实用商务情景口语:招聘录用

Hi Jess, can you put me through to Marcia in HR please?
Hi Marcia. It’s Philip here. Listen, I’ve had to let Brian go. He lost us the DollarMart account. Yeah, but it had been going on for a while, he just wasn’t pulling his weight anymore. He’d been warned – his last performance review was really BAd. He knew it was coming...
So - we’ll be looking for someone new and we’ll need to decide on who that is...
Who are we looking for? Good question...I was hoping you might be able to help me with that! Here’s what I’m thinking and let me know if you agree.
Well, obviously, they’ll need to have a first degree, doesn’t matter what subject, and then a masters or an MBA, I’d say.
Experience? At least five years relevant experience, in an international company – I want somebody with a proven track record. Oh they have to be a team player – Brian never was – so strong interpersonal skills. Oh and I want someone with vision, “vision” – I know it’s difficult to define, but what I mean is, someone who knows we’re in a rapidly changing market, and they can use it to our advantage.
Experience with online sales, perhaps – but yes, I’d be interested in that. Oh, language skills – I can’t emphasise that enough – not necessarily a native speaker, but they must be very good at English, and another language as well, Spanish, or Mandarin is best.
Does that sound ok to you? Great! Ok can you get an ad out on the website as soon as possible, and the trade press, as well? Ok great thanks Marcia I want a new sales director by the end of the month!


HR – Human Resources - the personnel department of an organization, dealing with the recruitment, administration, management and training of employees; abbreviated as HR (公司的)人事部，人力资源部

to pull one’s weight - to do the work that one is obligated to. If you don’t pull your weight you are not doing your share of the workload. 做好本职工作

a degree - an award conferred by a college, university, or other postsecondary educational institution as official recognition for the successful completion of a program of studies.

a masters - An advanced degree, past your first degree, but before PhD MBA - a master's degree in business

a track record - someone's past performances viewed as a whole (个人或组织的)业绩记录

a team player –someone who works well as part of a team

interpersonal skills – the ability to relate well to other people 人际交往技巧

vision – a term used to describe an image of the future. In business terms it is a clear, detailed picture of what can be achieved.

trade press – magazines and newspapers that are written for a particular sector of an industry

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