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od at dealing with people. That’s fine. But you won’t be dealing with customers all the time. You’ll have to do a lot of general workputer work, correspondence, translation. Can you handle this?A: Of course. I have a PC at home and I believe my puter skills are above average. As you can see on my resume, I am proficient in several software programs. In my current job at the bank, I sometimes do translation work. And probably about 30% of my daily work activities are general in nature.E: Good.A: Can I tell you anything else about myselffor example, why I really want to work for a foreign pany?E: Yes, all right. Go ahead.A: Well, I have developed very good work habits over the last four years. I think I work quite well without a lot of supervision.I think your pany would give me a lot of responsibility, once I prove myself.I’m very capable in many areas and am excited about making a real contribution to a pany’s success. For example, I’m fortable working under deadliness, and I find I can juggle several projects at the same time without getting nervous.E: What are your career goals, Miss Kato?A: Let’s see, I would like to work my way up to a junior management position with a pany such as yours.E: When could you start?A: Excuse me?E: When would you be able to start work?A: Well, of course I would have to give notice to my present pany~ I guess I could start in a few weeks.E: We need someone rather quickly~ the sooner the better. Let’s see, there must be some other questions I could ask, oh, yes, salary. What are your, salary requirements?A: Can I ask what the position pays?E: Well, er, it, er, of course depends somewhat on experience, background, that sort of thing.What are you currently earning?A: My current salary is in the range of yen.E: I see. Including bonus?A: Yes, but not including overtime. I’m looking for a salary slightly higher than my present one, with opportunities for raises if I work well.E: Yes, all right.Have you ever worked with foreigners before?A: Oh, yes, at my university, I was active in projects with the foreign student group. We planned social gatherings and students from 10 countries, and I felt quite fortable with them all.Now I am also involved with an outdoor group that has members from over 20 countries. We go on weekend hikes, and sometimes go on overnight trips. It’s fun and gives me a chance to use my English.E: I also like hiking near Tokyo on weekends. Maybe I’ll join your group.A: Oh, please do?E: Ok, Miss Kato, I think that will about do it. I’m sorry I wasn’t more organized.A: By the way, would I be working for you?E: Well, I’m not sure. I think you’d be working for both me and my colleague, although he’s on the road most of the time.A: What would my daily duties be?E: Support work, mainly. Keeping us organized. Translating, setting up appointment, taking the minutes of meetings, handling all ining telephone calls, those kinds of things.A: I see. When can I look forward to hearing from you?E: I think within the week, Miss Kato.I’m impressed with you and with your resume, and I think I’d like my colleague to have a chance to meet with you.A: Fine, I’ll wait to hear from you, then. Thanks for your time today.E: Not at all. Thank you.面試 4“無緒型”面試E: 是加藤小姐嗎?對不起,讓你久等了~實在是太忙了。我很樂於幫助管理辦公室,讓每位職員順利工作。E: 你的辦公室技能如何?A: 我覺得相當(dāng)好。這些也都要花很多時間和精力。你知道,我們是世界上最大的經(jīng)濟公司之一。我喜歡我的工作,但我已經(jīng)有能力承擔(dān)更富有責(zé)任性的工作,而且我想更多的使用英語。E: 是嗎?太好了,太好了。你看,你的簡歷上寫你在加利福尼亞上過學(xué)。A: 那麼,史密斯先生,我期待著您的通知。再次感謝你能來參加面試。E: 佐藤小姐,你的回答給我留下了很深的印象。就像我前面提到過的,我工作很努力並為此而自豪。E: 很好。這就是我說希望的?;厝毡踞?,在家裡住了幾個月,然後到東京工作。如果你準(zhǔn)備好了,我們就開始吧。史密斯。同時,我還學(xué)會了怎樣與不同個性的人一起工作。要說最滿意的。另外,我認(rèn)為自己的日語和英語會話能力在外國公司是很有用的。E: 那麼,你為什麼要離開之前的貿(mào)易公司呢?A: 儘管我很喜歡我的工作,但我確信自己已經(jīng)為更有挑戰(zhàn)性的工作做好了準(zhǔn)備。畢業(yè)後,我在富士銀行工作了三年,然後到一家貿(mào)易公司工作。INTERVIEW 1“ Screening ”or “ Traditional ” InterviewEmployer: (E) Applicant: (A)E: Mr, Suzuki. thank you for ing in today, please have a seat. I’ve looked over your, resume and wanted to meet you to ask you a few questions.A: Thank you for asking me to e in.E: First, can you tell me a little about yourself?A: Certainly. I was born in Tokyo and grew up here. My parents and sister and I still live here.I majored in English literature in college, and spent a full year in London studying.After graduation, I worked for Fuji Bank for three years, and then went to work for a trading pany.I always wanted to work in the business field, so to improve my skills, I’ve taken several night classes in English and business.I’m an enthusiastic and selfmotivated person. I try very hard to be successful in my work. I can work well under pressure and enjoy doing work that challenges me.In my personal life, I really believe in keeping healthy and fit. I exercise there times a week at fitness center, and I also enjoy swimming and skating E: Do you enjoy your work at the trading pany?A: Yes, very much.E: Then why do you want to leave your pany?A: I do enjoy my job but I believe I am ready for more challenging work now.E: Ok. What are your strong points?A: Hmm…as I mentioned, I can work well under pressure and I enjoy work that challenges me. I think that my English ability is also a strong point.E: And your weaknesses?A: I think I sometimes try to be overorganized. So I am learning how to let some things go and concentrate on the most important parts of my job.E: I see from your resume that you have no experience working at foreign panies. May I ask why you now wish to do so?A: As I said earlier, I really believe I am ready for more responsibility. And I think a foreign pany would be more likely to give me this kind of work.I also think my Japanese and English speaking ability can be very useful to a foreign pany.E: What is most important to you in a job?A: I want to feel that I am making a real contribution to the pany, so I would like my boss to trust me with important work.E: Why are you interested in our pany