商务英语第二册Unit-1--Careers

Unit1CareersQuotation‘Chooseajobyouloveandyouwillneverhavetoworkadayinyourlife.’Confucius(551–479BC)ChinesephilosopherFormanypeopleajobismorethananincome–it'sanimportantpartofwhoweare.MorequotationsaboutcareerThinknotofyourselfasthearchitectofyourcareerbutasthesculptor.Youhavetodoalotofhardhammering,chiseling,scrapingandpolishing.Whatistherecipeforsuccessfulachievement?Tomymindtherearejustfouressentialingredients:Chooseacareeryoulove,giveitthebestthereisinyou,seizeyouropportunities,andbeamemberoftheteam.OverviewVocabulary(aboutcareer)Listening(Changingjobs)Reading(Beawareofyouronlineimage)Languagereview(Modals1:ability,requestandoffers)Skills(Telephoning:makingcontact)Casestudy:YOUJUICEStartingupDiscussthesequestions.A1.Areyouambitious?Doyoulikeambitiouspeople?Why?2.Doyouhaveacareerplan?Wheredoyouwanttobein10years’time?3.Whichwouldyouprefertodo?a)Workforonecompanyduringyourcareerb)Workforseveraldifferentcompaniesc)WorkforyourselfUnit1-CareersStartup:DiscussideasaboutcareersFormat:GroupdiscussionTimeallowed:5minTopic:Outlineyourcareerambitionsandobjectives(careerplan)Procedure:1.Groupdiscussion2.Thenaspokespersonfromeachgroupgivestheirviewstotheclass.KPMGOutlineyourcareerambitionsandobjectives.•Mycareerambitionistobeaprofessionalauditor,andmyshort-termcareerobjectiveisasfollows:•Inthefirstyear,throughengagementandlearning,andwiththehelpofmentoring,getasolidfoundationinthefieldofauditing审计.•Inthesecondtofifthyear,getfamiliarandexperiencedwithoperationandpracticeofauditingandobtainallkindsofskillsandexpertiserequiredforauditing.•Inthefollowingyears,Iwilltrytoenlargeresponsibilitiesinmyfunction.KPMG•Whatfactorshaveinfluencedyourcareerchoice?•I’vechosenthefunctionofauditorinKPMGforthreereasons.•Firstly,KPMGisthecompanyattractingthebestpeopleinthiscompetitivesocietyanditisthebestplaceprovidingchallengesandmeetingtheaspirationsoftheyouth.KPMGattractsmeaswellasthousandsofambitiouspeople.•Secondly,auditingisindependentandprofessional,anditispreciseandcodifiedwithpreciseprocedures.Theprofessionalismandstandardizingguildregulationsattractpersonslikemewhoiswithafullsenseofresponsibility.•Thirdly,I’mapersonwhoistask-baskedandproject-oriented,soIliketheprocessofaccomplishingtasksinauditing.AlsoI’mapersonwhoenjoysanddoesprettywellincommunicatingwithpeoplefromvariousbackgrounds,whichbenefitsmealotingettingonwellwithdifferentclients.StandardChartered•Whatareyourcareerplansoraspirations?•MycareergoalistobeaprofessionalHRmanager,andmythree-yearcareerobjectiveisasfollows.•Inthefirstyear,throughengagementandlearning,andwiththehelpofmentoring,getasolidfoundationinageneralistHRrole.•Inthesecondyear,getfamiliarwithreward,talentandperformancemanagementandallkindsofskillsandexpertiserequiredoftheHRrole.•Inthethirdyear,enlargeresponsibilitiesintheHRfunction.BWhichofthefollowingareaswouldyouliketoworkin?Sales&MarketingAdministration&PersonnelFinanceProductionManagementR&DStartingupYoushouldgivereasonsforyourchoiceofwork.CWhatshouldyoudotogetaheadinyourcareer?ChangejobsAttendconferencesNetworkWorkhardStudyextraqualificationsGethelpfromothersSupplementaryReadingCareerbreakisaperiodoftimeoutfromemployment.Traditionally,thiswasformotherstoraisechildren,butitisnowusedforpeopletakingtimeoutoftheircareerforpersonalorprofessionaldevelopment.Acareerbreakisusuallybetweenonemonthandtwoyearslong.Sixmonthsto2yearsisthemostcommonperiodoftimeforacareerbreak.Thecareerbreakhasgrowninpopularityoverthelastfiveyears,with75%oftheBritishworkforcecurrentlyconsideringacareerbreak.Around90,000professionalsareestimatedtotakeacareerbreakeveryyear.ItismostcommonintheUK,whereitgrewoutofthegapyearconcept.Thecareerbreakissometimesreferredtoasan'adultgapyear',whichreflectsthecommitmenttowardsdevelopingskillsandgainingexperiencewhileoutoftheworkforce.HowtomakeyourcareermoveDon'tpickajob.Pickaboss.Yourfirstbossisprobablythebiggestfactorinyourcareersuccess.Abosswhodoesn'ttrustyouwon'tgiveyouopportunitiestogrow.Abosswho'stooeasyonyouwon'tdriveyoutoimprove.Whenyouacceptyourfirstjob,you'rehiringatutortoteachyouaboutwork.Besuretohirewisely.Overtime,themostimportantskillforadvancingyourcareerislearninghowtoworktoanagendaratherthantoaschedule.Asuccessfulbusinesspersonalwayskillsmorethanonebirdwithonestone.Figureoutwhatneedstohappen,thenfindwaystomakeithappen.A30-secondelevatorexchangecanbeasproductiveasaone-hourmeeting,butonlyifyouknowinadvancewhatyouneedfromtheencounter.WilliamRaduchelVicePresidentofSunMicrosystemsPattyStonesiferPresidentandChairmanGatesLibraryFoundationRedmond,WashingtonIleftagreatjobasheadofinteractivemediaatMicrosoftforonereason:thepassionwasgone.Mypocketbook,ego,andsenseofexcitementwerebeingsatisfied,butInolongerhadpassionforthechallengesIfacedeachday.LotsofpeoplethoughtIwascrazytowalkawayfromitall.ButIfeltlikeajuggler--managingprojects,budgets,andpeople.EventuallyIfoundmydreamjob.Italignsmypersonalexpertiseandgoalswithanopportunitytoputtechnologyinthehandsofpeoplewhootherwisewouldnothaveaccesstoit.Nomatterhowhighyourcareerregistersontheconventionalchar