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Workinglife Objectives NewssharedCaseStudy talkaboutyourworkTalkaboutyourattitudetoworkTalkabouttheissuesfacingHRmanager NewsReportMAR 9 2015 Casestudy class2 Admin Office胡婷婷Marketingdept 徐康翔H R dept 陈丹妮Financialdept 蓝佳丽Productiondept 王祥云AfterSalesdept 许婷婷 Casestudy class1 Admin Office单佳慧Marketingdept 邱李红H R dept Financialdept Productiondept 金雅静AfterSalesdept Admin office Typesofcompanystructure LargeestablishedcompanyhierarchicalpyramidstructureB Smallcompany ownermanager FlatmanagementstructureC Flexiblecompanywithproject basedteams Informationagestructure 2 Advantagesanddisadvantagesofeachcompanystructure A HierarchicalorganizationAdvantages HighlevelofcontrolDisadvantages Workerslacktheauthorityandmotivationtoimproveprocesses Management sresponseforstablebusinessenvironments BEntrepreneurialorganizationAdvantages totallycentralizedauthorityanddirectcontactbetweenownerandemployeesensureresponsivenesstoexternalchanges Disadvantages Onlysuitableforsmallcompanies CInformationageorganizationAdvantages Allowsspeedofresponsewithinalargecomplexstructure Retainscontrolbutgivesquickaccesstoinformation Employeescanconstantlyrefinetheiractionsandstrategies Organizationalcontrolisdynamic Disadvantages AlthoughITmakesalltheseadvantagespossible itcannotmotivatepeopletousetheinformationtheyhave Questions Whatcompanywouldyouliketoworkfor Whatdoyouthinkmakeagoodmanager Flexibleworkingpatterns flexitime 弹性工作时间 compressedworkweeks 压缩工作周 permanentpart time 长期兼职 jobsharing 工作分担 flexiplace弹性工作地点 指员工通过电脑网络和其他通讯方法在家工作 homeworking AGoodManager Personality character Qualification capabilities competent skillful capable professional experienced knowledgeable well educated well cultivated well manned communicative conscientiousefficient tolerantsmart cooperativeconsiderate initiativesensible optimisticconfident determinedstrong willed assertiveeven tempered ambitiousbroad minded sociableindependent enthusiastichonest warmheartedintegrated calmreliable 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Theentitlementgenerationexpectshighersalaries flexibleworkhours andmoretimeoff paediatrics USpediatrics n singv branchofmedicineconcernedwithchildrenandtheirillnesses儿科学 InstantGratification ThepsychologicalconceptofInstantGratificationreferstotheideathathumansliketohavewhattheywantrightnow notlaterandtheydon twanttowait Youwillnoticethatproductsandservicesthatpromiseinstantpush buttonresultstendtodowell ThinkAspirinforpainandMcDonaldsforfastfood HumansaremostlyshorttermandInstantGratificationorientatedbecauseifyouvalueimmediateresultsyoustayalive JobFlexibility jobwithflexibleschedules nine to fivescheduleFlexibilityoptionscanincludemealflexibility part timework timeforfamilyresponsibilities numberofvacationdayseachyear beingallowedtoleaveworklateorearly providingoptionsforextendedunpaidvacations jobsharing andworkingfromaremotelocationsuchasathome Twenty somethingBreakone sback breakthebackofsth finishthelargerormoredifficultpartof atask 完成 某项任务的 大部分或较艰难的部分 Burythemselvesinacubicle 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总部所在地瑞士 主要经营零售 Commune smallestunitoflocalgovernment withamayorandcouncil Ther sum iscomparabletoacurriculumvitae CV inmanycountries althoughinEnglish CanadaandtheUnitedStatesitissubstantiallydifferent Q whatarethedifferencesbetweenCVandresume Aresumeisashortdocumentthatsummarizesqualifications includingeducation experience skillsandotheritemsrelatedtoajobsearch ACVisaspecialtypeofresumetraditionallyusedforpositionsinacademic research orgrants Liketheresume theCVsummarizeseducation accomplishments andprofessionalexpertise Specifically aCVshouldhighlightteachingexperience researchwork publications serviceorcommitteework andprofessionalpresentations Whileitisrecommendedthattheresumebelimitedtooneortwopages theCVdoesnothaveapagelimitation ElementsofResume HeadingIncludesyourname currentaddress zipcode areacodeandtelephonenumber e mailaddress andwebsite Ifyourcurrentaddressistemporary youshouldalsoincludeapermanentaddressandtelephonenumber Objectiveand 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putyourselfintheemployer sshoes andtrytothinkabouttheexperiences qualities andtraitsonwhichtheywouldplacemostimportance bearinginmindthekindofworkonoffer Thenaskyourselfthesequestions Whatisitaboutyou andonlyyou thatsetsyouapartfromotherapplicantswithsimilarbackgrounds Whatareyourstrongestcharacteristics Howcanyouhelptheemployerachievetheircorporatecareerobjectives bothintheshortandlongterms Coverletter coveringletter Alettersentwithotherdocumentstoexplainmorefullyorprovidemoreinformation Itlinksyourexperience skillsandachievementstoanemployer srealneeds ItmustdemonstratethatyouarebetterthantheotherapplicantsandmakethereaderwanttoreadyourCV Exercise P10 1 Thisapplicantisveryconfident perhapsoverconfidentandhis herclaimsarenotbackedupbyevidence2 thisapplicantseemstohavetheappropriateskillsandexperience butwhathappenedtohis herowncompany Ifhe sheissosuccessfulwhyishe shelookingforworkinanothercompany Didhe shegobankrupt Whattypeofcompanywasit 3 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