Question

【題目】任務型閱讀

One of the most common questions I am asked is whether, when, and how to follow up after a job interview. Following up in some way is necessary. Yes, you can get a job without it, but if you compete (競爭) with other top candidates (候選人), following up can sometimes help you when the other candidate doesn’t. Here’s how to follow up well:

Send a thank-you note at once. E-mail is fine for this and has the advantage of arriving faster, but handwritten notes are still appreciated (欣賞). And if there are many interviews, send a thank-you note each time.

Find out their timeline. Hopefully, you asked about their timeline in the interview itself, but if you didn’t, follow up within a week to strengthen (強化) your interest and politely ask what they expect their timeline for a decision to be.

Be patient. Most commonly, job seekers are too worried about the result. It doesn’t look worried to express your interest in the job or check in to ask about the timeline.

Don’t be nervous if you don’t hear from them at once. The hiring process (招聘過程) often takes longer than a candidate would like, maybe the decision makers are out of town. If you’re past the time they indicated you would hear something, this isn’t necessarily cause for nervousness. Hiring often ends up taking longer than expected. Just politely follow up, explain you’re very interested but understand that hiring can take time, and ask if they have the latest timeline.

根據(jù)上面文章，完成下面的表格，每空一詞。

Title: How to follow up after a job interview (就職面試)

Importance of following up	Following up is very 【1】 in some way.
【2】 of following up	Send a thank-you note 【3】.	E-mail can arrive faster than handwritten notes. ﹡The employer still appreciate handwritten notes.
	Find out the timeline.	Follow up to strengthen your interest. Politely ask what they expect the timeline to be.
	Be patient.	It is 【4】 that job seekers are too worried.
	Don’t be nervous	The hiring often takes a longer time. The decision makers are not 【5】 town. If the indicated time is past, follow up politely and explain you are interested in the job.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】necessary

【2】Ways/Ideas

【3】immediately

【4】common

【5】in

【解析】這篇短文給我們講述的是在參加了工作的面試之后，繼續(xù)跟進是很重要也很有必要的。那么如何更好的跟進，短文中作者提出了一些好的建議。

【1】根據(jù)短文的第一段中Following up in some way is necessary.可知，作者認為在面試后，以某種方式跟進是有必要的。由此可知這里填necessary，形容詞，必要的。

【2】根據(jù)短文結(jié)構(gòu)可知，短文第一段作者提出了在面試之后繼續(xù)跟進的重要性和必要性，第一段的結(jié)尾Here’s how to follow up well引出下文，即如何跟進，繼續(xù)跟進的方法，因此這一部分的標題應該是Ways of following up，故填Ways；Ideas主意，想法，意思也合適。

【3】根據(jù)短文第二段的第一句話Send a thank-you note at once.可知，作者的第一個建議就是在面試之后馬上寫一封感謝信。原文中的at once意思是“立刻，立即”，與immediately同義。

【4】根據(jù)短文第四段中Most commonly, job seekers are too worried about the result.可知，最常見的情況是，求職者太擔心結(jié)果。題目中空前是is，系動詞，因此這里我們需要填的是形容詞形式，common，常見的，普遍的。

【5】根據(jù)短文最后一段的內(nèi)容可知，如果沒有馬上收到面試方的回信也不不要緊張，這里列舉了可能的原因，如The hiring process (招聘過程) often takes longer than a candidate would like, maybe the decision makers are out of town.，招聘過程需要花費很長的時間；或許決策者出城了。由原文的are out of town可知，這里應填are not in town，與原文意思一致。