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  • 'Try to make eye contact during the interview,' she told me.
    She told me to try to make eye contact during the interview.
  • 'I'm not satisfied with your performance,' Mr. Robins has said.
    Mr. Robins has said that he isn't satisfied with my performance.
  • 'During the last meeting, Ben expressed his interest in this vacant post,' Josh told us.
    Josh told us that during the previous meeting Ben had expressed his interest in that vacant post.
  • 'I really want to improve my career prospects,' she's told me.
    She's told me that she really wants to improve her career prospects.
  • 'When will you give me the report?' the boss wanted to know.
    The boss wanted to know when I would give her the report.
  • 'Can you wait here for a few minutes?' she wants to know.
    She wants to know if I can wait here for a few minutes.
  • 'When did you apply for this position?' Mark asked.
    Mark asked me when I had applied for that position.
  • 'Have they found the perfect candidate for the job?', she asked.
    She asked if they had found the perfect candidate for the job.
  • 'Before my resignation, I had been working on an environmental project,' the candidate said.
    The candidate said that before her resignation she had been working on an environmental project.
  • 'What is your biggest weakness?' the lady wanted to know.
    The lady wanted to know what my biggest weakness was.
  • 'Log on to our website to update your contact details,' the job agency has asked us.
    The job agency has asked us to log on to their website to update our contact details.
  • 'Why do you want to work for us?' the HR manager wanted to know.
    The HR manager wanted to know why I wanted to work for them.
  • How did your interview go? Patt asked me.
    Patt asked me how my interview had gone.
  • 'Have you already sent us a copy of your qualifications?' she asked.
    She asked if I had already sent them a copy of my qualifications.
  • 'We're struggling to meet our deadline,' Matt said.
    Matt said that they were struggling to meet their deadline.
  • 'I had never had a job interview before,' Paula said.
    Paula said that she had never had a job interview before.
  • 'Magda hasn't really achieved her goals,' Rob told me.
    Rob told me that Magda hadn't really achieved her goals.
  • 'Candidates are required to speak good English,' they said.
    They said that candidates were required to speak good English.
  • 'Will I need to wear a uniform?', I asked the interviewer.
    I asked the interviewer if I would need to wear a uniform.
  • 'Please, sign in at reception when you arrive,' they told me.
    They told me to sign in at reception when I arrived.