Unit-3-Job-Interview

1、2021/8/21Unit 3 Job InterviewGet the Job You Want2021/8/22Class procedure Pre-reading Activities About the Author Text Structure Reading Comprehension Language Study Revision2021/8/23Todays Class Procedure Check your reading of Para.1-27 Check your recitation of Para. 28-31 Words and expressions rev

2、ision Fill in the blanks to check your understanding of the text. Brief explanation of Part 3. Ex.2021/8/24 What is the most common way to find a job? What should you remember when having a job interview? How many stages does the typical interview consist of?2021/8/25 Know something about the organi

3、zation you are applying to. Dress properly. Dont shake hand with the interviewer until he/she extends his/her hand. Dont sit down until invited to do so by the interviewer. Make eye-contact with the interviewer during the interview. Listen actively and stay calm. Be honest but not too modest. Do you

4、r homework.2021/8/26frequently asked questionsnQ：Can you sell yourself in two minutes？Go for it. nQ：Why do you want to work for us? nQ: What make you think you would be a success in this position？ nQ：What is your strongest trait / greatest strength / weakness ？nQ：What provide you with a sense of acc

5、omplishment?nQ：How long would you like to stay with this company？nQ：What are your salary expectations? 2021/8/27With my qualifications and experience, I feel I am hardworking, responsible and diligent in any project I undertake. Your organization could benefit from my analytical and interpersonal sk

6、ills.After following your firms progress for the last 3 years, I am convinced that it is becoming one of the market leaders and I would like to be part of the team. / I am impressed by the quality of your products. I am sure that I would be a convincing salesman because I truly believe that it is th

7、e best product on the market today. My graduate school training combined with my internship should qualify me for this particular job. I am sure I will be successful. Helpfulness and caring / Adaptability and sense of humor / I like to see a job done quickly, and Im critical if it isnt. I tend to dr

8、ive myself too hard. Finishing a project to the best of my ability. I will stay as long as I can continue to learn and to grow in my field. Money is important, but the responsibility that goes along with this job is what interests me the most. / Why dont we discuss salary after you decide whether Im

9、 right for the job / The salary I should require would be per month as a start. Whats the word that CEOs dont like the most?82021/8/2Swim With The Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive chairman and CEO of Mackay Envelope Corporation an $85 million company he founded at age 26 Mackay Envelope employs 500

10、people and manufactures 23 million envelopes a day. inspirational business speaker $ 40,000/h Harvey B. Mackay popular newspaper columnistbestselling author 2021/8/29text structurea recent college graduate failed to answer the questions at an interview because of lack of preparation.Prepare to winNe

11、ver stop learningBelieve in yourselfFind a way to make a differenceto sum up the four points2021/8/210Part OneWhat kind of answers did he get from the college graduate who wanted a job?Would Mackay employ this college graduate at last? Whats his Achilles heel?By taking interviewers perspective into

12、consideration, can you sum up what an employee should do before the interview?2021/8/211Summarytry to collect all the information about the company if possible.undergo a mock interview if possible.write a job inquiry letters to do first-step marketing of yourself.show your eagerness sincerely and ti

13、mely if you really want to get the job.2021/8/212Part TwosuggestionsexamplesPrepare to winMichael JordanNever stop learningA 90-year-old tennis playerBelieve in yourself, even when no one else doesThe four-minute mile, the New York Marathon and the Vietnam veteranFind a way to make a differenceNew Y

14、ork cabdrivers2021/8/213Part ThreeWhy was Curt Carlson so happy when they were taxiing down the runway? What point does the writer want to make by talking about his mentor, Curt Carlson?2021/8/214Had he asked any friends to grill him in a mock interview? grillI a piece of meat. 他被严加拷问, 直到他承认为止。He wa

15、s ed until he confessed. mockadj. a battle n.make a of v. at2021/8/215follow up (L15): take additional steps to furtherlThats an interesting idea, and well certainly follow it up.警方一直在追查这个案子。2The police have been following up the case.面试后最好再写一封信表明项迫切加入该公司。2Youd better follow up the interview with a

16、letter indicating your eagerness to join the spective (L20): likely to become or belAll of us are expecting to achieve the results.&prospect n. 机会；可能性lThe prospect for revolution are remote.162021/8/2Language Study (Part II)nendeavor (L30):nodd (L31)ngo after (L38)nincidentally (L49)n

17、in my age bracketntake a crack at (L65)nidentifiable (L75)nmake a difference (L76)ndownright (L77)nblurt (L89) 172021/8/2endeavor (L30):2n. an effort / attempt to do sth.n我们尽全力于顾客满意。 nWe make every to satisfy our customers. & make every endeavor / make ones best endeavors / do ones endeavors2vi.

