沪江课程BEC高级笔记整理

Cover letter 附信

Do not overwhelm the reader with narrow margins - a way for applicants to introduce themselves and explain their suitability for the desired position

- a way for employers to screen out applicants who are not sufficiently interested in the position or who lack necessary basic skills

CV (curriculum vitae)：a brief account of a person's education, qualifications, and previous experience, typically sent with a job application 适用于应届毕业生

resume：a curriculum vitae 侧重先前的经验

如何写好简历：

1) From the recruiters' perspective 2) How to catch the recruiters' eyes?

Use good and simple template

Most significant accomplishment comes first make sure they can read your most

significant accomplishment before they get bored.

Bold font when necessary, but not too much.

Bold font for some real-killer accomplishment / data. Never more than three.

Limit the general information.

Do not use up one-third of your page for your personal information.

Limit your resume to one page Make sure the font is easy to read

3) What are recruiters looking for in a resume? (in general)

1.relevant experience

\ get the job done?\

2.achievement oriented

\has this person accomplished (either academically or in extracurricular activities)?\

\3.well-rounded

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4）tips

Use action verbs and description should be positive e.g.

manage, construct, analyze is more effective than management, and analysis, because you want to express that you actually did these things.

Highlight your most relevant experiences and skills Customizing your resume for different positions

Situation

? Describe the situation that you are in — what is the problem that you've been given to solve? Task

? Describe the tasks that were given to you

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to complete the project. Action ? Describe the actions that you

took to complete the project. Result ? Describe the results of your action — what was accomplished

? If possible, quantify the results references available upon request 若有需要，就附上推荐信

《1.1 Working life (5)》的笔记： Human Resources / Personnel Department的工作职责（picture）：

Human Resource Management 1.Recruiting and Selecting 2.Employee Training 3.Career Development 4.Staff Motivation 5.Appraisal and Improving Performance 6.Pay and Benefits Recruitment methods 1. recruitment agencies 招聘中介 2. newspaper or specialist magazine ads 3. headhunting 猎头 4. E-recruitment 电子招聘 5. employee referrals 员工推荐

6. internal recruitment 内部招聘

1. Recruitment agencies Advantages： Professional Provide a shortlist of candidates

报纸或专业杂志广告 6

Disadvantages： Expensive

2. Newspaper or specialist magazine ads Advantages：

4. executive search 猎聘（headhunting） 5. neutral location 中立的地点 6. key player 主要人员

7. sensitive information 敏感的信息

8. skills shortage 技能短缺 It enjoys a large audience. Disadvantages：

This large audience may not translate into qualified candidates. sort through：筛选，挑选

3. Headhunting

recruitment agencies → target people with little or no experience headhunters → target people with extensive experience

6. Internal recruitment (promotion) Advantages:

Provide career mobility paths (improve job satisfaction)

Applicants are familiar with organization and jobs (reduce the adjustment time)

Lower recruiting and training costs

Increase morale and motivation of employees Disadvantages:

Competition and infighting Inbreeding

Morale problems of those not promoted

词汇：

Morale n.士气，信心

1. recruitment agency 招聘中介 2. extension number 分机号码

3. future reference 未来的参考（referral：员工推荐）

Being able to read between the lines 能读懂字里行间 consultancy firm 咨询公司

entrepreneur：n. 企业家 enterprise：n. 企业

SOE (state-owned enterprise)：国有企业

SME (small and medium-sized enterprise)：中小型企业 expertise：

n. 专门技能，专门知识 professional skills and knowledge

dynamic and knowledgeable 富有活力的且知识丰富的 interpersonal skills 人际沟通能力

considerable / extensive experience 丰富的经验 subordinate：下级，下属 keen to learn：学习意愿强

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《1.2 Asking and answering questions》的笔记：

词汇：

nitial：adj. 最初的 initiate：v. 发起

initiative：n. 首次提出的想法或建议 be ordered to make for port：被要求靠岸 sea-worthiness：(船舶的)适航性

A ship that is seaworthy is in a suitable condition to sail. well-maintained：维护良好的

in excellent working order：工作井然有序 experienced crew：有经验的船员 hostile：

used to describe conditions that are difficult to live in, or that make it difficult to achieve sth.

e.g. hostile environment / climate / terrain subside：

if bad weather conditions subside, they gradually return to a normal state e.g. The wind gradually subsided, and all was quiet.

sub-：below / under subsidiary：子公司

subordinate：下属，下级

mount an operation

mount：to plan, organize, and begin an event or a course of action

put into perspective：

a sensible way of judging and comparing situations so that you do not imagine that something is more serious than it really is 换个角度思考

publicity：

the attention that someone or something gets from newspapers, television etc.

e.g. Standards in education have received much publicity over the last few years.

bad / good / unwelcome publicity

在英语中，飞机船只等都被用女性的代词指代。

qualification：

a quality or accomplishment that makes someone suitable for a particular job or activity 证书，泛指的证书全程

certificate：an official document attesting a certain fact in particular针对于某一个专业项目的资格证书

straightforward questions 直接类问题

approach：v. deal with 处理

anecdote：实例，奇闻轶事

handle tricky situations and relationships：处理棘手的情况和关系

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