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Unit 9: RecruitmentRecruitment involves everything related to finding the right candidates for particular jobs. It can be undertaken by a company’s own HR / personnel department or the function can be outsourced, e.g. to a specialist recruitment agency. In the latter case, the agency generally advertises the job in the media, sorts the responses, identifies potential candidates and provides the client with a shortlist of the best qualified candidates. Sometimes the agency approaches the candidates on behalf of the client, interviews them and then recommends who the company should take on, before handling all negotiations leading up to the start of employment. This process is often called ‘search and selection’. This unit looks only at the internal processes involved in recruitment. HR departments are usually involved in:• drawing up job and person specifications (the skills, experience, qualifications and qualities required or desired for a vacant position)• advertising vacancie s• processing CVs (curriculum vitae—UK / resumé –US)• screening applicants’ CVs and cover letters andselecting candidates for interview• setting up and carrying out interviews in line withcompany / legal policies and procedures• conducting other selection procedures (e.g.assessments to see applicants’ real strengths andweaknesses)• negotiating and drawing up contracts and terms andconditions• putting the chosen applicant(s) onto the payroll.The unit focuses on how one HR department dealt with a huge recruitment challenge: the luxury Las Vegas hotel. The Bellagio recruited 9,600 workers in 24 weeks. It achieved this by developing a streamlined online application system and carrying out 30-minute behavioral interviews.Warming up1personnel; candidates; curriculum vitae; resumé; payrollScripts：Job interviews can generally be divided into three main types. The first is what I would call the ‘traditional interview’. This is usually just a series of standard questions about qualifications, work experience, knowledge and expectations. So what you have here is basically a list of quite straightforward questions, you know, like ‘What duties did you have in your previous job?’ This is still the model for a lot of interviews today. In my view it’s not the best to select staff. In fact I would say that it’s very often quite inappropriate.Then there’s the ‘case interview’ which is particularly challenging. What happens here is that the interviewer presents a problem and then follows this with a series of questions to find out how the candidate would approach the problem. To give you an idea, it might go something like this: ‘Company X wants to increase the number of university graduates that it hires every year by 50 per cent without exceeding its current budget, which is $2m. What would you advise them to do?’ Now this puts the candidate in a pretty uncomfortable position because they’re really being asked to do several things—to demonstrate that they can analyze the problem logically, formulate appropriate questions and communicate effectively with the interviewer. So it’s a pretty stressful form of interview.The third type is what’s known as the ‘behavioral interview’. It’s designed to find out how candidates actually behave in certain situations. The questions are usually based on anecdotes from the candidate’s own past. They’re designed to find out about how the candidates handled tricky situations and relationships in the past. A typical question might be ‘Can you give me an example of a situation where you had to follow orders that you didn’t agree with?’ Now that puts the pressure on the candidate because they have to find a good example and they have to do the talking, so it opens up a lot of information and the interviewer gets to see more of the person who’s sitting opposite.3Open question. Answers may involve:Self-Motivated; Hard working; decisive and effective learner; team-working; Helping others; Honesty; Ethical; Disciplined and punctual…Understanding the text11D 2B 3E 4C 5A2124 weeks: the time available for recruiting new staff2740: the interviews that were carried out320%: the percentage of applicants that were weeded out when applicants completed their online application form430 minutes: the standard length of interview58%: the percentage of applicants that were rejected when their CVs were checked6$1.9m: the fund were saved through this standardized recruitment process31background check and drug test2It could eliminate the