Job-hunting

Conversation1

A:1)Hi,Mary,whathaveyoubeendoing?

B:Hello,2)Ted.I’vebeengettingreadyforajobinterview.3)Haveyoueverbeentoone?

A:No,notyet.Butmyfriendhas.

B:4)Oh,really?Whatdoeshethink?

A:Well,hesaidhethoughthedidn’tgetthefirstjobbecause5)hedressedtoocasually.

B:Butsurely6)qualificationsare

moreimportantthanwhatyouwearA:Hefeelsfirstimpressions7)countalot,youknow.

B:8)Maybehe’sright.ButIthinkI’malsogoingto9)pointoutwhatIcandowell,evenifit’sonmyresume.10)Whatdoyousay?

A:Yes,Iagree—welldressedandwellqualifiedcan’tgowrong.11)Iwishyouluck.

B:Thankyou.12)NowIdon’tfeelquitesonervous.

Conversation2

A:Goodmorning,MissWang.I’mMr.Zhang.1)Pleasesitdown.

B:Thankyou.2)It’snicetomeetyou,Mr.Zhang.

A:Ihaveyourapplicationhere.Youareauniversitystudent?

B:Yes,I’ma3)businessmajor.

A:Soyouareinterestedinworkingforourcompany.

B:Yes.Ineedapart-timejob,4)bothformoneyandexperience.

A:We’llhaveanopening5)foranofficeclerkthissummer.

B:6)Thatwouldbewonderful.

A:Areyoucomputertrained?

B:Yes.Icanhandle7)Windows,PowerPoint,andExcel.Here’smycertificate.

A:Ah,that’sverygood.8)You’llneedsometraininginourmethods,though.Everyofficeisdifferent,youknow.

B:Thankyou.9)Thatwillbeveryhelpfulformyfuture.WhendoIstartexactly?

A:We’llletyouknowassoonaspossible.Goodbye.

B:Goodbye.

UsefulExpressions

AnadintheschoolpapersaysthatChinaTelecomwantstohire50studentstodoamarketsurveyforthecompany.

TheintervieweraskedmeaboutthesubjectsI’velearned/myworkexperience/myhobbies.

Theimportantthing,Ithink,istogetsomeworkexperience.Payissecondary.

Inapart-timejobyoucanlearnthingsthatyoucan’tnormallylearnoncampus/frombooks.

Ireadonthebulletinboard/heardfromafriend/readinthe“StudentNews”thathelpsarewantedintheschoolcafeteria/library/languagelab/computercenter/bookstore.

Thestudents’centeristherightplacetogoto/askforinformationifyouwanttofindapositionasateachingassistant/labassistant/tutorforschoolpupils.

Ineedtosupportmyself,soI’mreallyconcernedabouthowmuchIcanearn.

Iwantajobthatisrewarding/challenging/satisfying/stable.

IwouldlikeajobtowhichIcanapplywhatIhavelearnedatcollege.

Ihopetogetajobthatpayswell/enablesmetolearnnewthings/promotesgrowth.

IwanttolookforaneveningorweekendjobsinceI’mavailableonlyduringthoseperiodsoftime.

Iwouldliketofindapart-timejobasanofficeworker/secretary/receptionist/tourguide/waitress/computeroperator.

I’msellingeveningpapersandmagazinesatanewsstandeveryTuesdayafternoon/deliveringsampleproducts/doingmarketresearchforacompany.

Thejobistedious/exhausting/frustrating/stressful,butnowIknowearningmoneyisnoteasy.

Igetupveryearlyeverydayandmakefulluseofmytime.

Questions:

Pleasetellmeaboutyourself...

Canyousellyourselfintwominutes？

Whatareyourbiggestweaknesses?

Whatareyourbiggeststrengths?

Whatkindofcharacterdoyouthinkyouare?

Howwouldyourfriendsorcolleaguesdescribeyou？

Howdoyouspendyourleisuretime?

Whatqualitieswouldyouexpectofpersonsworkingasateam?

Whatisyourmajor?

Howdoyouthinktheeducationyouhavereceivedwillcontributetoyourworkinthisinstitution？

Howdoyourateyourselfasaprofessional？Whatspecialskillsdoyouhave,canyoutellme?

Doyouhaveanyworkexperienceinthisfield?

Whatdoyouthinkisthemostimportantthingwhenlookingforajob?

Whyshouldwehireyou?Areyouagoal-orientedperson?

Whatareyoursalaryexpectationsnow?

Areyouamulti-taskedindividual？

Doyouworkwellunderstressorpressure？

Whatmakeyouthinkyouwouldbeasuccessinthisposition？

Whatareyourplansforthenextyear?Twoyears?Fiveyears?

Reference

Answersforthequestions:

I:Whichschoolareyouattending?

A:Iamattendingxx.

I:Whenwillyougraduatefromthatuniversity?

A:ThiscomingJuly.

I:Whatdegreewillyoureceive?

A:IwillreceiveaMaster’sdegree.

I:Howhaveyoubeengettingonwithyourstudiessofar？

A:Ihavebeendoingquitewellatcollege.AccordingtotheacademicrecordsIhaveachievedsofar,Iamconfident.

