ALEX: I can see by your resume here that you studied business administration.& i/ g6 m3 P# B! _0 X9 n
MORGAN: That's right.& P! q5 I! |! `* _
ALEX: So I wonder why you want to work for a newspaper.& G4 d1 m3 s% M) T6 `7 V
MORGAN: I did reporting for the university newspaper at my school.$ h) N$ o6 S. r: v' P8 f
And I've always been very interested in journalism.
5 L; T, k7 B$ K0 r- Y8 e ALEX: But journalism——it's a very different profession from administration.0 q, E7 q8 B8 ]
You know a lot about administration.6 E) e* r; s: _8 H3 T
Why don't you choose to work for a company looking to train managers?
0 L4 h2 Q" `6 C' U1 Q9 {, R6 h- u MORGAN: I studied administration, yes, but I am more attracted to writing articles.2 X3 V$ \. B# `7 L$ E5 H8 {
I want to use my knowledge of business to write financial news.
( a" m1 T* o1 W1 n ALEX: A new reporter must expect to work many hours.
/ l- X% o% K8 @4 E$ l MORGAN: I know that the profession requires dedication.* @0 [/ o# h5 w s
ALEX: You should expect to work more than fifty hours a week., [$ [$ Y1 F% A% y
And there is a lot of pressure in this job.
+ n% E- G) Q& J' w* f$ } You have to get stories in by the deadline.
+ U2 [/ z' D% d# m: ` O) v+ @ You have to be very independent. You have to know how to arrange things by yourself.) q" O0 {4 c% e
MORGAN: I know that beginning reporters work many hours.
5 w$ i8 N3 n& \% T4 v2 ?+ C I am very willing to take on the challenge.
0 z: _' j4 b& g6 @* `- D: D" Z* Q ALEX: May I ask how well you know the city?" J( Z* E& K# n& |* F
MORGAN: I grew up here.
4 ~2 _/ t. g" @0 z3 c3 C: f ALEX: But you went to college in Maine.
, [- V {! h$ @2 q: u So you haven't lived here for almost five years, yes?* F$ |$ s' ^5 K3 v" ~# Y
MORGAN: Yes, that's true. But I grew up on the north side of town.
0 A U& f: U& f8 ` And I know this city very well. I have no trouble getting where I need to go.
# |1 [4 A) j# l5 H! f* K# P) K ALEX: That's good. Because if you’re hired, we will be sending you everywhere.
" Z1 a8 v' s3 J The job is in the city news department.7 c5 Y( Y# s! n F' @- {
MORGAN: Yes, I'm aware of that.
" C6 `) p2 w! N$ W ALEX: Judging by the stories you gave us, I'd say your writing is very good.- ?' C& A; G& ]! {: k
Have you written things other than newspaper stories?& j, ]; X1 g. C. [; |9 d
MORGAN: I have experience writing newsletters for a health club.
3 K6 r; F) w% E1 w5 o, w: r( y I mentioned that in my resume.3 k- M l e) _& |, R
ALEX: You did that while you were in school?
1 H; ^ A$ A2 w8 ]! i% z MORGAN: Yes.
( X) ^* B/ F, C* ]: v! b( h+ `1 } ALEX: Oh, yes, I see it. Well, I think our interview is complete then.: |8 ?9 D S8 i+ I
Are there any questions you would like to ask me?6 J( q1 [$ D# d& a
MORGAN: No, not at the moment.
! y- f+ |' z R/ F, o1 } ALEX: Alright, then. We will probably be giving you a call in ten days or so.3 A& l, L7 m ?
I have to interview several more people.
# K3 h- `5 X% v0 Q' M! w MORGAN: Thank you, Mr. Jones.
* m; d. o% z% V) t/ E( i 艾力克斯:从你的履历表看来你是学商业行政管理。
5 r1 z' D6 r @4 p1 E( E% L 摩根:是的。! Y) r4 `& C$ K w, n7 u
艾力克斯:我想知道你为什么会想在报社工作。
- }5 R$ Q I' F E 摩根:我在大学的报社曾担任过采访的工作。& f* G- D; L/ c) d
我对新闻工作一直很有兴趣。
$ r3 Y; m& I r7 a l 艾力克斯:但新闻工作与行政工作是非常不同的领域。
6 _1 F) c& a- N8 z( `- O! m4 g 你知道很多有关行政的工作。
. U& v# x5 I# m$ w 你为什么不去选择担任储备经理的工作?
0 }* O7 R$ \! X. a' i$ R" U# l 摩根:我是学商业行政管理,但我对写文章很感兴趣。
' ]9 _/ W' @9 Q$ ` 我要运用我的商业知识来撰写财金新闻。& `6 v/ N5 i! K8 n2 k
艾力克斯:但新的采访员将会工作很长的时间。
2 q% ]; u* C, i! ~4 t 摩根:我知道这种职业是需要一番奉献的。
/ E0 A5 ?+ p- n9 w+ A 艾力克斯:你会一周工作超过五十小时。
* L% r( z* I. [7 |4 e 而且在工作上你会有很大的压力。
' Q+ h4 {0 W% T7 A+ [3 q# B 你要在截止时间内取得报导。
: D3 W6 I z+ @ 你要非常独立,你也必须知道如何去安排你的事情。
, U$ z2 n5 m, q6 k1 X 摩根:我知道新的采访员会工作很长的时间。
5 o6 N; e) ^ A( C D 我很乐意接受挑战。
& |( J- v! _8 r( u8 ~( a8 f$ A 艾力克斯:我能知道你有多了解这个城市吗?# S, \& x& [# T& F5 b$ R
摩根:我在这里长大的。
0 p- n3 S8 C8 U, w$ K# G4 d 艾力克斯:但你到缅因州念大学?3 s9 ?9 v1 N9 o- o) u" n
那你有五年没待在这里了,是吧?# j9 [7 d2 R. A1 w; _
摩根:是的。但我是在北边的城市长大的。
2 r) O& [! z3 s0 d% [ 我非常了解这个城市。我到任何地方都没有问题。
5 }9 m0 l/ R) j6 q5 m2 l" @ 艾力克斯:很好。因为你一经录取,我们有可能派你到任何地方。/ z4 D. f) J0 T4 r6 {( j
工作是在市新闻部。$ A% }/ _9 H( _" b2 J5 S: c4 ^
摩根:是的,我了解。
, m& \* t& `' V B; P/ D 艾力克斯:在你给我们的简历中,我必需说你的写作能力不错。# i- B- L$ B) h6 q! u$ l5 g9 B
你有写过有别于新闻的文章吗?
# v. J) y! ?) T4 U/ g 摩根:我曾为健康俱乐部写过通讯报导。
! ?7 w! g$ _& u3 l 我有在我的履历表中提到。
- B3 P, f i3 |0 }: d0 t# B7 S 艾力克斯:你写通讯报导是在你还在学校的时候吧?
8 ^( V* ~/ ^7 i5 g" p 摩根:是的。
+ t) g e" P+ v 艾力克斯:喔,是的,我看到了。好吧,我想我们的面谈就到此结束。
8 j2 e. H& j1 M; r6 ~ 你还有什么问题想要问我吗?' B2 w) Z! S% k. O" q# u3 p
摩根:没有,现在没有。3 B$ B7 Z, U) E+ E: H4 f9 s" Q
艾力克斯:好的。我们大概会在十天左右跟你联系。
& Q6 t% ^+ J9 u9 x 我还要再面试几个人。2 U4 s9 W# i/ h5 x" l8 b8 |+ U
摩根:谢谢你,琼斯先生。 |