UnitThreeJobInterview GettheJobYouWant Procedure CulturalinformationQuestionsandAnswersDetailedStudyoftheTextUsefulExpressionsHomework MichaelJordon 1963 Americanprofessionalbasketballplayer consideredbymanytobethegreatestplayerinbasketballhistory The6ft6in 198cm shootingguardfirstbecameknownasanexplosiveindividualscorer butasmaturedasaplayerheadoptedamoreteam orientedapproachtothegame JordonledtheChicagoBullstosixNationalBasketballAssociation NBA championship 1991 1993 1996 1998 Hiswidespreadappealtofanshashelpedkeepbasketballoneoftheworld smostpopularspectatorsports TheNewYorkMarathon Inthefall thelargestrunningeventintheU s annuallyattracting30 000ormoreentrantsinaracethroughthefiveboroughs Some Dos and Don Ts 1 Doplantoarriveontimeorafewminutesearly Latearrivalforajobinterviewisneverexcusable 2 Ifpresentedwithanapplication dofillitoutneatlyandcompletely Don trelyonyourapplicationorr sum 简历 todothesellingforyou interviewerswillwantyoutospeakforyourself 3 Dogreettheinterviewerbylastnameifyouaresureofthepronunciation Ifnot asktheemployertorepeatit Givetheappearanceofenergyasyouwalk Smile Shakehandsfirmly Begenuinelygladtomeettheinterviewer 4 Dowaituntilyouareofferedachairbeforesitting Situpright lookalertandinterestedatalltimes Beagoodlisteneraswellasagoodcommunicator 5 Dolookaprospectiveemployerintheeyewhilespeaking 6 Dofollowtheinterviewer sleads buttrytogettheinterviewertodescribethepositionandthedutiestoyouearlyintheinterviewsothatyoucanapplyyourbackground skillsandaccomplishmentstotheposition 7 Domakesurethatyourgoodpointscomeacrosstotheinterviewerinafactual sinceremanner Stressachievements Forexample salesrecords processesdeveloped savingsachieved systemsinstalled etc 8 Doalwaysconductyourselfasifyouaredeterminedtogetthejobyouarediscussing Neverclosethedooronopportunity 9 Doshowenthusiasm Ifyouareinterestedintheopportunity enthusiasticfeedbackcanenhanceyourchancesofbeingfurtherconsidered Ifyouarenotinterested yourresponsivenesswillstilldemonstrateyourprofessionalism 10 Don tforgettobringacopyofyourr sum Keepseveralcopiesinyourbriefcaseifyouareafraidyouwillforget 11 Don tsmoke eveniftheinterviewerdoesandoffersyouacigarette Donochewgum 12 Don tanswerwithasimple yes or no Explainwheneverpossible Describethosethingsaboutyourselfwhichrelatetothesituation 13 Don tlie Answerquestionstruthfully franklyandsuccinctly 简洁的 14 Don tmakeunnecessaryderogatory 贬抑的 remarksaboutyourpresentorformeremployers Obviously therewereissuesorelseyouwouldnothaveleftapriorcompanyorbelookingtoleaveapresentemployer However whenexplainingyourreasonsforleaving limityourcommentstothosenecessarytoadequatelycommunicateyourrationale 基本原理 15 Don tover answerquestions Andiftheinterviewersteerstheconversationintopoliticsorcontroversialissues trytodomorelisteningthenspeakingsincethiscouldbeasensitivesituation 16 Don tinquireaboutsalary vacations bonuses retirement etc Ontheinitialinterviewunlessyouaresuretheemployerisinhiringyou Iftheintervieweraskswhatsalaryyouwant indicatewhatyou veearnedbutthatyou remoreinterestedinopportunitythaninaspecificsalary QuestionsandAnswers 1 HowdoestheauthorintroducethetopicinTextA Why 2 Whatisthewriteraccordingtowhathesaysatthebeginningofthetext 3 Whatconclusiondidthewriterdrawfromtheyoungapplicant sanswers 1 Followup takeadditionalstepstofurther apreviousaction followedbywith Ifyoumakeahotelbookingbyphone followitupwithwrittenconfirmation Weareworriedthatterroristswillfollowuptheirthreatswithbombattacks DetailStudyoftheText 2 Insb shands insb spossessionAlltherelevantfactsareinmysolicitor shands Hisfather scompanyhasbeeninhishandsforsomeyears 3 Prospective likelytobecomeorbeThechieffunctionofdirect mailadvertisingistofamiliarizeprospectivebuyerswithaproduct Thecollegehadapplicationfromnearly200prospectivestudents 4 AsIseeit inmyopinionAsIseeit thisisthebestbookonthesubject AsIseeit thispressconferenceisthemostsuccessfulonewehaveeverhad 5 As thesayinggoes usedtointroduceaparticularphrasethatpeopleoftensayAsanoldEnglishsayinggoes ifyouwanttoliveandthrive letaspiderrunalive Asthesayinggoes hewholaughslastlaughslongest 6 endeavor aneffortorattempttodosth Try todosth Thegovernmenthasendeavoredtoforbidtheemploymentofchildrenundertheageof16 Thecompanyendeavorstodealwithclients complaintsaspromptlyaspossible 7 Goafter tryhardtoobtainAreyouplanningtogoafterPeter sjobwhenheleaves HewentafterfirstprizeintheEnglishspeechcontest 8 Closeeverysale completeeverysaleorbesuccessfulineverysale 9 Incidentally bytheway usedwhenaddingmoreinformationtowhatwassaidbefore orwhenyouwanttotalkaboutsth Elseyouhavejustthoughtof Incidentally thiswinegoesparticularlywellwithcheese Incidentally ifyouwanttoseeheragain letmeknow 10 Bracket agrouporcategorythathasaparticularrange piecesofmetal wood orplasticthatarefastenedtoawallinordertosupportsomethingsuchasashelf Thisnewcarisoutofmypricebracket Womenoutnumberedmenthreetotwointheover 65agebracket Fixthebeamwiththebracketsandscrews Weneedsomeadjustablewallbrackets 11 Take haveacrackat trytodo