商务英语 Level 2 Unit 2 Part 4

Listening 【Emma's Work Experience】

This is Emma Gray.
She graduated from UC Berkeley in 2011.
She majored in economics.
Right after graduation, she got her first job.
She was hired by StayFit, a sportswear company.

At StayFit, Emma worked in the HR Department as an assistant.
She was responsible for scheduling interviews with candidates.

Emma worked at StayFit for 6 years, until 2017.
She quit her job because she thought her job was boring.
She wanted a more interesting job.
She also wanted a higher salary.

Before she left StayFit, she started looking for a new job.
It didn't take her long to find one.
Within a month, she got a new job with Tiger Sneakers.
She was hired as an HR manager.
She got the job because she had experience.

As an HR manager, Emma has many responsibilities.
She is responsible for interviewing and hiring new employees.
She also manages employee training programs.
To do her job well, she needs good communication skills.

Emma has been at Tiger Sneakers for over a year, since 2017.
She has worked very hard and has done a very good job.
She likes communicating with people and people enjoy working with her.
She really likes her job and is planning to stay at her company for a long time.

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Vocabulary 【Work Progress】

make a schedule
When you make a schedule, you can manage your work better.
He is making a schedule.

behind schedule
She is behind schedule.
If we don't finish our work today, we will fall behind schedule.

ahead of schedule
Their team is ahead of schedule.
If you have finished your work early, you are ahead of schedule.

on schedule
The project is on schedule.
If you have finished your work on time, you are on schedule.

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Vocabulary 【Career Development】

get a promotion
When you get a promotion, you are given a more important job.
He got a promotion last month.

quit your job
If you quit your job, you leave it.
She quit her job as an assistant.
If he doesn't get a promotion this year, he will quit his job.

earn a salary
She earns a good salary.
She earns a much higher salary than he does.

get a raise
When you get a raise, your salary goes up.
He got a 20% raise in his salary.

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Dialogue 【Discussing a Promotion】

Hi, Kat.
Do you have a minute?
I would like to talk to you about one of my employees.
His name is Robert.
Sure, Ned.
What's on your mind?
Well, Robert is doing an amazing job.
He's very responsible.
He finishes assignments ahead of schedule and always does good work.
I would like to promote him.

Right now he is a sales associate.
But I would like to promote him to a senior associate.
Okay. How long has he been at the company?
Well, he has been here for about six months.
He joined the company in April.

Hmm. I can't allow it, Ned.
Robert sounds great.
But employees need to work for a year until they can be promoted.
That's the company policy.
I know.
But can't we break the rules?
I need responsible people on the senior team.

The rules are the rules, Ned.
He's not been here long enough.
There's nothing I can do.
But Robert has worked really hard.
I want to help him now.
Well, give him more responsibilities.
You can promote him in six months if he's still doing well.
That's good advice.
I'll do that.
And I will let you know how he's doing.
Please do!