1、UNIT ONEScaffoldingPART 1Communication Skill TrainingPART 2Real World PracticePART 3Applying for a Corporate JobLearning ObjectivesIn this unit you will:think about what industry you would like to work in;practice answering the interview question:“Tell me about yourself”;practice describing what you
2、 know about the employers business;practice answering the interview question:“If you joined our company,where do you expect to be in 5 years time?”UNIT ONEApplying for a Corporate JobLearning ObjectivesIn this unit you will:UNIT ONEApplying for a Corporate Job learn about preparing a CV(Curriculum V
3、itae)or Rsum;take a photograph of your student partner,which is suitable for use in his/her Rsum;learn how to cope with the stress of job hunting and the inevitable rejections;assess yourself on seven essential job skills and discuss your score with your student partner.Introduction At the end of yo
4、ur degree course,you look forward to graduating.After three or four years of effort,you will enter“the world of work”,start earning a salary,and become young adults.The effort of your university study is nothing compared with the stress of applying for and being appointed to a position in your chose
5、n industry!UNIT ONEApplying for a Corporate JobIntroduction The subject that you are majoring in will have a big impact on the industryyou can choose.It may be IT,engineering,telecoms,education,inter national trade or the media.Graduates in English have a wider range of target industries,especially
6、in foreign companies,where most communications,including job interviews,are in English.This situation applies even if the foreign company is based in a country where the native language is not English,e.g.Germany.UNIT ONEApplying for a Corporate JobIntroduction Once you have prepared your basic CV o
7、r Rsum and been advised thatyou are accepted for an interview,you can do a lot to prepare by practicing theanswers to 3 questions:“Tell me about yourself.”“What do you know about our company?”“Where do you expect to be in 5 years time?”UNIT ONEApplying for a Corporate JobIntroduction Certainly,there
8、 will be many other questions during your job interview,butthe three above(or versions of them)will almost certainly be asked.To learn how to answer these three questions well,first,read examples in this book;second,write your own versions;finally,role-play the whole interview with your student part
9、ner.UNIT ONEApplying for a Corporate JobPart oneTask One Tell Me About Yourself.Using the following statement as a guide,write your own answer to the interview question:“Tell me about yourself.”This is usually called your“Personal Statement”and is used(in full or in part)in your Rsum and also in you
10、r Cover Letter when you write a job application.ScaffoldingStep 1Part oneTask One Tell Me About Yourself.My name is Yujia Wu.I am 22 years old,and I graduated as a Computer Science major from Dalian University of Technology(DUT)in June this year.My special interest is voice recognition.I was born in
11、 Luoyang in Henan Province,and attended high school there.I had good college entrance examination scores and was fortunate to be admitted to DUT.My father is a school principal and my mother is a high school mathematics teacher.I enjoy basketball and I represented my university.I have chosen Leona a
12、s my English nick name.ScaffoldingStep 1GuidePart oneTask One Tell Me About Yourself.ScaffoldingStep 1Write a description of yourself using the above to guide you._Your VersionPart oneTask One Tell Me About Yourself.Read through your version a couple of times and make changes as necessary.When you a
13、re happy with what you have written,read it aloud to yourself.Try for a conversational tone and also try to smile once or twice as you read.If you feel that the statement is too long,delete a section or two and try again.Possible deletions are“sporting interest”and“parents occupations”.ScaffoldingSt
14、ep 1Part oneTask One Tell Me About Yourself.Read through your final version again and underline similar key words that areunder lined in the Guide,e.g.“Yujia Wu”“Computer Science major”and“voice recognition”.ScaffoldingStep 2List your underlined words here:_Part oneTask One Tell Me About Yourself.Hi
15、de the full version of your Personal Statement in Step 1 and recite it using only the keywords as reminders.Practice silently a few times and then try it aloud to yourself,remembering to smile occasionally.ScaffoldingStep 2Part oneTask One Tell Me About Yourself.With your student partner,recite your
16、 Personal Statements to each other.Ask for comments and suggestions and make changes if needed.Your partner should assess what he/she hears:Does it sound natural?Does it have a positive tone?Does the speaker smile from time to time while speaking?Repeat the reading to each other using only the key w
17、ords.Practice several times andremember to smile!ScaffoldingStep 3Part oneTask Two What Do You Know About Our Company?Decide on a company you would like to work for local or international.Then think of the reasons you would like to work for this company.Then list the reasons you have chosen this com
