Job interview in technology: Explaining a project you worked on
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Key Phrases
Ich habe an einem Softwareprojekt gearbeitet.
I worked on a software project.
Meine Hauptaufgabe war die Entwicklung neuer Funktionen.
My main task was developing new features.
Die größte Herausforderung war die Zeit.
The biggest challenge was time.
Skills You'll Learn
Describing your role and responsibilities in a project
Die eigene Rolle und Verantwortlichkeiten in einem Projekt beschreiben
Explaining teamwork, agile methods, and communication
Über Teamarbeit, agile Methoden und Kommunikation sprechen
Talking about challenges, organization, and project results
Über Herausforderungen, Organisation und Projektergebnisse sprechen
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are talking about your experience working on a software project, explaining the app, your frontend role, teamwork, tools, challenges, and the successful result.
Ich habe an einem Softwareprojekt gearbeitet.
I worked on a software project.
Worum ging es in dem Projekt?
What was the project about?
Es war eine mobile App für Kunden.
It was a mobile app for customers.
Was war Ihre Rolle?
What was your role?
Ich war für das Frontend zuständig.
I was responsible for the frontend.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Ich habe gearbeitet.
I worked.
An einem Softwareprojekt
On a software project
💬 After [an], the article changes: [ein] becomes [einem]. You'll see the same pattern with masculine and neuter nouns: [an einem Projekt], [an einem Tag].
See breakdown →Ich habe an einem Softwareprojekt gearbeitet.
I worked on a software project.
💬 [arbeiten an] means "work on," not just "work at." The [an] belongs with the verb, so you can swap the project: [an einer App arbeiten], [an einem Konzept arbeiten].
See breakdown →Worum ging es?
What was it about?
💬 [worum] is the compact form of [um was] in questions like this. You'll hear the same pattern with [womit] ("with what") and [woran] ("on what" / "what about").
See breakdown →In dem Projekt
In the project
Worum ging es in dem Projekt?
What was the project about?
💬 [gehen um] means "be about," so [Worum ging es?] is literally "What did it go around?" In the past, [es geht] becomes [es ging].
See breakdown →Eine App
An app
Mobil
Mobile
💬 Before a noun, German usually adds an ending to words like [mobil], so it becomes [mobile App]. Compare [ein neues Projekt] and [eine neue App].
See breakdown →Eine mobile App
A mobile app
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