Unit 8 Applying for a Job 微課

1、 When you are having a job interview, what should you pay attention to? A Job Interview When you are having a job interview, what should you pay attention to? Appearance Behavior Attitude Response to the questions A Job InterviewIm the boss. Ill decide whether you ll be hired or not. Dont interview

2、for the right job. Interview for the right boss. You dont like what you see? The power is yours. Go out and interview another boss.What we have learnt: To think about things differently. To think from a different perspective.A New Concept Paras.1-3 Why does the author even mention the great teachers

3、 he has ever met? Whats the authors advice for job hunters? And why?Because he thinks a good boss is just like a great teacher and knows how to teach.Dont interview for the right job. Interview for the right boss. Because a good boss is willing and able to help you grow professionally. When I went o

4、ff to college, I got one piece of advice from my father: “It doesnt matter what courses you take, just find the great professors.” Sure enough, I soon discovered that all kinds of subjects were interesting to me as long as good teachers presented them. In Professor Weinsteins class, I could hear the

5、 tumbrels rolling through the streets of Paris during the French Revolution. And going back further, I can still recall things about the stars that I should have long ago forgotten if not for mysecond-grade teacher, Miss Scorchiotti. To me, a great teacher is one who performs a subject in a way that

6、 makes it come alive. A great boss does the same. They turn the day-to-day uninteresting jobs into a learning experience. They convince you that you and what you are doing actually matter. They give you confidence, which makes you more willing to ask a question, or assume responsibility, or even sug

7、gest a change in some age-old company process. In short, a great boss knows how to teach. So my advice to anyone bound for the job market in the coming years and to anyone looking for a different work experience is: Dont interview for the right job. Interview for the right boss. Not a best person, b

8、ut someone who is willing and able to help you grow professionally.Read and Complete1) In a word, a great boss a. knows _; b. both gives _.2) A wrong boss a. is surrounded _; b. is short of _; c. loves _ and hates _.how to teachrespect and earns itby the same team year after yeara sense of humortypi

9、ng talkingBackParas.4-6 What are some signs of the wrong boss? Well, anyone who: Is surrounded by the same team year after year. If youre such a good teacher, why arent these people moving on and getting promoted? Is short of a sense of humor. Life is short. Work is hard. Lets lighten up when facing

10、 something difficult. Loves typing. Hates talking. Why are you emailing me when I sit across the hall? Who are the best bosses I ever had? Angela, my first boss out of college, was very clever and outspoken. She ruffled feathers around the company but was eager to let me in on what she thought and w

11、hy. My boss Tom used to say: “You can sleep when youre dead.” Working for Tom was just a bit exhausting. But he was also unbelievably straightforward, and quick to ask advice and give it. We often had different opinions, yet our discussions helped both of us learn more about what we were trying to p

12、erform. A great boss both gives respect and earns it.Para.7 How do we find a right boss?Be yourself with them and see if the self they are with you is someone you want to learn from for a couple of years. And how do you know when youve found the right boss? Be yourself with them and see if the self

13、they are with you is someone you want to learn from for a couple of years. If that person is dull or dogmatic in an interview, guess what theyre going to be like Monday through Friday? Interviewees are on their best behavior in that setting, but so are interviewers. You dont like what you see? The p

14、ower is yours. Go out and interview another boss. BackOUTLINEPart One (Paras.1-3) Through the comparison between good teachers and good bosses, the author gives his advice to job hunters.Part Two (Paras.4-6) Part Three (Para. 7) Examples of good bosses and wrong bosses.How to find the right boss.1. Examples of great teachers.2. Features of good bosses.3. Advice to job hunters.1. Features of wrong bosses.2. Good bosses he has ever met.Do you agree with the author?Do you think choosing the right boss the most important