Upper-Intermediate - Preparing to give an Interview (D0905)

A王总,明天上午您的安排是面试项目经理。
Wáng Zǒng, míngtiān shàngwǔ nín de ānpái shì miànshì xiàngmù jīnglǐ.
Mr. Wang, tomorrow afternoon we have arranged for you to conducts an interview for a project manager.
B好,有你觉得合适的人选吗?
hǎo, yǒu nǐ juéde héshì de rénxuǎn ma?
OK. Are there any candidates you feel are suitable?
A我觉得有一个人比较适合。
wǒ juéde yǒu yī ge rén bǐjiào shìhé.
I think there is one person that is a good fit.
B说说他的具体情况。
shuōshuō tā de jùtǐ qíngkuàng.
Tell me about his particular situation.
A他是美国人,专业是市场营销,在中国工作生活了4年多,之前在一家法国公司做销售。有几个成功的销售案例,比如.....
tā shì Měiguórén, zhuānyè shì shìchǎng yíngxiāo, zài Zhōngguó gōngzuò shēnghuó le sì nián duō, zhīqián zài yī jiā Fǎguó gōngsī zuò xiāoshòu. yǒu jǐ ge chénggōng de xiāoshòu ànlì, bǐrú.....
He is American, and he specializes in marketing. He has lived and worked in China for over four years, and was previously doing sales at a French company. He's been involved in some successful marketing campaigns, for example...
B这个背景很好。中文应该不错吧。
zhè ge bèijǐng hěn hǎo. Zhōngwén yīnggāi bùcuò ba.
His background is good. His Chinese should be pretty good.
A应该是,他会说法语、英语、汉语和西班牙语。
yīnggāi shì, tā huì shuō Fǎyǔ, Yīngyǔ, Hànyǔ hé Xībānyáyǔ.
It should be. He speaks French, English, Chinese, and Spanish.
B好,我们这个项目要开发西方国家的客户,语言能力很重要。
hǎo, wǒmen zhè ge xiàngmù yào kāifā xīfāng guójiā de kèhù, yǔyán nénglì hěn zhòngyào.
Good, we want to develop this project with customers in western countries, so linguistic competence is very important.
A他还熟悉电子商务,可以有效地开展网络营销。
tā hái shúxī diànzǐ shāngwù, kěyǐ yǒuxiào de kāizhǎn wǎngluò yíngxiāo.
He is also familiar with E-commerce, so he can effectively launch our internet sales.
B我们正需要这方面的人才。
wǒmen zhèng xūyào zhè fāngmiàn de réncái.
We need just such a person with these kinds of qualifications.
A不过他以前没做过销售项目经理。
bùguò tā yǐqián méi zuò guo xiāoshòu xiàngmù jīnglǐ.
However, he has never been a marketing project manager.
B项目管理经验不够丰富,但应该适应能力比较强。在外国会碰到很多意想不到的困难。
xiàngmù guǎnlǐ jīngyàn bùgòu fēngfù, dàn yīnggāi shìyìng nénglì bǐjiào qiáng. zài wàiguó huì pèngdào hěn duō yìxiǎng bu dào de kùnnan.
His project managing experience is lacking, but his ability to adapt ought to be relatively strong. Living abroad like this one will encounter many unexpected difficulties.
A他还说喜欢挑战,可以接受加班和出差。
tā hái shuō xǐhuan tiǎozhàn, kěyǐ jiēshòu jiābān hé chūchāi.
He also said he likes a challenge, and has no problem with working overtime and going on business trips.
B做销售需要到处跑。应酬很重要。会喝酒、唱歌、打高尔夫也很有用。
zuò xiāoshòu xūyào dàochù pǎo. yìngchou hěn zhòngyào. huì hējiǔ, chànggē, dǎ gāoěrfū yě hěn yǒuyòng.
Doing marketing requires one to go all over the place. People skills are very important. Drinking, singing, and playing golf are also very useful.
A他喜欢打棒球和橄榄球,还有游泳。
tā xǐhuan dǎ bàngqiú hé gǎnlǎnqiú, háiyǒu yóuyǒng.
He enjoys playing baseball and football, and also like to swim.
B棒球和橄榄球我们国家打的人少。他的期望薪酬是多少?
bàngqiú hé gǎnlǎnqiú wǒmen guójiā dǎ de rén shǎo. tā de qīwàng xīnchóu shì duōshǎo?
Not many people play baseball and football in this country. What kind of salary is he expecting?
A他要求的底薪稍高于我们的预算。
tā yāoqiú de dǐxīn shāo gāoyú wǒmen de yùsuàn.
He is requesting a base pay slightly over our budget.
B这个可以再商量,再说销售主要看提成。敢于开高工资也是自信的表现。主要是看他有没有独当一面的能力,还有沟通能力,个人魅力什么的。
zhè ge kěyǐ zài shāngliang, zàishuō xiāoshòu zhǔyào kàn tíchéng. gǎnyú kāi gāo gōngzī yě shì zìxìn de biǎoxiàn. zhǔyào shì kàn tā yǒu méiyǒu dúdāngyīmiàn de nénglì, háiyǒu gōutōng nénglì, gèrén mèilì shénme de.
This can be discussed further; besides, the commission from sales is the major part. Being bold enough to state such a high salary is a sign of confidence. The most important thing is that he has the ability to take charge of a department, as well as communication skills and charisma.
A嗯。我在简历上写明了您想进一步了解的情况。明天上午11点面试,他来了我再叫您。
ng4. wǒ zài jiǎnlì shang xiěmíng le nín xiǎng jìnyībù liǎojiě de qíngkuàng. míngtiānshàngwǔ shí yī diǎn miànshì, tā lái le wǒ zài jiào nín.
Hmm. I have written down on his resume some more things you need to find out about. He is coming to interview tomorrow morning at 11:00am. When he arrives, I'll let you know.
B好。
hǎo.
OK.

Key Vocabulary

面试miànshìinterview
项目xiàngmùproject
人选rénxuǎncandidate
具体jùtǐspecific
营销yíngxiāomarketing
销售xiāoshòusales
案例ànlìcase
背景bèijǐngbackground
开发kāifāto develop
电子商务diànzǐ shāngwùe-commerce
经验jīngyànexperience
丰富fēngfùabundant
意想yìxiǎngto expect
应酬yìngchousocial skills
期望qīwàngto hope
薪酬xīnchóucompensation
底薪dǐxīnbase pay
预算yùsuànbudget
提成tíchéngcommission
独当一面dúdāngyīmiànto take charge of something
简历jiǎnlìresume
写明xiěmíngto write clearly
有效yǒuxiàoeffective

Supplementary Vocabulary

招聘zhāopìnhiring
应聘yìngpìnto apply for a job
职位zhíwèiposition
文凭wénpíngdiploma
筛选shāixuǎnto sift through
胜任shèngrènqualified
人事rénshìhuman resources