files that managers usually keep at their desks3The new approach of employment is a success.4open question. Answers with reasonable explanations are acceptable.5open question.Language work1Applicants:1 appointment2 identity3 computer4 application5 checkout6 interview7 testThe HR team:1deadline 2system 3 screen 4 train 5 conduct 6 backgrounds 7 files22 challenge / challenge / challenger3 interview / interview / interviewee4 design / design / designer5 assess / assessment / assessor6 communicate / communication / communicator7 appoint / appointment / appointee32B 3E 4B 5A 6D42 in3 for 4from 5 to 6 for52 cover letter3 background4 small talk5 database6 payroll61Going online would spare human resources from the process.2As long as you completed the application, your answer would be proceeded to a checkout desk for the review of a staff member.3In the process, files that used to occupy managers’ desks could be eli minated.4Therefore, an electronic personnel file was developed to help transmit the application database to the new-hire database.5However, you should think in a global and strategical way if you want to have a voice.71我告诉经理们，这一技术将给予他们一直想要的雇佣解聘权，以及他们鲜少得到的完整权力。

Unit 9 International Agency Related Information Sales Agency Agreement NO ：Date ：This Agreement is entered into between the parties concerned on the basis of equality and mutual benefit to develop business on terms and conditions mutually agreed upon as follows: 1. Contracting Parties Supplier: （hereinafter called “party A ”）Agent: （hereinafter called “party B ”）Party A hereby appoint Party B to act as his selling agent to sell the commodity mentioned below. 2. Commodity and Quantity or Amount It It is is is mutually mutually mutually agreed agreed agreed that that that Party Party Party B B B shall shall shall undertake undertake undertake to to to sell sell sell not not not less less less than... than... than... of of of the the the aforesaid aforesaid commodity in the duration of this Agreement 。

3. Territory In ... only. 4. Confirmation of Orders The The quantities, quantities, quantities, prices prices prices and and shipments shipments of of of the the the commodities commodities commodities stated stated stated in in in this this this Agreement Agreement Agreement shall shall shall be be confirmed in each transaction, the particulars of which are to be specified in the Sales Confirmation signed by the two parties hereto. 5. Payment After confirmation of the order, Party B shall arrange to open a confirmed, irrevocable L/C available by draft at sight in favor of Party A within the time stipulated in the relevant S/C. Party B shall shall also also also notify notify notify Party Party Party A A A immediately immediately immediately after after after L/C L/C L/C is is is opened opened opened so so so that that that Party Party Party A A A can can can get get get prepared prepared prepared for for delivery. 6. Commissions Upon Upon the the the expiration expiration expiration of of of the the the Agreement Agreement Agreement and and and Party Party Party B’s B’s fulfillment fulfillment of of of the the the total total total turnover turnover mentioned in Article 2, Party A shall pay to Party B... % commission on the basis of the aggregate amount of the invoice value against the shipments effected. 7. Reports on Market Conditions Party B shall forward once every three months to party A detailed reports on current market conditions conditions and and of of consumers’ consumers’ consumers’ comments. comments. comments. Meanwhile, Meanwhile, Meanwhile, Party Party Party B B B shall, shall, shall, from from from time time time to to to time, time, time, send send send to to party A samples of similar commodities offered by other suppliers, together with their prices, sales information and advertising materials. 8. Advertising & Publicity Expenses Party Party B B B shall shall shall bear bear bear all all all expenses expenses expenses for for for advertising advertising advertising and and and publicity publicity publicity within within within the the the aforementioned aforementioned territory in the duration of this Agreement and submit to Party A all patterns and/or drawings and description for prior approval. 9. Validity of Agreement This Agreement, after its being signed by the parties concerned, shall remain in force for... days from ... to ... If either Party wishes to extend this Agreement, he shall notice, in writing, the other party one month prior to its expiration. The matter shall be decided by the agreement and by consent of the parties hereto. Should either party fail to implement the terms and conditions herein, the other party is entitled to terminate this Agreement. 