2 x F2F Class Notes (Mike)

As a HR with many years of work experience，I have three suggestions for the young people.
Firstly，select the right industry. In China，people in different industry will have total different development ，salary and life style. So think it over what you want most. for example, if you think money is the most important.，you should apply for some positions in financial or internet industry. But its also mean that you will have a lot of work pressure，a lot of overtime， endless study and very limited personal time.

As a HR with many years of work experience，I have three suggestions for the young people.
Firstly，choose the right industry. In China，people in different industries will have totally different career development ，salary and life style. So think it over what you want the most. For example, if you think money is the most important.，you should apply for some positions in the finance or Internet industry. But it also means that you will have a lot of work pressure and overtime， endless study and very limited personal time.

Secondly，large international companies are preferred，specially in the beginning of the career. In large company， you can learn the perfect process and policy what can help you get the higher vision and more standardized operation. That’s why the candidates from large company have more choices when they change jobs.
Last but not least，don‘t change jobs frequently. You don’t have time to deeply understand the logic and methods of a lot of work if you just working for a short time and will show you unstable. There no perfect work and company，learn to be patient is also part of the job.

Secondly，large international companies are preferred，especially in the beginning of the career. In large companies， you can learn the perfect process and policy that can help you get a higher vision and more standardized operations. That’s why the candidates from large companies have more choices when they change jobs.
Last but not least，don‘t change jobs frequently. If you just work for a short time, you won’t enough time to understand the logic and methods of a lot of work  and it means you are unstable. There is no perfect work and company，learn to be patient is also part of the job.

Vocabulary

green hands

opposite (adj.)  相反的

brainwash (v/n)
Sb has been brainwashed

select: （从几个选项中）（精心）挑选
choose ： （从众多选项中）选择

special 特殊的

specially 特殊地

especially 尤其是

what you said was bad
that you said was bad

be on call 24/7 ：随时待命

feature of the industry 行业特征，行业特质

fast-paced industry 快节奏的
slow-paced lifestyle

booming 蓬勃的
prosperous 繁荣的

pharmaceutical industry 医药行业

pharmacy = drug store 药店，药房

paradox (n) 悖论

graduate (n) 毕业生

introduce (v) 介绍
introduction (n) 介绍

highly-selective 筛选率高
Pharmaceutics is a highly-selective industry.

patent (n) 专利

journalism (n) 新闻/传媒行业

publishing  industry 出版行业

self-media 自媒体

free-lancer

state-owned enterprise: low salary + good benefit =

civil servant (n) 公务员

lunch break (n) 午休

stability (n)

in the 90s
in the 1990s

job-hopping 频繁跳槽
Job-hopping is very common for people who were born in the 90s and 2000s.

frustrating/annoying

economical/financial burden/pressure 财务压力

slack off (v) （上班时）偷懒

factory workers (n) 工厂工人

outside of the 3 ring 外环线外

human labor (n) 人工，人力劳动

Pronunciation

position

want

won’t

I have working in the company
I have been working in the company

Read and Summarize

Effective communicators don’t wait for the need to disagree — they hold a separate conversation when the stakes are low and emotions are calm to agree with the boss about how to manage those moments when they disagree. This psychological contract becomes a powerful reference point when emotions run high. After all, a boss is much less likely to take offense at disagreement if he or she has invited it in the first place.

When the boss gets defensive, it’s for one of two reasons. The first is because she believes your dissent is a threat to her goals. Defenses are far less often provoked by actual content than they are by perceived intent. You can be far more candid about your view if you frame it in the context of a mutual purpose that the boss already cares about. If you fail to do this, the boss may believe your disagreement signals a lack of commitment to her interests.

Most of us assume that if you want to be respectful, you have to dilute your disagreement, and if you want to be honest, you’re going to have to hurt some feelings. But this is a false dichotomy. You must find a way to assure your boss that you respect her and her position. When that sense of respect is secure, you can venture into expressing your views openly and honestly.

Asking for permission is a powerful way of honoring the position of the boss and avoiding unnecessary provocation. The trick is to ask for permission while giving the boss a reason to give it to you!