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Today's Key Expressions
1. Negotiate a raise
Meaning: To negotiate a salary increase
- I'm planning to negotiate a raise at tomorrow's meeting.
- Before you negotiate a raise, prepare concrete examples of your contributions.
2. Leverage your experience
Meaning: To make use of your experience
- You can leverage your experience in AI to stand out from other candidates.
- She leveraged her bilingual skills to land the international role.
3. A good fit
Meaning: A suitable match (person or conditions)
- I think this position would be a good fit for my skill set.
- The interviewer said I seemed like a good fit for the team culture.
4. Compensation package
Meaning: The total rewards package (salary + benefits combined)
- The compensation package includes base salary, stock options, and health insurance.
- Don't just focus on salary — evaluate the entire compensation package.
5. Bring to the table
Meaning: To offer or contribute (skills or value)
- What unique skills do you bring to the table?
- I bring five years of hands-on Kubernetes experience to the table.
Mini Dialogue
Recruiter: So, tell me what makes you interested in this role?
You: Honestly, I've been looking for a position where I can leverage my experience in MLOps and platform engineering. I think this would be a good fit because your team is scaling AI infrastructure — which is exactly what I've been doing for the past three years.
Recruiter: That's great. And what do you bring to the table that other candidates might not?
You: I have production experience managing GPU clusters with Kubernetes, plus I've built end-to-end deployment pipelines for large language models. I'm also comfortable negotiating with vendors and cross-functional teams.
Recruiter: Excellent. We'll discuss the compensation package in the next round. Do you have a target range in mind?
You: I do. I'd like to negotiate based on the full package — base, equity, and growth opportunities. I'm flexible, but I want to make sure it reflects the value I can deliver.
Tip of the Day
Have a salary negotiation coming up? The key is to prepare concrete achievements with numbers! A sentence like "I increased deployment speed by 40%" is 100 times more powerful than "I worked hard."
Good luck tomorrow, Youngju!
Quiz
Q1: What is the main topic covered in "Evening English Mini — Job Interviews & Career Growth"?
Key expressions and practical dialogue for salary negotiation and interviews — negotiate a raise, leverage your experience, compensation package
Q2: What is Today's Key Expressions?
- Negotiate a raise Meaning: To negotiate a salary increase I'm planning to negotiate a raise at tomorrow's meeting. Before you negotiate a raise, prepare concrete examples of your contributions. 2.
Q3: Explain the core concept of Mini Dialogue.
Recruiter: So, tell me what makes you interested in this role? You: Honestly, I've been looking
for a position where I can leverage my experience in MLOps and platform engineering.
Q4: What are the key aspects of Tip of the Day?
Have a salary negotiation coming up? The key is to prepare concrete achievements with numbers! A
sentence like "I increased deployment speed by 40%" is 100 times more powerful than "I worked
hard." Good luck tomorrow, Youngju!