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ScriptsUnit1

PartIIListeningandSpeaking

Task1FAQsinjobinterview

Commentsonthethreequestions:

PointforQ1:

Tellmesomethingaboutyourself.

Sampleanswers:

Q1.

IamgraduatinginJune,2015fromGuangdongUniversityofFinanceandmymajoris

financialsecretary.Iamanoutgoing,energeticperson.Ienjoyteamworkverymuch.

Ipeopel.communicatewithdifferentprogram,ofmydegreeIneededtoAspart

possessexcellentinterpersonalskillsandaverypositiveattitude.Mycareeraspiration

istobecomeasuccessfulsecretary.Duringmyinternshipatonecompany,Iworked

asasecretary.Mydutiesincludedofferingfriendlyandefficientscheduletomyboss,

answeringphonecalls,takingandpassingonmessagestomyboss.

Q2.

Ireceivedhonorsinseveralandcomputercontests.IamgoodatFinancialmanagementcommunicating,organizingandcoordinating.Iliketogetalongwellwithpeople

fromdifferentbackgrounds.Ifsomethingblocksmypath,Iwilllookforasolution.I

nevergiveupeasily.

SometimesIreceivecommentsthatIneedtoimproveintheareaoffiling.Iamnow

tryingtoimprovebylearningfromothers.

Q3.

Interestandcareerdevelopmentaretwoofmycriteriainchoosingajob.Interestis

thebestmotivation.Ilovetobeasecretary,soIwilldefinitelydevotemyselftoit.

Moreover,highjobsatisfactioncanbeattainedwhenthejobiswhatIaminterested

in.

Careerdevelopmentisveryimportantformewhenchoosingajob.FromwhatI

know,Shangri-Laprovidesequalcareeradvancementforallstaff.Thejobrotation

planandindividuallytailoredtrainingprogramarereallyexcitingandhelpfulfor

youngpeoplelikeme.

Task2Inappropriatequestionsinjobinterview

Script:

M:

Comein,please.

W:

Goodmorning,sir.I'mKarenYang.

M:

Goodmorning,MissYang.I'mKevinCarter,theAdministrationManager.Takea

seat,please.

W:

Oh,isthatyourwife,Mr.Carter?

Sheissobeautiful.

M:

Thankyou.Ah…MissYang,I'vegonethroughyourresume.I'dliketoaskyou

somequestionsnow,ifyoudon'tmind.

W:

Ofcoursenot.pleasegoahead.

M:

Well,canyoutellmewhyyouwouldliketoworkasamedicalrepresentativewith

us?

W:

Ireallylikethiskindofwork,andhavingbeenadoctorforthreeyears,Iwantto

applyforthispositionforachange.

M:

Don'tyouthinkit'sapityforyoutoleaveyourpresentjob?

W:

Tosomeextent,itis.Ihavelearnedalotinthehospital.ButIwouldliketotrya

differentkindoflife.Bytheway,couldyoutellmehowmuchthenewjobpays?

M:

Sure.Thereisafive-monthprobationary试用的periodandyoucanonlyget

RMB2,000foreachmonth.Afterthat,we'lldetermineyoursalaryaccordingtoyour

performance.

W:

Oh,Isee.Then,whataboutthepaidholidays,insurance,andthingslikethat?

M:

Everyemployeeinourcompanyenjoyslifeinsurance人寿保险and

unemploymentinsurance.Inaddition,theyenjoytwo-weekpaidholidays.

W:

Thatsoundsfine.Howmuchtimewillittakeformetobepromotedhere?

M:

I'mnotsure.Itdependsonyourabilityandperformance.Maybewe'llsendyouto

oneofourbranches,ifyoulike.

W:

Noproblem.Ihatestayingatoneplaceallthetime.Butinwhichcitiesdoyou

haveyourbranches?

And,whereisyourcompanybased（把总部设在…）?

M:

OurcompanyisbasedinNewYork,withbranchesinmanycities,suchas

Philadelphia,BeijingandLondon.

…

Key:

Isthatyourwife,Mr.Carter?

Sheissobeautiful.

Avoidaskinginterviewerpersonalquestionsormakingpersonalcomments.

Couldyoutellmehowmuchthenewjobpays?

Theinterviewermightinferfromthesequestionsthatyouareonlyinterestedinyour

ownneedsandnotthoseoftheircompany.Waituntiltheemployerraisesthese

subjectstodiscussthem.

Whataboutthepaidholidays,insurance,andthingslikethat?

Howmuchtimewillittakeformetobepromotedhere?

Butinwhichcitiesdoyouhaveyourbranches?

Andwhereisyourcompanybased?

Itisalsounwisetoaskaboutthingsyoushouldhavealreadyknown.Youareonly

tellingtheinterviewerthatyouhaven'tdoneyourhomework.

PartIIILanguageFocus

Key:

oName:

CaiNing

oPersonality:

serious-minded认真的;calm;humorous;easy-going

oStrengths:

theabilitytoworkwithalltypesofpeople

oWeakness:

perfectionist;impatient

oWorkexperience:

sixyears'financialindustryexperiencewithseveralcompanies;

twoyears'experienceinaninvestmentbank

oQualification:

graduatedfromPekingUniversityin2001majoringinaccounting;

fluentEnglish;bookkeeping记账andaccountingproficiencyinEnglish.

oReasonsforleavinglastjob:

wanttofindajobthatischallenging.

oQuestionsaboutthejob:

WouldIbeabletoworkabroadinoneofyouroverseas

branches?

PartIVViewingandSpeaking

Video1Applyingforthepositionoffinancialconsultant

Script:

Chen:

Goodmorning,MsMandel.

