备战2012年BEC高级精讲第10讲讲义
III. Recruitment methods
1. Speaking.
Internal recruitment
Advantages:
The candidates already know the job and the company.
Disadvantages:
No new impetus, the same mindset;
An internal candidate is not necessarily the best person on the market.
Job Advertisement
Advantages:
Wide audience; can potentially reach the best on the market; fresh attitudes.
Disadvantages:
High processing costs: a large number of applicants need to be processed.
Recruitment Agencies
Advantages:
Can be selective. Can potentially get the best person for the job quickly.
Disadvantages:
Expensive.
Headhunting
Advantages:
Can select high quality candidates.
Headhunters know the market and the best people.
Can access people not actively on the job market.
Disadvantages:
Very expensive in the short term.
impetus noun [uncountable]
1 an influence that makes something happen or makes it happen more quickly刺激，推动力
impetus for
The report may provide further impetus for reform.这份报告为改革提供了进一步的推动力。
The discovery gave fresh impetus to the research. 这个发现给了这项研究以崭新的推动。
mindset noun [countable]
someone’s general attitude, and the way in which they think about things and make decisions精神状态，思想倾向，气质
The company seems to have a very old-fashioned mindset. 这家公司看上去还是老的思维意识。
fresh adjective
NEW?
adding to or replacing something 新的
I’ll just make some fresh coffee. 我刚刚沏了新咖啡。
The report provides fresh evidence about the way the business was run. 这份报告针对这家企业的运行模式提供了全新的证据。
You’ll have to start again on a fresh sheet of paper. 你用一张新纸重新开始。
NEW AND INTERESTING?
good or interesting because it has not been done, seen etc before 全新的，饶有兴趣的
Ryan will bring a fresh approach to the job. 瑞恩将带着全新的态度来面对这份工作。
We need some fresh ideas. 我们需要一些新的想法。
Let’s take a fresh look at the problem. 让我们再重新看待这个问题。
RECENT?
done, experienced, or having happened recently
The accident was still fresh in her mind. 这个事故仍历历在目。
selective adjective
1 careful about what you choose to do, buy, allow etc 精挑新选的
selective about/in
We’re very selective about what we let the children watch. 我们对可以给儿童看的节目精挑新选。
2. Reading.
So why do people headhunt?
headhunter noun [countable]
someone who finds people with the right skills and experience to do particular jobs, and who tries to persuade them to leave their present jobs 猎头
headhunt verb [transitive]
niche noun
1 [countable] if you find your niche, you find a job or activity that is very suitable for you合适的职务（或地位等）
Amanda soon found her niche at the club. 阿曼达很快就在这家俱乐部里找到了最适合她的位置。
He’s managed to create a niche for himself in local politics. 他设法在当地政治圈中为自己闯出一个适合的地位。
2 [singular] an opportunity to sell a product or service to a particular group of people who have similar needs, interests etc 出售稀缺产品的机会
niche in
He spotted a niche in the market. 他在市场上找到了一个稀缺市场。
3 [countable] a hollow place in a wall, often made to hold a statue 佛龛
niche adjective [only before noun]
relating to selling goods to a particular small group of people who have similar needs, interests etc
niche marketing
a niche market
a niche product
an Achilles heel 致命弱点，唯一的弱点
Achilles
in ancient Greek stories, a hero who was protected by magic so that the only place where he could be hurt was his heel阿基里斯： 出生后被其母亲握脚踵倒提着在黑河中浸过，因此除未浸到水的脚踵外浑身刀枪不入。
fed up adjective
informal annoyed or bored, and wanting something to change饱受, 厌烦
She felt tired and a bit fed up. 她很疲倦，有一点烦躁。
fed up with
I’m really fed up with this constant rain. 我真是受够了这连绵不断的雨水。
Anna got fed up with waiting. 安娜受够了等待之苦。
blunt adj. speaking in an honest way even if this upsets people 钝的，率直的，直言不讳的
e.g. To be blunt, many of the candidates cannot read or write.
e.g. Julian’s blunt words hurt her.
