商务英语 MODULE 1.pptVIP

Module 1 Ways of working Making contacts Possible advantages Possible disadvantages freelance you choose the job no job security teleworking organize your work time you need o be good at self-organization Possible advantages Possible disadvantages job-sharing more free time need to coordinate with other person shift work gives you your days free tiring part-time more free time less money Possible advantages Possible disadvantages temping lots of variety hard to progress your career consultancy well paid no job security flexitime good for work-life balance not good for people who like routine hot-desking saves the company money disruptive to employees Networking Networking is the skill of making contacts and can help people progress in their career through knowing the ‘right’ people. The skill is important in areas such as sales where you need to develop relationships with potential customers. PricewaterhouseCoopers PricewaterhouseCoopers (trading as PwC) is a multinational professional services firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom.[2] It is the worlds largest professional services firm and the largest of the Big Four accountancy firms measured by 2012 revenues.[5] PwC has offices in 776 cities across 159 countries and employs over 180,000 people.[4] It had total revenues of $31.5 billion in FY 2012, of which $14.9 billion was generated by its Assurance practice, $7.9 billion by its Tax practice and $8.7 billion by its Advisory practice.[4] 普华永道（PWC） 德勤（Deloitte） 安永（Ernest Young） 毕马威（KPMG） Networking and meeting new people nowadays just isn’t what it used to be. What happened to the good old days of meeting people at networking events and exchanging business cards? Well, that still goes on but now everyone turns to social networking websites and applications. While the Western world has websites and applications like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, China has counterparts like QQ, Weixin and Sina Weibo. Do you use them? If yes, how do they