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Hello everyone and welcome to English Pod. My name is Marco.

My name is Katherine. And if you've been following along with us recently, you'll know that we have a series about interviewing in English. And so today we have the very last episode of that series.

That's right. Today is the last part of our interview series. And we're basically just saying goodbye and, uh, well, doing some other things. When you're leaving an interview, the things that you say are very important.

That's right. Because this is the last thing that you're going to do in the interview. So, it's what your interviewer will remember. So, let's take a listen to today's dialogue and we'll be back in a moment.

The DialogueMr. Parsons: Well, Rebecca, is there anything else you need to know for now?

Rebecca: I don't think so, Mr. Parsons. I think you have covered all the main points for me.

Mr. Parsons: Okay. Well, listen. Here's my business card with my mobile number. If any other questions spring to mind, don't hesitate to contact me. Of course, you can also call Miss Childs, too.

Rebecca: Great. Um, when can I expect to hear from you?

Mr. Parsons: Well, we are finishing the short list interviews tomorrow, so we will certainly have a decision made by early next week. Miss Childs will call you to discuss more on Monday or Tuesday. How does that sound?

Rebecca: That sounds perfect. Thank you very much for taking the time to speak to me, Mr. Parsons.

Mr. Parsons: The pleasure is all mine, Rebecca.

Rebecca: I hope to hear from you very soon.

Mr. Parsons: Absolutely. Thanks for coming, Rebecca. Goodbye.

Language TakeawayAll right, great. So, really good things from Rebecca. She said some very interesting things, key things there. So, why don't we take a look at those on Language Takeaway.

At the beginning of the end of the interview, Rebecca says, "Listen, I think you have covered all the main points for me." So, this is after Mr. Parsons asks her if she has questions. And this word covered is very important.

That's right. So, if we talk about cover, to cover the main points or to cover a topic, it means to discuss it thoroughly or to have it finished.

Right. So, if I still have questions, we have not covered everything.

Mhm. But if I did ask all the questions that I have, then we've covered everything. So the verb here is to cover.

That's right. Okay. And Mr. Parsons says, "Well, you know what? Here's my business card with my mobile number." So this word business card, key element of any interview or any business situation.

As you say, a key part of any business interaction. So a business card is a very small card, usually thick, and it has a person's name, job, phone number, and sometimes email address.

Now on the card. So, the information can change, but it's a contact card basically for one person.

That's right. So, this is very important to have around, especially in situations like this.

Mhm.

Okay. And moving on, he also told her that if she has any other questions to not hesitate and to contact him.

This is a very common phrase. Don't hesitate to contact me or don't hesitate to ask.

That's right. So to hesitate means to be nervous about something or to maybe not do it because you're uncomfortable. So you know, Marco, I want to ask you something, but I'm not sure if I want to ask you. Maybe you'll be angry or concerned. So I'm hesitating. Okay, the verb here is to hesitate.

You have doubts.

I have doubts. And so he says, don't hesitate to contact me. That means any questions, any issues, please call me. Okay, very good. And Mr. Parsons said that they are finishing the short list of interviews tomorrow. So what does it mean a short list?

Well, a short list is something we talk about during the interview process because the interviewer—so in this case Mr. Parsons—will have a long list of people who want the job, and maybe after the first interview he will cut the list down to a very small number of people, 10 or 15.

Mhm.

And that is called the short list. So, those are the people who did well on the first interview, but who maybe should come back for a second or third interview.

That's right. Okay. Very good. So, a lot of great things there. Why don't we take a break? Let's go back and listen to the dialogue. Let's see what Mr. Parsons and Rebecca said, and we'll be back with some really good phrases that you can close off an interview with.

Dialogue ReplayMr. Parsons: Well, Rebecca, is there anything else you need to know for now?

Rebecca: I don't think so, Mr. Parsons. I think you have covered all the main points for me.

Mr. Parsons: Okay. Well, listen. Here's my business card with my mobile number. If any other questions spring to mind, don't hesitate to contact me. Of course, you can also call Miss Childs, too.

Rebecca: Great. Um, when can I expect to hear from you?