Job interviews—almost everyone has had one at some time or another. But how do you explain about your background and achievements, and listen to and understand about what’s required in your new post?
In this Podcast, you will learn:
(i) How to answer questions in an interview situation
(ii) To explain about what your past or previous position was
Dialogue:
A person is having a job interview:
(在会议室）
(zài huì yì shì)
(in the meeting room)
- Male
- Female
A:所以，你简历上写的，上一个工作是销售经理？
Suǒ yǐ, nǐ jiǎn lì shàng xiě de, shàng yī gè gōng zuò shì xiāo shòu jīng lǐ?
So, your resume says your last job was a sales manager?
B:对。我管理一个10个人的团队。
Duì. Wǒ guǎn lǐ yī gè shí gè rén de tuán duì.
Yes, I managed a team of ten people.
A:你做销售经理做了多久？
Nǐ zuò xiāo shòu jīng lǐ zuò le duō jiǔ?
How long were you a sales manager?
B:我做了5年。
Wǒ zuò le wǔ nián.
For five years.
A:我们的公司刚起步，这个市场总监的职位是至关重要的，需要管理整个公司市场运营。
Wǒ mén de gōng sī gāng qǐ bù, zhè ge shì chǎng zǒng jiān de zhí wèi shì zhì guān zhòng yào de, xū yào guǎn lǐ zhěng gè gōng sī shì chǎng yùn yíng.
Our company has just recently started business. This marketing director’s position is crucial and the post holder needs to manage the whole company’s marketing and operations.
B:是的我有信心能做好。
Shì de wǒ yǒu xìn xīn néng zuò hǎo.
Yes, I am confident that I can do it well.
Chinese words and phrases mentioned in this Podcast:
简历：resume
上一个工作：last job
管理：manage
销售经理：sales manager
团队：team
公司：company
刚刚：just
起步：start
市场总监：marketing director
至关重要：crucial
需要：need
整个：whole
市场运营：marketing operations
信心：confidence
Culture/Grammar note:
In Chinese, ‘你简历上写的’ means ‘your resume says’ instead of ‘your resume writes’. When we want to express ‘a sign says’ or ‘a letter says’, we always use ‘写着’ (write).