「每日英文閱讀分享#037-你理想中的公司跟你的核心價值相同嗎？」​
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▷文章：How to Tell If a Prospective Employer Shares Your Values​
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▷總結：怎麼知道公司的價值與你的是否相同？​
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1. 定義：identify your own core values​
作者在這裡提供一個網站，https://harvard.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_e35whN7tkXtvlHv
讓讀者去搜尋自己的core values的方法。​
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2. 提問：ask the right questions during the interview process​
用開放式問題讓面試官舉例，作者也舉了幾個問題給大家參考（請看全文），​
• 舉一例：What’s an example of conflict at the company around strategy or direction? What led to the conflict? How was it resolved?​
作者建議：盡量問follow-up的問題，讓面試官把例子具體化，盡量讓他脫離那個假面具秀出真正的自己。如果面試官覺得尷尬與逃避問題，那你應該知道意思了。​
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3. 評估：conduct your own assessment to see if your values match those of the organization​
為這個公司對於價值的說明打分數。​
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▷討論：你會在面試上提問嗎？​
在我們的文化當中，​
心裡就覺得好像被面試的人是一個『被挑選的人』，​
可能是因為我們普遍對自己不夠有自信，​
也可能是因為我們很想要那個工作。​
但是如果不是真正的瞭解，怎麼知道自己不夠符合資格？​
但是如果不是真正的瞭解，怎麼知道自己是不是真的很想要呢？​
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所以『了解』才是最重要的工作，​
面試的同時也是，​
面試官在了解我們，​
在此同時，我們也在了解面試官、了解這個公司，​
曾經有幾次我只是因為很開心對方答應了我的薪資要求而忽略了『了解』這個重要環節，​
往往都沒有什麼好下場…​
最後不只讓浪費了生命，也破滅了幻想。​
不如在一開始的時候先充分了解，​
反而『自信與探究核心的根本』會讓面試官更印象深刻。​
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▷單字分享：今天跟大家分享兩個片語，​
【land a job】: to find a job and be hired.​
Example: As soon as I land a job and start to bring in some money, I’m going to get a stereo. –McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions​
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【flip the script】: To do the unexpected. To deviate from the norm.​
Example: If you’re in the candidate’s seat, you can flip this script and use these same behavioral interviewing techniques to learn about the company’s values.--HBR​
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#BusinessEnglish​
#JobSearch​
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【留家抗疫】重新建立生活模式

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#星期六放輕身心

宅在家的疏肝四式
受肺炎疫情影響，近月來不少人都過著Work from home(WFH)的日子，從前每天在公司上班會嚮往WFH的美好時光，但原來長期WFH日子並不好過！工作和生活上的種種不便令人壓力大增，又不能出外透透氣，宅在家的你會做甚麼疏肝解鬱悶呢？以下疏肝四式你都有做嗎？

．網購 / 將心儀貨品加入購物車
留在家的時間大增，同時增加了大家的網購頻率，尤其各式網店都在此時推出特別優惠，不能外出血拼抑壓已久的購物慾，隨著見到優惠碼而瞬間爆發！網購的確是疏肝方法之一，但如果怕自己衝動購物，不妨先把心儀貨品加入購物車，靜待三天後再確認「必須購買」和「暫時不用」的貨品，避免因手滑而過度購物。

．吸貓 / 寵物 / 嬰兒
養貓的人有福了！你有聽過「吸貓」這個網絡用語嗎？意思是指把貓抓來靠近鼻子聞個夠、吸個飽，貓的味道能讓貓奴有安心的感覺，藉以紓減壓力，情況就像媽媽吸嬰兒味道一樣，會產生讓人感覺良好的催產素。如果你有飼養其它寵物，亦不妨試一試吸一吸。沒有養寵物的話，看動物影片也有療效啊！

．清潔家居
清潔家居，聽上去是又煩又悶的事情，但其實是一個不錯的減壓方法，因為換來的除了是煥然一新的家居環境，亦帶來滿足感及成就感，令人感覺「一切就在掌握之中」。當頭腦一片混沌時，不妨先放下手頭上的工作，先整理一下家居，問題可能隨即迎刃而解。

．嘗試新食譜
下廚是生活需要，但同時也是一種減壓方法，如果你工作感到壓力，不妨嘗試烹調一個新食譜，想藉此獲得最大滿足感和成就感的話，不妨選擇難度低一點而「顏值高」的食譜，例如近期流行的「400次咖啡」，用即溶咖啡加熱水加砂糖攪拌400下，就能打出吸睛度極高的多奶泡焦糖咖啡，滿足度爆燈。

4 ways to relax at home
Working from home (WFH) has become increasingly common in the wake of Covid-19. You used to look forward to the good times of WFH every day when sitting at the office, but it turns out that the long-term WFH days are not that great! The various inconveniences in work and daily life become stressful, and you can not go out to take a break. What can you do at home to reduce stress? Have you tried the following four ways to relax?

