Applying for a job and attending an interview

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to seek a job
求职qiúzhíqiúzhí
I am looking for a job.
 正在zhèngzài 求职qiúzhíwǒ zhèngzài qiúzhí.
to recruit
招聘zhāopìnzhāopìn
The company is recruiting.
公司gōngsī 正在zhèngzài 招聘zhāopìngōngsī zhèngzài zhāopìn.
job position
岗位gǎngwèigǎngwèi
to apply for a job
应聘yìngpìnyìngpìn
I want to apply for this position.
 xiǎng 应聘yìngpìn 这个zhège 岗位gǎngwèiwǒ xiǎng yìngpìn zhège gǎngwèi.
résumé; CV
简历jiǎnlìjiǎnlì
Please send the résumé to the company.
qǐng  简历jiǎnlì  gěi 公司gōngsīqǐng bǎ jiǎnlì fā gěi gōngsī.
job interview
面试miànshìmiànshì
interviewer
面试官miànshìguānmiànshìguān
The interviewer is reading the résumé.
面试官miànshìguān 正在zhèngzài kàn 简历jiǎnlìmiànshìguān zhèngzài kàn jiǎnlì.
candidate
候选人hòuxuǎnrénhòuxuǎnrén
work experience
工作经验gōngzuòjīngyàngōngzuòjīngyàn
This candidate has work experience.
zhè wèi 候选人hòuxuǎnrén yǒu 工作经验gōngzuòjīngyànzhè wèi hòuxuǎnrén yǒu gōngzuòjīngyàn.
professional skill
专业技能zhuānyèjìnéngzhuānyèjìnéng
Her professional skills are very good.
 de 专业技能zhuānyèjìnéng hěn hǎotā de zhuānyèjìnéng hěn hǎo.
Work experience and professional skills are both important.
工作经验gōngzuòjīngyàn  专业技能zhuānyèjìnéng dōu hěn 重要zhòngyàogōngzuòjīngyàn hé zhuānyèjìnéng dōu hěn zhòngyào.
job qualification
任职资格rènzhízīgérènzhízīgé
I have these job qualifications.
 yǒu 这些zhèxiē 任职资格rènzhízīgéwǒ yǒu zhèxiē rènzhízīgé.
job responsibility
岗位职责gǎngwèizhízégǎngwèizhízé
Please read the job responsibilities first.
qǐng xiān kàn 岗位职责gǎngwèizhízéqǐng xiān kàn gǎngwèizhízé.
If I had not read the job responsibilities in advance, I would not have attended this interview.
要不是yàobúshì 提前tíqián kàn 岗位职责gǎngwèizhízé,  不会búhuì 参加cānjiā 这次zhècì 面试miànshìyàobúshì tíqián kàn gǎngwèizhízé, wǒ búhuì cānjiā zhècì miànshì.
self-introduction
自我介绍zìwǒjièshàozìwǒjièshào
The self-introduction should not be too long.
自我介绍zìwǒjièshào 不要búyào tài chángzìwǒjièshào búyào tài cháng.
The candidate is giving a self-introduction.
候选人hòuxuǎnrén 正在zhèngzài zuò 自我介绍zìwǒjièshàohòuxuǎnrén zhèngzài zuò zìwǒjièshào.
strength; advantage
优势yōushìyōushì
Professional skills are my strength.
专业技能zhuānyèjìnéng shì  de 优势yōushìzhuānyèjìnéng shì wǒ de yōushì.
weakness; shortcoming
缺点quēdiǎnquēdiǎn
My weakness is that I get nervous easily.
 de 缺点quēdiǎn shì 容易róngyì 紧张jǐnzhāngwǒ de quēdiǎn shì róngyì jǐnzhāng.
The interviewer also asked about my strengths and weaknesses.
面试官miànshìguān  wèn le  de 优势yōushì  缺点quēdiǎnmiànshìguān yě wèn le wǒ de yōushì hé quēdiǎn.
salary
薪资xīnzīxīnzī
The salary for this position is not high.
这个zhège 岗位gǎngwèi de 薪资xīnzī  gāozhège gǎngwèi de xīnzī bù gāo.
employee benefit
福利fúlìfúlì
This company has many employee benefits.
zhè jiā 公司gōngsī yǒu 很多hěnduō 福利fúlìzhè jiā gōngsī yǒu hěnduō fúlì.
job offer notice
录用通知lùyòngtōngzhīlùyòngtōngzhī
I have already received the job offer notice.
 已经yǐjīng 收到shōudào 录用通知lùyòngtōngzhī lewǒ yǐjīng shōudào lùyòngtōngzhī le.
If my friend had not helped me review the résumé, I would not have received the job offer.
要不是yàobúshì 朋友péngyou bāng  kàn 简历jiǎnlì,  不会búhuì 收到shōudào 录用通知lùyòngtōngzhīyàobúshì péngyou bāng wǒ kàn jiǎnlì, wǒ búhuì shōudào lùyòngtōngzhī.
probation period
试用期shìyòngqīshìyòngqī
The probation period is three months.
试用期shìyòngqī shì sān  yuèshìyòngqī shì sān gè yuè.
If the interviewer had not told me, I still would not know there was a probation period.
要不是yàobúshì 面试官miànshìguān 告诉gàosu ,  hái  知道zhīdào yǒu 试用期shìyòngqīyàobúshì miànshìguān gàosu wǒ, wǒ hái bù zhīdào yǒu shìyòngqī.
full-time
全职quánzhíquánzhí
The company is recruiting for a full-time position.