10. ArbitrationAll disputes arising from the execution of this Agreement shall be settled through friendly consultations. In case no settlement can be reached, the case in dispute shall then be submitted to the Foreign Trade Arbitration Commission of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade for arbitration in accordance with its provisional rules of procedure. The decision made by this Commission shall be regarded as final and binding upon both parties. Arbitration fees shall be borne by the losing party ,unless otherwise awarded. 11. Other Terms & Conditions① Party Party A A A shall shall shall not not not supply supply supply the the the contracted contracted contracted commodity commodity commodity to to to any any any other other other buyer(s) buyer(s) buyer(s) in in in the the the above above mentioned mentioned territory. territory. territory. Direct Direct Direct enquiries, enquiries, enquiries, if if if any, any, any, will will will be be be referred referred referred to to to Party Party Party B. B. B. However, However, However, should should should any any other buyers wish to deal with Party A directly, Party A may do so. But party A shall send to Party B a copy of Sales Confirmation and give Party B...% commission on the basis of the net invoice value of the transaction(s) concluded. ② Should Should Party Party Party B B B fail fail fail to to to pass pass pass on on on his his his orders orders orders to to to Party Party Party A A A in in in a a a period period period of ... of ... months months for for for a a minimum of ..., Party A shall not bind himself to this Agreement. ③ For For any any any business business business transacted transacted transacted between between between governments governments governments of of of both Parties, Party both Parties, Party A A may may may handle handle such such direct direct direct dealings dealings dealings as as as authorized authorized authorized by by by Party Party Party A A ’s s government government government without without without binding binding binding himself himself himself to to to this this Agreement. Party B shall not interfere in such direct dealings nor shall Party B bring forward any demand for compensation therefrom. ④ This This Agreement Agreement Agreement shall shall shall be be subject subject to to to the the the terms terms terms and and and conditions conditions conditions in in in the the the Sales Confirmation Sales Confirmation signed by both parties hereto. This Agreement is signed on ... at... and is in two originals, each Party holds one.Party A: Party B: (Signature) (Signature) Lead -in1. ListeningPart11.D 2.A 3. B Part 21.T 2.F 3.T 4.T 5.F Tape Script:Here are a few particular questions you might want to ask when you choose an agent: What is the company’s history and what are the qualifications and backgrounds of the principal officers? Does Does the the the company company company have have have adequate adequate adequate trained trained trained personnel, personnel, personnel, facilities, facilities, facilities, resources resources resources to to to devote devote devote to to to your your business? What is their current sales volume? What is the size of their inventory? How will they market your product (retail, wholesale or direct)? Which territories or areas of the country do they cover? Do they have other foreign clients? Are any of these clients your competitors? It is important to obtain references from several current clients. What types of customers do they serve? Do they publish a catalogue? What is their sales force? When you have this background information and are comfortable about proceedings, then obtain a credit report about their financial position. 2. Spot DictationTape Script:1. delicate task 2. the would-be agent’s 3. banking and commercial references 4. handled 5 .represented 6. agent’s premises7. an exclusive right Text ALanguage Study1. grant①vt. to give 给予给予给予◆We will grant you a 20% commission if you place an order big enough. ◆We can grant you the agency of the goods in your area. 给予②n. offer, giving 给予◆The grant of discount depends on the quantity you may order. 2. accomplish完成，实现vt. to complete, to realize 完成，实现◆We will make all necessary arrangements to accomplish shipment in time. ◆To accomplish the task, the team members shall cooperate closely. 