Looking for work 2

The Back Door

A back-door job search means finding a job through people you know. The back door can help you avoid the crowd of job candidates using the front door. But you still need to work hard to show you are the best person for the job. What if you don’t have any connections at your dream company? Create your own back door. Apply for an internship, or join a professional association to meet people from the company.

The Invisible Door

If you’re still not getting hired, you might be running into an invisible door. Invisible doors are things companies want from new employees but don’t list as job requirements. Many companies have special company cultures. Others are looking for people with very specific skills. If you aren’t showing you are a perfect fit, you won’t get hired. Use every interview to learn about your industry and the careers in it. It’s not always easy to find a good job. But with a little work, a door will open!

candidate

internship

invisible=something that you can’t see

employee

【Chat room】

work 工作，當名詞用，不可加s

例如：I have a lot of work to do.

如果要表示很多不同的工作，可用task，這是可數名詞

work有幾個可數的用法

the works of Shakespeare

(把work 當作藝術或文學的作品)

public works 政府的公共建設、工程(建設道路、學校、自來水管)

in the works還在籌備、開發當中

àThe project is still in the works. 那個計畫還在進行當中

the works全部、所有的

àpizza with the works (pizza加上所有的配料)

àorder a pizza with everything

【Key word】

candidate求職應徵者

若要說明哪一間公司的求職應徵者是要用for這個介系詞

There were over a hundred candidates for this opening.

這個職缺有超過一百個人來應徵

candidate候選人

There are four candidates running for the Presidential election.

總統大選總共有四位候選人角逐

internship實習

Mark got an internship job in a computer company.

This internship is just a stepping stone to get a formal job.

這份實習工作是得到正式工作的踏板

invisible 看不見的、隱形

The differences between these twin sisters are invisible.

這對雙胞胎姊妹之間的差異小到無法辨識

The airplane was designed to be invisible to radars.

這飛機被設計成無法被雷達偵測。