BookTwoUnitTenTextAHowtoGettheJobYouWant新视野英语教程SectionA:TextReadingHowtoGettheJobYouWant1.Gettingthejobyouwantrequiresdrive,energy,andpreparation.Thoughyoumayqualifyformanypositions,thereisbittercompetitionforgoodjobsthesedays.Theremaybeadozenormoreequallyqualifiedcandidates.Thus,youmustconvinceyourpossibleemployerthatyouarethatonespecialpersonhehasbeenlookingfor.Withalittleguidance,youcandoit.下一页上一页2.IwasshockedwhenIlearnedthatapersonmusttreatlookingforajoblikejobitself.Ifyouinvestthesameamountofenergyintoyourjobhuntasyouwouldintoyourwork,youwillfindajobmuchsooner.3.However,thisruledoesnotapplytothepersonwhoalreadyhasajob–don’tleaveityet!Itismucheasiertogofromonejobtoanotherthantoquitandstartfromgroundzero.下一页上一页新视野英语教程SectionA:TextReading4.Onewaytolookforajobwithoutriskingyourcurrentpositionistojoinaprofessionalsocietyinyourfieldofinterest–andplayanactiveroleinit.Thiswillhelpyoutogettoknowpeople,liketopmanagersincompaniesyouwouldliketoworkfor,thatyouwouldnototherwisemeet.5.Anotherbigchallengeistheinterview–itiscritical.下一页上一页6.Psychologistshavestudiedjobinterviewsandfoundthattheyconsistoftwomainparts.Ifyoufoulupthefirstpart,yourchancesofgettingthejobwillbeextremelyslim,nomatterhowwellyouhandlethesecondpart.7a.Icallthefirstpartthe“30-SecondRoadBlock”,becauseresearchhasshownthatmostemployersjudgetheircandidates’suitabilityinthefirst30seconds.This30-seconddecisionisbasedonwhatpsychologistscallthe“HaloEffect”,whichreferstoaperson’sfirstimpressionofyou.下一页上一页7b.Unfortunately,firstimpressionsarenotalwaysgoodimpression.Atitsbest,though,theHaloEffectcanmakepeoplethinkwearebetterthanweare.8.Uponentrytotheinterview,remembertocomposeyourself,smile,useafirmhandshake,andlooktheinterviewerintheeye.Dothis,andyou’llclearthe30-SecondRoadBlockwithflyingcolors.9a.Inaddition,bepreparedtoanswerthefollowingthreequestionsthatalmosteveryinterviewerasks.Itiswisetothinkabout下一页一页9b.youranswersacoupleofdaysinadvance;thepersonwhodecidesjusttowingitwillnevermakeasfavorableanimpressionassomeonewhoisprepared.10a.Thesamplequestionsare:1.So,youareinterestedinworkingasanassistantinourlaboratory–isthatcorrect?Theanswerisnotsimply“yes”.Theansweris下一页上一页10b.yesPlus—asin,“Yes,Iamveryinterestedinthisposition.It’sexactlythekindofopeningI’vebeenhopingtofind.”Keepyouranswershort,butneverreplywithanakedyesorno.2.Whydoyouwantthisjob?Onemanagertoldmethatwhencandidatesanswerthisquestionwith“Ithinkitwillbeinteresting”or“Ilikeworkingwithpeople,”hecrossesthemoffhislistimmediately.下一页上一页10c.