German · Vorstellungsgespräch
The interview starts with a greeting and a question about you: what to say in German
The interview begins with a greeting and a question about you.
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How it's done. At an interview you shake hands, make eye contact and state your full name: Guten Tag, ich bin Olena Kovalenko.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
Cheat sheet for your visit
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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Guten Tag, schön, dass Sie da sind. Bitte nehmen Sie Platz.GOO-tayn tahk, shyohn, dahs zee duh zeent. BEE-teh NEH-mayn zee plahts.
Good day, nice that you're here. Please take a seat.
They might also say:
Guten Tag, nehmen Sie bitte Platz.
GOO-tayn tahk, NEH-mayn zee BEE-teh plahts.
Good day, please take a seat.
YOU REPLY
Guten Tag, vielen Dank.
GOO-tayn tahk, FEE-layn dahnk.
Good day, thank you very much.
THEY SAY
Erzählen Sie uns bitte etwas über sich.Ehr-TSEH-layn zee oons BEE-teh EH-tvuhs YOO-buh zeekh.
Please tell us something about yourself.
They might also say:
Stellen Sie sich bitte kurz vor.
SHTEH-layn zee zeekh BEE-teh koorts for.
Please introduce yourself briefly.
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YOU FINISH
Ich komme aus der Ukraine und lebe seit einem Jahr in Deutschland. Ich habe als Buchhalter{|in} gearbeitet.
Eekh KOH-meh ows dehr Oo-kruh-EE-neh oont LEH-beh zight IGH-nem yahr een DOYCH-lahnd. Eekh KHAH-beh ahls BOOKH-guhl-tuh geh-AHR-bigh-tet.
I come from Ukraine and have lived in Germany for a year. I worked as an accountant.
THEY SAY
Sehr interessant. Und warum möchten Sie bei uns arbeiten?Zehr een-teh-reh-SAHNT. Oont vuh-ROOM MYOKH-tayn zee bigh oons AHR-bigh-tayn?
Very interesting. And why would you like to work with us?
The course is in the app
This dialogue is part of the course “German for life in Germany”: 416 situations with audio, a pronunciation guide and spaced review.
On the website the first dialogue, the 112 category, the rescue phrases and the “Basics” are fully open.
Words worth knowing
Guten
GOO-tayn
adjective
good (in greetings)
Tag
tahk
noun
day
schön
shyohn
adjective
beautiful, nice
da
duh
adverb
there
sind
zeent
verb
are
nehmen
NEH-mayn
verb
to take
32 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
Können Sie das bitte wiederholen?
KYOH-nayn zee dahs BEE-teh vee-dehr-KHOH-layn?
Can you repeat that, please?
Können Sie bitte langsamer sprechen?
KYOH-nayn zee BEE-teh LAHNG-zuh-muh SHPREH-khayn?
Can you speak more slowly, please?
Ich spreche noch nicht gut Deutsch.
Eekh SHPREH-kheh nokh neekht goot doych.
I don't speak German well yet.
Similar situations
They ask about your experience and why you want this jobVorstellungsgespräch · A2 in the app
→At the end of the interview they discuss the start date and salaryVorstellungsgespräch · A2 in the app
→You go through the clauses of the employment contractArbeitsvertrag · A2 in the app
→You check the hours and type of contractArbeitsvertrag · A2 in the app
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