女主人公----Betty Suarez( America Ferrera 饰)出身墨西哥移民家庭。她一头厚重头发,戴框架眼镜,满嘴牙箍 (teeth brace),矮矮胖胖,是个毫无吸引力的丑姑娘。但是Betty生就一副好心肠和勤快手脚,加上无与伦比的上进心。进入美女如云的时尚杂志《MODE》编辑部后,她先是受尽同事嘲弄和捉弄,尤以前台小姐Amanda( Becki Newton 饰)和她的好基友Marc( Michael Urie 饰)为甚,却因良好的工作水准得到总经理Daniel Meade( Eric Mabius 饰)的赏识...... 这部描述了Betty在风云暗涌的时尚杂志社依靠着自己的梦想创造诸多奇迹的美剧,也是学习商务英语的极好素材。今天,我们就通过第一季第一集来学习一些进入职场必备内容吧! 

Episode1 About Interview

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Marc: Betty Suarez?
Betty: Hi. That's me. Um, I have a hard copy of my resume if you need it. Should I follow you?
Marc: Actually... there's been a mistake.
Betty: A mistake?
Marc: All the entry-level positions we were hiring for... they've been filled. I'm sorry.

这个场景是Betty 第一次去Meade Publication等待面试,但是招聘的人看见她那俗气打扮,连面试的机会都没有给,直接接告诉她入门级岗位的招聘已经都招满了。

从上面的对话中我们可以提取并拓展这样几个实用短语表达:

hard copy 复印件

soft copy 电子档

职位招满: the positions have been filled

职位空缺: a(job)vacancy

同时,让我来给大家补充下公司里不同级别的岗位的表达方式:

Level of positions in a company :

a. Entry-level position 入门级职位【无工作经验】

b. Junior level position 初级职位【有几年短暂的工作经验】

c. Middle level position 中级职位

d. Senior level position 高级职位

有一种岗位被称作:C-level jobs. 大家来猜猜这是属于上面a,b,c,d,e 哪种级别呢?

Episode2 After the Interview

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Mr. Suarez: So... how was your interview?

Betty: Um... I think it was really good. I mean, they were impressed.

Hilda: You didn't get it.

Betty: Well, they said that they had hired everyone they needed.

Mr. Suarez: I don't understand... you're sharp, you're prepared. Someone should have begged you to work for them the day you graduated from Queens College.

Hilda: Betty, have you thought about exploring other options?

面试结束回到家,Betty爸爸得知女儿未被录用,很生气,因为他知道女儿聪明、努力、受过良好的教育。可Betty老爸不知道的是,找工作和找对象一样,并不是越优秀越好,而是越合适越好。

Betty为何连面试的机会都没有得到呢?我们不妨先来看看面试前都应该做些什么准备:

Steps to prepare for a job interview

1. Analyze the Job Description 分析岗位描述

2. Make a Match 与自己的情况做匹配

3. Research the Company 了解公司情况

4. Practice Interviewing 练习面试

5. Get Your Interview Clothes Ready 准备合适的面试服装

显然,要去一家时尚杂志社工作,Betty当天的打扮是十分不合格的,那油腻腻的刘海连基本的干净整洁都没有达到,跟别说她那土气的服饰搭配以及满口银闪闪的牙套了。所以5点最基本的面试准备,除了第3条外,她全部没有达标,被拒绝也就不足为其了。

最后揭晓前面问题的答案:

C-level jobs : top executive or highest level corporate positions 所谓的C-level 工作是指最高级级别的岗位,这来自于一系列以字母C打头的职位:

CEO (Chief Executive Officer) 首席执行官

CTO (Chief Technology Officer) 首席技术官

CFO (Chief Financial Officer) 首席财务官

CIO (Chief Information Officer) 首席信息官

COO (Chief Operating Officer) 首席运营官 

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