商務英語口語對話之面試

商務英語口語對話之面試

AJobInterview

Wordsforemployers

1.Doyouknowhowtofillouttheapplicationforms?

2.Takeallyourcertificatesandotherrelevantdocumentswithyouwhenyouareaskedforaninterview.

3.TheHumanResourcesmanagerintervieweachjobapplicantinpersonandpicksouthisprospectiveemployeesaccordingtotheireducation,experienceandpotential.

4.Iftheemployerbelievesthatyouhavethequalificationsforthejob,youwillgetit.

5.Nowweareshorthanded,soIhopeyoucanstartworkingassoonaspossible.

Worsforemployees

1.MissZhangworksasapart-timeeditorinapublishinghouse.

2.Iamagreenhand.

3.Iwilltrymybesttofulfillmyresponsibilities.

4.Isawajobadvertisementoutsidetherestaurant,soIcameintoinquireifitisstillavailable.

FashionConversation

Conversation1

A:MayIcomein?

B:Yes,please.

A:Howareyoudoing,sir?MynameisWuDan.Ivecometoyourcompanyforaninterviewasrequested.

B:Fine,thankyouforcoming.Pleasetakeaseat.IamHansBlake,thegeneralmanager.

A:Nicetomeetyou,Mr.Blake.

B:Nicetomeetyou,too.

Conversation2

A:Excuseme.MayIseeMrs.White?

B:Yes,Iam.WhatcanIdoforyou?

A:Nicetomeetyou,Mrs.White.Imcomehereforaninterviewbyappointment.

B:Oh,Isee,areyouMr.Li?

A:Yes,Iam.

B:Nicetomeetyou.Onmyright,thisismycolleague,Annie,andmyleft,Monica.Pleasesitdown.

conversation3

A:Nicetomeetyouhere.Howcomeyoudroppedintothiscompanytoday?

B:Mybosssentmeheretotakesomebusinessdocumentsbacktohisoffice.Ididntknowyouwereworkinghere.Whatasurprise.Howlonghaveyoubeendoingthis?

A:Twoyearsorso.

B:Thatisgreat.Doyouhavetoworkthenightshift?

A:No,inmostcasesIdonthavetounlessthereissomethingurgenttodealwith.Iworkfivedaysaweek.

B:Doyouenjoyworkhere?

A:Itishardtosay.ButIvetostartbyworkingasatraineebeforeIreallybecomeanexperiencedmarketingassistant.Sometimes,Iamreallyundergreatpressurewhenitgetsbusy.

B:Takeiteasy.Imsureyouwillgainenoughexperiencewhileworkingasamarketingassistant.Ihopeyouhaventbeengivenmuchtroubleinthejob.

A:Luckilynot.ThecilentImeetaregenerallyveryfriendlyandhaveagoodboss.

B:Gladtohearthat.

Conversation4

A:Excuseme.MayIseethemanagerofyourstore?

B:Iamthemanager.CanIhelpyou?

A:Oh,great,Isawajobadoutsideyourstore.Iaminterestedinthejobadvertised.Iamcomingtoseeifthereisanyopportunityavailableforme.

B:Allright.Takeaseat,please.Wouldyouliketobeashopassistantoracashier?

A:IcandotheworkofashopassistantandIworkedparttimeinasmalldepartmentstoreduringmysummervocationlastyear.

B:Sonowdoyouwantafull-timejoborpart-timejob?

A:Atpresent,bothareOKforme.Whatdoyouneedmost,then?

B:Nowwereallyneedsomepart-timeworkers.Yousee,ourfull-timestaffknocksoffat5:00pm,butnowwehopetoextendthehoursto8:00pm.Weneedsomepart-timeshopassistantstowork3hoursadayfrom5:00pmto8:00pm.ButIamnotsureifyouarequalifiedforthejob.Sincemostofourcustomersareforengners,competenceofgoodcomunicationinEnglishisnecessaryhere.

