面試與求職信寫作(BEC)

Doyouwantajob?Give“Yes”or“No”answerstothefollowingquestionsandseeifyouhavegotacompetitiveedge.Haveyoudecidedwhatsortofjobyoureallywant?Haveyouspokentoanyonewhodoesthesortofjobyouwouldliketodo?Haveyoufoundoutaboutthecompaniesyouwouldliketoworkfor?Lecture15CVandInterviewsObjective:LearntowriteyourCVandapplicationletter.Learnhowtosellyouataninterview.4.Haveyouspokentoanyonewhoworksforthesecompanies?5.Doyouknowwhatskillsyouhavegainedandtheskillsyouhavelostinrecentyears?6.Haveyoudoneanythinginthelastyearwhichhasdevelopedyourskills?7.Doyouregularlyreadthebusinesspagesofnewspapersorprofessionaljournals?8.Haveyoutalkedtoarecruitmentagencythatspecializesinyourareaofwork?9.HaveyouwrittenorupdatedyourCurriculumVitaeinthelastsixmonths?Toscore:Score1pointfor“Yes”andscore0pointsfor“No”.0-3Youneedtospendmoretimeonpreparingyourselfforanewjob.4-6Youhavemadeagoodstart,butyoustillneedtodomoreworktostandoutfromthecompetition.7-9Youareinastrongpositiontogetanewjob.Whateveryourscoreinthequiz,yourCVcanputyouinastrongposition.AsfortheguidelinesofwritingaCVandsampleCV,let’sstudytheWritingsectioninyourtextbook.Groupdiscussion:Asfarastheformatisconcerned,yourCVshouldbe__________________.WhatinformationshouldbeincludedinyourCV?Whatistheappropriateorderoflistingyoureducationandworkexperience?Whatotherthingsyouneedtopayattentiontowhenlistyoureducationandworkexperience?Doyouneedtoaddsomedetailswhenyoulistyourinterests?Howmanyrefereesshouldyougive?Whichpointcanbemissedout?Answersforreference:YourCVshouldbe:word-processed;laserprintedongoodqualitypaper;andnolongerthantwopagesofA4paper.YouCVshouldinclude:personaldetails;education;workexperience;positionofresponsibility;skills;interests;andreferees.Putyourmostrecentstudiesandworkexperiencefirst;Don’tgotofarbackintimeorleaveanygaps;Givemoredetailsaboutmorerelevantexperience.Yes,youdo.Two.Positionofresponsibilityifyouhavehadnone.Sometipsforyourreference:AgoodCVisyourpassporttoaninterviewand,ultimatelytothejobyouwant.Initialimpressionsarevital,andabadlypresentedCVcouldmeanrejection,regardlessofwhatisinit.(GuesswhatwillhappenifyousendinyourCVwithsomemistakesinthefirstparagraph,inwrongformat,printedontenpagesofpinkpaper.)Tips:PrintyourCVongood-qualitywhitepaper.CVswithflowerybackgroundsoronpinkpaperwillstandoutuponallthewrongreasons.2.Getsomeonetocheckforspellingandgrammaticalmistakes,becauseaspell-checkerwillpickouteverymistake.CVswitherrorswillberejecteditshowsthatyoudon’tpayattentiontodetails.3.Restrictyourselftooneortwopages,andlistanypublicationsorrefereesonaseparatesheet.4.IfyouaresendingyourCVelectronically,checktheformattingbysendingittoyourselffirst.Keeptheformatsimple.5.Donotsendaphotounlessspecificallyrequested.Ifyouhavetosendone,makesureitisonetakeninaprofessionalsetting,ratherthanaholidaysnap.(content?)6.Keepthecontentfactualandtruthfulexaggerationsusuallygetfoundout.AndremembertotailoryourCVtoeachdifferentjob.CVWriting(P142)CurriculumVitae(MainlyBritishE)Resume(AmericanE)aone-totwodocument

asummaryofyouracademicandworkhistoryChiefConstructionsBriefIntroductionJobObjectiveEducationExperienceSkillsInterestsHonors,activitiesandPublicationsReferencesFormA4。TimesNewRoman

小四或五號(hào)間距，上下一樣，約2-3厘米；左右一樣，約1.2-2.5厘米；最左邊的bulletpoint到左頁(yè)邊的距離保持在3.8-5厘米。Qualifications

Generalbusinessknowledgerelatingtofinancial

HaveapassionfortheInternet,andanabundanceofcommonsenseReferencewillbefurnisheduponrequest.Interviewskills:Agoodinterviewisalwayswell-structured.Workinpairsandputthelistofthingsthataninterviewershoulddoinalogicalsequence.answerquestionsaskquestionsaboutcandidate’sCVexplaintheplanoftheinterviewexplainwhathappensnextholdafewminutesofneutralconversationlistenmakethecandidatefeelateaseobservesummarizethemainpointsWorkinpairsanddecidewhattheinterviewerandtheintervieweecouldsayateachoftheninestages.Exampleofstage1:Interviewer:Thankyouforcoming,Ihopeyouhadagoodjourney.Interviewee:Yes,thanks.Itonlytook40minutes,door-to-door,andit’seasytogetherefromthestation.

Ataninterviewitisimportantto‘sell’yourselftothecompany.Nowlistenandwritedownwhateachcandidatesaystosellhim/herself.Finallydecidewhichcandidateisthemostsuitableone.(P145)Brett:Ienjoyworkingwithpeopleaspartofateam.Ithinkthebestresultscomefromworkingtogether.Barry:Iamveryactive.ItrytoorganizemystudiesandmyotherinterestssothatIcandoasmanydifferentthingsaspossible.Julie:Ithinkmarketingisareallyinterestingarea.Ihavereallyenjoyeddoingmymarketingcourse.

PairWork:

Role-playthejobinterviewatasoftdrinkscompany.First,readthedirectionsinBusinessCommunicationsectioninyourtextbook.Second,workinpairsandprepareaCVforSTUDENTB.Third,onestudentineachpairgetspreparedtoaskquestionsandtheothergetsreadytobeinterviewed.Now,pleasebeginyourinterview.

JobHuntingaseverecompetitionToomanygraduatesapplyforthesamepositionHavetogothroughjobinterviewbutreallydonotknowhowtomakeitsuccessfulProblemsHowtodo?1.Learnmoreaboutthejob2.Prepareforpotentialinterviewquestions.3.Makeagoodimpressionduringtheinterview.FindInformationinjobadvertisements1)positionoffered2)conditions/requirementsforapplicants(age,appearance,height,education,foreignlanguage,workexperience,workinghours,etc)3)deadlineforacceptingresumes4)addresstosendresumes

AJobInterviewWhatquestionshavebeenaskedinthisinterview?1.Tellmealittleaboutyourself.2.Couldyoubealittlemorespecific?Whataresomeofyourabilities?3.Canyouworkwellwithotherpeople?4.Doyouspeakanyforeignlanguages?5.Doyouthinkyoucanlearntousethem(newcomputersandperipheral)?1.Doesthecompanyplantoexpand?2.Whatarethesignificanttrendsintheindustry?3.Whyisthispositionopen?4.Whatqualificationsareyoulookingforinthepersonwhowillfillthisjob?5.Whatwouldyouexpectmetoaccomplishinthisjob?6.Whataresomeofthelong-termobjectivesofthisposition?Whattoaskinajobinterview?（foremployees）7.Doesyourcompanyprovideopportunitiesfortraining?8.WhatfreedomwouldIhaveto