Mock Interview

Question

I just wanted some feed back as to if the following mock interview sounded ok or if it does not flow well. Any help would be appreciated!

"¡Hola¡ Me llamo Erin. ¿Cómo está usted? Harkins es una sala de cine. El trabajo es para gerente del dinero. Las horas son de las nueve a las cinco, pero a veces más tarde. ¿Por qué quiere trabajar aquí? ¿Usted gusta las películas? ¿Cuánto tiempo ha trabajando con dinero? ¿Puede usted trabajar con mucho dinero al mismo tiempo? ¿Puede usted usar un computador? ¿Cuándo puede empezar? Gracias por su tiempo usted. ¡Muy mucho gusto! Le diré mi respuesta esta misma semana. ¡Buenas tardes!"

Here is what I want/think it says "Hello, my name is Erin. How are you? Harkins is a movie theatre. The job is for money manager. The hours are from nine to five, but sometimes later. Why do you want to work here? Do you like movies? How long have you worked with money? Can you work with a lot of money at the same time? Can you use a computer? When can you start? Thank you for your time. Very nice meeting you. I will tell you my answer later this week. Good afternoon."

Thanks!

Answer 1

¿Usted gusta las películas?

A usted le gustan las películas?

¿Cuándo puede empezar?

Not a native, but that sounds to me like "when can I start what?" and requires the reflexive se to provide the answer. ¿Cuándo se puede empezar?

¿Por qué quiere trabajar aquí?

Nothing wrong with the Spanish, but I think it's a stupid question. (often asked on interviews). for a paycheck, to feed my family, to earn a living are obvious answers and only make the candidate nervous, because they think they should come up with some ingenious reply that will help sell themselves. If this was a high level, professional position where you thought the candidate had several options for work this might be an appropriate question, but not for this position.

Gracias por su tiempo usted.

¿Cómo está usted?

drop the usted.

¿Por qué quiere trabajar aquí? I agree, I have always hated that question. The real answer is "I need a job and you guys are the first so far to call me back after I applied." or "This job pays more and would let me get off my feet sometimes." - webdunce, Oct 5, 2009

No, it is not a stupid question, they want to make sure you have geninue interest. - BellaMargarita, Oct 5, 2009

Answer 2

El ordenador is commonly used here in the Spanish Canary Islands, much more than computadora.

Answer 3

I hope someone who is more advanced than I answers this, as I am a beginner. But it is my impression that often in speaking it sounds more natural to not use the "usted", so one can say "Puede tarabjar....." vs "Puede usted trabajar" What do others think?

Also, I thought computer was "una computadora", (not un computador) I notice the traslator also offers "el ordenador", but I was not taught this word.... does anyone know, are either used interchangably?