Part B
[A] You may have to impress the company HR representatives as well.
HR reps are typically trained to ask very specific and personal questions,
like what salary you expect and what you’ve made in the past.
They might ask you about your impressions of the company and the people who
interviewed you. They might also ask if you have other offers. If so,
chances are good that they are willing to compete for you.
But if you say that you have other offers,
be prepared to back it up with the who, what and when,
because they might challenge you.
The HR reps are also the people who will conduct or arrange reference and background checks.
They might have the final say.
[B] Besides management, you might also interview with one or more of your future coworkers.
Regardless of the questions they ask, what they most really want to know is how well you’
ll fit into the team, if you’ll cause them more work instead of less,
and if they should feel threatened by you. When answering,
be eager enough to show that you are a good team player and will pull your load,
but not so eager as to appear to be a back- stabbing ladder climber!
[C] Always research a company before you interview, and remember that attire,
body language and manners count, big time. Try to avoid common mistakes.
You may think that this is common sense, but crazy stuff really happens!
[D] Job interviewing is one of the most popular career topics on the Web.
But no career advisor can tell you exactly what to say during a job interview.
Interviews are just too upclose and personal for that.
About the best that career advisors can do,
is to give you some tips about the typical questions to expect,
so you can practice answering them ahead of time. But,
while there are many canned interview questions, there are few canned answers.
The rest is up to you.
[E] Be prepared to attend a second interview at the same company,
and maybe even a third or fourth. If you’re called back for more interviews,
it means that they’re interested in you. But, it doesn’t mean you’re a shoo- in. Most likely, they are narrowing the competition, so keep up the good work!
[F] To put you somewhat at ease, many interviewers really don’t know how to interview effectively.
Frontline interviewers are typically managers and supervisors
who have never been or are barely trained in interviewing techniques.
They’re a little nervous too, just like you. Some don’t even prepare in advance.
This makes it easier for you to take control of the interview,
if you have prepared. But in controlling an interview, it’s not a good idea to try to dominate.
Instead, try to steer it toward landing the job.
[G] After interviewing, immediately send a thank you letter to each of your interviewers.
It’s professional and expected, and might even be the deciding factor in your favor.
[H] Remember, it’s a two- way street. It’s the employer’s chance to judge you,
but it’s also very much your chance to judge the employer. In fact,
if you handle yourself well and ask the right questions,
you’ll put the interviewer in the position of selling the company to you.
If this happens, you’re probably doing well.
Order:
41.()→42. () →43. () →A→44. () →45. () →46. () →G
was glad to have finally been given the chance to become finance director after several years as a financial
accountant, she also quickly realised that the new appointment would offer her a lot of challenges. In the first board
meeting, she realised that not only was she the only woman but she was also the youngest by many years.
Rosh was established almost 100 years ago. Members of the Rosh family have occupied senior board positions since
the outset and even after the company’s flotation 20 years ago a member of the Rosh family has either been executive
chairman or chief executive. The current longstanding chairman, Timothy Rosh, has already prepared his slightly
younger brother, Geoffrey (also a longstanding member of the board) to succeed him in two years’ time when he plans
to retire. The Rosh family, who still own 40% of the shares, consider it their right to occupy the most senior positions
in the company so have never been very active in external recruitment. They only appointed Mary because they felt
they needed a qualified accountant on the board to deal with changes in international financial reporting standards.
Several former executive members have been recruited as non-executives immediately after they retired from full-time
service. A recent death, however, has reduced the number of non-executive directors to two. These sit alongside an
executive board of seven that, apart from Mary, have all been in post for over ten years.
Mary noted that board meetings very rarely contain any significant discussion of strategy and never involve any debate
or disagreement. When she asked why this was, she was told that the directors had all known each other for so long
that they knew how each other thought. All of the other directors came from similar backgrounds, she was told, and
had worked for the company for so long that they all knew what was ‘best’ for the company in any given situation.
Mary observed that notes on strategy were not presented at board meetings and she asked Timothy Rosh whether the
existing board was fully equipped to formulate strategy in the changing world of retailing. She did not receive a reply.
Required:
(a) Explain ‘agency’ in the context of corporate governance and criticise the governance arrangements of Rosh
and Company. (12 marks)
(ii) Comment on the figures in the statement prepared in (a)(i) above. (4 marks)
A.to prepare
B.preparing
C.to be prepared
D.being prepared
By the time I got home,my grandmother___________the dinner and was watching TV.
A.prepared
B.prepares
C.had prepared
D.has prepared
A.to prepare
B.preparing
C.to be prepared
D.being prepared
Convenience foods which are already prepared for cooking are ______ in grocery stores.
A.ready
B.approachable
C.probable
D.available
A. .
B.prepared
C.ready
D.favorable
E.available