Unit 2 Getting a job Part I Background information
I. How to succeed in a job interview? 如何取得工作面试的成功 Background research is critical for success in an interview. Your research should focus on two key areas: 1) General background information about the organization 2) Specific information on the role that you are applying for General information on the organization can be found using several sources. The Internet is an incredibly valuable source of information on the majority of companies – many sites will freely give you almost all the information that you will need for the interview. You can also talk to people you know who work for the organization, or people who are their clients or suppliers. Watch, read, and listen to the news. While you are job searching you should try and monitor current affairs and the business news as often as possible. If an organization has been in the news recently they will expect exceptional candidates to have noticed! Focus on the specific role that you have applied for. Make sure you hold onto the adverts for all jobs that you have applied for, as these summaries for you the key details that employers are looking for. Employers particularly dislike ringing candidates for an interview only to find the candidate can’t even remember applying for the job! Have an understating of the tasks you will be expected to perform in the role and the responsibilities that you might assume. Always obtain a copy of a position description if one is available, it will help you anticipate many of the likely questions. Think about replies to common questions. While you can’t prepare for all possible questions, some questions appear in almost every interview and employers will expect you to have answers to such questions as: What are your strengths and weaknesses? Why do you want to work for this company? What do you have to offer us? What are your career goals? What do you see yourself doing in five years from now? Ten years? Why did you choose this career? What does success mean to you? At the end of the first year, if you got this job, how would you measure your success? Are you willing to relocate? How much do you expect to be paid? K12小学初中高中
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What are the most important considerations for you in choosing a job? What achievements have given you the most satisfaction? Why? Tell me about a time you were under pressure and how you handled it. Tell us a bit about yourself. While it is not a good idea to rehearse exact answers, it is often useful to practice verbalising possible answers to these common interview questions, be it to friends, family, or even to the mirror! This will give you greater confidence when answering questions, and it will also help you to evaluate how your answer sounds before you have to put it to the test in front of an actual interview panel. II. Successful Job Interview Tips - Careers-Employment Congratulations! You've finally landed that job interview you've been waiting for. Now the real work begins! Remember, resumes don't get jobs; they merely get you in the door. Here's how to make your resume come alive and make a good impression. Tell Your Story in 60 Seconds or Less. Believe it or not, one of the biggest stumbling blocks for job candidates is what to say when an interviewer opens with: tell me something about yourself. This is not the time to share where you were born, your love of cats, or how much you hate your last boss! It’s your golden opportunity to make your resume come alive. Your story needs to highlight your top three selling points that are most pertinent (相关的,切题的) to the job for which you are applying. Support your points with short examples (see below). You may have more selling points, and if the interviewer is interested he or she will ask. Practice telling