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Job Hunter
Job Hunter Simon had a cousin called Amy who had to leave school and get a job to support her family. She had loved shopping since she was a little girl, so she decided to look for a job in a department store. She began her hunt at an office of the Labour Department's Careers Advisory Service. Here she got two pamphlets. 'Choosing Your Career' told her how to apply for a job and what to do at an interview. 'Department Stores' described the kinds of jobs available in these stores, the qualifications needed for them, the salaries,working hours and holidays,and training and prospects. Amy's next step was to search the newspapers until she found a suitable vacancy and write a letter of application. As a result,she was invited to an interview. She was delighted but like most applicants she got nervous when she thought about the interview. Fortunately,she knew what to do to build up her confidence. Before she went to the interview,she made two journeys. One was to a branch of the store. While she walked round it, she noted the things it sold how the staff behaved and the way they dressed. Information about the company that was going to interview her would come in handy later. After she visited the store, she made a second journey. This was from her home to the exact place of the interview so she knew how long she would need to get there. At all costs she had to be on time for the interview. As this day approached, she began to think about possible interview questions and to prepare her answers. 'Choosing Your Career' helped her as it contained a list of interview questions. Some were difficult to answer as they made her examine her character ambitions, strengths and weaknesses. The job advertisement also suggested possible questions. For example,how could she prove that she had 'initiative'? On the day of the interview, since she wanted to make a good first impression the interviewer, she dressed to look her best. In fact,she chose clothes similar in style to those she had seen the staff in the store wearing. She arrived for the interview about ten minutes early and when she wascalled walked confidently into the interview room. As she entered,she responded pleasantly to the interviewer's greeting and after she was invited sat down ready to begin. She was still nervous but,at the same time confident. She was sure that she would do well, because she had prepared for the interview thoroughly.
求职者 赛蒙有个表妹叫做艾米 她打算离开学校去找份工作来帮持家计。 在她还是个小女孩的时候，她就很喜欢购物了， 所以她决定去百货商场找一份工作。 她先从劳动职业咨询服务所开始她的找工作之旅。 这里有两本小册子。 《选择你的职业》教她怎样去求职 以及面试时该怎么做。 《百货商场》则介绍了这个商场里需要招聘的职位， 以及招聘的要求， 薪水，工作和放假时间，以及培训等方面。 艾米的下一步就是去报纸上找 直到她找到一个适合她的空缺职位，并写一份申请。 结果她得到了一个面试邀请。 她很高兴，但是就像其他求职者一样， 当她想到面试的情形时就会感到很紧张。 幸运的是，她知道要怎样树立自己的信心。 在她去面试前，她去了两个地方。 一个是百货商场的分店。 当她正在四处看时， 她注意到了商场工作人员的行为举止和他们的着装。 她将要面试的公司的资料 很快就要派上用场了。 在她去商场看过之后，她去了第二个地方。 就是从她家到面试的地点 这样她就知道从家里出发到面试的地点所需要的时间。 以及面试所需要的花费。 随着面试日期的接近， 她开始试想面试可能会被问到的问题，以及她准备的答案。 《选择你的职业》里包含了一个面试问题列表，这帮了她很大的忙 有些问题很难回答，比如可能会检视她自己的性格 野心，优点和缺点。 工作广告还提出了一些可能被问到的问题。 例如，她该怎样展示自己的“主动性”？ 到了面试这一天， 由于她想给进行面试的人留下一个好的第一印象， 她的穿着让她看起来很不错。 实际上，她选择了和商场里工作人员服装类似的衣服。 她在面试开始前十分钟到达面试地点， 当她被叫到名字的时候，她很自信的走进了面试的房间。 她进门的时候，很友好的向面试官的打了招呼， 这是在她坐下准备开始面试之后。 她仍然很紧张，但是同时又很自信。 她确信自己可以做得很好， 因为她已经为这次面试做好了万全的准备。