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Unit1P2:Martha:Ithinkit’stimewestartedthinkingaboutourfutureandmakingdecisionsaboutwhatwewanttodowhenwefinishthiscourse.John:Oh,Martha,you’realwayssoserious!Westillhavetwomonthsbeforewetakeourfinalexams.Martha:Iknow,butyoucan’tjustsuddenlywakeupthedayyoufinishcollegeandfindajob.Youneedtoplan.John:You’reright,ofcourse.Butwheredowestart?Thecoursewe’retakingisGeneralBusinessandtherearesomanychoiceslikeHumanResources,Sales,Marketing,Finance,andsoon.AndI’mnotevensurewhatI’minterestedin.Martha:Yes,Iknow.There’salottothinkabout,butmaybewecanstartbythinkingaboutourspecificinterestsinBusiness.Forexample,IthinkthatyoushouldgointoMarketing.John:I’vethoughtaboutthattoo,butI’mnotsure.Isupposeweshouldthinkaboutourdifferentstrengthsandweaknessesineacharea.AjobinHumanResourcesorManagementwouldprobablysuityou.Youarebossy—youjustlovetellingpeoplewhattodo!Martha:Hey,that’snottrue.It’sjustthatIlikeorganizingpeopleandIthinkI’mprettygoodatit.John:Well,buildonyourstrengths.Ithinkweshouldalsohavealookatsomeadsandfindoutwhatkindsofjobsareoutthereintherealworld.Martha:Okay.Let’sbuythenewspapereverydaythisweekandlookatjobadsinBusiness.Wecouldalsogotosomecompaniesandfindoutwhatskillsandqualificationsareneededforeachdepartment.John:Goodplan.Ithinkmaybeweshouldgoseeourcollegecounselortoo.Shemayhavesomeusefuladviceforus.Martha:Let’sdothat.I’llcallherofficetomorrowandseewhenwecangetanappointment.I’llarrangeforbothofustoseeher.John:Great!I’vegottohurry.Ihaveaclassintenminutes.Bye.Martha:Okay.Seeyoulater.P5:Mrs.Mills:Goodafternoon,MarthaandJohn.It’sgoodtofindstudentswhoarethinkingabouthowtogetajob.Basically,it’saprocessandcertainstepsneedtobefollowed.Letmetakeyouthroughthemostimportantones.Butbeforeweevenbeginweneedtofocusyoursearchbymatchingyourinterestswithyourskills,abilities,personality,training,andqualifications.Now,IseefromyourfilesherethatyouarebothtakingGeneralBusinesscoursesandwillgraduateinJune.ThefieldofBusinessisverybroad,soweneedtothinkofyourparticularstrengthsandwhatyoudoanddonotenjoydoing.Forexample,ifeitherofyoulikesworkingwithandhelpingotherpeopleyouwouldprobablyenjoyacareerinHumanResources.TheresponsibilityoftheHumanResourcesemployeeistomatchthepersonwiththeposition.Recruitmentcanbedoneexternallywhenanewemployeeisbroughtintothecompanyorinternallyfromwithinthecompany,whichmightinvolvepromotion.TheHRdepartmentalsolooksafterstaffdevelopment,welfare,andmotivation.Inotherwords,hereyoutrytokeepeveryonehappy.Nowifthat’snotyouandyouthinkyouwouldenjoythemoreaggressivesideofthebusinessworld,thereissalesandmarketing.Thereyourfocusisthecustomerandconvincinghimtobuyandforthiskindofjobyouneedtobetough.And,ofcourse,ifyoulikeprecisionandattentiontodetail,thereistheworldoffinance.Thiskindofjobincludesthemanyaspectsofcalculatingexpenses,profits,revenue,andofcourse,investment.Youaregoingtohavetogivethissomethoughtandnotonlyaboutthejobsthemselves,butthekindsofcompanieswhereyoucanwork,whichwillmakethesejobsvary.Inthemeantime,Icangetyoustartedontheform-filling,CVwriting,andtipsforinterviewing.Soshallwebegin?P7:Martha:John,rememberMrs.Millstalkedaboutstrengthsandweaknesses?I’veseenthoseontheapplicationsandfinditreallyhardtolookatmyselfanddecidewhatmystrengthsandweaknessesare.John:Iknow,mybrothersaidit’samatteroffindingthebalancebetweensellingyourselfandwhatyouaregoodat,butnotmakingyourselfsoundperfect.Inotherwords,youneedtobeabitcriticalofyourselfwithoutoverdoingit.OK,solet’sthinkandhelpeachotherout.Martha:Well,John,Ithinkyouarereallygoodatnetworking.YouhaveawaywithpeopleandmakingcontactsthatIthinkwouldbeverygoodinsalesandmarketing.John:Wow,thanks,Martha.You’renormallynotsonicetome.Asforyou,Ithinkyourskillsareorganizational.Youareverygoodatplanningandseeingthingsthrough.Thisisdefinitelyoneofmyweakareas.IthinkI’mjustabitlazyaboutgettingmyselfmoving.Martha:Well,John,Idon’tthinkit’sagoodideatotellaprospectiveemployerthatyou’relazy.Youcan’tcompletelyhidethenegative,butyouneedtoputitinamorepositiveway.Howaboutsayingthatyoumightbeconsideredabitdisorganized,butthat’sbecauseyoufocusonthecommunicationsideofthetaskandyou’reworkingonyourorganizationalskills.Asformyself,IcouldsaythatsomepeoplemightsaythatI’mimpatient,butthismaybebecauseIhavealotofdriveandenthusiasmtogetthejobdone.IstillorganizemyselfandcheckeverythingasIgoalong.P8:HRManager:Yourresumeisaveryimportantdocumentandwithyourapplicationandcoverletterit’stheemployer’sfirstintroductiontoyou,andthemeasureofyoursuitabilityforthejob.Rememberthatemployersreceivealotofapplications,soyouhavetomakeallyourdocumentsasreadableandasuser-friendlyaspossible.Thelayoutofyourresumeshouldbeinasimplefont,11or12pointinTimesNewRomanorArialscript.Yourcontactdetailsshouldbeup-to-dateandthee-mailaddressseriousandnottoomuchofanattention-grabber.Wegenerallyadvisepeoplenottoincludeageandmaritalstatusbecausesomepeopleobjecttobeingaskedthesequestions.Likewise,youdon’thavetoincludeinformationaboutyourreligionthoughsometimesthisquestionmayappearontheapplicationform.It’sadvisabletoincludeallinformationaboutyourworkexperience,incl