外贸业务员面试英语对话
L:Goodafternoon,sir.
H:Goodafternoon.Pleasetakeaseat.
L:Thankyou.
H:YouareFeidaNing?IamHenryHudson.
L:Yes.Nicetoseeyou,Mr.Hudson.
H:Tostartwith,tellmeaboutyoureducation,please.
L:Allright.IgraduatedfromShanghaiInstituteofForeignTradethreeyearsago.Imajoredininternationaltrade.
H:Verywell.IseefromyourresumethatyouhavebeenworkingforanimportandexportcompanyinBeijingsinceyourgraduationfromcollege.Whatisyourchiefresponsibilitythere?
L:IamresponsibleforexportinglightindustrialmachinerytosomeAsianandEuropeancountries.
H:Haveyoutravelledalotinyourwork?
L:Yes.Ihavetravelleddozensoftimesabroad.IhavebeentosuchcountriesasThailand,Singapore,Japan,Indonesia,Burma,theNetherlands,Denmark,Italy,GermanyandEnglandtodobusiness.
H:Areyousingleormarried?
L:I'mstillsingle.NowadaysmanyyoungpeopleinChinaarenotinahurrytogetmarried.They'drathersecuretheircareer***eforetheysettledowninafamily.
H:That'sthekindofmanwearelookingfor.Ourpromotionworkentailsmuchtravel.Soweneedemployeeswithoutfamilyburdensyet.NowtellmeifyouhaveagoodcommandofbothwrittenandspokenEnglish.
L:WhenIwasatcollege,IpassedBandSixofCollegeEnglishTest.IalsopassedBusinessEnglishCertificateTest.AlltheforeignbusinessmenI'vedealtwithsaymyEnglishisquitegood.
H:MayIaskwhyyouwanttochangejobs?
L:BecauseIwishtogetamorechallengingopportunityataforeigncapitalcompany.
H:Whyareyouinterestedinthiscompany?
L:Afriendofmineworkshere,andhetoldmeaboutyourcompany,soIbecameinterested.Ithinkworkinginthiscompanywouldprovidemewithagoodopportunitytousemyknowledge.
H:Whatdoyouknowaboutthiscompany?
L:Thiscompanyisoneofthebiggestmanufacturingcompaniesintheworld.There'realotofbranchesinallpartsoftheworldwiththeheadofficeintheU.S.A.IBM(china)co.Ltd.wassetupinBeijingin1992.IthasestablishedbranchesinShanghai,Guangzhou,Shenyang,Shenzhen,Nanjing,WuhanandXi'an.Itdealsinbusinessmachines.
H:DoyouknowwhatGMFNTstandsfor?
L:Ofcourse.ItstandsforGeneralMost-Favored-NationTreatment.Ifonenationenjoysthiskindoftreatment,itisaccessibletotariffpreferenceforimportedgoodsfromanothernation.
H:NowI'mgoingtoaskyouafewprofessionalquestions.Whatisthefirstthingtodoininternationaltrade?
L:Asabuyer,youfirsthavetomakeaninquiry.Andasaseller,youhavetomakeanoffer.
H:Canyounamesometermsofpayment?
L:Ofcourse.Irrevocableletterofcredit,confirmedletterofcredit,andtransferableandpisibleletterofcreditarecommontermsofpaymentininternationaltrade.
H:Youareright.We'llnotifyyouofourfinaldecisionwithinoneweek.
L:Thankyou,Mr.Hudson,foryourinterviewwithme.YoucanEmailyourdecisiontome.Ihopetoseeyouagain.