【正文】 who can keep us organized ~ help keep the engines running smoothly, so to speak.Our hours are long, but the overtime pay is good ~sort of makes up for the long hours.A: What would a typical day be like for me here?E: Well, that’s the problem. We never seem to have “typical” days, Yuki ! But you’d spend about 30% of your time on the puter. There would also be a lot of telephone time, setting up appointments, and taking care of a lot of support work. Also, there are visitors from overseas to deal with~ that always takes a lot of time and energy. The key in this job, Yuki, is flexibility. You have to be ready to handle all kinds of work, and you have to learn how to juggle several projects at the same time. Do you think you’re up to it?A: Oh, yes, I do. My present job is similar in that respect, and I think I’m doing a gook job.One of my strong points is good organizational skills. I have an ability to organize and work on several projects simultaneously.I like that kink of work. It’s exciting and makes me feel like I’m really acplishing something.E: Great! It sounds like you might be a good fit.Any problem with overtime work?A: Oh, I have no problem with overtime work if it’s necessary to get the job done.E: How are your general office skills?A: Pretty good, I think. I take dictation at 70 words per minute, type 60 words per minute and use several makes of puter. At work, I usually use Mac and IBM.In my present job, I helped puterize most of the project files.E: Yuki, I’m basically puter illiterate, but I’m playing “catchup” now. God, I wish I were 20 years younger! I feel so foolish struggling to get the “Knowhow” I need.Maybe you can help me! A: I’d be happy to.E: What are your main duties with your preset pany?A: As I mentioned, I’m doing a lot of puter file making. I ~ I also handle all ining calls, help my boss plan his daily schedule, manage office finances and in general, do all sorts of support work.I really enjoy helping organize the office so everyone can work smoothly.E: Yuki, what kind of relationship do you think should exist between a supervisor and employee? A: A friendly one, Fred. I think an open, friendly, honest relationship should exist. An employee should feel she can go to her boss anytime with any kind of question.E: Well, Yuki, it sounds good so far.Why don’t we take a walk around the office and grab ourselves a cup of coffee~ it’s too early for beer!Ha ha ha~~~A: Sure, Fred! I’d love to.面試 3“友好型”面試E: 你好！楊基。我還要面試幾位候選人。被錄用者將擔任營銷部門的高級經(jīng)理助理，全面協(xié)助助理工作，成為他的“得力助手”。如果我與同事發(fā)生矛盾，我會採取直接與對方協(xié)商的方式，盡量使問題圓滿解決。而且我認為，每個公司職員應該對自己的工作負責，與上司之間保持工作關(guān)係。E: 從現(xiàn)在起到三年後你有什麼打算？A: 為貴公司工作，史密斯先生！成為貴公司首席行政助理！E: 很好，佐藤小姐。因為經(jīng)常加班，我參加運動的機會會很少，但只要一有時間，我還是會打網(wǎng)球，游泳或慢跑。我是大阪人，我的父母和弟弟現(xiàn)在還住在大阪。E: 別客氣，請坐，我們開始吧！A: 謝謝。我只是繼續(xù)工作，因為我知道這種狀況最終會平息的。每當任務完成時，我就有一種強烈的成就感和滿足感。就像我剛才說的那樣，我是個工作激情很高的人，我想感受到我正在為公司做貢獻。E: 那麼你的短處是什麼呢？A: 我想，我有時做事過於死板。為了在工作上取得成功，我會拼命努力。你的簡歷我已經(jīng)看過了，今天想當面問你幾個問題?，F(xiàn)在仍和父母和妹妹住在這裡。我每週去健身中心鍛煉三次，特別喜歡游泳和滑冰。為什麼現(xiàn)在希望到外國公司工作呢？A: 像我前面說的，我認為自己已經(jīng)有能力勝任更有挑戰(zhàn)性的，更重的工作。如果遇到這種情況，我會根據(jù)需要盡力加班完成工作。但是在其他需要集體合作才能做好的項目上，我非常願意和大家一起合作。INTERVIEW 2“ Screening ”or “ Traditional ” InterviewE: Miss Sato, how do you do?My name is Jim smith.A: How do you do, Mr smith?Thank you for asking me to e in.E: Not at all. If you’ll take a seat. We can begin.A: Thank you.E: Well, Miss Sato, as you know, we are looking for an executive secretary with good English skills and some business background.We looked over your resume and thought you might be a good candidate.A: Thank you.E: Today’s interview is for us to get to know a little about you. If needed, there will be a more lengthy interview later, so, if you’re fortable, let’s begin.A: Ok.E: To begin with, why don’t you tell me about yourself, Miss Sato.A: All right.I am originally from Osaka and my parents and brother still live there. I am to Tokyo to attend college. My major was political science. For two years, I was on the college tennis team. I still play as often as I can.After college, I spent six month in the United States studying English. I also used the opportunity to travel all over the country. After I got back to Japan, I stayed with my family for a few months and then came to Tokyo to work. I’ve been employed for three years with a major Japanese securities pany. I’ve learned how to supervise other employees, and I am one of the people responsible for training new secretaries.I also handle a lot of the Englishlanguage faxes and letters my boss receives, translating them and answering them for my boss.Because I have quite a bit of overtime work, I don’t have many chances to do sports, but when I have time, I like to play tennis, swim and jog.E: Is there some reason why you want to leave your present job?A: Well, I really do like my work and I got along well with my coworkers, but I think it’s time for me to make a change. You see, I like work that is challenging, and I think I am ready for more challenging work at this time.E: How do you think working for a foreign pany will be different from working with a Japanese pany?A: I think that generally, foreign panies are more willing to give a great deal of responsibility to their employees. I think that once I prove myself to my petences, I will have the chance to do increasing difficult work assignments. This is what I hope for.Mr. Smith , I’m a very hard worker and I take a lot of pride in my work. I think I can be a strong asset to your pany if I’m given the chance to prove myself.E: Where do you see yourself three years from now?A: Working for your pany, Mr, Smith! As the administrative assistant in your firm!E: Good answer, Miss Sato good answer! Seriously, though, are you interested in staying in a stafflevel position, or would you hope to move into management someday? A: Well, I haven’t thought much about this. I think it’s too early to tell. What is most important for me now i