Unit 1 Career Management.pptVIP

Unit 1 Career Management April 17, 2010 A brief self-introduction Qiu Xiaoqing MA in English Literature MA in Tourism Management Email: joyfulqing@ MobileOnline English Learning Centres /language_tips/ High-flier or Wage Slave? Would you take a job you didn’t like in order to get the experience you need? Would you take a pay cut to do something you really enjoy? Would you relocate to a foreign country if the package was tempting enough? High-flier or Wage Slave? Would you give up a steady job to take a chance on a new enterprise? Would you accept a top job offered only on a temporary basis? Would you keep changing jobs until you got exactly what you wanted? An Analysis of Your Answers If you answered yes: Five to six times: You’re a career opportunist, always ready to take a risk or make a career move to climb the corporate ladder. You should go far, but be careful you don’t get a reputation for disloyalty, lack of commitment and over-ambition! Rainbow Clan Rainbow is seen as colorful and cheerful. So, rainbow clan refers to people who are good at finding a balance between work and life. They have a balanced and healthy diet, do physical exercises regularly, get enough sleep, and work with high efficiency Me plc. (p.10) Short-term employment contracts are now becoming the norm at all management levels. With the arrival of the New Economy, what we’re now increasingly seeing is highly paid project teams created for particular assignments for a specific period of time. Me plc. (p.10-11) The tables have turned. “Your learn where you fit in by not fitting in.” “Don’t get really good at something you don’t want to do.” “The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you’re still a rat.” Against the Clock (p.11) 1. temporary 2. contract 3. disbanded 4. prospects 5. life 6. wage 7. kicked out 8. opportunities 9. shortages 10. priorities The Appointments Pages (p.12) Join our fast-paced company Casual work atmosphere Some overtime required E