day 59job hunting

job hunting

Talk about job hunting: adverts, applications, interviews, pay, bonuses and experience.

today’s words

• 表扬 biǎoyáng · to praise
• 批评 pīpíng · to criticise, tell off
• 表现 biǎoxiàn · to perform, show; performance
• 招聘 zhāopìn · to recruit, advertise a job
• 应聘 yìngpìn · to apply for a job
• 面试 miànshì · (job) interview; to interview
• 职业 zhíyè · occupation, profession
• 经验 jīngyàn · experience
• 能够 nénggòu · to be able to, can
• 打工 dǎgōng · to work a (part-time) job
• 工资 gōngzī · pay, wages
• 奖金 jiǎngjīn · bonus
• 加强 jiāqiáng · to strengthen, step up
• 专门 zhuānmén · specially; specialised
• 年底 niándǐ · end of the year
• 人员 rényuán · staff, personnel
• 单位 dānwèi · workplace, employer (organisation)
• 部门 bùmén · department

sentences

• 小明最近在找工作，已经面试了三次。 · Xiaoming is job hunting and has already had three interviews.
• 这家公司在招聘，我想去应聘。 · This company is hiring, and I want to apply.
• 经理表扬他面试的时候表现很好。 · The manager praised him for doing so well in the interview.
• 我没什么工作经验，以前只在暑假打工。 · I don’t have much work experience; before this I’ve only done summer jobs.
• 老师批评他作业写得不怎么认真。 · The teacher told him off for not doing his homework very carefully.