A:IthinkIcan.IhavebeenlearningEnglishforalmost5yearsandespeciallyIamfluentatspeakingEnglish.Also,IhavemadesomeforeignersfriendsduringtheexperienceoflearningEnglish.

B:Thatisfine.Ithinkyouhavethequalificationsneededforthejob,soIwillletyouhavethejob.Doestheworkschedulesuityou?

A:Itquitesuitsme.Iamfreeintheeveningthesedays,Iwillhavenodifficultystartingat5:00pm.

B:Good.Thereisonlythingtobesettled.TenRMBanhouristhemaximumwecanpayyou.Istherateofpayacceptabletoyou?

A:Itseemsreasonable.Bytheway,Icangetmyearningrasiedwithaexcellentperformance,cantI?

B:Sure.Youwillgetmoreifyoucaninvitemorecustomerswithyourgoodservice.

A:Isee.Iwilltrymybesttodothejobwell.

B:Thatisgoodofyoutosayso.Whencanyoustartworking?

A:Howaboutnextmonday?

B:Ok.LetsmakeisnextMonday.Intheend,youneedtofillouttheapplicationform.

A:Thankyouforyourkindness,maam.SeeyounextMonday.

Conversation5

A:MayIseethemanagerofyourcompany?

B:Iam.WhatcanIdoforyou?

A:FormyourcompanysadvertisementintheTWENTY-FIRSTCENTURY,Ilearnthatyouareaforeigntradecompanyofgoodservice.Iaminterestedinit.Hereismyresume,maam.

B:Verygood,youmajoredinInternationalTrade?

A:Yes,IwillgraduatefromthePeoplesUniversityofChinathisJulymajoringinInternationalTrade.Besides,atschool,Iamatopstudent.Mireover,bothmyspokenandwrittenEnglishareprettygood.

B:Well,forthisposition,wepreferexperiencedemployees,Thosewhohavejustgraduatedfromuniversity,theyaresupposedtostartbyworkingasaninternforatleasthalfayear.

A:IthinkImqualifiedforthejobifIcanbegiventhechance.Whileatschool,Ionceworkedaspart-timetranslatorinacompanyandsalespersonwithatextilecompanyfortwoyears.AndIdontmindbeingpaidlessfromthestart;Ijustwanttoenrichmyexperienceandcompetence.

B:Good.Thatisthekindofmanwearelookingfor.Bytheway,doyouliketraveling?Oursalesrepresentativesneedtotravelalot.

A:Yes,Ido.Iliketravelingverymuch.

B:Areyouwillingtoworkforextrahours?

A:Ofcourse,Illtrymybest.WhencanIstartworking?

B:WhataboutnextMonday?

A:Great.Letsstartnextweek.Thankyou,maam.

B:Well,seeyounextmonday.

Conversation6

A:Aftergraduation,IhavebeenworkingatthePersonnelDepartmentofDDDcompany.

B:AsatelecommuncationapparatuscompanyDDDcompanyisverydiffierentfromourtradecompany.

A:Iamgoodwithpeopleandhaveexcellentcommunicationskills.

B:Doyouthinkitisarewardingjob?

A:Verymuchso.

Conversation7

A:Didyouworkinginasimilarpositionbefore?

B:Yes.IhavebeenwithABCInsuranceCompanyforfouryears,andbeforethat,IworkedwiththePacificsurveyorcompanyasclaimofficer.

A:Couldyoutellmetheusualprocedurestohandlesuchacase?

B:Yes,ontheshippersside,whenthecargosarrives,allrelevantdocumentswillbeforwardedtotheconsignee.Amongotherthings,thispartyhastocheckcarefullythecontentofthepackinglistandweightlist.Whencargosarefoundtobedamagedofshortlanded,thispartyhastocallforajointsurveybyrepresentativesoftheshippingcompanyandtheinsuranceagent.Basedonthesurveypeport,theywilllodgeaclamforcompensation.

A:Ifyouactasourrepresentativewhatwouldyoudotosafeguardourinterest?

