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1、,About the Author Harvey B. Mackay,Warm-up Exercises,Warm-up Exercises,1. Preparations for a Job Interview Discuss with your partner to see what preparations we should make before taking part in a job interview.,Know the exact place and time of the interview, the interviewers full name, the correct
2、pronunciation and his or her title. 2. Learn pertinent facts about the company such as annual sales revenue, principal lines of business and locations. 3. Find out why the hiring manager and/or client representative are/is interested in your qualifications.,4.Determine how the opportunity will impac
3、t your immediate and long-term career development. 5.An interview is a two-way street. Know what questions to ask during the interview. Your questions allow the hiring manager to evaluate your professional and personal needs. Insightful questions help you determine if your relationship will be rewar
4、ding. Lastly, the better you understand the opportunity, the more you will be able to communicate your interest in the position. 6.Put your best foot forward. Always wear proper attire and greet your interviewer with a firm handshake and an enthusiastic smile.,2. Some “Dos” and “Donts” Read the foll
5、owing items with your partner and fill them into the chart.,Item 1: Item 2: Item 3: Item 4:,Do plan to arrive on time or a few minutes early. Do wait until you are offered a chair before sitting. Sit upright, look alert and interested at all times. Talk as much as you can, so that the interviewer ca
6、n understand you better. You can inquire about salary, vacations, so that the interviewer will think you are really serious to get this job.,Item 5: Item 6: Item 7: Item 8:,You can call the interviewer by his first name if you are sure of it. When asked about your present or former employers, you ca
7、n make some derogatory remarks. You should try to get the interviewer to describe the position and the duties to you early in the interview so that you can apply your background, skills and accomplishments. When the interviewer steers the conversation into politics or controversial issues, you shoul
8、d try to do more listening than speaking.,“Dos”,“Donts”,Item 1,Item 2,Item 7,Item 8,Item 3,Item 4,Item 5,Item 6,_,_,_,_,_,_,_,_,3. A Job Interview You will hear a dialogue between an employer and a job applicant. Listen carefully and answer the following questions.,1. Apart from academic qualificati
9、ons, what kind of character is very important to an employee?,The employee should be industrious, cooperative and honest.,2. Is the employee required to take a medical examination?,Yes.,3. Before the employee really works, what should he take?,He should take some special training.,About the Author H
10、arvey B. Mackay,A Brief Introduction,An Authors Speech Overcoming Obstacles,A Brief Introduction,Harvey Mackay (born 1932 in Saint Paul, Minnesota) is a businessman and columnist. Mackay is perhaps best known as the author of five business bestsellers, including Swim With the Sharks (Without Being E
11、aten Alive), Beware the Naked Man Who Offers You His Shirt and Dig Your Well Before Youre Thirsty. He is a nationally syndicated columnist, and one of Americas most popular business speakers. He is also founder, Chairman and CEO of Mackay Envelope Corporation, whose story he tells in anecdotes sprin
12、kled throughout his books.,An Authors SpeechOvercoming Obstacles,1. What does the author expect people to do?,The author expects people to believe themselves even though no one else does.,2. What is life according to the author?,Life is filled with bumps and lumps.,3. What kind of person had the aut
13、hor never met?,The author never met a successful person who hadnt overcome little or large adversities in his or her life.,4. Who was the man described in the authors speech?,The man described was Abraham Lincoln, former American president.,5. What do you know about the man according to the speech?,
14、He failed many times, such as he failed in business at the age of 31, and tried again and failed again; then he was defeated many times when he run for senator. But he never quitted and kept trying.,Part Division of the Text,Further Understanding,Part Division of the Text,Part,Para(s),Main Ideas,1,1
15、6,2,727,A recent college graduate failed to answer the questions because of lack of preparation.,Four pieces of advice on being a successful interviewee.,3,2831,Everyone should make his or her own tracks in whatever he or she does.,For Part 1 Questions and Answers,Further Understanding,Questions and
16、 Answers,1. How does the author introduce the topic in Text A? Why?,1. Stating the topic directly. 2. Posing a question. 3. Quoting a famous saying. Relating an anecdote or an incident. Providing relevant background information,2. What is the writer according to what he says at the beginning of the text?,He is the owner of Mackay Envelope Corporation, a manufacturing company with 350 employees.,3. What conclusion did the wri