your story out loud until it’s smooth and concise. Give Specific Examples. For every selling point you’ve listed on your resume, you need at least one strong, specific example to support it. Great at customer service? Wow them with the story of your best customer turnaround. Marketing whiz? Dazzle them with your best campaign. Brilliant computer programmer? Give an example of how you saved someone time, money, or solved a problem. Do Your Research. There’s no excuse for walking in the door unprepared. Check the company website, read magazine and newspaper stories; talk to friends or current employees. Ask the receptionist for old company newsletters, scour local business journals. The more you know, the more confidently you can match your skills to the company’s needs. Think Benefits. No, I’m not talking health and dental here! I mean, why should the company hire you? What’s in it for them? Most people sit down and start outlining all their needs: salary, hours, driving distance, blah, blah, blah. Fatal mistake. Companies are not in the business of handing out something for nothing. So what can you offer that nobody else can? Don’t Be Afraid to Ask Questions. A person who is afraid to ask questions in an interview is one who won’t ask questions on the job. That leads K12小学初中高中
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to costly mistakes. You need to ask just as many questions as they do. Start the moment your interview is scheduled. Who will be interviewing you? Find out names and titles. Is there anything special you should prepare? How much time should you expect? During the interview, ask questions that will help you determine if this is a good match. What would a typical day be like? What personality qualities does the company most value? DO NOT ask about money! Once you’re offered the job, then it’s time to negotiate. Be Consistent. First impressions begin long before meeting face-to-face. Starting with your resume, proofread! A resume with typos broadcasts carelessness. Once you’ve sent your resume, be prepared for a call. Answer your phone professionally and be aware of your voicemail or answering machine message. What does it say about you? Be nice to the receptionist. That person’s opinion can make or break you. Send a Handwritten Thank You Note. A classy move that few people make. Ask for a business card to get the correct spelling and follow up immediately. Susan Fee is a licensed counselor, communications expert, and author of Positive First Impressions: 83 Ways to Establish Confidence, Competence, and Trust. She can be reached through her Web site at http://www.susanfee.com III. English Slangs: 学一点俚语 英语俚语是一种非正式的语言，通常用在非正式的场合，所以在用这些俚语是一定要考虑到所用的场合和对象，最好不要随意用这些俚语。下面是一些常用的俚语。 1. a bird in the hand is worth two the bush 一鸟在手，胜似二鸟在林 2. a blank slate 干净的黑板（新的一页，新的开始） 3. a bone to pick 可挑剔的骨头（争端，不满） 4. a cat nap 打个盹儿 5. a chip off the old block 大木头上砍下来的小木片（子肖其父） 6. a chip on one's shoulder 肩头的木片（自卑感，因为自卑而爱找别人麻烦；喜欢向人挑衅） 7. a couch potato 躺椅上的马铃薯（懒鬼） 8. a cake walk 走去吃糕（易事） 9. a headache 头痛（麻烦事） 10. a knock out 击倒（美得让人倾倒） 11. a load off my mind 心头大石落地 12. a nut 傻子，疯子 13. a pain in the neck 脖子疼（苦事） 14. a piece of cake 一块蛋糕（小菜一碟，易事一件） 15. a pig 猪猡 16. a shot in the dark 盲目射击（瞎猜） 17. a short fuse 引线短（脾气火爆） K12小学初中高中
