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Job interview questions in Spanish

Expect “Háblame un poco de ti”, “¿Tienes experiencia?”, “¿Por qué quieres trabajar aquí?”, “¿Qué nivel de español tienes?” and “¿Cuándo puedes empezar?”. Answer with short, concrete lines: “He trabajado cinco años en atención al cliente”, “Se me da bien tratar con clientes”, “Puedo empezar el lunes”.

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In a job interview you’re asked about yourself, your experience and your level of the language.

Sound on: the interviewer speaks Spanish. You choose what to say back, and Frasa tells you why it works.

The conversation

  1. Interviewer

    Háblame un poco de ti.

    Tell me a bit about yourself.

    You

    Soy de Irlanda y vivo en España desde hace un año.

    I’m from Ireland and I’ve lived in Spain for a year.

  2. Interviewer

    ¿Tienes experiencia?

    Do you have experience?

    You

    He trabajado cinco años en atención al cliente.

    I’ve worked in customer service for five years.

  3. Interviewer

    ¿Por qué quieres trabajar aquí?

    Why do you want to work here?

    You

    Se me da bien tratar con clientes.

    I’m good at dealing with customers.

  4. Interviewer

    ¿Qué nivel de español tienes?

    What’s your level of Spanish?

    You

    Tengo un nivel intermedio y sigo yendo a clase.

    I’m at intermediate level and still going to classes.

  5. Interviewer

    ¿Cuándo puedes empezar?

    When can you start?

    You

    Puedo empezar el lunes.

    I can start on Monday.

  6. Interviewer

    Ya te diremos algo.

    We’ll let you know.

    You

    Gracias por tu tiempo.

    Thank you for your time.

Key phrases

  • Vengo por la entrevista.

    I’m here for the interview.

  • Háblame un poco de ti.

    Tell me a bit about yourself.

  • ¿Tienes experiencia?

    Do you have experience?

  • ¿Por qué quieres trabajar aquí?

    Why do you want to work here?

  • ¿Qué nivel de español tienes?

    What’s your level of Spanish?

  • ¿Cuándo puedes empezar?

    When can you start?

  • He trabajado cinco años en atención al cliente.

    I’ve worked in customer service for five years.

  • Se me da bien tratar con clientes.

    I’m good at dealing with customers.

  • Aprendo rápido.

    I learn quickly.

  • Dejé mi último trabajo porque me mudé a España.

    I left my last job because I moved to Spain.

Good to know in Spain

Questions to expect, in order

  1. 1

    About you.

    Tell me a bit about yourself.
  2. 2

    Your experience.

    Do you have experience?
  3. 3

    Your Spanish.

    What’s your level of Spanish?
  4. 4

    When you can start.

    When can you start?

Tú in interviews

Common

Háblame un poco de ti.

Tell me a bit about yourself.

More formal firms

Hábleme un poco de usted.

Tell me a bit about yourself. (formal)

Many interviewers in Spain use tú, especially in bars, restaurants, shops and young companies. Follow their lead; if they use usted, do the same.

Ask about the contract

It’s normal to ask what kind of contract it is: indefinido (permanent) or temporal (fixed-term).

¿Es un contrato indefinido?

Is it a permanent contract?

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