3. undertake vt.承诺，答应①to promise 承诺，答应◆As this is an order of substantial size, we cannot safely undertake to complete its manufacture in a month’s time. ◆We undertake to make payment due in accordance with the contract terms. 着手②to begin 开始,着手◆They undertake logistics as their core business. undertaking n.事业,任务任务4. fulfil执行，履行vt. to carry out 执行，履行◆We have to point out that if you fail to effect shipment within the stipulated time, we shall not be able to fulfil our contract with our clients. ◆We can cancel the contract if you fail to fulfil your part. fulfilment n . 履行,完成完成 5. expirationn. coming to an end, termination 期满,终止终止 ◆You should be aware of the expiration of credit. ◆The expiration date of this offer is until next Friday. expire vi. 终止，失效，期满终止，失效，期满◆The credit will expire on May. ◆His terms of office expires this year. expiry n. 终止,期满期满6. executevt. to carry out 执行,履行履行 ◆You may be assured that we ’ll execute the order duly. ◆We hope you can execute the payment in good time. execution n. 执行,履行履行execution of order 交付订货交付订货execution of contract 执行合同执行合同7. It is usually paid upon the expiration of the agreement and the agent’s fulfillment of the total turnover mentioned, on the basis of the aggregate amount of the invoice value against the shipments effected.这句话里有两个从句,一个是upon the expiration of the agreement and the agent ’s fulfillment of of the the the total total total turnover turnover turnover mentioned, mentioned, 还有一个是on on the the the basis basis basis of of of the the the aggregate aggregate aggregate amount amount amount of of of the the invoice value against the shipments effected. “against ”翻译成“根据”“根据”整句话的意思是整句话的意思是整句话的意思是“通常，协议到期，代理完成所有销售任务时，根据所发货物发票累计金额支付佣金。

商务英语视听说答案unit91、Julia’s on holiday in Shanghai _______. [单选题] *A. in a momentB. after a momentC. at the moment(正确答案)D. at any moment2、( ) My mother told me _____ in bed. [单选题] *A. not readB. not readingC. don’t readD. not to read(正确答案)3、His remarks _____me that I had made the right decision. [单选题] *A.ensuredB.insuredC.assured(正确答案)D.assumed4、Which is _______ city, Shanghai, Beijing or Chengdu? [单选题] *A. largeB. largerC. largestD. the largest(正确答案)5、Tom and Mary's house bought last year is（）Lucy, s. [单选题] *A. the three size ofB. three times the size of(正确答案)C. as three times large asD. three times as larger as6、59．—Can I talk to the manager?—Please wait ________ minute. [单选题] * A．anB．a(正确答案)C．theD．/7、He is a student of _______. [单选题] *A. Class SecondB. the Class TwoC. Class Two(正确答案)D. Second Two8、It is important for us _______ English well. [单选题] *A. learnB. learningC. to learn(正确答案)D. learned9、I have to _______ my glasses, without which I can’t read the book. [单选题] *A. put upB. put awayC. put downD. put on(正确答案)10、You have failed two tests. You’d better start working harder, ____ you won’t pass the course. [单选题] *A. andB. soC. butD. or(正确答案)11、Is there going to ______ a football match in the stadium next month?（）[单选题] *A. beingB. haveC. be(正确答案)D. having12、Mr. Wang is coming to our school. I can’t wait to see _______. [单选题] *A. herB. him(正确答案)C. itD. them13、72．I really don’t know how to thank you , but for your help, I （）my lost necklace．[单选题] *A.couldn’t have found(正确答案)B.mustn’t have foundC.couldn’t findD.wouldn’t find14、I don’t know how to improve my English. Can I ask you for some _______? [单选题] *A. answersB. advice(正确答案)C. questionsD. words15、He used to get up at six in the morning,（)? [单选题] *A. used heB. did heC. didnt he (正确答案)D. should he16、11．________ big furniture shop it is! [单选题] *A．HowB．WhatC．What a (正确答案)D．What an17、I have worked all day. I'm so tired that I need _____ . [单选题] *A. a night restB. rest of nightC. a night's rest(正确答案)D. a rest of night18、The black coal there shows a sharp（）white snow. [单选题] *A. contract withB. content withC. contact toD. contrast to(正确答案)19、The hall in our school is _____ to hold 500 people. [单选题] *A. big enough(正确答案)B. enough bigC. very smallD. very big20、_____ the plan carefully,he rejected it. [单选题] *A. To have consideredB.To considerC. Having considered(正确答案)D. Considering21、If it _______ tomorrow, I won’t go there. [单选题] *A. rains(正确答案)B. is rainingC. will rainD. would rain22、_____ is not known yet. [单选题] *A. Although he is serious about itB. No matter how we will do the taskC. Whether we will go outing or not(正确答案)D. Unless they come to see us23、The manager isn’t in at the moment. May I _______ a message? [单选题] *A. take(正确答案)B. makeC. haveD. keep24、Some people were born with a good sense of direction. [单选题] *A. 