．Online shopping / Adding products to your shopping cart
The time you spend at home has greatly increased, corresponding to the increased frequency of online shopping. Many online stores have launched special discounts at this time. The online promo codes satisfy your shopping desire when you can not go out to shop. Online shopping is indeed one of the ways to reduce stress, but if you want to avoid impulsive shopping, you may wish to add your favorite items to the shopping cart, wait for three days to determine what are "must buy" and "not needes" items, to avoid excessive shopping.

．Sniffing cat / pet / baby
Cat lovers are in luck. “Cat sniffing” is an internet buzzword that means sniffing a cat to reduce stress because of its relieving fragrance. The situation is similar to a mother sniffing her baby. It will produce oxytocin which makes people feel good. If you have other pets, you may give it a try. If you do not have a pet, watching animal videos might also help!

．Cleaning
Cleaning sounds annoying and boring, but it is actually a good way to reduce stress, because in addition to a refreshed home environment, it also brings satisfaction and a sense of accomplishment, which help people feel that "everything is under control". When your mind feels chaotic, you may wish to put down the work at hand first and tidy up your home. The problem may be resolved.

．Trying new recipes
Cooking happens on a daily basis, but it is also a way to reduce stress. If you feel stressed at work, you may try cooking a new recipe. If you want to get the most satisfaction and sense of accomplishment, you may choose to make a less difficult but good looking cuisine. The good example is the trendy “Dalonga coffee”, use instant coffee, hot water and sugar to stir 400 times, you can make a very eye-catching milk foam caramel coffee, which is very satisfying.

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#GRE衝刺班搶位中 #免費公開課索取
今晚的GRE 免費公開課，擠滿了上進的同學。😍

我們共同看到了讓 GRE 考試文章特別困難的 4大特色之二： 「熟字僻義多」 (affect = 假裝、betray = 流露) 和 「充滿進階學術短語」 (e.g. as a function of、not so much X as Y、all but、anything but、on a par with)。

除此之外，我們也用了兩份閱讀真經，來了解到了GRE在閱讀選項設計的縝密度，和 top-down 以及 bottom-up 的訓練法。更讓我們從表面意思、從而進步到能 read between the lines、最後能夠 anticipate（預測)，以增進閱讀速度。

此外，我也跟同學分享了我在GRE填空當中拿滿分的練習概念，包含了「掌握強詞」、「尋找副體」、「秒找邏輯指示詞」等等。並用真題來實驗，如何在「不外推腦補」的狀況下，提高做題正確率。

在 AWA 的部分，我們看到了GRE分析寫作中，高分的必要的3要件：

1️⃣ 要有 learnable model essays (不能是耶魯的哲學博士用90分鐘寫出來（你只有30分鐘）的範文、也不能是一般AW只考4.5 分的補教老師亂寫的範文)

2️⃣ 除了要實際練習，還要能得到夠多的 constructive corrective feedback，才能知道「自己是這個意思的話，英文要怎樣更好地表達」。

因此我特別示範了，從學生寫的句子去改寫的過程。

【Before】
Real-world issues are always a combination of multiple disciplines. It can never be solved by people with only one specialty. （文意不清、過度武斷)

【After】
Resolving real-world issues typically requires one to combine knowledge from multiple disciplines. As a result, these issues can hardly be resolved by individuals with only one specialty. 的過程。

我們最後也利用了真正的真題，來討論要如何
3️⃣ 做記錄和思考，才能讓議論文從頭到尾任何面向都不離題（不管是 topic sentence、elaboration、example、還是闡述例子與主題句的關係)。

祝福大家都能成功殺G!

✔︎ 欲線上試聽GRE公開課，請內信詢問，謝謝：）