Talking about Your Job with New People

Talking about Your Job with New People

For a short introduction, it is helpful to say easy phrases such as “I am a (your job)” or “I work as a (your job) in (company)”. Here are some examples:

“I am a technician.”
“I am a technician in a publishing company.”

You can also can increase your job-introduction skills by adding new vocabularies, which are as follows:

When attending professional or social settings, it is usual to engage with someone new for a chitchat. Small talk usually revolves around describing your job. There are different ways to introduce your job, from using simple words to longer phrases. For a successful get-to-know-you session, here are a few tips to effectively talk about your job.

“My job entails/involves…”
“I’m responsible for….”
“I work for/under…”

Be mindful to place the correct word form after the phrase, which can be as follows:

“My job entails/involves providing financial information.”
“I’m responsible for supporting the marketing activities.”
“I work for/under Customer service.”

Moreover, if you would like to provide more detail about your job, you should use the following phrases added with your job description, such as the following examples:

“I am in charge of (preparing financial reports by collecting account information).”
“I report to (the sales departments and gather materials to support sales presentations).”
“I manage (the quality of our customer service for further improvements).”

A short conversation talking about jobs could be something like this:

A: Hello, my name is Michelle. Nice to meet you. What do you do?
B: Hello, my name is Caroline. Nice to meet you too. I’m an editor for a publishing company. I am in charge of proofreading and making revisions to the upcoming books submitted by authors. What about you? What is your job?
A: I am a software developer. I manage the design and deployment of software applications.

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