听力文本如下:
To be the top, "top," means to be the best-to be the highest ranking.
This is an accomplishment; this is something that he has accomplished-he has done in his previous job, and so he tells the interviewer about it.
"I've been their top sales person," and he tells them specifically how much he sold, "I sold over $3 million worth of products."
Depending on the job you're interviewing for, you want to be able to give specific information about how you did a good job in your previous positions.
"Now," he says, "I'm ready for a new challenge."
He wants "to work in public relations because it's an area where" he can use his "creativity together with" his "knowledge of advertising and sales."
Creativity is another personal characteristic.
Creativity, "creativity," is the ability to think of new ideas-to think of something completely new, and this is something that would be important in his particular job.
So, he mentions this personal characteristic because it's related to the job he is interviewing for.
Then he says, "I have a proven ability to work well with people."
When we say something is proven, "proven," we mean it's tested-it has been shown to be true.
Proven is the past participle of prove.
Finally, at the end of his answer, he says why he wants to work for this company.
He says, "I want to work for your company in particular."
When we say, "in particular," we mean specifically or especially for your company.
He says that this company works with "Internet-based companies," and that these companies are growing very fast, "40% a year."
Notice also that he has done his homework-he has done some research into the company.
It's very important that the company knows that you know their company-that you've actually looked at their website and read some of their things and looked at what they do.
So, he mentions that he wants to work with this company because they're a leader-they are working with the future of this particular field.
He ends by saying that "This makes your company a leader in the industry"- a leader in this area-this type of work-"and I'd like to be part of that."