18、pany.ScaffoldingStep 1Company chosen:AReason 1 I love the name.Everyone in China and around the world knows the story of“Alibaba and the Forty Thieves”.GuideGuidePart oneTask Two What Do You Know About Our Company?ScaffoldingStep 1Reason 2 Alibaba was the first hacker.He knew that the password to op
19、en the cave of the thieves was the name of a seed.He tried“Open Wheat”and many others before correctly chose“Sesame”.Reason 3 I bought a badminton racquet and a pair of shoes through Alibaba.They were good and the price was reasonable.GuidePart oneTask Two What Do You Know About Our Company?Scaffold
20、ingStep 1Reason 4 I like Jack Ma.He is very energetic and innovative.Reason 5 Alibaba is a leader in its field.It is already bigger than Amazon and Mr.Ma has met the President of the US.I would like to work for such a successful Chinese company.Your VersionPart oneTask Two What Do You Know About Our
21、 Company?ScaffoldingStep 1Company chosen:_Reason1:_Reason2:_Reason3:_Reason4:_Reason5:_Part oneTask Two What Do You Know About Our Company?ScaffoldingStep 1 Using Reasons 1-5 above,write a few sentences about the company you have chosen that would help answer the interview question:What do you know
22、about our company?I think every child in China and maybe the whole world,has heard the tale of Alibaba and the Forty Thieves.The name is very clever and adventurous.I personally bought sports equipment through Alibaba on the Internet,and was very satisfied with the service and the price.I look up to
23、 Jack Ma very much.He is energetic and innovative,and he uses IT to improve service.GuidePart oneTask Two What Do You Know About Our Company?ScaffoldingStep 1_Your VersionPart oneTask Two What Do You Know About Our Company?Read through your version again and underline similar key words that are unde
24、rlined in the Guide,e.g.“every child”and“clever and adventurous”.ScaffoldingStep 2List your underlinedwords here:_ Hide the full version in Step 1 and recite it using only the key words as reminders.Prac-tice silently a few times and then try it aloud to yourself,remembering to smile occasionally.Pa
25、rt oneTask Two What Do You Know About Our Company?With your student partner,read your texts to each other.Ask for feedback and make changes as necessary.Your partner should assess what he/she hears:Does it sound natural?Does it have a positive tone?Does the speaker smile from time to time while spea
26、king?Repeat the reading to each other using only the key words.Practice several times and remember to smile!ScaffoldingStep 3Part oneTask Three Where Do You Expect to Be in 5 YearsTime?This is the hardest interview question of all,for two reasons:First,if you sound too ambitious,you may be thought o
27、f as wanting to avoid working hard or proving your skills and worth to the company.Second,if you dont sound ambitious enough,the company may feel it can hire others to do your job.The first sentence of the Guide sets the“tone”and is recommended for use in your version.Being“confident”does not mean b
28、eing“arrogant”.ScaffoldingStep 1Part oneTask Three Where Do You Expect to Be in 5 YearsTime?ScaffoldingStep 1Guide I am confident in my academic ability,but I realise that I have very little“real world”experience.I would like to spend the first couple of years mastering my first assignment.As I have
29、 a great interest in voice recognition software,I would like to be kept aware of company initiatives in this area.After three years,I hope to be a Team Leader in an existing business area.After five years,I would love to join a team working on a major innovation involving voice recognition.Part oneT
30、ask Three Where Do You Expect to Be in 5 YearsTime?ScaffoldingStep 1_Your VersionPart oneTask Three Where Do You Expect to Be in 5 YearsTime?ScaffoldingStep 2 Read through your version again and underline the same key words that are underlined in the Guide,e.g.“academic ability”“little real worldexp
31、erience”and“a major innovation”.List your underlinedwords here:_ Hide the full version in Step 1 and recite it using only the key words as reminders.Prac-tice silently a few times and then try it aloud to yourself,remembering to smile occasionally.Part oneTask Three Where Do You Expect to Be in 5 Ye
32、arsTime?With your student partner,read your texts to each other.Ask for feedback and make changes as necessary.Your partner should assess what he/she hears:Does it sound natural?Does it have a positive tone?Does the speaker smile from time to time while speaking?Repeat the reading to each other usin
33、g only the key words.Practice several times and remember to smile!ScaffoldingStep 3 Here are some background ideas about Rsums and CVs as used in Western Corporations.Read them first.The Difference Between Rsums and CVs These two names describe the same document and they both have the same purpose,a