公司gōngsī 正在zhèngzài 招聘zhāopìn 全职quánzhí 岗位gǎngwèigōngsī zhèngzài zhāopìn quánzhí gǎngwèi.
If it were not for these benefits, I would not choose a full-time position.
要不是yàobúshì 这些zhèxiē 福利fúlì,  不会búhuì 选择xuǎnzé 全职quánzhí 岗位gǎngwèiyàobúshì zhèxiē fúlì, wǒ búhuì xuǎnzé quánzhí gǎngwèi.
to start a new job; onboard
入职rùzhírùzhí
I start the new job next month.
 下个xiàgè yuè 入职rùzhíwǒ xiàgè yuè rùzhí.
portfolio
作品集zuòpǐnjízuòpǐnjí
Prepare a résumé and portfolio before looking for a job.
求职qiúzhí 以前yǐqián yào 准备zhǔnbèi 简历jiǎnlì  作品集zuòpǐnjíqiúzhí yǐqián yào zhǔnbèi jiǎnlì hé zuòpǐnjí.
hiring process
招聘流程zhāopìnliúchéngzhāopìnliúchéng
The interview is one part of the hiring process.
面试miànshì shì 招聘流程zhāopìnliúchéng de  部分bùfenmiànshì shì zhāopìnliúchéng de yí bùfen.
The hiring process requires a résumé and a portfolio.
招聘流程zhāopìnliúchéng 需要xūyào 简历jiǎnlì  作品集zuòpǐnjízhāopìnliúchéng xūyào jiǎnlì hé zuòpǐnjí.
even though; despite the fact that
尽管jǐnguǎnjǐnguǎn
Even though I have no work experience, I still want to apply for this position.
尽管jǐnguǎn  没有méiyǒu 工作经验gōngzuòjīngyàn, 还是háishi xiǎng 应聘yìngpìn 这个zhège 岗位gǎngwèijǐnguǎn wǒ méiyǒu gōngzuòjīngyàn, háishi xiǎng yìngpìn zhège gǎngwèi.
Even though I meet only some of the job qualifications, I still sent the résumé.
尽管jǐnguǎn  只有zhǐyǒu 部分bùfen 任职资格rènzhízīgé, 还是háishi  le 简历jiǎnlìjǐnguǎn wǒ zhǐyǒu bùfen rènzhízīgé, háishi fā le jiǎnlì.
Even though I was very nervous, I still gave a self-introduction.
尽管jǐnguǎn  hěn 紧张jǐnzhāng, 还是háishi zuò le 自我介绍zìwǒjièshàojǐnguǎn wǒ hěn jǐnzhāng, háishi zuò le zìwǒjièshào.
Even though the salary is not high, I still agreed to start the job.
尽管jǐnguǎn 薪资xīnzī  gāo,  还是háishi 同意tóngyì 入职rùzhíjǐnguǎn xīnzī bù gāo, wǒ háishi tóngyì rùzhí.
excuse me; sorry
不好意思bùhǎoyìsibùhǎoyìsi
Sorry, I am late.
不好意思bùhǎoyìsi,  lái wǎn lebùhǎoyìsi, wǒ lái wǎn le.
Excuse me, please say it again.
不好意思bùhǎoyìsi, qǐng zài shuō  bùhǎoyìsi, qǐng zài shuō yí cì.
to investigate; survey
调查diàochádiàochá
The company is investigating this problem.
公司gōngsī 正在zhèngzài 调查diàochá 这个zhège 问题wèntígōngsī zhèngzài diàochá zhège wèntí.
We need to investigate the reason.
我们wǒmen 需要xūyào 调查diàochá 原因yuányīnwǒmen xūyào diàochá yuányīn.
to require; request
要求yāoqiúyāoqiú
The company requires me to come tomorrow.
公司gōngsī 要求yāoqiú  明天míngtiān láigōngsī yāoqiú wǒ míngtiān lái.
This position requires work experience.
这个zhège 岗位gǎngwèi 要求yāoqiú 工作经验gōngzuòjīngyànzhège gǎngwèi yāoqiú gōngzuòjīngyàn.
to joke; be joking
开玩笑kāiwánxiàokāiwánxiào
I was only joking.
 zhǐ shì zài 开玩笑kāiwánxiàowǒ zhǐ shì zài kāiwánxiào.
Do not joke about this problem.
bié  这个zhège 问题wèntí 开玩笑kāiwánxiàobié ná zhège wèntí kāiwánxiào.
to hurt; harm
伤害shānghàishānghài
Do not hurt other people.
不要búyào 伤害shānghài 别人biérenbúyào shānghài biéren.
His words hurt her.
 de huà 伤害shānghài le tā de huà shānghài le tā.
secret
秘密mìmìmìmì
This is a secret.
zhè shì   秘密mìmìzhè shì yí gè mìmì.
Please do not tell other people this secret.
qǐng 不要búyào 告诉gàosu 别人biéren 这个zhège 秘密mìmìqǐng búyào gàosu biéren zhège mìmì.
calm
冷静lěngjìnglěngjìng
Please remain calm.
qǐng 保持bǎochí 冷静lěngjìngqǐng bǎochí lěngjìng.
You need to stay calm before the interview.
面试miànshì 以前yǐqián yào 冷静lěngjìngmiànshì yǐqián yào lěngjìng.
to answer; reply
回答huídáhuídá
Please answer this question.
qǐng 回答huídá 这个zhège 问题wèntíqǐng huídá zhège wèntí.
He did not answer me.
 没有méiyǒu 回答huídá tā méiyǒu huídá wǒ.

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