You will hear another five recordings. Five people are talking about their reasons for joining a particular company. For eac

Eighteen
I had really enjoyed working for my last company -I felt that I was really being given lots of different challenges especially in developing new products. But in the end, I felt they asked too much of me -I never seemed to have any time at home, and I felt I had to look around for another post. It was clear that this job would be much more manageable.
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Nineteen
I was lucky to be offered three different jobs. The interview for this one was quite a challenge - you know, the human resources manager was rather unwelcoming, I thought. But then we did a tour of the factory with several senior managers and saw all the different work areas. They seemed really go-ahead and talked a lot about their plans for the future etc. That decided it for me.
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Twenty
I really liked where I used to work because it was an extremely pleasant environment and I didn’t have to commute any distance - unlike where I am now. But the thing was, I couldn’t see myself being sufficiently challenged in the long run at my last place, whereas it was obvious in this current job description that if I stuck at the work, I could move up the company. And that’s what I really wanted.
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Twenty-one
The job description sounded quite interesting, but I was a little worried that I wouldn’t be able to fulfil all the criteria for the various aspects of the work - particularly the requirement to work as part of a large team. Anyway, I obviously managed to convince them at the interview I could do it, and I started last week. I’d actually been offered another job in a nearby firm, but I couldn’t have lived so well on the remuneration package.
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Twenty-two
At my last place, I just didn’t feel the environment was dynamic enough. I didn’t feel I was going to be able to get ahead. I’m not so much interested in getting a higher or better paid position - or at least not yet - but I wanted my skills to be built up through a development programme. It was obvious at the interview that this company was very good in this respect.