In our hyper-technological age, the way we interact with others face-to-face tells others how well we work with others, as well as our ability to maintain good interpersonal relations.
Here are five job interview mistakes that millennials (千禧一代)often make, so you can be sure not to make them too.
Overusing the word “Like”
Even though we all have problems with inserting the word into our everyday speech, giving our every other word with“like”has implications millennials may not even be aware of.
Forgetting to put your phone on silent
If your phone constantly pings and makes other noises during your interview, the person you're talking to will not be impressed. You are a generation that always has a phone in hand.
Dressing inappropriately
Although work attire now tends more toward casual than a three-piece business suit, it's still incredibly unprofessional to show up in clothing that's clearly not suitable for the office.
Talking too proudly
In a generation that values the individual above anything else, it can feel almost like second nature to talk too much about oneself.
A preliminary Google search regarding the company you want to work for takes no more than 5 minutes, but the knowledge goes a long way. Even though we live in an age of extreme connectivity and Internet knowledge overload, don't forget to brush up on your facts before meeting up with your interviewer.
A. Not doing the research.
B. Forgetting the knowledge.
C. This makes the job interview especially critical.
D. Talking too much is a disadvantage, sometimes.
E. It can make us appear like we're guessing ourselves, not confident.
F. Remember to find the balance between saying too little and saying too much.
G. Not taking seconds to make sure it won't disturb others is a sure sign of carelessness.
His careless driving the serious traffic accident.
A rare virus infection has appeared in the central United States, a team of doctors has just reported. The virus causes fevers, a drop in the blood's infection-fighting white cells and a reduction in the blood platelets(血小板). Up to now, there have been eight confirmed cases. Seven men became very sick with the disease but recovered. The eighth man died.
The disease was first noticed in June, 2009. Two Missouri farmers came to the hospital. They reported headaches, nausea, high fevers, and diarrhea (腹泻). And they were very, very tired. Blood tests showed the men had low white-blood-cell counts. Both men reported they had been recently bitten by ticks(蜱). The first man said his wife removed a tick from his body the day before his fever began. The second farmer had been "ticked" a lot. He told doctors he had averaged 20 tick bites a day for almost two weeks. His last tick bite had been about three days before his fever struck.
Ticks spread many diseases, so the doctors tested for common ones. Their tests didn't turn up anything. Antibiotics(抗生素) failed to help. But that was not surprising as it turned out that both men were infected with a virus.
Although doctors guessed the virus came from the bite of an infected tick, they couldn't be sure. So Harry Savage of the CDC(Centres for Disease Control and Prevention) and his colleagues hunted ticks at 12 places, including the farms belonging to the first two Missouri patients. In all, they collected 56,428 of the tiny animals. There were three different species of ticks in their collection. But the result is still unknown. Get to know more news, please click here.
Alfred Nobel was born in Stockholm, Sweden, on October 21, 1833 but moved to Russia with his parents in 1842, where his father made a strong position for (he) in the engineering industry. After his father went bankrupt, most of the family returned to Sweden in 1859. Alfred Nobel had never been to middle school university, but had studied (private) and by the time he was twenty, he was a skilful chemist and excellent linguist, (speak) Swedish, Russian, German, French and English. Like his father, he was imaginative and inventive, but he had better luck in business and showed more (finance) sense. He was quick to see industrial chances for his scientific inventions and (build) up over eighty companies in twenty different countries.
But Nobel's main concern was never with making money or even with making scientific (discover). Instead, he was always searching for a meaning for life, and from his youth he had taken serious interest in Literature and Philosophy. He also cared deeply about the whole of mankind. His greatest wish was to see an end to wars and the peace between nations. In 1896, Nobel died in Italy. In his will, he left money (provide) prizes for outstanding work in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology, Medicine, Literature and Peace. And so, the man who felt he should have died at birth is remembered and respected long his death.
, I always buy my daughter some toys.
I left England for Sydney in September. It was a career move for my husband, and our 20-year-old daughter was feeling adventurous and decided to come, too. However, just before leaving England, my 79-year-old mother suffered a stroke (中风). Being strong and independent, she continued to live at home with the help of social services. But she couldn't look after the garden. I thought how wonderful it would be if there was an organization offering volunteer help. Friends asked me what I planned to do in Australia, and I told them I would be looking for a volunteer position with a gardening organization. Imagine my surprise when I found just the organization I had been looking for—Easy Care Gardening (ECG)!
There are several reasons why I volunteer for ECG. Firstly, as a newcomer to Australia I meet many great people who, like me, volunteer some of their time. We cover a large age range, but all love gardens and helping others.
Secondly, through working with ECG I have been lucky enough to explore Sydney's North Shore that I might not have had the opportunity to visit otherwise.
Finally, there are all those wonderful people who we call "clients (客户)", but are more like friends when we visit them often and help with their gardens. What great people I have met, and stories they have to tell—the family histories, where they come from and the reasons for immigrating to Australia. I find it a privilege(特权) to have access to private gardens which, in many cases, have been the joy of their owners for many years. Each one is individual and reflects the character, needs and the history of each family. Indeed, the gardens reflect the historical background of Sydney.
When you learn a new subject, you may always consider how much time you need to truly understand it all. Here we give you some advice about how to study, so you'll be able to take on more information with shorter study sessions (时段).
•Study in small sessions. Our ability to store the information we take reduces(降低) after around 30 minutes, so you'd better cut your studying sessions into smaller parts.
•Find a study area. Don't study in a place where you sleep! Don't study in your bed, where you play games, or in front of the TV. Why? You need to program your mind to study in a place where you always study.
•Take good notes. And review them after class to increase your understanding.
• To be a good student, you should be a good teacher. You cannot teach something you do not know.
•Read your textbook effectively (有效地). Always use the SQ3R method. You need to survey, question, read, recite (背诵), review to actively, remember the information.
A. Train your mind.
B. Just reading it is not enough.
C. Be ready to teach what you've learned.
D. It's a good idea to study in a familiar place.
E. You can do some fun activities during your breaks.
F. Find a note-taking method that works best for you.
G. Doing so will only mix up your mind as to what to do.
