clerk_Job_Description_and_Info_About_Becoming_a_General_Office_Clerk.html (Video)

https://www.myplan.com/careers/office-clerks-general/summary-43-9061.00.html 

https://job-descriptions.careerplanner.com/Office-Clerks-General.cfm

Write a short, positive and straightforward bio ( 200 words) about yourself. Include the following topics:

• First and Second Name: My name is ...
• Age: I'm ... old.
• Education: I attended ...
• Year of Apprenticeship: I'm in my ... year of aprrenticeship
• Job Title: I'm a trainee/apprentice ..., I work as ...
• Company: I work for ...
• Department: I work in ...
• Team/Co-Workers: I work with ...
• Main Areas of Business: I'm responsible for ..., I specialize in ...
• 5 Workplace Activities/Duties: I deal with ..., I type ..., I operate ...,  I answer ..., ...
• 3 Personal Work-Related Strengths: I am ...
• Closing Statement about the future, about new projects: 

Write it in full sentences. Save the text in a MS Word file. Profread and personalise it (footer with name, class, date).

Revision Tips

• Choose the first person singular (perspective).
• Include all of the above 12 topics into your text.
• Add some of the resume adjectives (see list below).
• Use sentence linkers (so, in addition, later, right now, afterwards, in addition, ...)
• Vary your sentence structure by using sub-ordinate sentences (Having ... Being ... Working in ...)
• Consult a dictionary like Pons or Leo.
• Run a spell checker.
• Other usefull word junks:
• • Inspired by ...
  • Because of my ...
  • During my ...
  • As a trainee ...
  • Over the last year ..
  • When I was ...
  • Due to this ...
  • Prior to ...
  • My strengths lie in ...
  • I am also/especially/ presently ...