Trading Company
(The Central Trading Company put an ad in the newspaper as follows:
We need English speaking men with 5 or more years of sales experience under the age of 35. Marketing knowledge helpful. Send resume ( English and Chinese)
Mr. Yang who has been working for Da Xin Trading Company, applied for that work.. An interview was arranged between Mr. Yang and Mr. Miles, the sales manager)
(M: Mr. Mile, Y: Mr. Yang)
M: Please make yourself at home, smoke if you like.
Y: Thank you.
M: To start with, may I ask why you are interested in working at our company?
Y: First, you have an impressive growth record, even since Mr. Peter Mitchell founded the company 35 years ago. Second, marketing is obviously very important for you and I will have a great deal to learn from and contribute to your company.
M: Very well. You are now with Da Xin Company, What is your chief responsibility there?
Y: I am in charge of organizing trade conferences for distributors held in different parts of the nation almost every mouth.
M: You may ask questions about us, if you have any.
Y: Sure, What would my job entail?
M: You would report to me with regard to all marketing activities for a new line of our products we will be launching here in the fall. During the initial period, it will involve a lot of work and you may be called in on weekend too. What salary would you expect to get?
Y: Well, I would expect the standard rate of pay at your company for a person with my experience and educational background. Incidentally, I made one million not including a bonus last year.
M: OK, you will be hearing from us within ten days.
Y: Thank you.
貿易公司
(中央貿易公司在報上刊登如下一則廣告：
我們需要會講英文，有五年以上銷售經驗，35歲以下，具有市場行銷能力的男性，寄中英履歷表。
楊先生一直在大新貿易公司工作，他申請了這個工作，和銷售經理邁爾斯先生安排面談。)
(M：邁爾斯先生，Y：楊先生)
M：請不要客氣，想抽菸的話就抽。
Y：謝謝。
M：首先請問你為什麼有興趣在我們公司工作?
Y：第一，從彼得.密歇爾先生三十五年前創立這家公司後，你們就有很好的成長業績;第二，市場銷售對你們公司顯然非常重要，我將會從中學到很多東西，並對你們的公司有所貢獻。
M：很好，你現在在大新公司，在那裡主要負責什麼?
Y：我負責給經銷商安排貿易會議，這種在全國不同的地區舉辦，幾乎每個月都有。
M：你如果對我們有任何問題可以問。
Y：好，我需要做什麼工作?
M：你要向我報告關於秋季將在此推出我們系列新產品的.一切銷售活動。在開始的時候會有很多工作，你也可能在週末被召來，你希望待遇多少?
Y：嗯，我希望是你們公司對一個具有我這種經驗和教育背景的人所付的標準薪資;附帶一提的是，我去年做了一百萬，不包括紅利。
M：好，你會在十天之內接到我們的訊息。
Y：謝謝。