學求職用語輕鬆進外企第8期:問工作背景

David:What kind of jobs have you had?
Zhang Jie:I worked as a personnel manager in astate-ownedcompany, and then I transferred to a joint venture as a sales manager. So I am familiar with the texile market in China.
David:How did your previous employers treat you?
Zhang Jie:They treated me very well. We cooperated harmoniously and respected each other.
David:What have you learned from the jobs you have had?
Zhang Jie:I have learned some skills about how to deal with clients and how to behave myself as a personnel manager.
David:When you worked in your previous company, which did you prefer, working with other people or by yourself?
Zhang Jie:I prefered working with other colleagues when I worked in my previous company. I think teamwork and cooperation are very important. No matter howcompetenthe or she is in a company, he can't do without them.
重點講解：
1. state-owned 國有的，國營的
相關鏈接：state-owned enterprises 國有企業；money-lossing enterprises 虧損企業
state-owned land 國有土地
Transfromation of State-Owned Enterprises 國有企業的改制
2. competent adj. 有能力的;合格的
相關的表達還有：fit，effectiv，eadequate，able，qualified，capable；competent的名詞形式是：competence
例句：He could visualize her now-composed and competent. 他可以想象出她現在的樣子――鎮靜自若，胸有成竹。

大衛：你曾經做過什麼工作？
張傑：我在一家國有公司做過人事經理，接着轉到一家合資企業做銷售經理。因爲我對中國的紡織市場很熟悉。
大衛：你以前的僱主對你怎麼樣？
張傑：他們對我都很好。我們合作得很好，互相尊重對方。
大衛：從你以前的工作中，你學到了什麼？
張傑：我學到了一些和顧客相處的技巧，學到了作爲一名人事部經理的適當行爲舉止。
大衛：你在以前公司工作的時候，喜歡和其他人一起工作還是自己單獨工作？
張傑：我更喜歡和其他同事在一起工作。我認爲團隊協作是非常重要的。不管他或她多有能力，都離不開大家的團結與合作。