B:Ithink,firstofall,Iwouldasktheconsigneetoproducesurveyreportonloading,iftheycantproducethatIwouldsuggestthemtoreferthecasetotheirshipper.Meanwhile,badweathervcouldbeagoodexcusetorefusetheresponsibility.

A:Areyouabletooperatethetelex?

B:Yes,Iusedtodispatchtelextoshippersandtheconsigneetoinformthemofchangesofourscheduleandotherinformation.

A:NowcanyoutellmeifyouhaveagoodcommandofbothwrittenandspokenEnglish?

B:WhenIwascollege,IpassedBandSixofCollegeEnglishTest.AlltheforeignbusinessmenIvedealtwithsaymyEnglishisquitegood.

A:Ifyouareselectedforthieposition,youmustpreparetotraveloverseasfrequently.

B:Noproblem,Iloveit.Thankyouforgrantingmetheinterview.

Conversation8

A:CrestTradeHouse.CanIhelpyou?

B:PleasegetmethroughtoPersonnelDepartment.

C:PersonnelDepartment,Mr.Zhangspeaking,whatcanIdoforyou?

B:Imaskingaboutyouradvertisementforacashierintodaysnewspaper.Isitstillvacant?

C:Oh,Isee.MayIhaveyourname,please?

B:TisisZhaoZhiweispeaking.

C:Wouldyouliketocomehereforaninterview?Illmakeanappointmentforaninterviewforyou.

B:Icertainlywould.

C:Canyoucometomorrowmorning?

B:Thatllbefine.

C:Welllookforwardtoseeingyouthen.

B:Seeyouthen.

Conversation9

A:Whattyperofpeopkedoyouworkwithmosteffectively?

B:Itendtoworkwellwithpeoplewhoareconfodentabndstraightforward.Itsmoredifficultformetobearoundtimidpeople,becauseImovequicklyandIamdecisive.

A:Whatthingsimpressyouinyourcolleagues?

B:Iadmireandworkbestwithpeoplewhoareofgoodcharacterandintegrity.Ialsothinkconfidenceandenthusiasmispositiveinanybusinessenvironment.

A:Whataresomeofthethingsyoursupervisordidithatyoudisliked?

B:TheonlythingIreallydontlikeistogetfeedbackinfrontofothers.Iwanttoheargoodandbadfeedbackinprivate,sothatIhavetimetothinkandreacttotheissuewithoutotherdistractions.Ibelievethatsthefairwaytoimprovelearningortochangefuturebehavior.

A:Howdoyouorgnizeandplanformajorprojects?

B:Ilovetobrainstormabest,worst,andmostlikelyscenario.Then,Isetatimetablethatsrealistic.WhatIusuallyfindisthatsomecombinationofmyscheduleeasliyasthesethingsunfoldbecauseIvealreadyvisualizedwhatcouldhappenandhowIdreact.

A:Describeanexoeriencewhenyouhadtoworkundergreatpressure.

B:IhadtocompleteanendofquarterreportoncewhileIwasontheroadfortwoconsecutiveweeks.Theamountoftelephoningbackandforthwasincredible,becauseIcouldtbringmyofficefileswithme.LuckilyIhadagreatsecretaryandalogicalfillingsystem,sowelocatedeverythingweneeded.

A:Howdoyoumanageyourtimeinatypicalday?

B:Ivealwaysgivenprioritytoworkwithestabishedcilents,becausetheyofferabetterrisk/returnvalue.ThelastthingIdoisgeneralcorrespondence,especiallyinternalcoorespondence,whichItakecareofattheendofthedayorweek.

A:Describeatimewhenyouactedonsomeonessuggestion.

B:Ichangedmyopenofficehoursbecauseseveralofmyemployeesfounditdifficulttovisitmeexceptintheearlymornings.

Conversation10

A:Howareyou,MrWilson?IamTina.

B:Gladtomeetyou,Mrs.Tina.

A:Pleasehaveaseat.Iknowouremploymentoffocerhasalreadygivenyoutheinformationaboutyouremployeecontract,butIdliketogooverthemaindetailsagainbeforesigning.First,youllbegettingamomthlysalary