F2F Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

thus (adv)-with this result
因此,从而
They planned to reduce staff and thus to cut costs.
他们计划裁员,从而达到降低成本的目的。

cost effective-成本效益

cost efficient-本轻利厚的

our budget was limited and we failed to draw new investments/investors
我们的预算有限,未能吸引新的投资

draw (v):to attract attention or interest
吸引,引起(兴趣、注意)
He’s an excellent speaker who always draws a crowd.
他很擅长演讲,总能吸引大批的听众。
Could I draw your attention to item number three on the agenda?
我可以请你看一看议程的第3项内容吗?

You seem overqualified for this position, why do you want to take this job?
Actually, I think every place or every job it makes me to grow up /is a new learning experience / is a valuable learning experience, I am always looking for good companies to improve myself with / new challenges in my industry / I am looking for a company that will support my desire (what do you want from the job?) for learning new things / stability / freedom to become the professional I want to be.

What support or trainings would you need from us if we hired you?
Actually I want to know more information learn more about finances. About eat and how to make the budget and how to count the profit.

I’m a quick learner and I would like to learn through work.
我学习很快,我想通过工作来学习

I need financial knowledge in order to quickly make decisions regarding current financial issues

understanding finances better can help us make the right decisions regarding current financial issues
更好地了解财务状况有助于我们就当前的财务问题做出正确的决策。

How did you get into this line of work?
I worked as a furniture designer first. I majored in furniture design and I have kept working in this field for 16 years, I love it!

Why do you want to leave your current company?
Actually I was happy working in my existing company, but the structure within the company and the approach to the market changed recently (公司内部结构和市场运作方式最近发生了变化。), before we focused on the product development and supply management. So from a design focused company they became a trading company, in such an environment I couldn’t show my full potential, and thus I lost the interest to work on myself and I don’t like that.在这样的环境下,我无法充分发挥自己的潜力,因此我对自己的工作失去了兴趣,我不喜欢这样。