招聘是HR(人力资源管理)工作的一部分,是指企业为了发展的需要,根据人力资源规划和工作分析的需求,寻找、吸引那些有能力又有兴趣到其企业任职的人员,并从中选出适宜人员予以录用的过程。每个企业会根据自身条件和需要,选择适合的招聘方案,而现在比较常见的有网络招聘、报纸招聘、校园招聘、招聘会以及猎头等等。
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Mr. Peterson: ①How are we faring on the recruitment front?
Danielle: ②So far the candidates we’ve had coming through are not proving to be very impressive.
Mr. Peterson: Oh, really? What have been their major
1)drawbacks?
Danielle: A general lack of experience. Some have been overqualified, while others are severely underqualified. There have been a handful of potential candidates. So, we will get them back for second interviews. But, you know, with this rapid expansion, we have so many positions to fill and ③I’m really going to have to widen the net. We want to make sure we get the best quality employees.
Mr. Peterson: Yes. There are almost a hundred jobs available and ④we need everyone to be at the top of their game. ⑤What strategies have you got in place?
Danielle: ⑥I think we have milked online recruitment for all it’s worth, so we will now move in a different direction. For the more junior and casual positions we are commencing campus recruitment and visiting a number of well known universities nearby to try and encourage the top achievers to consider working for us.
Mr. Peterson: Sounds great. You should also consider the Employment Fair. It gets underway next week.
Danielle: I am one step ahead of you, boss. We have booked a 2)stall at the fair and have placed advertisements in all the local newspapers.
Mr. Peterson: Great job. Looks like all bases are covered. I wish you luck in the 3)headhunting. If you need any more options, I can get 4)referrals from our offices 5)interstate to see if anyone is interested in 6)relocating.
皮特森先生:我们的招聘工作进展
如何?
丹妮尔:到目前为止,我们所面试过的应聘者并不尽如人意。
皮特森先生:哦,真的吗?他们主要的缺点是什么?
丹妮尔:总的来说,缺乏经验。一些资历过高,另一些却不符合要求。这里有一些颇有潜质的候选,因此我们将请他们来参加第二轮面试。但是,你知道,(部门规模)扩大速度这么快,会出现很多职位空缺,我真得要扩大招聘的范围。我们得保证我们挑选了最称职的
员工。
皮特森先生:没错。差不多有上百个职位空缺,而我们需要每一个员工都是其行业中的佼佼者。那么,接下来你有什么计划?
丹妮尔:我想,网上招聘资源已经用得差不多了,所以我们现在要改变方向。对于那些比较初级和弹性的职位,我们可以利用校园招聘,寻访附近的一些知名大学,尝试鼓励一些拔尖的学生考虑为我们工作。
皮特森先生:听起来不错。你也应该考虑考虑招聘会。下星期就有一场。
丹妮尔:我已经先行一步了,老板。我们已经预定了一个招聘会的摊位,并且在本地所有的报纸上刊登了广告。
皮特森先生:干得不错。看上去所有的准备都做好了。在猎头工作上,希望你好运。如果你需要更多的选择的话,我可以让各州的分公司推荐一些人选,看看是否有人对换岗感兴趣。
Smart Sentences
① How are we faring on the recruitment front? 我们的招聘工作进展如何?
How are we faring?=How are we progressing?
how is sb. faring: expression used to inquire about the progress of a certain project(用以询问某事的进展情况)。例如:
How are you faring with your job hunting?
你的求职进展如何?
on the…front: with regard to a particular situation or field(在某个方面)。例如:
Things are not going well on the bidding front.
投标方面的进展并不顺利。
② So far the candidates we’ve had coming through are not proving to be very
impressive. 到目前为止,我们所面试过的应聘者并不尽如人意。
sth. proves to be…: sth. is proven to be a result after a period of time(后证明是……,结果是……)。例如:
His speech proved to be pretty boring.
他的演讲很无聊。
③ I’m really going to have to widen the net. 我真得要扩大招聘的范围。
widen the net: increase the search area(扩大寻找范围)。例如:
By going abroad, the ZM Company has widened their net in search of a CEO.
ZM公司走向海外,扩大他们招募CEO的范围。
④ We need everyone to be at the top of their game. 我们需要每一个员工都是其行业中的佼佼者。
at the top of one’s game: the best in a field or industry(某一行业或领域的佼佼者)。例如:
Mr. Quinn has been at the top of his game for the past five years.
奎因先生在过去的五年里,一直是他那个行业的领军人物。
⑤ What strategies have you got in place? 接下来你有什么计划?
in place: ready to be used(准备好)。例如:
A new set of security measures is in place.
新的安保措施已经准备好。
⑥ I think we have milked online recruitment for all it’s worth. 我想,网上招聘资源已经用得差不多了。
milk sth. for all it’s worth: get as much benefit as possible(尽量利用某事的价值,榨取)。例如:
The boss milked his migrant workers for all they were worth.
老板极力榨取民工的血汗。