F2F Class Notes (Tibo) [S]

Homework


Think about 3 questions that could be asked in the HR exam in English.

Next Class Focus


HR related topics and vocabulary.

Speaking exercise

Today I received the message this morning I won a free meal in dianping app . Im going to eat this Saturday with my friend.
Japanese food.  Write a comment on a restaurant. Recently I also signed up corporate Human Resources manager course. Actually I am looking to switch career and try to do HR. I really like this course I want to try. The course lasts for 4 months. Everyday Saturday from 9:30 am to 4:30. It has a lot of content and needs a lot of time to review after class. However the only thing I worried about is the professional English test. I am worried that I cannot understand the meanings of the problem. So I am now preparing for the exam. I will check information on the internet. and practice. Recite words and go to a library for review. I hope that the November  test will give good grades. I am a little worried.What does an HR manager do?
The hr manager needs to ……
The work of the HR manager is to ……

The HR managers pays employees and calculates how much employees need to get. He/She makes sure everyone is happy in the company. He/she finds new people for the company. He/she makes sure that all the employees get a better career.

Why do you want to become an HR manager?
My university is business administration. I studied a little HR course so now I try to change my job. I thought about it for a long time try to do this.

I start at simple work

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Today I received a message this morning I won a free meal in dianping app . I’m going to eat it this Saturday with my friend.
it is Japanese food.  I wrote a comment on a restaurant and won a prize. Recently I also signed up  for a corporate Human Resources manager course. Actually I am looking to switch career and try to do HR/ try to work in HR. I really like this course I want to try/ I want to give it a go. The course lasts for 4 months.I study everyday Saturday from 9:30 am to 4:30. It has a lot of content and takes a lot of time to review after class. However the only thing I worried about is the professional English test. I am worried that I cannot understand the meanings of the problem. So I am now preparing for the exam. I will check information on the internet. and practice. Recite words and go to a library for review. I hope that  I will get good grades in the November test . I am a little worried..

I just went to one class / I have only been to 1 class so far

What does an HR manager do?
The hr manager needs to ……
The work of the HR manager is to ……

The HR managers pays employees and calculates how much employees need to get. He/She makes sure everyone is happy in the company. He/she finds new people for the company. He/she makes sure that all the employees get a better career.

Why do you want to become an HR manager?
I studied business administration in university. I had some HR courses and now I try to change my job. I thought about it for a long time.

I will start at a simple position / entry level position

Vocabulary

position : 位置
I will not start in a management position.

HR executive : entry level position.
He started as a HR executive and now he is the HR director of the company.

university 大学
My university is in Shanghai.

to recruit / to hire people : find new employees for a company
The HR manager recruits people for the company.

prize奖品:
I won the prize for the comment.

a review 检查
I wrote a review on my experience in this restaurant.

a comment评论
I wrote a short comment on the food.

to check: 查明
I need to check that employees are on their targets.

to assess (v) / to evaluate 评价
The HR manager needs to assess the performance of the employees

Performance : how well one does something
Tom’s performance is very good. He is our best salesman.

an assessment (n): a report on the capability of someone
I did an assessment of Joe’s strength and weaknesses

Strength (n) : what you are good at
Tom’s strength is that he has 10 years experience.

Weakness (n): what you are bad at
His weakness is that he doesn’t speak English well.

capability 才能
Tom has the capability of becoming a manager.

interview 面试
I had an interview with the HR manager.

to interview: to ask question to someone.
I interviewed Tom yesterday.

salary薪水
The HR manager needs to calculate the salary of the employees.

to calculate 计算
I need to calculate the bonus of everyone.

annual performance review : a test of employees performance happening every year
During my annual performance review the manager praised my work.

career development 
The HR manager helps employees in their career development.

to be capable of something : having the ability to do something.
Tom is not capable of working alone. He is not professional.

to formulate 制定
I formulated the KPIs for this year.

Grammar

using so far 到现在
Do you like Shanghai? – I like it so far, I haven’t had any problem.

Pronunciation

library

career