18、 try to do sthnWe must always to improve our work.n我们总要努力改进自己的工作。182021/8/2odd (L31)&n. nprobability or chancenThe odds are that shell win / in her favor. against her.ndifference in strength, numbersagainst (all) the odds: despite strong opposition or disadvantagesvAgainst all the odds she achie

19、ved her dream.odds and ends&adj.strange; peculiar; not evenodd-lookingodd jobs192021/8/2nodd: 奇怪的；不普通的。强调“违反正常情况”nunique: 独一无二的；绝无仅有的；无与伦比的npeculiar: 奇怪的，不寻常的。一般用于指事物、人等特点或特质等neccentric: 特殊的；奇怪的；超出常规的。可用于指人、人的服饰或人的行为lThat building is _ because all the others like it were destroyed.lIts _ that he

20、 hasnt telephoned me.lThis club seemed to be full of people with _behaviors. This fish has a _ taste; do you think its all right?2021/8/220But it takes no longer to prepare well for one interview than to wander in half-prepared for five. And your prospects for success will be many times better.但认真准备

21、一次面试的时间不会多于马马虎虎准备五次面试的时间，而你成功的可能性要多得多。Chinese Version212021/8/2incidentally (L49) adv. : by the way; in an incidental waynSome people, and that includes Arthur, just wont look after themselves properly.nIn our discussion this question was brought up.words used to indicate the change of subject Page

22、89take / have a crack at (L65): try to do sth.n再试试把这个难题解决了吧。nHave another crack at solving this puzzle.222021/8/2identifiable (L75) adj. videntifyv.videntificationn.downright (L77) adv. absolutely adj.a lienot merely overweight but fatMost of the cabs are filthy, and almost all of them sport an impe

23、netrable, bulletproof partition.blurt (L89)2blurt outdisplay; exhibitimpossible to penetrate2021/8/223Language Study (Part III)oin the neighborhood (L97)obeyond ones dream (L105)osparkle (L106)ofrom my standpoint (L107)vin my opinionvas I see it242021/8/2Words and Meanings1.in sbs spective3

24、.as I see it4.endeavor5.go after6.incidentally7.deadline8.employmentin my opinionby the way effortin sbs possessionan occupationa time limitlikely to becometry to obtain252021/8/2nIt surprised us that there were so many _ for the job.A. appliances B. appraisals C. applicants D. appointmentnThe three

25、 friends all _ for the same job.A. requiredB. chose C. applied D. referrednYesterdays solutions are not always _ to todays problems.A. applicable B. capable C. necessary D. reliablenHe has an _ next Thursday for a job on the Los Angeles Times.A. appointment B. assignment C. interview D. inspectionnT

26、he _ for making application is tomorrow, so youd better send in your form today.A. date B. agenda C. terminal D. deadline262021/8/2Vocabulary P84-85: check your answers1. generously 2. physically3. structure4. partition5. blurted out6. chuckling7. pried8. prospective 9. jet10. sparkled11. took a cra

27、ck at12. partner13. made a big difference14. beyond his wildest dream 15. employment272021/8/21. go after2. look back on3. be put up4. count on282021/8/2Cloze1. prospective 2. interview 3. As I see it 4. done your homework 5. endeavor 6. structure7. take a crack 8. from the standpoint 9. employment1

28、0. deadline 11. make a difference12. follow upnB1. matter 2. to 3. not 4. possible 5. can6. interview 7. ask 8. copies 9. if10. preparing 11. what12. kinds 13. take14. Prior 15. whether 16. fit292021/8/2TranslationWell begun is half done, as the saying goes. It is extremely important for a job appli

29、cant to do his homework while seeking employment. From my standpoint, whether or not one has done his homework clearly makes a difference in his chance of success. I have a friend who is earning somewhere in the neighborhood of 100 thousand dollars a year in a large computer software company. He tol

30、d me that from his own experience the decision makers who interview prospective employees like people who are well prepared. Those who make no endeavor to learn as much about his prospective employer as possible dont have much of a chance of success. 302021/8/2I _ a manufacturing company and I often

31、 do the _ and hiring myself. Recently a college _ came into my office _ for a sales job, I asked him what he had done to prepare for the _. Obviously he wandered in _. _ I see it, there are four keys to _ hired: n_ to win. if youre prepared, the _ is on the other folks - the ones who havent done their _.nNever stop learning. To be able to _, youve got to keep learning all your life and _ _ your weaknesses and develop your _.nBelieve _ yourself, even when no one else does. Dont ever let anyone