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Unit 3

Job Interview


1. Leading-in2. Text Analysis3. Language Points4. Presentation and Exercises

Text A Get The Job You Want


Lead-in

Background InformationDiscussion


Michael Jordan : The An American professional basket player,

6 ft & 6 in (1.98m), shooting guard, Chicago Bulls, 6 National Basket Association (NBA) championships (1991-1993, 1996-1998).

Background

Information


Jordan’s achievements also include six NBA most valuable player (MVP) awards for the championship series (1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, and 1998) and five MVPs for the regular season (1988, 1991, 1992, 1996, and 1998).



Harvey B. Mackay

• Harvey Mackay is chairman and chief executive officer of Mackay Envelope Corporation, a business he founded in Minneapolis in 1959. Mackay Envelope employs 500 people and manufactures 13 million envelopes per day.


Harvey B. Mackay

• Harvey is the author of Swim With The Sharks Without Being Eating Alive, which was on New York Times best seller list for 54 weeks and rated the No.1 business book in the United States for 1988. The book had been translated into 35 languages and distributed in 80 countries around the world. Fortune magazine refers to him as “Mr. Make Things Happen.”


Discussion

What preparations should wemake before taking part in a job

interview?


Text Analysis

Part Division

Comprehension


Part Division

Parts Paragraphs

Main Ideas

Part 1

Par. 1-6 A recent college graduate failed to answer the questions because of lack of preparation.

Part 2

Par. 7-27 Four pieces of advice on being a successful interviewee.

Part 3

Par. 28-31

Everyone should make his or her own tracks in whatever he or she does.


Comprehension

1. Did the job applicant answer all the questions at the interview?

2. What answer did the interviewer get from the job applicant?

3. What conclusion can you draw from his failure to answer all the questions?


4. What can be the main idea for the first part?

5. What does the author mainly talk about in this part? What are they?


Language Points

Vocabulary

Sentences


interview: 1) question to decide if sb. is right for a job

We're going to interview six candidates this afternoon.

2) question to discover one's opinion and experience

In the survey, more than half of the women interviewed hated the label “housewife”.


applicant: a person who applies for sth. esp. a post

Graduate school generally require applicants to submit scores on the Graduate Record Exam (GRE).With admission criteria ranking among the most selective in the United States, Harvard accepts less than 20 percent of all applicants.

application: 申请，申请书，应用，实施 applicable: a. 可应用的，可实施的


tips: n. 1) small but useful piece of practical advice

Do you have any handy tips for removing stains from clothing?

2) small sum of money given to a waiter, taxi driver, etc as a personal reward for their service

He left a tip under plate.


grill: vt: 1) cook under or over direct heat

We could grill the chops on the barbecue.

2) (infml.) question intensely

He had been grilled for two hours before the policeman let him go.

The senior detective grilled the young suspect about the robbery case.


follow up: take additional steps to further (a previous action)

If you make a hotel booking by phone, follow it up with written confirmation.

We are worried that terrorists will follow up their threats with bomb attacks.


prospective: likely to become or be

The chief function of direct-mail advertising is to familiarize prospective buyers with a product.

The college of world fame had applications from nearly 200 prospective students.


blurt: utter abruptly and thoughtlessly

As soon as the teacher put forward the question, he blurted the answer out.

He blurted out the news before he considered its effect.


sparkle: shine in small bright flashes

The diamond ring sparkled in the sunlight.

His wit sparkles.

Her eyes sparkled with happiness.


Sentences

1. I like talking to potential salespeople, because they’re our link to customers.

potential salespeople

link to sth.

我喜欢与可能成为销售 / 营销人员的人交谈，因为他们是我们与顾客联系的纽带。


2. Had he asked any friends to grill him in a mock interview? Did he go to the library to find newspaper clipping on us?grill him in a mock interviewnewspaper clipping他可曾请朋友们向他提问，对他进行模拟面试？

他可曾去图书馆查找过有关本公司的剪报？


3. Was he planning to follow up the interview with another letter indicating his eagerness to join us?

follow up sth. with sth.his eagerness to join us

面试之后他是否打算再写一封信，表明自己加盟本公司的诚意？


4. How well prepared would this person be if he were to call on a prospective customer for us?

如果此人代表公司去见可能成为我们客户的人，他准备工作会做的怎样？


5. You won’t get every job you go after. The best salespeople don’t close every sale. Michael Jordan makes barely half of his field-goal attempts.

go after close every salefield-goal attempts

你不可能得到你想要的每份工作。最好的销售员也不可能每次都成交。迈克尔乔丹的投篮命中率勉强过半。


6. But it takes no longer to prepare well for one interview than to wander in half-prepared for five.

但认真准备一次面试的时间不会多于马马虎虎准备五次面试的时间。

To prepare well for one interview takes time.To wander in half-prepared for five interviews takes time.


7. You can do the same if you work on your weaknesses and develop your strengths. To be able to compete, you’ve got to keep learning all your life.work on your weaknessesdevelop your strengths

如果你努力克服自己的弱点，发挥自己的优势，你同样可以做得那么好。要有能力竞争，就得终生学习。


Presentation and ExercisesCloze: Complete the following passage What is the best way to impress a _____(1)employer when you go for an_____(2)for a job?___ ____ ___ ____(3),the best thing is to demonstrate that you have ____ ____ _____(4)and know all about the firm. You should make every ____(5),for the company, including the different lines of business it is involved in. Be enthusiastic, let the interviewer know that that you are not frightened by new challenges, but are willing to ___ ___ ___(7)at anything.


Try to look at the situation___ ____ ____(8)of the person offering the opportunity of _____(9). What sort of qualities is he likely to be looking for? Enthusiasm, certainly.

So don’t leave your application waiting until just before the ______(10). Apply early. Another thing that can___ ___ ____(11)is to ___ ___(12)your interview with a letter expressing your enthusiasm to join the company.


Thank you!

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prospective students

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