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Unit 9
Human Resources
【Learning Objectives】
After finishing this unit, students should
know how to ask an employee questions.
know how to answer an employer’s questions.
know how to write a memo.
Warm-up
1.Match the job interview questions with their answers.
(1) How many jobs have you had since leaving university?
(2) Why have you changed jobs so often?
(3) What have you done that shows leadership?
(4) In what way have you changed since you joined the company?
(5) Have you ever worked with a difficult person?
(a) I now have more responsibility and work longer hours.
(b) Well, I lead the sales team. I’m also chairperson of a local business association.
(c) I wanted to earn more money.
(d) Well, the boss in my last company wasn’t easy to work with.
(e) I’ve worked for six companies.
(1)—(e) (2)—(c) (3)—(b) (4)—(a) (5)—(d)
2. Work in pairs. Decide which of these interview tips are for interviewers and which are for candidates. Then choose the tips you agree with.
Be completely honest at all times.
Try to help the candidate to relax.
Always wear your best clothes.
Do not ask a lot of questions to which people can answer “yes” or “no”.
Listen carefully and make a lot of notes.
Arrive half an hour early for the interview.
Ask a difficult question at the beginning of the interview.
Get an expensive haircut.
The interview tips for interviewers:
Try to help the candidate to relax.
Do not ask a lot of questions to which people can answer “yes” or “no”.
Listen carefully and make a lot of notes.
Ask a difficult question at the beginning of the interview.
The interview tips for candidates:
Be completely honest at all times.
Always wear your best clothes.
Arrive half an hour early for the interview.
Get an expensive haircut.
Listening & Speaking
New Words and Expressions
secretarial work 秘书工作
short list 供最后挑选(或考虑)用的候选人名单
vacancy n. 空职;空缺
appealing adj. 有吸引力的
Task 1: Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer
for each