Job Hunting (Intermediate)

Chinese Language Convo Club

In this lesson, Vicky and I discuss job hunting, in particular, updating a resume to reflect relevant work experience and internships. Join us as we talk about internships, resume writing (including the practice of "padding" one's resume) and work experience. Thanks to Maayot Daily Chinese Reading for providing the text for today's episode. Improve reading comprehension through stories and quizzes at: https://www.maayot.com Vocabulary: 1. 毕业(bìyè)– to graduate 2. 改(gǎi) – to revise 3. 简历(jiǎnlì) - resume 4. 股票(gǔpiào) - stocks 5. 研究员(yánjiùyuán) - researcher 6. 助理(zhùlǐ) - assistant 7. 相关(xiāngguān) – relevant, related 8. 实习(shíxí) - internship 9. 经历(jīnglì) - experience 10. 注重(zhùzhòng) – to value 11. 去年一年(qùnián yī nián) – all of last year 12. 细心(xìxīn) – careful，attentive, detail oriented Internship and Work Experience: 杨洋今年毕业。王军是杨洋父亲的朋友。(Yángyáng jīnnián bìyè. Wáng jūn shì yángyáng fùqīn de péngyǒu. )Yang Yang graduated this year. Wang Jun is a friend of Yang Yang's father. 王军：你开始找工作了吗？(Wáng jūn: Nǐ kāishǐ zhǎo gōngzuòle ma?) Have you started looking for a job? 杨洋：还没有。我现在在改简历。(Yángyáng: Hái méiyǒu. Wǒ xiànzài zài gǎi jiǎnlì.) Not yet. I am revising my resume now. 王军：你打算找什么工作？(Wáng jūn: Nǐ dǎsuàn zhǎo shénme gōngzuò? ) What job are you planning to look for? 杨洋：我以后想当股票研究员，所以我想找研究员助理的工作。(Yángyáng: Wǒ yǐhòu xiǎng dāng gǔpiào yánjiùyuán, suǒyǐ wǒ xiǎng zhǎo yánjiùyuán zhùlǐ de gōngzuò.) I want to be a stock researcher in the future, so I want to find a job as a research assistant. 王军：挺好的。你可以多写一些相关的实习经历。很多公司都很注重这部分。(Wáng jūn: Tǐng hǎo de. Nǐ kěyǐ duō xiě yīxiē xiāngguān de shíxí jīnglì. Hěnduō gōngsī dōu hěn zhùzhòng zhè bùfèn)Very good. You can write more relevant internship experiences. Many companies pay great attention to this part. 杨洋：明白。只是去年一年我始终没找到和做研究相关的实习。我只做过律师助理。( Yángyáng: Míngbái. Zhǐshì qùnián yī nián wǒ shǐzhōng méi zhǎodào hé zuò yánjiū xiāngguān de shíxí. Wǒ zhǐ zuòguò lǜshī zhùlǐ.) It’s just that last year I never found an internship related to research. I have only worked as a paralegal. 王军：这个经历可以写到简历里。律师助理一般都是很细心的。研究员助理也需要很细心。( Wáng jūn: Zhège jīnglì kěyǐ xiě dào jiǎnlì lǐ. Lǜshī zhùlǐ yībān dōu shì hěn xìxīn de. Yánjiùyuán zhùlǐ yě xūyào hěn xìxīn) This experience can be written on your resume. Paralegals are generally very attentive. Research assistants also need to be very attentive.