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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 552: Reviewing Job Applications.

This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 552. 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 a dialogue between Missy and Jonathan. They’re talking about people who are “applying for work” at their company, people who are asking to be hired as employees. It’s going to go over a lot of different vocabulary related to interviews and job applications. Let’s get started.

Missy: Okay, let’s sort this stack of applications into three piles: good candidates, those worth a second look, and definite “no’s.”

Jonathan: Well, that didn’t take long. With this poor economy, I thought we’d get an embarrassment of riches, but