category noun[countable] plural categories
a group of people or things that are all of the same type 种类，类别
category of
There are five categories of workers. 有五种工人。
people in the over-45 age category 超过45岁的人群
fall into/belong in/fit into a category 属于某种情况
Voters fall into three main categories. 选民分成三种情况。
Williams’ style does not fit easily into the category of jazz. 威廉的风格不能算是爵士乐这一类。
throw up (British English) to produce problems, ideas, results etc 产生
e.g. The arrangement may throw up problems in other areas. 这样的安排可能在其他方面产生很多问题。
have (keep) …up (in) one’s sleeve 有……锦囊妙计，留有……一招
informal to have a secret plan or idea that you are going to use later
e.g. Don’t worry. He still has a few tricks up his sleeve.
extension ?TELEPHONE? [countable]
a) one of many telephone lines connected to a central system in a large building, which all have different numbers 分机
Can I have extension 316, please? 你能帮我接316分机吗？
Do you know Mr Brown’s extension number? 你找到布朗先生的分机号码吗？
b) one of the telephones in a house that all have the same number 家庭中一部电话在各个房间串成的分机
deduction noun [uncountable and countable]
1 the process of using the knowledge or information you have in order to understand something or form an opinion, or the opinion that you form 演绎，推论
Children will soon make deductions about the meaning of a word. 孩子们很快就可以通过推论知道这个单词的意思。
2 the process of taking away an amount from a total, or the amount that is taken away 减去
After deductions for tax etc, your salary is about ￡700 a month. 扣完税后，你的薪水是每个月700英镑。
work out phrasal verb
CALCULATE?
work something ?out
to calculate an answer, amount, price etc 计算出
See if you can work this bill out. 看看你能不能把这个帐单算出结果来。
work out how much/how many etc
We’ll have to work out how much food we’ll need for the party. 我们应该估算一下这次聚会我们需要准备多少食物。
COST?
if a cost or amount works out at a particular figure, it is found to be that much when you calculate it 算出…. 结果
work out at/to ￡10/$500 etc
The bill works out at ￡15 each. 这个帐单的总额为15英镑。
work out expensive/cheap etc (=be expensive or cheap) 计算后昂贵/便宜
If we go by taxi, it’s going to work out very expensive. 如果我们打车去，那么我们会花很多钱的。
adjacent adj. 临近的，毗连的
a room, building, piece of land etc that is adjacent to something is next to it
e.g. We stayed in adjacent rooms.
adjacent to
e.g. the building adjacent to the library
for future reference
something kept for future reference is kept in order to be used or looked at in the future 为日后参考
come across phrasal verb
1 come across somebody/something
to meet, find, or discover someone or something by chance 碰到，发现
I came across an old diary in her desk. 我在她的办公桌上看到了一个老的日记本。
I’ve never come across anyone quite like her before. 我以前从未见过像她一样的人。
Explaining d
Comparing c
Emphasising a
Contrasting e
Exemplifying b
3.
(1) B (2) E (3) A (4) F
divulge verb [transitive] formal
to give someone information that should be secret泄露（秘密等）
synonym reveal
divulge information/secrets/details etc (to somebody)
It is not company policy to divulge personal details of employees.
divulge that
Clare divulged that she was recovering from a nervous breakdown.
divulge what/where etc
The Pentagon refused to divulge what type of plane it was.
discreet adjective
1 careful about what you say or do, so that you do not offend, upset, or embarrass people or tell secrets（言行）谨慎地，慎言地
opposite indiscreet
He assured her that he would be discreet.
discreetly adverb
navigate v.
1 [intransitive and transitive] to find which way you need to go when you are travelling from one place to another 找路
e.g. I’ll drive, you take the map and navigate. 我开车，你拿着地图找路。
e.g. Early explorers used to navigate by the stars . 早期的探险者是靠星星找路的。
navigate your way through/to/around something
We managed to navigate our way through the forest. 我们试图在森林里找到我们的出路。
2 [intransitive and transitive] to understand or deal with something complicated 理解或解决复杂的问题
A solicitor will help you navigate the complex legal system. 律师会帮助你解决这个复杂的法律问题。
navigate through
I am currently trying to navigate through a whole stack of information on the subject.
3 [transitive] to sail along a river or other area of water 航海
The river is too dangerous to navigate. 这条河太危险了，不能在里面航海。
4 [intransitive and transitive] to find your way around on a particular website, or to move from one website to another 在网站里搜寻
The magazine’s website is easy to navigate. 这份杂志的网站很容易浏览到所需信息。
contribute to v. 投稿，撰稿
to write articles, stories, poems etc for a newspaper or magazine
e.g. one of several authors contributing to the book
--- contributor
5. Speaking.
