Inappropriate questions Is that your wife, Mr. Carter? She is so beautiful.
Reasons
Avoid asking your interviewer personal questions or making personal comments.
Departments Finance Personnel Sales Marketing Public Relations Human Resources Export Overseas Accounts
Job titles Chief Accountant Assistant Manager Salesperson Lawyer Office Clerk Trainee Manager Deputy Manager Bank Teller Research and Development Programmer Production Quality Control Engineer Administration Administrative
Could you tell me how much the job pays? What about the paid holidays, insurance, and things like that? How much time will it take for me to be promoted here?
• 速记 • “速”就是快，“记”就是记录。简言之， 速记是一门用特殊符号系统记录语音的快 写实用技术。 • 汉字书写：40字/分钟； • 说话速度：120—180字/分钟 • 手写速记 • 电脑速记
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Stenographer 速记员 stenography 速记 Cantonese 广州话 accounting 会计，会计学 bottom line 账本盈亏结算线 contribute 贡献， 出力 get in touch with 与某人联系
• 2). WTO (World Trade Organization) • WTO is an international organization that regulates trade and tariffs between nations in order to ensure that trade flows smoothly, predictably and as freely as possible. Based in Geneva, the WTO functions by negotiating multilateral agreements, which are then ratified by the member nations in order to protect their trading rights.
Part 3: Language Focus A
• Explain some of the key words. • a. resident-----a person who lives in a particular place or who has their home there 居民 • b. temporary----lasting only for a shot time e.g. temporary accommodation 临时的 • c. introverted-----more interested in your own thoughts and feelings than in spending time with other people 内向 • d. tolerant-----able to accept what other people say or do even if you don’t agree with it 容忍的 • e.g. He has a very tolerant attitude towards other religions.
But in which cities do you have branches?And where is your company based?
The interviewer might infer from these questions that you are only interested in your own needs and not those of their company. Wait until the interviewer raises the subject of salary to discuss it. It is unwise to ask about things you should have already known. You will
商务英语视听说
Unit 1 Job Interviews
• 1. Have you ever been to a job interview? • 2. What preparations should a candidate make before the interview? • Prepare a resume • Research the company • Prepare for frequently asked questions • Appearance • 3. How to write a resume?
• e. BA-----Bachelor of Arts 文学士 • MA-----Master of Arts 文学硕士 • f. scholarship-----an amount of money given to sb. by an organization to help pay for their education 奖学金 • g. on end-----without stopping 连续不断地 • h. tactful-----careful not to say or do anything that will annoy or upset other people 机智的 • e.g. That wasn’t a very tactful thing to say. • I tried to find a tactful way of telling her the truth
2. farmer 4. photographer 6. chef/cook 8. policeman 10. singer
• Clerical(办公室工作): typist, receptionist, secretary; • Professional（职业性工作）: accountant, electrician, architect; • Administrative（行政工作）: sales representative, supervisor, CEO; • Service（服务工作）: air hostess, waitress.
• Part 2: Listening practice • What questions raised by the candidate, Karen Yang, seemed to be inappropriate? Then ask the Ss to write them down and state their reasons.
Part 4: Video 1
• What are the reasons for the candidate to join the company? • What is the candidate’s relevant work experience? • What are the questions that the candidate raise? • What is the result of the interview?
Unit Two
• Warm up What do your family members do ? worker, teacher, doctor, farmer, nurse, baby-sitter, manager, designer, etc.
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1. waiter 3. carpenter 5. electrician 7. typist 9. doctor
Part 6 : Video 2
• Notes • 1). P & G (Procter & Gamble) • P & G Company Ltd was established in 1837. The Procter & Gamble Company began as a small, family operated soap and candle company in Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A. Today, P & G markets more than 250 products to more than five billion consumers in about 140 countries. •
• Chairman / president 主席/董事长 • Director 总监/主任 • Executive Director 执行董事 • General Manager 总经理 • Chief Executive Officer 总裁（CEO） • Business Manager 营业部经理 • Public Relation(PR) Manager 公关部经理 • Human Resources (HR) Manager /Personnel Manager 人事部经理 • Sales Manager 销售部经理 • Marketing Manager 营销部经理