Dialogue A

　　(I= Interviewer主試人 A= Applicant申請人)

　　I：Come in，please.

　　A：Is this the General Manager office?

　　I：Yes，it is.Be seated，please.

　　A：Thanks.

　　I：May I have your name?

　　A：Linda Li.I was asked to have an interview this afternoon.

　　I：Yes.How old are you，Miss Li?

　　A：I'm 25.

　　I：How many people are there is your family?

　　A：Four.They are my father，my mother，my elder brother and me.

　　I：What do your parents do?

　　A：My father is a purchaser at a department store and my mother is a saleswoman at the same store.

　　I：Now tell me about your educational background.

　　A：OK.I graduated from Beijing College of Commerce.My major is commerce.

　　I：What courses have you completed?

　　A：The courses I've completed are marketing，business law，business English，statistics，marketing principles，sales management，distribution theory，economics and psychology.

　　I：How are your grades?

　　A：I have got an average of 90 points.

　　I：What subject did you like best at college?

　　A：I liked sales strategies best.

　　I：Can you explain why?

　　A：I like dealing with people.It's quite challenging.

　　I：Have you got an excellent record in English?

　　A：Yes，I obtained nearly full marks in English.

　　I：That's only for your written work， I'm afraid.What about your oral English?You know，some staff members in this company are Americans as ours is an American capital company.So conversational English is very important in our company.

　　A：I think I can manage English conversations with American staff members.At college I often practice oral English with my classmates or cassettes.

　　I：Why are you interested in the job?

　　A：Because I love your company.Yours is one of the effective and respectable companies in this area.

　　I：I see.Have you worked anywhere else?

　　A：Yes.Four years ago，I began to work in a developing company in Nantong. One year later，I came to Shanghai，and worked in a small department store as a salesgirl.and now I'm secretary to Gemeral Manager of Xin Xin Department Store.

　　I：OK.We have received your letter and resume in answer to your advertisement in the paper.I'd like to talk about your qualifications for the position.

　　A：I think you must have got a lot of replies to your advertisement.

　　I：I haven't counted the exact number of the replies，but I think there were at least thirty for the job.However.