听觉B. 方向感(正确答案)C. 辨别力D. 抽象思维25、( ) You had your birthday party the other day,_________ [单选题] *A. hadn't you?B. had you?C. did you?D. didn't you?(正确答案)26、There are trees on both sides of the broad street. [单选题] *A. 干净的B. 狭窄的C. 宽阔的(正确答案)D. 宁静的27、We _______ swim every day in summer when we were young. [单选题] *A. use toB. are used toC. were used toD. used to(正确答案)28、The boy’s mother always _______ him a story before he goes to bed. [单选题] *A. saysB. speaksC. tells(正确答案)D. talks29、I shall never forget the days（）we worked on the farm. [单选题] *A. when(正确答案)B. whatC. whichD. on that30、10．﹣Could you please sweep the floor？I’m going to cook dinner．﹣__________．I’ll do it at once，Mom．[单选题] *A．I’m afraid notB．You’re kiddingC．It’s a shameD．My pleasure(正确答案)。

Unit 9 MoneyPart I Business VocabularyDirections: There are 10 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. This part totals 20 points, two points for each sentence.1 Do you _____C_______ used items, such as clothing?.A give offB give upC give awayD give out2 Yule Catto, the chemicals group, launched a £240m _______C_________ for Holliday Chemical.A offerB quotationC bidD price3 Sales of the Financial Times hit an ______A________ record in November..A all-timeB pre-timeC over-timeD a-time4 The South Sea Bubble had C and it led to an economic depression in the country.A brokenB outbrokenC burstD burst out5 Foreigners joined in the _______D_______ to buy the flowers and money poured into Holland from other countries..A runB snatchC seizureD rush6 In 1673, the boom in the market ended. No one knows why, but people began to sell. Others followed _______A_________.A suitB suiteC upD down7 Many people who had offered their property as ____B_____ for credit went bankrupt.A safetyB securityC warrantyD guarantee8 People who had agreed to buy tulips at ______C_______ prices were unable to pay their debts.A ratedB liftedC inflatedD lowered9 When sellers took legal action to ______D________ their money, the courts were not helpful because they saw such investment as a kind of gambling.A coverB repayC settleD recover10 However, they also expect to make money, usually by taking a _____D______ inthe business or a share of the profits.A riskB creditC investmentD stake11 We have learned your name and address _____B_____ the CommercialCounselor’s Office of our Embassy in your country.A atB fromC inD by12 We would like to take this opportunity to write to you ______ D _____ the hope ofestablishing business relations with you.A atB forC withD in13 We are looking for a manufacturer who could supply us with a wide _____D______ of raincoats for all age groups.A scopeB kindC typeD range14 As we usually place substantial orders, we would like to ______A_______ aquantity discount.A be allowedB allowC allowingD have allowed15 We usually deal with new suppliers ______ C ______ the basis of payment in ourcurrency by 60-day irrevocable letter of credit.A forB atC onD under16 If these conditions ______ D _____ you, please send us your latest catalogue andprice-list.A have interestB are interestedC are interestingD interest17 We are looking forward to hearing ______ C ________ you soon.A aboutB ofC fromD to18 Thank you for your letter of January 5, enquiring _____ D _____ our raincoats.A ofB atC inD for19 We always deal ________ D _______ payment by sight L/C.A withB inC atD on20 We are now enclosing our spring catalogue and price list ____D______ CIFShanghai.A quotedB to quoteC having quotedD quoting Part II Phrase TranslationDirections: Directions: There are 20 Chinese phrases in this part. You are required to translate them into English and write down your translation on the Answer Sheet. This part totals 20 points, one point for each phrase.1 商业做法business practice2 商务要闻business in brief3 城市开发项目urban development project4 收购出价takeover bid5 股市stock market6 拍卖行auction house7 空前记录an all-time record8 销售数据sales figure9 金融灾难financial disaster10 国债national debt11 经济萧条an economic depression12 经济泡沫an economic bubble13 经济不景气an economic recession14 过高价格inflated price15 华尔街the Wall Street16 经济危机an economic crisis17 定价政策pricing policy18 现有顾客existing customer19 目标顾客target customer20 经销方式distribution methodPart III Sentence TranslationDirections: There are 10 sentences in this part. You are required to translate them into Chinese and write down your translation on the Answer Sheet. This part totals 20 points, two points for each sentence.1.Yule Catto, the chemicals group, launched a £240m bid for Holliday Chemical. Yule Catto化工集团出价2亿4千万英镑竞购好乐迪化工。