Human Resources

A selection of business English discussion questions.

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  1. Do you enjoy job interviews? Are you successful at them?
  2. What is the secret of job interview success?
  3. What is the single biggest mistake you can make in a job interview?
  4. If you applied for a job tomorrow, do you think you could get two good references?
  5. How would you advise a man to dress for a job interview?
  6. How would you advise a woman to dress for an interview?
  7. Does having a university degree really help you get a better job?
  8. Do beautiful people find it easier to get good jobs?
  9. If you were hiring someone to take over your job, what qualities would you look for?
  10. Do you think a person’s marital status should be taken into account when they apply for a job?
  11. Why do you think it is more difficult for someone over 60 to get a new job?
  12. Being successful is not about what you know, it is about who you know. Do you think there is some truth in this expression?
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Air Travel, Animals, Appearance, Art, Childhood, Cinema, Crime, Eating Out, Education, Environment, Ethics, Fame, Family, Fashion, Food, Football (Soccer), Friendship, The Future, Globalisation, Health, History, Holidays (Vacations), House and Home, The Internet, Language, Language Learning, Life, Literature, Marriage, The Media, Money, Music, Personality, Politics, Religion, Romance, Science, Shopping, Smartphones, Sport, Technology, Time, Town and City, Transport, Travel, University, Video Games, War, Weather, Work.


Business Topics

Advertising, Brands, Building Relationships, Change, Communication, Competition, Consultants, Crisis Management, Cultures, Customer Service, Employment Trends, Ethics, First Impressions, Human Resources, International Marketing, International Markets, Job Satisfaction, Leadership, Management Styles, Marketing, Mergers and Acquisitions, Money, New Business, Online Business, Organisation, Project Management, Raising Finance, Risk, Strategy, Success, Team Building, Training, Travel.


Grammar Topics

Present Simple, Present Continuous, Present Perfect, Present Perfect Continuous, Past Simple, Past Continuous, Used to, Have to, Going to / Pres. Continuous, Going to / Will, Comparatives, Superlatives, First Conditional, Second Conditional, Third Conditional, Mixed Conditionals, Should, Should have, Can, Could, Can / Could / Be able to, Is done / Was done, Being done / Been done.

How to use the human resources ESL discussion questions

It is recommended that you download the human resources ESL discussion questions in PDF format using one of the links above. The best way to encourage classroom interaction is to download and print the human resources discussion questions in the 'pairs' or 'threes' PDF format and then divide the questions by cutting along the dotted lines. This allows students to take turns asking and answering the human resources discussion questions in groups of two or three. Alternatively, you could use the 'cards' format to distribute the questions to any number of students to ask and share.

It is advisable to prepare students for using these discussion questions by first introducing them to the topic of human resources in an interesting and engaging way. An anecdote, quiz question or a related image or video could all be used to achieve this. Depending on the level, it may also be necessary to pre-teach any challenging vocabulary related to human resources contained in the discussion questions.

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