34、lthough there are technical differences.“Rsum”is the name mostly used by the US and Canadian companies.Britain and other English-speaking countries tend to use“Curriculum Vitae”(CV).Non-English-speaking foreign companies operating in China will expect job applicants to submit an English-language Rsu
35、m with their job applications and interviews are conducted in English.Part twoCommunication Skill TrainingStep 1 It is considerable to list more skills in your Rsum than you express in the interview.Your Rsum should be clear and above all it should be brief.For newgraduates,the Rsum should not be mo
36、re than 1 page.It is your most important job hunting document and will be updated from time to time during your whole career.Another important point is that your Rsum is competing with manyothersperhaps hundreds of.It takes great effort to produce a Rsum that stands out and says to the employer:“I m
37、ust invite this young man/woman into the office for an interview”.Part twoCommunication Skill TrainingStep 2 Equally important,is the Cover Letter.You should never send your Rsum to an employer without one.Until you add some work experience,your Rsum will remain unchanged for many job applications.T
38、he Cover Letter will change for every job application and should highlight the skills and grades/subjects that seem most relevant to the position you are applying for.Remember,the Cover Letter is your first point of contact with the employer and importantly lets you address the employer by name.In g
39、eneral,a personal photograph should appear in the top right corner ofyour Rsum.It is a good idea to use a Rsum photograph that is taken for this purpose.Part twoCommunication Skill TrainingStep 2You should not use your student ID or drivers licence photograph for your Rsum as these require you to be
40、 serious and without a smile.Your student ID photograph taken when you were a freshman will be out-of-date by the time you graduate.You want to have a“young adult who is ready for work”image,not a childish image.A suitable photograph will be“head and shoulders”with a pleasant expression which could
41、be described as a“partial smile”.It should be full face but not look like an ID picture.Typeface and font size should be considered carefully.Ariel typeface is themost popular for your Rsum.It is particularly easy to read on screen.Font size11 or 12 fits on one page.The text should be“justified”,i.e
42、.right margin should be straight.Part twoCommunication Skill TrainingStep 2 Do you have some other ideas about the job interview?Try to find more information about it on the Internet and discuss interview taboos with your partner.Part twoCommunication Skill TrainingStep 3 When you are fully confiden
43、t about the speaking requirements for interview questions,proceed to the Real World Practice below.Part threeReal World PracticeStep 1Rsum Example:Yujia Wu(Leona)(pic)1200/6 Renmin Road,Dalian PRCTel:123456789 Email:WI am a Computer Science graduate from Dalian University of Technology.Part threeRea
44、l World PracticeMy expertise includes:Electronics,data communications and digital signalling.I am especially interested in voice recognition.My degree studies includes extensive study in structured programming techniques,such as Pascal,C and C+,Assembler,Visual Basic and Java.Operating systemexperie
45、nce includes DOS,WINNT,UNIX,LINUX and AS400.Personal StatementI am a highly motivated individual,with an A-average for my final year papers.Away from the classroom I was elected the dormitory building repPart threeReal World Practicefor three years and was awarded the Deans Prize for best Contributi
46、on to Campus Life in 2016.I am interested in an entry-level position with a commercial company that sees its future development as reliant on good IT systems.Employment ExperienceDalian University of Technology IT Support(20142017).Various weekend and night shift system upgrades and on-call work.Ful
47、l range of office support,computer lab and scientific applications.Dalian Sports Services(Part time).Customer service representative and cashier.Part threeReal World PracticePoint of sale work across a full range of sports equipment and clothing.Mentoring Experience(DUT)(20162017)Providing one-on-on
48、e mentoring assistance to freshman Computer Science students.Building confidence and encouraging independence and good study habits.Assisting with intern placements for Computer Science students.References Available on request.Part threeReal World PracticeStep 1Cover Letter Example:Aug.20,2017Theres
49、a Ng,HR CoordinatorMega Computer Services1245 Old Lushun RoadDalianDear Ms.Ng,Entry Level Pascal Programmer Position ref:1719Part threeReal World Practice The purpose of my letter is to put forward an application for the above position advertised in the Dalian Times Computer Supplement.The advertise
50、ment mentions that your company is moving towards voice recognition and this is a particular interest of mine.My degree course at Dalian University of Technology placed considerable empha-sis on Pascal programming and I scored A+for my final Pascal papers in my juniorand senior years.Besides being a
