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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 408: Calling Someone You Haven’t Met About a Job.

This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 408. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.

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This episode is called “Calling Someone You Haven’t Met About a Job.” It’s a telephone conversation between someone who is looking for a job and someone who works at the company where this person wants to work. Let’s get started.

Candace: Hello.

Mehdi: Hello, may I speak to Candace Cho, please?

Candace: Speaking.

Mehdi: Oh, hello Ms. Cho. My name is Mehdi and I’m interested in applying for