Do a Job Interview in Spanish

Quick Answer

¡Hola!Learn how to do a job interview in Spanish! Specifically, learn how to do the following in Spanish:

• ask basic job interview questions

• answer basic job interview questions

• state your profession

Vocabulary

Let's start off with the vocab words in these lessons!

Nouns

Spanish	English
el abogado	lawyer
la abogada	lawyer
el actor	actor
la actriz	actress
la agenda	agenda
el bombero	firefighter
la bombera	firefighter
el cocinero	cook
la cocinera	cook
el/la comerciante	salesperson
el contrato	contract
la empresa	company
el empresario	businessman
la empresaria	businesswoman
la entrevista	interview
la experiencia laboral	work experience
el extranjero	abroad
el jefe	boss
la jefa	boss
el lugar de nacimiento	place of birth
el lugar de trabajo	workplace
la nacionalidad	nationality
el/la periodista	journalist
la profesión	profession
el señor	Mister, sir
el trabajo	job

examples
Soy actor. I'm an actor.
Soy el jefe de la empresa. I'm the company's boss.
¿Cuál es su lugar de nacimiento? What's your place of birth?

Gender Tip

Many profession nouns have masculine forms that end in o. These forms can be made feminine by changing the o to an a.

examples
Soy abogado. I’m a lawyer.
Soy abogada. I’m a lawyer.

Other nouns, like periodista are invariable nouns. This means that the noun that does not change to reflect gender. The article used before the invariable noun indicates the gender of the noun.

examples
Leo el libro del periodista. I read the book by the journalist.
Leo el libro de la periodista. I read the book by the journalist.

Adjectives

Spanish	English
ocupado	busy

examples
¿Estás ocupado? Are you busy?

Verbs

In this skill, you learn the following verbs!

Firmar

Firmaris a regular -ar verb that means to sign.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	firmo	I sign
tú	firmas	you sign	informal singular you
vos	firmás	you sign	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	firma	he, she signs
usted	firma	you sign	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	firmamos	we sign
vosotros, vosotras	firmáis	you sign	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	firman	they sign
ustedes	firman	you sign	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Phrases

Here are some of the phrases used in these lessons!

Spanish	English
¿A qué se dedica?	What do you do?
¿Cuál es su lugar de nacimiento?	What's your place of birth?
Soy abogado.	I’m a lawyer.

Note that you do not use an indefinite article when stating your job in Spanish.

examples
Soy bombera. I’m a firefighter.
Tania es actriz. Tania is an actress.

Quiz Yourself!

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Spanish Conversation

Fantastic! Let's put the grammar and vocab from above to the test in the following example of a conversation in Spanish.

Señora Martín:

Buenos días, Señor Gómez. ¿Está ocupado?

Good morning, Mister Gomez. Are you busy?

Señor Gómez:

Pues, sí. Tengo una agenda muy ocupada hoy. Tengo tres entrevistas.

Well, yes. I have a very busy agenda today. I have three interviews.

Señora Martín:

¿Tiene una entrevista con Miriam?

Do you have an interview with Miriam?

Señor Gómez:

Sí. A las diez y media. ¿Cuál es su profesión?

Yes. At ten thirty. What’s her profession?

Señora Martín:

Es comerciante. Trabaja en el extranjero ahora.

She’s a salesperson. She works abroad now.

Señor Gómez:

Muy bien. Muchas gracias, Señora Martín. Hasta luego.

Great. Thank you, Missus Martín. See you later.

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• Academic Titles and Degrees in Spanish

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