Question

【题目】任务型阅读

One of the most common questions I am asked is whether, when, and how to follow up after a job interview. Following up in some way is necessary. Yes, you can get a job without it, but if you compete (竞争) with other top candidates (候选人), following up can sometimes help you when the other candidate doesn’t. Here’s how to follow up well:

Send a thank-you note at once. E-mail is fine for this and has the advantage of arriving faster, but handwritten notes are still appreciated (欣赏). And if there are many interviews, send a thank-you note each time.

Find out their timeline. Hopefully, you asked about their timeline in the interview itself, but if you didn’t, follow up within a week to strengthen (强化) your interest and politely ask what they expect their timeline for a decision to be.

Be patient. Most commonly, job seekers are too worried about the result. It doesn’t look worried to express your interest in the job or check in to ask about the timeline.

Don’t be nervous if you don’t hear from them at once. The hiring process (招聘过程) often takes longer than a candidate would like, maybe the decision makers are out of town. If you’re past the time they indicated you would hear something, this isn’t necessarily cause for nervousness. Hiring often ends up taking longer than expected. Just politely follow up, explain you’re very interested but understand that hiring can take time, and ask if they have the latest timeline.

根据上面文章，完成下面的表格，每空一词。

Title: How to follow up after a job interview (就职面试)

Importance of following up	Following up is very 【1】 in some way.
【2】 of following up	Send a thank-you note 【3】.	E-mail can arrive faster than handwritten notes. ﹡The employer still appreciate handwritten notes.
	Find out the timeline.	Follow up to strengthen your interest. Politely ask what they expect the timeline to be.
	Be patient.	It is 【4】 that job seekers are too worried.
	Don’t be nervous	The hiring often takes a longer time. The decision makers are not 【5】 town. If the indicated time is past, follow up politely and explain you are interested in the job.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】necessary

【2】Ways/Ideas

【3】immediately

【4】common

【5】in

【解析】这篇短文给我们讲述的是在参加了工作的面试之后，继续跟进是很重要也很有必要的。那么如何更好的跟进，短文中作者提出了一些好的建议。

【1】根据短文的第一段中Following up in some way is necessary.可知，作者认为在面试后，以某种方式跟进是有必要的。由此可知这里填necessary，形容词，必要的。

【2】根据短文结构可知，短文第一段作者提出了在面试之后继续跟进的重要性和必要性，第一段的结尾Here’s how to follow up well引出下文，即如何跟进，继续跟进的方法，因此这一部分的标题应该是Ways of following up，故填Ways；Ideas主意，想法，意思也合适。

【3】根据短文第二段的第一句话Send a thank-you note at once.可知，作者的第一个建议就是在面试之后马上写一封感谢信。原文中的at once意思是“立刻，立即”，与immediately同义。

【4】根据短文第四段中Most commonly, job seekers are too worried about the result.可知，最常见的情况是，求职者太担心结果。题目中空前是is，系动词，因此这里我们需要填的是形容词形式，common，常见的，普遍的。

【5】根据短文最后一段的内容可知，如果没有马上收到面试方的回信也不不要紧张，这里列举了可能的原因，如The hiring process (招聘过程) often takes longer than a candidate would like, maybe the decision makers are out of town.，招聘过程需要花费很长的时间；或许决策者出城了。由原文的are out of town可知，这里应填are not in town，与原文意思一致。