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Talking About Work History

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Talking about work history is one of the most important parts of any interview. In part five of the nine-part FluentU series, Going in for a Job Interview, follow along with Yang Kai as he talks about his post-graduation work experience, and learn how to talk about your own using essential job-related vocabulary.
WordDefinitionFluency
 
经历
jīng lì
(noun) experience
 (noun) experience
 
毕业
bì yè
(noun) graduation
 (noun) graduation
 
销售
xiāo shòu
(noun) sales
 (noun) sales
 
对 + A + 来说
duì + A + lái shuō
(grammar) to (A); as far as (A) is concerned
 (grammar) to (A); as far as (A) is concerned
 
宝贵
bǎo guì
(adj.) valuable; precious
 (adj.) valuable; precious
 
学会
xué huì
(verb-result) to learn how to; to master
 (verb-result) to learn how to; to master
 
交流
jiāo liú
(verb) to communicate
 (verb) to communicate
 
辞职
cí zhí
(verb) to resign; to quit (a job)
 (verb) to resign; to quit (a job)
 
发现
fā xiàn
(verb) to discover; to find
 (verb) to discover; to find
 
发展
fā zhǎn
(verb) to develop; to grow; to expand
 (verb) to develop; to grow; to expand
 
无法
wú fǎ
(verb) to be incapable of; to have no way of; be unable to
 (verb) to be incapable of; to have no way of; be unable to
 
学习
xué xí
(verb) to learn; to study
 (verb) to learn; to study
 
上进心
shàng jìn xīn
(noun) urge to improve; ambition; motivation
 (noun) urge to improve; ambition; motivation
 
推荐
tuī jiàn
(noun) recommendation
 (noun) recommendation
 
那
nà
现 在
xiàn zài
讲 讲
jiǎng jiǎng
你 的
nǐ de
工 作
gōng zuò
经 历
jīng lì
吧
ba
！
！
Then how about you talk a bit about your work experience now.
 
嗯
èn
。
。
OK.
 
毕 业
bì yè
后
hòu
，
，
我
wǒ
在
zài
一
yī
家
jiā
大
dà
公 司
gōng sī
做
zuò
过
guò
一
yī
年
nián
销 售
xiāo shòu
After graduating, I worked in a large company doing sales for a year.
 
不 错
bú cuò
，
，
你
nǐ
觉 得
jué de
怎 么 样
zěn me yàng
呢
ne
？
？
Not bad. What did you think?
 
我
wǒ
挺
tǐng
喜 欢
xǐ huan
的
de
，
，
那
nà
段
duàn
经 历
jīng lì
对
duì
我
wǒ
来 说
lái shuō
很
hěn
宝 贵
bǎo guì
。
。
I quite liked it. That experience was very valuable to me.
 
比 如 说
bǐ rú shuō
？
？
For example?
 
我
wǒ
既
jì
从 中
cóng zhōng
学 会
xué huì
了
le
打
dǎ
销 售
xiāo shòu
电 话
diàn huà
Not only did I learn how to make sales calls
 
也
yě
学 会
xué huì
了
le
怎 么
zěn me
跟
gēn
客 户
kè hù
做
zuò
交 流
jiāo liú
。
。
I also learned how to communicate with clients.
 
那
nà
你
nǐ
为 什 么
wèi shén me
会
huì
辞 职
cí zhí
呢
ne
？
？
Then why did you quit?
 
我
wǒ
发 现
fā xiàn
在
zài
一
yī
家
jiā
大
dà
公 司
gōng sī
，
，
没 有
méi yǒu
什 么
shén me
机 会
jī huì
发 展
fā zhǎn
I realized that in a really big company, I didn’t have any opportunities to develop (myself).
 
嗯
èn
，
，
这 个
zhè ge
我
wǒ
了 解
liǎo jiě
。
。
Yeah, this I understand.
 
也
yě
无 法
wú fǎ
从 中
cóng zhōng
学 习
xué xí
到
dào
更
gèng
多
duō
。
。
And I had no way to learn more from it.
 
看 来
kàn lái
你
nǐ
很
hěn
有
yǒu
上 进 心
shàng jìn xīn
哦
ō
！
！
It seems like you really have an urge to improve.
 
谢 谢
xiè xie
！
！
我
wǒ
的
de
资 料
zī liào
里
lǐ
有
yǒu
一
yī
封
fēng
经 理
jīng lǐ
写
xiě
的
de
推 荐
tuī jiàn
信
xìn
。
。
Thanks. There’s a recommendation letter from my manager in my materials.
 
嗯
èn
，
，
我
wǒ
看 到
kàn dào
了
le
，
，
不 错
bú cuò
。
。
Yes, I saw it. Not bad.
 
谢 谢
xiè xie
！
！
Thank you!

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