Question

閱讀下面短文，根據短文內容完成表格中所缺信息，每空一詞。

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 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（面試）, 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 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 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.

Title: How to follow up after a job interview

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  4.  than handwritten notes. ●The employer still appreciate  5. notes.
● Find out the timeline.	● Follow up to strengthen your  6.. ●Politely ask what they7. the timeline to be.
● Be patient.	It is  8.  that job seekers are too worried  .
●Don’t be nervous	● The hiring often takes a longer time. ●The decision makers are not  9._ town. ●If the indicated time is past, follow up 10. and explain you are interested in the job.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.necessary/important

2.Ways/Methods

3.immediately

4.faster

5.handwritten

6.interest

7.expect

8.common

9.in

10.politely

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文講的是在工作面試之后如何采取進一步的行動。文中給了我們一些具體的建議，如馬上寫感謝信、查明他們的時間表、要有耐心、沒有馬上收到回信不要緊張等。

1.根據文章第一段Following up in some way is necessary，跟進在某些方面是很必要的。故填necessary。important 重要的，這個意思也可以。

2.ways/methods 方法。這里是具體的跟進方法。

3.根據文中第一條建議Send a thank-you note at once.，馬上發一封感謝信，可知填immediately,馬上，立刻。

4.由文中E-mail is fine for this and has the advantage of arriving faster，E-mail 比較適合這種情況，而且也比較快，我們可知發電子郵件要比手寫的更快。故填faster。

5.由文章中but handwritten notes are still appreciated，但是手寫的信件仍然受到欣賞。故填handwritten。

6.根據文章第二條建議follow up within a week to strengthen your interest，一周內跟進還可以加強你的興趣。故填interest。

7.由文章中politely ask what they expect their timeline for a decision to be.，禮貌的詢問他們希望時間表是什么樣的。故填expect。

8.根據文中第三條建議Most commonly, job seekers are too worried about the result，找工作的人往往比較擔心結果。故填common。

9.根據第四條建議maybe the decision makers are out of town, 或許決策者沒有在城里。out of town 即 be not in town。故填in。

10.Hiring often ends up taking longer than expected. Just politely follow up, explain you’re very interested，如果招聘是時間已過，那么就有禮貌的跟進，解釋說你對這個工作很感興趣。故填politely。

考點：任務型閱讀。