Lecture Four

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Lecture Four

• Interviewing a Secretary

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Homework Checking

• Imitate Lessons 1-4 of Book II, New Concept
  English
• Self-practice some key sentences we learned last
  week.

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Interviewing a Secretary

• (Lonella Parkins is arriving for her interview
  with Hiro Yagi. She knocks)
• Hiro Come in. Miss Parkins? My name is Yagi.
  Have a seat.
• Parkins Thank you.
• Hiro Are you interested in working with us?
• Parkins Yes, I am.

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• Hiro Tell me something about your work
  background.
• Parkins I graduated from secretarial school
  two years ago.
• Hiro Which company did you join?
• Parkins I was in the secretarial pool at
  Trywell Mining for six months. Then I
  became secretary to the manager.

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• Hiro Were you happy with your last job?
• Parkins Yes
• Hiro Why did you decide to change jobs?
• Parkins Frankly, I need more money.
• Hiro Are you satisfied with the salary we are
  offering?
• Parkins Yes, I am. Its much better than
  Trywells.
• Hiro Are you married?
• Parkins Yes, I am.
• Hiro Do you have any children?
• Parkins Would that be a problem?
• Hiro Well, We sometimes may need you to
  work overtime.
• Parkins Thats no problem at all.
• Hiro Im glad to hear that. If you want the
  job, its yours.
• Parkins Thank you very much.

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Key sentences

• Have a seat
• Have some coffee.
• Tell me something about your work background.
• Tell me something about your education.
• Are you satisfied with the salary we are
  offering?
• Are you satisfied with the fringe benefits we are
  offering?

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Related Vocabulary and Phrases

• Youre here about/in regard to the secretarial
  job, arent you?
• Would you mind stepping in here/this way?
• Please have a seat/be seated/ make yourself
  comfortable/feel at home (at ease).
• May I see your resume/application?
• Do you have an extra copy?

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• Id like to hear about your last job/last
  company/experience?
• What do you see yourself doing in 5 years/the
  future?
• Why are you interested in us/our company/this
  position/this kind o work?
• Have you ever done this kind of work /had
  experience with this kind of work /been involved
  in this kind of work before?

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• Whats the most important thing you want in your
  job?
• What kind of salary /position/ working
  conditions/working hours/ benefits are you
  looking for?
• Are you satisfied with the fringe benefits we are
  offering?

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• What were you doing right after university/before
  your first job/between your first and second
  jobs?
• How fast can you type/take dictation?
• Is anything else you want me to know about/want
  to tell me?
• What else do you need to know about?
• The salary is about 35,000 a year/300 a week/
  8 an hour.

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• You are eligible for one weeks /one week
  vocation (eligible anyone who can speak French
  is eligible to join the club).
• You report to the department manager.
• You will be responsible for handling the
  secretarial work/supervising the typing pool (the
  secretarial pool)/ answering phones.

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• The hours are 900 to 500.
• Our benefits include maternity leave/medical
  insurance/profit sharing/ a pension plan/tuition
  reimbursement (repayment).
• Salary reviews are at year end/on the employment
  anniversary.
• Thank you for coming in/talking with us/your
  interest/your time.

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• Well be in touch before the end of the week/by
  tomorrow.
• Well make a decision this week/next week/so soon
  as we can.
• Id like to offer you this job.
• Would you like to take this job?
• When could you start?
• Im afraid weve decided to offer this job to
  someone else.
• Well keep your resume on file
• Please check with us in a month or so/at the end
  of the year.

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Role play

• Hiro Tell me something about your
  educational background.
• Parkins I graduated from secretarial school.
• Hiro Ah yes, I see it here on your resume.
• Hiro Tell me something about your work
  experience.
• Parkins I was secretary to the manager at
  Trywell.
• Hiro I see.

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The end

• Thank you!