1-1 執行秘書的面試 A: 面試官 B: 應徵者
這裡要介紹的是一位大學畢業後進入電腦公司從事行政工作的應徵者，到外商公司應徵執行秘書，由執行長面試的過程。
以下將談到行政人員的工作內容，以及在澳洲的寄宿家庭參訪經驗。
A: Hi, Yoshiko? I’m Johnny Smith. I’m an executive looking for an executive secretary.
B: I’m pleased to meet you.
A: You have been working for Suzuki Computer Corporation for only seven months after
graduating from university. Why are you leaving your present job?
B: I want to leave because the opportunities for advancement are limited.
A: Please tell me about your present job.
B: I’m an administrative assistant. I assist management by making reservations for
conferences, providing refreshments and updating organizational charts. However I don’t
have any opportunities to speak English in my workplace.
A: I see. By the way, have you studied abroad?
B: Yes, I took a one-year course in North University in Australia.
A: Please describe to me your experiences in Australia.
B: Well, let me talk about my homestay experience. I stayed with an Italian-Australian family.
The host family consisted of a host mother and twin daughters. There was another homestay
student. He was an Italian boy of the same age as me. When he spoke with the host mother in Italian,
one of the twins would get angry with them, because she couldn’t understand their Italian.
Also, at the university, I communicated with people from different countries only in English.
I learned that we should speak only in English so as to avoid any misunderstanding when there were
some people whose native languages were different in the group.
A: You are right. That’s one of the most important rules of intercultural communication.
★對話譯文
A: 嗨，良子。我是強尼史密斯，我是正在招募執行秘書的執行長。
B: 很高興與您見面。
A: 你大學畢業後，在鈴木電腦就業，到現在才七個月。你為什麼想離開現在的工作？
B: 因為升遷機會有限，所以我想要離職。
A: 請跟我談談你現在的工作。
B: 我在公司擔任行政助理。負責預約會議場地、在會議中提供簡餐、更新公司
的組織圖等，總之我擔任輔助經營的工作。然而，我在職場上沒有使用英語的機會。
A: 原來如此。那麼，你是否曾留學海外？
B: 是的，我曾經到澳洲的North大學參加一年的語言研習。
A: 請告訴我你在澳洲學到的經驗。
B: 好的，請讓我談談我的寄宿經驗。我曾經到一個義大利裔澳洲人家庭中寄宿參訪。
寄宿家庭裡有一位母親與兩位雙胞胎女兒。在那個家庭中，還有一位寄宿的義大利籍學生。
他的年紀和我一樣大。每當他用義大利語和寄宿家庭的母親說話，兩個雙胞胎女兒之中就會有一人對他發脾氣，
因為她們聽不懂義大利語。同樣地，我在學校和來自不同國家的人說話時只用英語。
我學習到當我要和母語不同的人待在同一個團體裡時，為了避免誤會，應該只用英語說話。
A: 你說得對。這是與跨文化交流時最重要的規則之一。
★重要單字CHECK!
□ executive 執行長 □ leave 離職 □ update 更新
□ organizational chart 組織圖 □ workplace 職場
□ consist of ∼ 由∼組成 □ intercultural 不同文化之間
2-1 製藥公司的銷售業務員面試 A: 面試官 B: 應徵者
以下是在日本的製藥公司任職十五年的業務員，接受外商公司面試的過程。
首先說明辭去公司的理由，以及自己值得雇用的理由。
A: Hello, Mr. Suzuki. My name is Carolyn Clancy. How are you doing?
B: I’m excited about this interview.
A: I noticed from your resume that you have a track record of working for
Kansai Pharmaceutical Company for 15 years. Why did you leave your position?
B: In my former company, employees are required to submit a month’s
resignation notice. I thought leaving Kansai Pharmaceutical Company
soon after finding another job would be unfair, so I left the company
before I found a job. I wanted to leave the company on good terms.
A: Why do you want to work for World Health Pharmaceutical
Company?
B: I’d like to work with a rapidly-growing World Health Pharmaceutical
Company which develops high quality medicines. I would like to learn
from, contribute to, and grow along with your company.
A: Why should we hire you?
B: I’m a highly-motivated person. In my last job, I was able to double the
number of outlets that sell our medicines. Also, I was awarded the top
sales prize for three consecutive years from 2001 to 2003. This was an
unprecedented record in Kansai Pharmaceutical Company. As a result,
I was promoted to a sales manager where I led the strongest sales
team in the company. I believe I have organizational skills and know
the right contacts and methods, so I would be able to increase
distribution channels in Japan*. Also, I believe I can make myself
understood perfectly in English, so I can participate in and state my
opinions in World Health Pharmaceutical’s multinational meetings.
★對話譯文
A: 午安，鈴木先生。我叫做Carolyn Clancy，你今天還好嗎？
B: 我為這場面試感到緊張。
A: 我從你的履歷表中發現，你在關西製藥公司任職了十五年。你為何離開了原本的職位？
B: 在我以前的公司，員工若要離職，必須提前一個月提出辭呈。我認為我一找
到工作就辭去職位的話，對關西製藥公司不公平。所以我在找到新的工作
前就辭去工作了。我希望我能夠平順地離開職位。
A: 你為何想到世界健康製藥公司上班呢？
B: 我想在研發高品質藥品而且高速成長的世界健康製藥公司工作。我樂於與貴
公司共同學習、貢獻及成長。
A: 本公司為什麼應該聘用你？
B: 因為我有十足的衝勁。我在上一個工作中，讓銷售本公司藥品的零售門市增加了一倍。
另外，我從2001年到2003年連續三年獲得最優秀業務員獎。這打破了關西製藥公司的紀錄。
也因此，我升遷為銷售業務經理，領導公司內最優秀的業務團隊。我相信我擁有組織統整能力，
也了解適當的待人處世方式，所以我將能夠增加公司在日本*境內的銷售管道。此外，我有絕佳的
英語溝通能力，能夠參加世界健康製藥公司的跨國會議，在會議上發表意見。
（*可替換為台灣或其他國家）
★重要單字CHECK!
□ notice 發現 □ resume 履歷表 □ track record 實績、經歷
□ pharmaceutical company 製藥公司 □ submit 提出
□ a month’s resignation notice 一個月前的辭呈 □ unfair 不公平
□ leave the company on good terms 順利離職 □ rapidly-motivated 充滿幹勁
□ double 雙倍 □ outlet 零售店
□ be awarded∼ 得到⋯⋯獎 □ top sales prize 最佳銷售業務員
□ three consecutive years 連續三年 □ unprecedented record 史無前例的記錄
□ be promoted to∼ 升遷到⋯⋯ □ organizational skills 組織統整能力
□ contact 連絡方式 □ distribution channels 流通管道
□ make oneself understood English 以英語溝通 □ participate in∼ 參加⋯⋯
□ state one’s opinions 表述意見 □ multinational 跨國的
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