I:Howdoyouthinktheeducationyouhavereceivedwillcontributetoyourworkinthisinstitution？

A:IhavealreadylearnedalotintheclassroomandIhopetobeabletomakepracticaluseofitinyourcompany.Myspecializationattheuniversityisjustinlinewiththeareasyourinstitutedealswith.IamsureIcanapplywhatIhavelearnedtotheworkinyourinstitute.I:Whatkindofcharacterdoyouthinkyouhave?

A:Generallyspeaking，lamanopen-mindedperson.

I:Whatisyourstrongesttrait？

A:Cheerfulnessandfriendliness.

I:Whatkindofpersondoyouthinkyouare?

A:Well,Iamalwaysenergeticandenthusiastic.That'smystrongestpersonality.

I:Whatareyourstrengthsandweaknesses?

A:Em,asIhavesaid,I'mdiligentandindustrious.Ontheotherhand,sometimesI'mtoohard-workingandIputmyselfundertoomuchpressuretomakethingsperfect.

Q：Canyousellyourselfintwominutes？

A：Withmyqualificationsandexperience,IfeelIamhardworking,responsibleanddiligentinanyprojectIundertake.Yourorganizationcouldbenefitfrommyanalyticalandinterpersonalskills.

(依我的資格和經(jīng)驗(yàn)，我覺得我對所從事的每一個(gè)項(xiàng)目都很努力、負(fù)責(zé)、勤勉。我的分析能力和與人相處的技巧，對貴單位必有價(jià)值。)

I:Whatqualitieswouldyouexpectofpersonsworkingasateam?

A:Toworkinateam,inmyopinion,twocharacteristicsarenecessaryforaperson.Thatis,thepersonmustbecooperativeandaggressive.

I:Howdoyouspendyourleisuretime?

A:Ilikeplayinggamesandhavingsports.Theyaremyfavoritehobbies.

I:So,whatkindofsportdoyoulikemost?

A:Oh,it'shardtonarrowitdowntojustone.Imean,Ilikeallkindsofsports,basketball,swimming,bikeridingandsoon.MaybeitisjustthereasonwhyIamsoenergeticandvigorous.

Q：Howwouldyourfriendsorcolleaguesdescribeyou？

A：TheysayMr./Ms.xxisanhonest,hardworkingandresponsiblepersonwhodeeplycaresforhis/herfamilyandfriends.

(他們說xx是位誠實(shí)、工作努力，負(fù)責(zé)任的人，xx對家庭和朋友都很關(guān)心。)

A：TheysayMr./Ms.xxisafriendly,sensitive,caringanddeterminedperson.

(他們說xx是位很友好、敏感、關(guān)心他人和有決心的人。)Q：Givemeasummaryofyourcurrentjobdescription.

(對你目前的工作，能否做個(gè)概括的說明。)

A：Ihavebeenworkingasxx

forxx.

Tobespecific,Idoxxx.

Q：Howdoyourateyourselfasaprofessional？

A：Withmystrongacademicbackground,Iamcapableandcompetent.

(憑借我良好的學(xué)術(shù)背景，我可以勝任自己的工作，而且我認(rèn)為自己很有競爭力。）

Q：Whatdoyouthinkyouareworthtous？

(你怎么認(rèn)為你對我們有價(jià)值呢？)

A：IfeelIcanmakesomepositivecontributionstoyourcompanyinthefuture.

(我覺得我對貴公司能做些積極性的貢獻(xiàn)。)

Q：Whatmakeyouthinkyouwouldbeasuccessinthisposition？

A：Mygraduateschooltrainingcombinedwithmyinternshipshouldqualifymeforthisparticularjob.IamsureIwillbesuccessful.

(我在研究所的訓(xùn)練，加上實(shí)習(xí)工作，使我適合這份工作。我相信我能成功。)

Q：Areyouamulti-taskedindividual？

(你是一位可以同時(shí)承擔(dān)數(shù)項(xiàng)工作的人嗎？)

orDoyouworkwellunderstressorpressure？A：Yes,Ithinkso.

A：Thetraitisneededinmycurrent（orprevious)positionandIknowIcanhandleitwell.

(這種特點(diǎn)就是我目前（先前）工作所需要的，我知道我能應(yīng)付自如。)

I:Areyouagoal-orientedperson?

A:Yes,Iam.IalwaysmakeaplanbeforeIdoanything.

I:Wheredoyouwanttobein5years?

A:Idon'twanttohaveaspecifictitle.IjustwanttoenjoywhatIamdoing.

I:Thatsoundsveryreasonable.

A:It'sthemostimportantthingtome.

I:Ifyouarehired,howlongdoyouplantostaywithus?

A:Thatobviouslydependsonhowthingsgo--whetherI'msuitedtothefirmandthefirmtome.

I:Tellmeaboutsomeofyourrecentgoalsandwhatyoudotoachievethem.

A:Iwanttoputmyknowledgeandexperiencetouseinachallengingposition.Inordertoachievethisgoal,Ijustwanttoworkstepbystep.

I:Whatisyourlong-rangeobjective?

A:Ihaven'tthoughtitoveratall.

I:Whatdoyouthinkisthemostimportantthingwhenlookingforajob?

A:Ithinkthemostimportantthingis