原汁原味商務英語播客 第79課:談工作經驗(上)

This is the first in a two-part Business English Podcast series on talking about your previous experience. It is one of a longer sequence of podcasts that will focus on the complete job interview process.
這是2節系列英語商務課程的第一節，將談論以前工作的經驗。它也是有關完整工作面試進程的系列課程。

When you sit down to start a job interview, more than likely you will be a little nervous. Interviewers have a variety of techniques to get you to relax and to feel at ease. Usually, they will make some small talk and generally try to lighten the atmosphere. One of the biggest mistakes you can make, however, is to interpret this friendliness as an invitation to be informal.
當你坐下來面試的時候，你很可能會有點緊張。面試官會有很多技巧來讓你放鬆，他們會和你閒談來緩和氣氛。儘管如此，你可能犯一個最大的錯誤，那就是把面試當作非正式的從而打斷這種友善。

Another reason interviewers try to get you to relax is to make you drop your defenses so they can see “the real you.” That’s why successful job hunters will tell you, “Don’t let your guard down!” – that is, don’t lower all your defenses. That is the main message of this lesson – the first of eight themes we’ll be exploring during this and future episodes on the topic of job interviews.
另一個面試官盡力讓你放鬆的原因就是讓你放下提防心，以便他們能看到“真正的你”。那就是工程面試者得經驗“不要掉以輕心”。那就是我們這節課主要討論的話題。

In this episode, we’ll be examining a bad example of what not to do. Since previous experience usually comes up at the beginning of an interview, we’ll look at the casual discussion that takes place when an interview starts. Then, in the next episode, we’ll hear a good example, and we’ll focus more closely on further language for highlighting your experience.
這節課中，我們來看一個不應該做的反面例子。因爲面試開始時總會問到先前的工作，我們來看下面試開始時的較隨便的談話。然後，在下節課中，我們來聽下正面的例子，聚焦下讓你的經驗增光添彩的語言。

Let’s turn to the listening. In this bad example, Alexander, who has recently graduated with a Master’s degree in philosophy, is being interviewed by Michael for a job as assistant manager in an electronics store.
例子中， Alexander剛取得哲學碩士學位，他正接受一家電子商店經理助理的面試。

Listening Questions:
1) Is everything Alex says to the point?
2) Does he seem overly friendly or informal at times?
3) How does Alex account for the gap in his résumé?