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Job Search Requirements and Interview Preparation
Employment Consultant (speaking English) and Client (speaking German) talk through “Job Search Requirements and Interview Preparation”. You interpret both ways — English into German, and German into English — one segment at a time, exactly as in the CCL test.
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Before we finish today, let's confirm your job search plan. Your interview with Bendigo Health is scheduled for 10:30am this Thursday, so make sure you're ready.
Model answer and marking points
Bevor wir heute Schluss machen, lassen Sie uns noch Ihren Plan für die Jobsuche bestätigen. Ihr Vorstellungsgespräch bei Bendigo Health ist für diesen Donnerstag um 10:30 Uhr angesetzt, also stellen Sie sicher, dass Sie vorbereitet sind.
What an examiner checks here:
- before finishing today, confirm job search plan
- interview with Bendigo Health
- this Thursday
- 10:30am
- make sure you are ready
Easy to miss: Keep both the day (Thursday) and the time (10:30am), and the employer name Bendigo Health unchanged.
Danke, ich habe mir das Datum notiert. Aber ich bin mir nicht sicher, wie viele Bewerbungen ich diesen Monat noch schreiben muss, weil sich die Regeln geändert haben, oder?
Model answer and marking points
Thanks, I've made a note of the date. But I'm not sure how many applications I still need to write this month, because the rules have changed, haven't they?
What an examiner checks here:
- thanks, noted the date
- not sure how many applications still needed
- this month
- rules have changed
- question: tag question seeking confirmation (haven't they?)
Easy to miss: The segment ends with a tag question seeking confirmation; don't render it as a flat statement.
That's right, the fixed four-applications rule doesn't exist anymore. Under the Points Based Activation System, you earn points through applications, training, or volunteering each month.
Model answer and marking points
Richtig, die feste Regel mit den vier Bewerbungen gibt es nicht mehr. Im Punktebasierten Aktivierungssystem sammeln Sie jeden Monat Punkte durch Bewerbungen, Schulungen oder ehrenamtliche Arbeit.
What an examiner checks here:
- confirmation: that's right
- fixed four-applications rule no longer exists
- Points Based Activation System
- earn points through applications, training or volunteering
- each month
Easy to miss: The four-applications rule no longer exists (negation); don't present it as still current, and keep all three ways of earning points.
Ach so, das ist gut zu wissen. Wie viele Punkte muss ich denn ungefähr sammeln, und zählt auch ehrenamtliche Arbeit dazu?
Model answer and marking points
I see, that's good to know. Roughly how many points do I need to collect, and does volunteer work count as well?
What an examiner checks here:
- good to know
- question: roughly how many points needed
- question: does volunteer work count too
Easy to miss: Two questions in one segment; keep both and keep 'roughly/approximately'.
Your provider sets your monthly target based on your capacity; we discuss it together, and yes, volunteering, training and interviews all count toward it.
Model answer and marking points
Ihr Anbieter legt Ihr monatliches Ziel anhand Ihrer Leistungsfähigkeit fest; wir besprechen das gemeinsam, und ja, ehrenamtliche Arbeit, Schulungen und Vorstellungsgespräche zählen alle dazu.
What an examiner checks here:
- provider sets monthly target
- based on your capacity
- discussed together
- yes: volunteering, training and interviews all count
Easy to miss: Three items count toward the target (volunteering, training, interviews); dropping one loses a point.
Verstanden. Aber was passiert, wenn ich am Donnerstag krank bin? Ich habe manchmal starke Migräne und weiß nicht, ob ich zum Termin kommen kann.
Model answer and marking points
Understood. But what happens if I'm sick on Thursday? I sometimes get severe migraines and I don't know whether I'll be able to make it to the appointment.
What an examiner checks here:
- understood
- question: what happens if sick on Thursday
- sometimes severe migraines
- unsure whether able to attend appointment
Easy to miss: 'Migräne' is migraine, not just headache; keep 'severe' and 'sometimes'.
If you're unwell, just contact us as soon as possible before the interview; you won't lose your payment if you have a valid reason.
Model answer and marking points
Wenn Sie krank sind, melden Sie sich einfach so schnell wie möglich vor dem Gespräch bei uns; Sie verlieren Ihre Zahlung nicht, wenn Sie einen triftigen Grund haben.
What an examiner checks here:
- if unwell, contact us
- as soon as possible, before the interview
- will NOT lose payment
- condition: valid reason
Easy to miss: 'You won't lose your payment' is a negation with a condition (valid reason); don't turn it into 'you will lose'.
Das erleichtert mich. Soll ich dann anrufen, oder reicht es, wenn ich euch über die App Bescheid gebe?
Model answer and marking points
That's a relief. Should I call then, or is it enough if I let you know through the app?
What an examiner checks here:
- that's a relief
- question: should I call
- question: or is notifying via the app enough
Easy to miss: Keep it as an either/or question about phone versus app.
Either works — call our Ballarat office or message us through the Workforce Australia app; just don't wait until after the appointment time has passed.
Model answer and marking points
Beides geht – rufen Sie in unserem Büro in Ballarat an oder schreiben Sie uns über die Workforce-Australia-App; warten Sie nur nicht, bis die Terminzeit schon vorbei ist.
What an examiner checks here:
- either option works
- call the Ballarat office
- or message via the Workforce Australia app
- do not wait until after the appointment time has passed
Easy to miss: The office is in Ballarat (not Bendigo), and the warning is a negative instruction: don't wait until after the appointment time.
Gut, das merke ich mir. Wissen Sie zufällig, um welche Stelle es bei Bendigo Health geht? Ist es eine Vollzeitstelle oder nur Teilzeit?
Model answer and marking points
Good, I'll remember that. Do you happen to know which position the Bendigo Health job is? Is it a full-time position or only part-time?
What an examiner checks here:
- will remember that
- question: do you happen to know which position at Bendigo Health
- question: full-time or only part-time
Easy to miss: Two questions; keep the full-time versus part-time contrast.
It's a part-time position, twenty hours a week in the pathology department, with potential to increase after three months if performance is good.
Model answer and marking points
Es ist eine Teilzeitstelle, zwanzig Stunden pro Woche in der Pathologieabteilung, mit der Möglichkeit, nach drei Monaten aufzustocken, wenn die Leistung gut ist.
What an examiner checks here:
- part-time position
- twenty hours a week
- pathology department
- potential to increase after three months
- condition: if performance is good
Easy to miss: Two numbers (twenty hours, three months) plus a condition; don't swap them or drop 'if performance is good'.
Zwanzig Stunden pro Woche klingt perfekt für mich. Ich werde auf jeden Fall pünktlich um halb elf da sein, vielen Dank für Ihre Hilfe.
Model answer and marking points
Twenty hours a week sounds perfect for me. I'll definitely be there on time at half past ten, thank you very much for your help.
What an examiner checks here:
- twenty hours a week sounds perfect
- will definitely be there on time
- at half past ten (10:30)
- thanks for the help
Easy to miss: 'halb elf' means 10:30, not 11:30 or half past eleven.
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