Ms.Mandel:

Goodmorning,sitdown,please.

Chen:

Thankyou!

Ms.Mandel:

YouareChenBo,aren'tyou?

I'mCathyMandel,DirectoroftheHR

Department.

Chen:

Yes,I'mChenBo.Nicetomeetyou,Ms.Mandel.

Ms.Mandel:

Nicetomeetyou,too.I'vegonethroughyourresumeandwouldliketo

knowmoreaboutyou.

Chen:

Thankyouforyourinterestinme.

Ms.Mandel:

Tostartwith,wouldyouliketotellmeabitaboutyourself?

Chen:

Sure.I'maseniorstudentatGDUF.Iexpecttograduatethissummer.My

majorisinternationalfinance.

Ms.Mandel:

Sowhydidyouchooseourcompany?

Chen:

AsfarasIknow,yourcompanyisoneofseveralleadinginternational

consultantcorporationswhichcametoChinaafterChinaenteredWTO.Ithink

workingherewouldgivemethebestchancetousewhatI'velearnedatuniversity.

Ms.Mandel:

Asamajorininternationalfinance,whatdoyouthinkyoucandoin

consultancy?

Chen:

Well,Iknowhowtotackleproblems.Forexample,IknowImustfirstanalyze

theproblemandworkoutthemajorcause.ThenIwillbeabletosearchforwaysto

solveitfromavailabledata.

Ms.Mandel:

Sometimesdataisnotenough.Haveyougotanyrelevantexperiencein

thisfield?

Chen:

Lastyear,duringtheprobationaryperiod,Iwasinvolvedintherestorationofa

factoryinNanjing,Ireallylearnedalotfromtheexperience,especiallyhowtoaccess评估people'sstrengthsandabilities.

Ms.Mandel:

Canyoucopewithhardworkunderpressureandinatough

environment?

Chen:

Noproblem,Idon'tcareaboutpressureortheenvironmentaslongasIenjoy

thework.

Ms.Mandel:

Good.Now,doyouhaveanyquestionstoask?

Chen:

Yes,I'vegotone.ArethereanyopportunitiesforChineseemployeestobe

transferredtotheheadofficeinNewYorkorotherbranchofficesaroundtheworld?

Ms.Mandel:

Um,probably.Ithinkyouarelikelytobesenttoworkinanoverseas

branchtogetexperiencelaterononceyou'veprovedyourworth.

Chen:

Oh,great.IfI'maccepted,Iwilldomybestforthecompany.

Ms.Mandel:

Iwishyouluck!

We'llnotifyyouofourfinaldecisionbyFriday.

Chen:

Thankyou!

Ms.Mandel.Good-bye.

Ms.Mandel:

Goodbye.

Key:

Reasonsforjoiningthecompany

ItisoneoftheleadinginternationalconsultantcorporationswhichcametoChina

afterChinaenteredWTO.

Workinginthiscompanywouldgivehimthebestchancetousewhathehaslearned

atuniversity.

Relevantworkexperience

HewasinvolvedinafactoryrestorationinNanjing.

Questions

ArethereanyopportunitiesforChineseemployeestobetransferredtothehead

officeinNewYorkorotherbranchofficesaroundtheworld?

Resultoftheinterview

ChenBowillbenotifiedofthefinaldecisionbyFriday.

Video2ApplyingforthepositionofSalesManager

Script:

Wang:

MayIcomein?

Mr.White:

Yes,pleasedo.

Wang:

Goodmorning,sir.MynameisMerryWang.I'vecomeforaninterview,as

requested.

Mr.White:

Nicetomeetyou,MissWang.IamHarryWhite,DirectoroftheHR

Department.Iwasexpectingyou.Please,takeaseat.

Wang:

Thankyou.

Mr.White:

Well,MissWang,youareapplyingforthepositionofSalesManager,

right?

Howdidyouknowaboutourcompany?

Wang:

IgottoknowyourcompanyfromyourTVcommercials.Theyareelaborately

designedandproduced,andleavemedeepimpression.Andinthesummersof1997

and1998IworkedasasalesgirlforyourcompanyinGuangzhou.

Mr.White:

Really?

That'sgood.Thenyoumustknowsomethingaboutourcompany?

Wang:

Yes,alittle.Yourcompanyisveryfamous.Yourcosmeticsandskincare

productsareverypopularwithwomenallovertheworld.

Mr.White:

Huh,that'sright.MissWang,canyoutellmewhichuniversityyou

attended?

Wang:

SunYat-sen.

Mr.White:

Andwhatdegreehaveyougot?

Wang:

Ihaveabachelor'sdegreeinbusinessadministration.

Mr.White:

HowisyourEnglish?

Youknow,somestaffmembersinourcompanyare

Americans,soconversationalEnglishisveryimportant.

Wang:

IpassedTEM8atcollege,andIamgoodatoralEnglish.IthinkIcan

communicatewithAmericansquitewell.

Mr.White:

Good.IknowyouarenowwithUnitedButter.Whatisyourchief

responsibilitythere?

Wang:

I'veworkedthereforfiveyears,sinceIgraduatedfromcollege.Twoyearsago,

IwasappointedBrandManager—responsibleforthePandalineofbiscuits.

Mr.White:

Whydoyouwanttochangeyourjob?

Wang:

Iwanttochangemyworkenvironment,seeknewchallengesandbroadenmy

experience.That'swhyIwanttomoveintosales.

Mr.White:

Whatdoyouthinkisthemostimportantqualificationforasalesperson?

-confidenceandqualityproducts.

Wang:

Ithinkit'sself

Mr.White:

Iagreewithyou.Whatsalarywouldyouexpecttoge