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18. a sinking ship 正在下沉的船 19. a slam dunk 灌篮（轻而易举的事） 20. a slap in the face 脸上挨了一耳光（公然受辱） 21. a smoke screen 烟幕 22. a social butterfly 社交蝴蝶（善于交际，会应酬的人） 23. a stick in the mud 烂泥中的树枝 24. a thick skin 厚脸皮 25. a thorn in someone's side 腰上的荆棘（芒刺在背） 26. a turn coat 反穿皮袄的人（叛徒） 27. an uphill battle 上坡作战（在逆境中求胜） 28. a weight off my shoulders 放下肩头重担 29. ace 得满分（得到完美的结果） 30. all ears 全是耳朵（洗耳恭听） 31. all thumbs 满手都是大拇指（笨手笨脚） 32. an ace up my sleeve 袖里的王牌 33. an open and shut case明显的事件 34. ants in one's pants 裤裆里有蚂蚁（坐立不安） 35. back in the saddle重上马鞍（重整旗鼓） 36. back on track重上轨道（改过自新） 37. backfire逆火（弄巧成拙，适得其反） 38. ball and chain 铁球铁链，甜蜜的枷（老婆） 39. beat a dead horse 鞭打死马令其奔驰（徒劳） 40. beaten by the ugly stick 被丑杖打过（生得难看） 41. beggar can't be choosers 讨饭的谈不上挑三拣四 42. bet on it 下这一注稳赢（有把握，无疑） 43. bet your life 把命赌上（绝对错了） 44. better half 我的另一半 45. between a rack and a hard place 进退维谷（前有狼后有虎） 46. big headed 大脑袋（傲慢，自大） 47. bigger fish to fry 有更大的鱼要炸（有更重要的事要办） 48. bite off more than one can chew 贪多嚼不烂 49. bite the bullet 咬子弹（强忍痛苦） 50. birds of a feather flock together 羽毛相同的鸟总飞成一群（物以类聚） 51. blow up in you face 在眼前爆炸（事情完全弄砸了） 52. bologna 胡说，瞎说 53. break a leg 折断一条腿（表演真实，演出成功） 54. break the ice 破冰（打破僵局） 55. bright聪明，灵光 56. brown nose 讨好，谄媚 57. bug somebody 使人讨厌 58. bull in a china shop 瓷器店里的蛮牛（笨拙的人，动辄弄坏东西的人） 59. bump into 撞上（巧遇） 60. burn brides 烧桥（过河拆桥） 61. burst your bubble 扎破泡泡（打破人的幻想，煞风景） K12小学初中高中
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62. bury one's head in the sand把头埋在沙里（自欺欺人） 63. butterfingers奶油手指（抓不稳东西的人） 64. butterflies in my stomach肚里有只蝴蝶（心里紧张，七上八下） 65. buy the farm买下农场（归道山，死了） 66. call it a night一日事毕，可以睡觉了 67. can't teach an old dog new tricks老狗学不会新把戏 68. cash in my chips兑换筹码（睡觉，就寝） 69. chicken鸡（胆小鬼） 70. circle the wagons把篷车围成一圈（严阵以待） 71. clean up one's act自我检点，自我改进 72. come down in bucket倾盆大雨 73. come down in sheets整片整片地下（倾盆大雨） 74. cool your lips冷静下来 75. cost someone an arm and a leg要花上一条胳膊一条腿（代价昂贵） 76. count on something /doing something 这事靠得住 77. count your chickens before they hatch 蛋还没孵化，先数小鸡 78. crock 破瓦片（无用之物，废话） 79. cross the line 跨过线（做得太过分了） 80. cross that bridge when we come to it 到了桥头就过桥（船到桥头自然直） 81. cry over spilled milk 为泼了牛奶而哭（为过去的失败而懊丧） 82. cushion the blow 给垫着点儿（说话绵软一点，以免打击太重） 83. cut to the chase 抄捷径去追猎物（不绕圈子，开门见山，单刀直入） 84. daily grind 例行苦事，每天得干的苦工 85. days are numbered 来日无多 86. dead center 正当中 87. dead-end street 死路，死巷子 88. dog 狗（丑八怪） 89. domino effect 骨牌效应 90. don't hold your breath 别憋着呼吸（别期望太高） 91. don't look a gift horse in the mouth 赠马不看牙（收人礼物别嫌好道歹） 92. down to the wire 最后关头 93. down under 南边（常指面半球的澳洲） 94. downhill from here 从此都是下坡路（自此每况愈下） 95. drop the ball 掉了球（失职） 96. empty nest 空巢（儿女长大离家） 97. every cloud has a silver lining 乌云也有银边（祸兮福所倚，塞翁失马） 98. fall into place 落实，就绪 99. fender bender 撞弯保险杠的车祸（小车祸） 100. fight tooth and nail 爪牙并施，拚命抵抗 101. fine line 细线（微妙的差别） 102. fish out of water 如鱼离水 103. flash in the pan 淘金盆里的反光（空欢喜一场，好景不长） K12小学初中高中
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104. fork in the road 岔路 105. fox 狐狸（并无贬意） 106. framed 被陷害，遭栽赃 107. full throttle 加足马力 108. get a foot in the door 一脚已经进了门里（获得立足点，占一份） 109. get hitched 拴起来（结婚） 110. get off on the wrong foot 起步便错（第一印象不佳） 111. get the ball rolling 让球滚起来（动起手来） 112. get/give the green light 绿灯亮了（获准行动） 113. get up on the wrong side of the bed 起床下错边 (心情不佳) 114. give the shirt off one's back 连衬衫都肯脱给人（慷慨成性） 115. go one step too far 多走了一步（做得太过分了） 116. go out on a limb 爬高枝（担风险） 117. go overboard 过火 118. go to hell in a hand basket 坐着吊篮下地狱（一坏不可收拾） 119. go to one's head 上头上脸，冲昏头脑 120. go under 沉没（破产） 121. goose bumps 鸡皮疙瘩 122. grasp for straws 抓稻草（绝望中的挣扎，快要淹死的人连漂浮的稻草也抓） 123. guts 胆子 124. hot 惹火 125. have one's cake and eat it too 既想留着蛋糕，又想吃（既要鱼，又要熊掌） 126. hindsight is 20/20 事后的先见之明 127. hit stride 脚步走顺了 128. hit the books 撞书（用功） 129. hit the hay 倒在稻草上（睡觉、就寝） 130. hit the jackpot 中了头彩 131. hit the road 上路 132. hold a candle to 给他拿蜡烛都不配（元不能相比） 133. hold the key to my heart 掌管我心灵的钥匙 134. hold your horses 勒住你的马（慢来） 135. hang somebody out to dry 把……晾起来了（把……坑苦了） 136. in one's back pocket 在某人裤子后口袋里（是某人的囊中之物） 137. in the dark 在黑暗中（茫然，什么也不知道） 138. in the lime light 站在聚光灯圈里（出风头） 139. in the spotlight 站在聚光灯圈里（出风头） 140. it's Greek to me 希腊文（天书） 141. in the middle of nowhere 周围什么也没有（前不见村，后不着店） 142. joined at the hip 连体婴（死党，从不分开的两个人） 143. jump the gun 枪未响先偷跑（抢先） 144. just what the doctor ordered 正是大夫说的（对症下药） 145. keep an ear to the ground 一耳贴地（注意新动向） K12小学初中高中
