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　　The ABCs of Job Interviews In North America

The one-on-one format is the most familiar and common format in job interviewing. It’s about two people sitting down to have a conversation. In this case, the conversation has a particular purpose: To determine whether there is a natural fit between the interviewer, the applicant and the job available. Both parties will leave this conversation with some kind of a judgment. The interviewer will know whether you can fulfill the responsibilities of the position, and you will know whether or not this is the right position, and company, for you to utilize and expand upon your talents.

The interview begins the second you and the interviewer initially meet -- this is the crucial nonverbal judgment. The interviewer is sizing you up: Are you dressed appropriately? Are you well-groomed and pleasant? Next, is the handshake -- do you offer a limp-fish handshake or is it firm and comfortable? A lot of close scrutiny takes place in those initial moments, and the interviewer can get a good idea as to how well the interview will or will not go based on his or her first impressions of you. After a bit of chitchat or warm-up, the questions begin.

The conversation will usually begin with the same request: "Tell me about yourself." The information you reveal as an answer to this question and throughout the interview allows the interviewer to get a clear picture of you, and certain pictures or patterns will begin to emerge. Each time a new subject is mentioned, the interviewer may want to dig a little further, and the picture becomes more focused.

Behavioral questions such as, "Tell me about your experience with...," give the interviewer clues about your past experiences that can be applied to solving the problems of the job in question. You must be prepared to talk about your achievements and past behaviors and have examples of the experiences you mention. For example, if you say, "I am very detail-oriented," or "I am an analytical problem-solver," there must be examples to back the claims. Show the interviewer that you are detail-oriented by providing him with an example of when your attention to detail positively affected your work. You should create a list of your accomplishments and experiences that validate these claims prior to interviewing.

If you don’t immediately offer this information, the interviewer can probe further. As an example, you might say, "I have excellent written communication skills." The interviewer can now follow up on this subject by asking, "What type of writing have you done?" Or, "Tell me about a project you have worked on involving written communication skills." If you aren’t able to come up with good examples, or success stories, there might be a credibility problem. Saying you can do something and actually giving an example of when you have done it are two different things.

Interviewers are attempting to get a picture of your abilities to perform in the position that is available. They are also looking to see how you would fit in with the corporate culture. Sometimes there will be a succession of one-on-one interviews within the same company. The process may begin with the human resources department, then move on to an interview with a prospective boss, or hiring manager. It may then continue down the line to other members of a department, and can sometimes include a CEO.

In each one-on-one conversation, you must be able to present good examples and tell about past successes. When this is done, you can leave the interview knowing that you have communicated a picture that is positive and accurate, no matter how many conversations it takes.

　　Business News Reading

One of the most important features of Western business news writing is the usage of simple and lively English. Since of most these writings cover not stories but trends of the market or development of policies, it is essential to make the writing right to the point and accessible to reader of various education levels. Therefore, conciseness and clarity are the keys (语言简练通俗):

“The company expects to incur a loss, excluding special items, of between (11) cents and (14) cents per share in the first quarter.”

除特殊项目，公司第一季度预计会出现每股11至14分的亏损。

“Capital Spending by industry just pokes along. Ditto residential building.”

工业资本开支缓慢增加，住房建筑亦如此。

The collapse of copper price has come just as demand for it from the industrialized world has dropped 8% on last year and as production, after two years of high prices, is starting to increase.

铜价的猛跌正好是在工业国家的对铜的需求比去年下降8%和经过两年的高价后铜生产量正开始上升的时候发生的。

Much information has been covered, yet using only one sentence.

A long and boring day at work tires your eyes and mind. Wouldn’t it be even worse if you have to read on to some drab writings in news? So don’t be surprised to see such lively expressions (用词生动形象):

“Italy is one country where it is really good-bye to the boom, at least until the chronic weakness in the balance of payments is cured, and the 17%inflation is reduced.”

意大利是一个真正与经济繁荣告别了的国家，至少在国际收支方面的'长期困境得以改善， 以及每年17%的通货膨胀有所一直之前，情况难以好转。

“When it came to a perennial Clinton bugaboo-personnel-things began on a promising note. Prodded by the White House, Seven Cabinet Chiefs announced their departures soon after Nov.5. The shakeup gave Clinton a chance to revitalize his weary team. So have any of those jobs been filled? Nope.”

克林顿刚刚看到即将摆脱困扰他多时的私人琐事的希望。在白宫的催促下，7位内阁要员宣布将于11月5日后卸任。此次内阁改组给克林顿以机会使其疲惫的内阁恢复活力。内阁成员的人选是否已经确定了呢?没有。

The usage of ellipsises makes eye-catching titles and subtitles: (巧用省略)

“Who is afraid of global markets? Not U.S. investors.”

“Time for a reality check in Asia. Time for a fire brigade.”

“Hubris? Perhaps. But Dobson isn’t the only putting up his chest these days.”

傲慢吗?也许。但DOBSON可不是近来唯一一位趾高气昂的人。

The frequent use of quotes, parentheses and hyperbaton: (引语，插入语及倒装)

“I am afraid the US banks are going to have to get used to seeing Doutsche Morgan Grenfell more often, “ says Chief Executive Michael W.R. Dobson.

总裁Dobson说：“恐怕美国银行将不得不习惯于经常与Doutsche Morgan Grenfell打交道了。”

“Any international company that’s not planning to do something in China is probably missing a bet”, says J. Tracy O’ Rourke, CEO of Varian Associates Inc., a California manufacturer of medical equipment. “it’s like the frontier of days past.”

“任何一家不打算在中国作些事情的国际公司都可能失去一次机会”，。。。“她犹如往日的西部处女地。”