# Menschen A2.1, Unit 9: At a job fair

**Language:** German  
**CEFR Level:** A2  

> Join Piotr and Ulrike at a job fair stand in Chemnitz, one short conversation at a time, pairing with the themes of Unit 9 of Menschen A2.1. Each lesson trains your ear until you can follow every word and answer back.

**Setting:** A regional job fair in Chemnitz on a Saturday. Ulrike runs HR for a company that installs solar panels and is at its stand. Piotr, a mechatronics technician from Wrocław who has worked in Chemnitz for six years, stops to ask about jobs. They use Sie with each other throughout.

## Lessons

### 1. Approaching a stand

Ulrike asks Piotr if he is looking for a job, and he says what he does.

### 2. Hearing what a company offers

Piotr asks what the company offers, and Ulrike tells him.

### 3. Saying what matters to you

Ulrike asks what matters to Piotr at work, and he names two things.

### 4. Asking about working hours

Piotr asks about weekend work, and Ulrike explains the overtime in summer.

### 5. Talking about your experience

Ulrike asks where Piotr has worked so far, and why he wants a change.

### 6. Talking about how things have changed

Ulrike tells Piotr how much the company has grown, and how the work has changed.

### 7. Taking the next step

Ulrike gives Piotr her card and asks him to send an application.