Talking about jobs 谈论工作 （上）

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Useful tips: When telling people about jobs.

·     Be brief and precise.

·     Show how your job benefitspeople or organisations.

·    Make sure that yourdescription is relevant to the person you are talking to.

·        Avoid technical terms oracronyms unless talking to a fellow expert.

·        Accentuate the positiveaspects rather than the negative.

Conversation

Jenny Harris works for a charity organisation called Foodaid. She’sattending a careers fair at a university where students can talk torepresentatives from lots of companies to see if they would like to join them.

Student: Excuse me, are you working on the Foodaidstand?

Jenny: Yes, can I help you?

Student: Well, can you tell me what jobs at Foodaid involve?

Jenny: There are lots of jobs at Foodaid which involve doing all sorts of different things. What subject do youstudy at university?

Student: Engineering.

Jenny: Very important for Foodaid. My colleague, Hassan Sahin, for example,is a mechanical engineer and he is responsible for helping farmers in countries such asChadorPakistanwhere wework an an NGO todrillwater wells.

Student: Er… anNGO?

Jenny: Sorry, aNon-Governmental Organisation.

Student: Right, of course. And what do you do?

Jenny: Well, actually I’m a lawyer. I’m in charge of managing the legaldepartment and we make sure that Foodaid understands anylegal issues that mightcrop upin the work it does.

Student: I hope I don’t sound rude, but you look very young to do that.

Jenny: That’s what’s so good about Foodaid! You get important responsibilitiesvery quickly. A friend of mine is working inSomaliaand she managesdevelopment budget of about two million dollars and she supplies the whole ofWest Africa with trucks for transporting food and equipment. It’s avery challenging job and she’s only 23!

Student: I see, but, as it’s acharity, do you get paid for your work?

Jenny: Yes, of course. You’ll never be rich working for Foodaid, but you getpaid. Very often people like you work with us for a few years to gainexperience and then they move on to other jobs. Lots of companies like the factthat you’ve worked for a charity.

Student: Hmm. So, what makes a jobwith Foodaid interesting, then?

Jenny: It’s very rewarding. You feel you are doing something useful with your skills, not justmaking some company shareholders rich. And even if the workis demanding, it’s never boring.

Student: It sounds very interesting. Thanks for telling me about it.

Jenny: That’s fine. Here’s some more information about what we do and mycard. If you have any more questions, just give me a ring…

Understanding

Which strategies does Jenny employ successfullywhen talking to the student? Underline the relevant parts in the conversationand note the strategy in the margin. Does Jenny make any mistakes?

Saying it accurately

Fill in the blanks with the words below

in     with    for     to     under    as     on     at 

I work ………… a journalist. Iinvestigate and write articles for newspapers.

I work …………the media. I’m an advertising executive.

I work ………… underprivilegedchildren, helping them to overcome disadvantages in life.

I work ………… a multinational pharmaceutical company.

I work …………Lords and Sons. I’m training to be a solicitor.

I work …………large building projects, which often take up to two or three years to complete.

I work …………tight budgets and strict schedules.

I work ………… avery inspiring manager, who has taught me everything I know.

Homework

Match the jobs on theleft with the responsibilities on the right.

1.    I’m a nurse.

2.    I work in marketing.

3.    I’m a manager on a construction site.

4.    I’m a PA.

5.    I’m an IT programmer.

6.    I’m a project manager.

7.    I’m an architect.

8.    I’m a banker.

A I’m responsible for making sure that our projects come in on schedule and within budget.

B My job involves managing my customers’ money effectively and profitably.

C My company develops websites for clients.

D My main responsibility is to promote new products ahead of their launch.

E I’m in charge of designing new buildings for our clients.

F I help to look after people when they are sick.

G My job entails organizing my boss’s affairs.

H I oversee a team of 250 builders and twenty administrative staff.