“Thisimpliesthattheyhaven’tanyideaofwhattheyreallywanttodoandhaven’tgivenanythoughttowhatthejobinvolves,”heexplained.3.Whatcanyoutellmeaboutyourself?TheinterviewerdoesNotwantyourlifehistory.Whatheislookingforisevidenceofyourcharacter,ability,anddrive.11.That’sit!Withtheseinstructions,youarecertaintogetthejobyouwant.Goodluck!下一页上一页新视野英语教程SectionA:TextReading如何获得理想的工作1要得到理想的工作需要动力、精力和准备。虽然你可以胜任许多岗位,但现在对于好工作的竞争非常激烈,因为具备同样资格的求职者可能有十几个甚至更多。因此,你得让可能成为你老板的人相信你才是他一直在寻找的那个特别人选。只需要一点引导,你就能够做到这一点。下一页上一页2.我很惊讶地认识到,你必须把找工作当成一种工作。如果你在找工作当中投入的精力和你投入工作中的一样多,那麽就能更快地找到工作。3.然而,这一法则不适用于已经有工作的人–别轻易放弃你的工作!换工作比辞职一切从头开始要容易得多。下一页上一页4.有一种方法可以让你在不危及目前职位的情况下,去谋取一份新的工作:那就是参加和你专长相关的专业社团活动,并且在其中积极表现。这样有助于认识更多的人,比如认识你想去的公司的老总们,而这些人平时你是遇不到的。5.另一个重要的挑战是面试—这是很关键的。下一页上一页6.心理学家在研究求职面试后发现,面试包括两个主要部分。如果第一部分表现极其差,那麽无论你在第二部分的表现有多麽的出色,你获得工作的希望都会非常渺茫。7a.我把第一部分称为“30秒关卡”,因为研究表明大部分顾主在面试的头30秒内就可以判定了应聘者是否适合做这一项工作。这种30秒判定法是基于心理学家所说的“成见效应”,也就是你给人留下的第一印象。下一页上一页7b.糟糕的是第一印象并不总是美好的。然而,在最好的情况下,“成见效应”会使别人觉得我们比实际上的要更好。8一进入面试现场,要记住保持镇静,面带笑容,握手有力,同时还要看着对方的眼睛。做到这些,你将会轻易地闯过30秒关卡。9a.此外,几乎所有的面试者都会提出下列3个问题,你要作好应答的准备。明智的做法下一页上一页9b.是提前几天相好答案;和有备而来的人相比,决定临时应付的人永远也不会给人留下很好的印象。10a.这三个示范性问题如下:1.这麽说,你有兴趣在我们实验室当一名助手—是吗?不能简单地回答“是”。回答“是”后要加上下一页上一页10b.些内容—比如,“是的,我对该职位非常感兴趣,这正是我期待已久的工作。”回答要简洁,但永远也别苍白地只是回答说“是”或“不是”。2.你为什麽看中这份工作?某位经理告诉我,如果应征者对此问题回答说:“我觉得这个工作很有趣”或“我喜欢与人合作”,他会立即把他们的名字从名单上删除。“这意味着下一页上一页10c.他们根本不了解自己想做什麽,也没有考虑过这份工作的要求,”他解释到。3.谈谈你自己好吗?面试这并非想了解你的整个生活历程。他想了解的是能证明你性格、能力、动力的事实。11.就这些了!有了上述的指导,你肯定会找到理想的工作。祝你好运!下一页上一页toqualifyfor1.有具有……资格;证明在……合格TextHerproficiencyincomputerqualifiedherforthejobasthesecretaryofthecompany.abittercompetitionfor2.……的竞争激烈AsChinaentersWTO,thereisbittercompetitionforinternationaltrade.Textwithlittleguidance/instructlp3.只需一点引导/指导/帮助Withnoguidancefromanyone,hereliedonhisowneffortsandmovedonstepbystep.Texttotreatlike4.把……看作Throughouthiswholelife,hehastreatedreadinglikehiscompanion.Texttoinvestmoney/energy/timeinto…5.把(资金/精力/时间)投入到……Intherecentyears,thegovernmenthasinvestedlargeamountofmoneyimprovingthelivingenvironment.Texttoapplyto6.适用于……Beingfrankandhonestisthebestpolicy,whichappliestobothindividualsandcountries.Texttostartfromgroundzero7从头开始;从零开始It’snotreallypracticaltostartfromgroundzeroinsuchacompetitivebusinessworld.Texttoplayanactiverolein8在……中发挥积极作用Hi-techisplayinganincreasinglyimportantroleinmodernwars.Texttoreferto9提到;说起Manshouldlearntolovenatureasitisoftenreferredtoashismother.Textuponentryto/into10进门时;入场时Uponentryintotheoffice,hestartedtodiscusssomethingabouttheirworkwiththec