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146. keep one's fingers crossed/cross one's fingers 把手指交叉成十字架（暗祈上苍保佑） 147. kick the bucket 踢水桶（翘辫子） 148. kill two birds with one stone一箭双雕，一举两得 149. kiss up to 讨好 150. kitty corner 小猫的角落（斜对角） 151. knuckle sandwich 指节骨三明治（饱以老拳） 152. landslide 山崩（压倒性的胜利） 153. last straw 最后一根稻草 154. left a bitter taste in one's mouth 留下满嘴苦味（留下不愉快的回忆） 155. left hanging 被晾起来了（被挂起来，悬而不决） 156. let sleeping dogs lie 别惊动睡着的狗（别无事生非，过去的事不要再提） 157. let the cat out of the bag 放出袋中猫（泄密，说漏嘴） 158. light a fire under your butt 在屁股下点一把火（促其行动） 159. light at the end of the tunnel 隧道末端的光（一线希望） 160. like hot cakes 象刚出炉的蛋糕（很受欢迎的东西，抢手货） 161. like looking for a needle in a haystack 如同在稻草堆里找一根针（大海捞针） 162. like pulling hen's teeth 跟拔母鸡的牙一样（艰苦不堪） 163. like shooting fish in a barrel 桶里射鱼（瓮中捉鳖） 164. like stealing candy from a baby 娃娃手里骗糖（易事） 165. ling winded 长舌，碎嘴 166. loose cannon 松动的大炮（一触即发的脾气） 167. lose one's marbles 疯了，神智不清 168. low blow 不正当的攻击，下流手段 169. make a mountain out of a molehill 把小土堆说成大山（小题大作） 170. make him and break the mold 上帝造了他以后就把模型砸了（再没有跟他一样的人了） 171. Monday morning quarterback 星期一早晨的四分卫（马后炮） 172. monkey business 猢狲把戏（胡闹） 173. monkey on one's back 背上的猴子（难以摆脱的负担） 174. more than you can shake a finger at 屈指难数 175. more than one way to skin a cat 剥猫皮各有巧妙不同（另有办法） 176. music to my ears 爱听的话 177. my old man 我的老头（我父亲） 178. nail in the coffin 棺材钉子（致使的一击，决定成败的最重要因素） 179. neck and neck 马脖子靠着马脖子（齐头并进，不分轩轾） 180. no sweat 不出汗（没什么大不了） 181. not dealing with a full deck 脑子里少几张牌（头脑不正常） 182. nothing will leave these walls 话不传出这四堵墙之外（言不入六耳） 183. off the charts 好得没治了 184. off the deep end 暴跳如雷 185. off the fop of one's head 临时一想，随口一说 K12小学初中高中
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186. on a good note 尽欢而散 187. on a roll 做得很顺，势如破竹 188. on cloud nine 九霄云上 189. on fire 着火了（红火，手气旺） 190. on my nerves 惹我心烦 191. on pins and needles 如坐针毡，坐立不安 192. on tap 桶装啤酒（现成的，预备好的） 193. on the back burner 搁在靠后的炉子上（靠边站） IV. English Idioms To strike while the iron is hot. 趁热打铁． Good luck would never come in pairs. 福不双至． Fire proves gold, adversity proves men. 烈火显真金，逆境识英雄． Long hair and short wit. 头发长，见识短． Blood is thicker than water. 血浓于水． If you would not be known to do anything, never do it. 若要人不知，除非己莫为． In unity here is strength. 团结就是力量． He whose belly is full believes not him who is fasting. 饱汉不知饿汉饥． Easier said than done. 说时容易做时难． Idleness is the root of all evil. 懒惰是万恶之源． Wall has ears. 隔墙有耳． Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion. 宁做鸡头，不做凤尾． The foremost dog catches the hare. 早起的鸟儿有虫吃． Every potter praises his own pot. 老王卖瓜，自卖自夸． The fox preys farthest from home. 兔子不吃窝边草． The proof of the pudding is in the eating. 要知道梨子的滋味，最好是亲口尝一尝． One swallow does not make a summer. 一花独放不是春． One drop of poison infects the whole tun of wine. 一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅粥． Set a fox to keep one's geese. 引狼入室． What do you expect from a pig but a grunt? 狗嘴里吐不出象牙 He that comes of a hen must scrape. 老鼠的儿子会打洞． When the cat's away, the mice will play. 山中无老虎，猴子称大王． Sink or swim. 不进则退． He that had no cross deserves no crown. 不吃苦中苦，难得人上人． Jack of all trades, master of none. 博而不专． Opportunity seldom knocks twice. 机不可失 A miss is as good as a mile. 失之毫厘，谬以千里． Better to be sure than sorry. 宁可信其有，不可信其无． Enough is as good as a feast 知足者常乐 K12小学初中高中
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Who spits against heaven, it falls in his face. 自作自受 An unfortunate man would be drowned in a tea-cup. 人倒霉喝凉水都塞牙 Rome was not built in a day. 冰冻三尺非一日之寒 It takes two to make a quarrel. 一个巴掌拍不响 Failures are the pillars of success. 失败是成功之母 Truth needs not many words. 有理不在声高 To pay him back in his own coin. 即以其人之道，还治其人之身 K12小学初中高中
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