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At a job interview, the company director asks a young candidate: "Why are you asking for such a high salary when you have no experience in this field?"

Candidate: "Well, the job is much harder when não sabes o que estás a fazer.you don’t know what you’re doing."

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Numa , o diretor da a um candidato: "Porque é que estás a um tão quando não tens experiência nesta ?"

Candidato: "Bem, o trabalho é muito mais quando não sabes o que estás a fazer."

At a job interview, the company director asks a young candidate: "Why are you asking for such a high salary when you have no experience in this field?"

Candidate: "Well, the job is much harder when you don’t know what you’re doing."

Today's vocabulary

🧑‍💼 Entrevista de emprego [femin. noun]: Job interview🏢 Empresa [femin. noun]: Company💬 Perguntar: To ask👤 Jovem [masc. and femin. adjective and noun]: Young, young person🙏 Pedir: To ask for💰 Salário [masc. noun]: Salary📏 Alto [masc. adjective]: High, tall📍 Área [femin. noun]: Area, Field (of work, knowledge, etc.)😅 Difícil [masc. and femin. adjective]: Difficult, hard

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