在澳洲面試工作時該怎麼準備呢?｜英文學習筆記

圖文/蔓無目的、AMEP課程講義

英文筆記距離上一篇無尾熊有幾根拇指呢?竟然是快五個月前了...

還是持續學習中，只是除了懶外，這陣子團體的學習品質太差導致上課時無法專心，有有時還直接把聲音關掉，所以根本沒聽到老師在講什麼。

抱怨一下

這幾個月機構突然換了個新老師，同樣是阿嬤級的老師，比起上一位這位顯得不太有耐心，有些內容也上得很敷衍，不過只要有持續上課，多少還是有在學習，我是這樣想的所以也沒放在心上。

但兩個月前開始，老師在中心上課，同時間同個空間竟然高達五位老師在上課，那背景吵雜程度，我實在無法忍受，當場表達我無法聽到老師聲音的問題。老師當下也無法解決，下課後我立刻寫信給中心，中心的回覆是他們會注意時間安排。

等到下一次上課時，老師當眾詢問我寫信給中心的事，說是如果還是很吵直接跟她說就好!什麼鬼? 上次說沒用呀!! 這次似乎在其他同學面前跟我下馬威的感覺。

結果持續兩個月了，雖然背景吵雜程度從五位降至三位，但還是不行呀!!

不解的是其他同學都不覺得吵嗎?有時吵到都聽不見老師的聲音，為什麼都是我在抱怨?

這周我找到答案了，這團體課每次大約有八位學生，但最近陸續這些人都不見了，只剩兩位。

聰明的他們見我抗議無果，直接不上線或是換時段了，不像我不希望因此連動而另一位老師也換了，而在掙扎中。

回到主題

面試前先試著回答這些問題

prepare for a job interview

1. A successful interview depends on good preparation.
(What can you prepare?)
成功的面試取決於良好的準備（可以準備什麼？）

2. You should try to guess the interview questions. (How?)
試著猜測面試的問題。（怎麼做？）

3. You should practise your answers before the interview. (Why? How?)
面試前先練習回答。 （為什麼？怎麼做？）

4. You need to find out about the company. (Why? How?)
了解公司的狀況。 （為什麼？怎麼做？）

5. It's a good idea to collect your documents in a folder and take them with you. (What documents?)
將文件收集在一個資料夾裡。(哪些文件?)

6. You need to make a good first impression. (How do you do this?)
留下好的第一印象

如何表達自己的優勢?

My employability skills

• Technology科技
  You demonstrated your ability with computers, new systems or equipment.
• Communication溝通
  You made information clear to others and listened to their ideas.
• problem solving 問題解決
  You came up with a solution when things went wrong or when something didn't work.
• Initiative and enterprise主動性和進取心
  You thought of a new and interesting way of doing something.
• Teamwork團隊合作
  You worked well with others in a group.
• Planning and organising規劃和組織
  . You planned ahead successfully and made sure things ran efficiently.
• Self-Management自我管理
  You worked well by yourself without supervision.
• Learning學習
  You learnt a new skill or improved your knowledge through study.

What are your strengths?

• I have good -
  technology /teamwork communication… skills.
• I'm good at -
  planning / problem solving / self-management ….

For example :in my current job…… when I was working for…

面試時會出現的問題/怎麼回答?

You go to a job agency to get help finding a job. Role play the situation with a partner. Change roles so you both get practice answering the questions.

1.Did you have any trouble finding us?

2.Can you tell me a bit about yourself?

- country of origin / other countries you have lived in

- previous work experience eg I worked as a .. / in a …

- length of time in Australia Image from https://unsplash.com/

3.What qualifications do you have?

I have a PhD / a Master / a Bachelor degree / a Diploma / a Certificate in……

I don't have any formal qualifications but I do have experience.

4.Are you working at the moment? Tell me about your job (OR I'm a / an (name of job).

I'm working in (field). Tell me about your last job) OR I was a (name of job). I worked for …..
(talk about your duties and achievements in paid or unpaid work)
OR I'm not working at the moment, but I'm currently looking for a job.
I'm not working at the moment as I am looking after my children.

5.What sort of work are you looking for?

I would like - to get a job as a …… to work in the ….. industry.
I'm interested in - returning to my field of work. retraining as a ……….

6.What are your employment goals?
I would like to work in the field of … / as a ……

文法也很重要

別忘了描述過去的經驗時用過去式或完成式
試試看:

I 1 was born / have been born in Sierra Leone. I 2 _______ (leave) there when I 3 _____ (be) a young girl and 4 ______ (go) to a refugee camp in Ghana. I 5 _______ (stay) there until I 6 ______ (come) to Australia. I 7 ______ (work) as a nurse's aide in the camp 8 for / since 3 years. I 9 __________ (be) in Australia 10 for / since July 2020 but I 11_________ (not find) a job yet. I would like to get a job as an aged care support worker and enrol in a nursing course. I 12 _________ (study) the Certificate III in Spoken and Written English at the moment.

答案

I 1 was born in Sierra Leone. I 2 left there when I 3 was a young girl and 4 went to a refugee camp in Ghana. I 5 stayed there until I 6 came to Australia. I 7 worked as a nurse's aide in the camp 8 for 3 years. I 9 ‘ve been / I've been living in Australia 10 since July 2020 but I 11 haven't found a job yet. I would like to get a job as an aged care support worker and enrol in a nursing course. 12 I 'm studying the Certificate III in Spoken and Written English at the moment.

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用英文溝通最怕的就是會錯意了，記得之前試著填寫幼兒教育相關機構的求職資料，以為自己是投個別公司，結果是位仲介來電。

一開始的我不懂為何有仲介來電，讓我已狀況外了，也從未用英文求職過，因此最簡單的position在求職裡指的職位，我竟然以為她問我住哪裡(方位)。

掛完電話後才發現搞了烏龍，雞同鴨講到雙方都放棄，直到上到這堂課才發現用英文求職還真是一門學問，尤其是常見句型及如何推銷自己。

要好好準備喔，千萬別學我搞烏龍呀!!