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B2 Lesson 1 of 3 · Job Interviews & Meetings in French

Presenting your background and skills

The “tell me about yourself” answer: a two-minute pitch linking your experience to the job.

14 min · 7 activities

In this lesson you will

  • Structure a professional pitch
  • Describe experience and achievements
  • Use the right tenses and action verbs
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Lesson summary

The key points to remember, for revision.

  • 1Pitch: present (current role) → past (experience + achievement) → future (why this job).
  • 2Action verbs: gérer, piloter, mettre en place, améliorer, négocier, former.
  • 3Quantify: réduit de 20 %, formé quinze personnes, géré un budget de…

Key vocabulary

le parcourscareer path
une réalisationan achievement
la chaîne d’approvisionnementsupply chain
en pleine croissancefast-growing