BEC中级商务英语阅读练习试题8

BEC中级商务英语阅读练习试题8BEC中级商务英语阅读练习试题84/4BEC中级商务英语阅读练习试题82021年BEC中级商务英语阅读练习试题8IssuesintherecruitmentworldInthecompetitiveworldofinvestmentbanking,goodseniorexecutivesarenoteasytofind.Sowhatshouldtheindustry’shard-presseddirectorsdowhentheyneedtofindseniorstaff?Increasingly,theydecidetocallintheheadhunters.ThesearebusyandprofitabletimesfortherecruitmentagenciesthatdominatetheworldofexecutivesearchandselectionTheyneedednewpeopletorevitalisetheiroperations,andtheresulthasbeenaboomintherecruitmentmarket.Pinnacle,aleadingrecruitmentagency,hashelpedvariousUKinvestmentbankstorebuildtheirentireseniormanagementteams.Itishardtooverstatethesignificanceofthis.(8)Butnoweverythinghaschanged,andPinnacleisnottheonlymajorplayerinthefield.SomeanalystsbelievethatrivalrecruitmentspecialistsALTAssociateshasalargershareofthemarket.However,thereislittledoubtthatoverits13-yearhistory,Pinnacleanditschairman,MatthewEdwards,havebuiltupanimpressivereputation.Edwardsestimatesthathiscompanycontrolsbetween10and15percentoftheheadhuntingmarketforseniorinvestmentbankingjobsintheUK.(9)Rather,itisthehigh-calibrejobsandpeoplethatPinnacledealswiththatdefinethecompany’ssuccess.Forexample,thecompanywasrecentlycommissionedtofindanewchairmanforNBSBank,avacancythatwasoneofthemosttalkedaboutinthebankingworld.MostHRdirectorsrecognisethatheadhunterssuchasPinnacleplayavaluableroleintherecruitmentprocess.(10)Someareconcernedthatafewcompanies,includingPinnacle,havetoomuchpoweroverhigh-levelrecruitment.(11)AsTimDavidson,HRDirectoratCawfieldBank,explains,Theycanbekingmakers.Thesearethepeoplewhodecidewhogetsafutureandwhodoesn’t.IfEdwardsformsaviewaboutanindividual,itcanaffecttheirabilitytogetaparticularjob.Thatviewcouldjusthavebeenformedonabadday.’(12)Finaldecisionsintheselectionprocessarealwaystakenbyhisclients,hesays,whoevertheyare.Theroleofheadhuntersshouldnotbeexaggerated.Manycompaniesneverusethem.Butastopexecutivesarehardtofind,therewillalwaysbearoleforpeoplelikeMatthewEdwards.AAlthoughothersmayputitlower,itisimportanttorememberthatthecompany’sreputationisnotbasedonmarketsharealone.BTheirchiefworryisthattheheadhunterscannowmakeorbreakmanagerialcareers.CAccordingtoEdwards,thisisafurtherindicationthatthewayPinnaclesearchesforacandidatetendstofavouracertaintypeofmanager.DButthisacceptancedoesnotmeantheyareuniversallyhappy,eitherwiththestateofthemarketorwithPinnacle’srolewithinit.EUntilafewyearsago,eventhebiggestcompanieswereunlikelytouseheadhunterstofillmorethanoneortwojobsayear.FEdwardsobjectstothissuggestion,claimingthatallhedoesisfindcandidatesandencouragethemtoapplyforaparticularpost.GAnumberofbiginvestmentbanksrecentlydecidedtomakechangestotheirmanagementboardsafterdisappointingend-of-yearresults.?Issuesintherecruitmentworld?，招聘世界里的话题。环绕猎头企业(headhunter)睁开，说了然猎头企业的睁开和重要性，以及用人单位对猎头企业的一些疑问。第一段引出话题，说此刻正是猎头企业占据市场的时候。接下来几段次序介绍了猎头市场的睁开阶段，从起步阶段(第二段的内容)，到逐渐发财(第三段)，中间列举了一个猎头企业的状况加以说明(第四段)，而后第五段介绍了用人单位对猎头企业的一些怀疑。最后一段是总的归纳。做这类题必定要理清文章的逻辑次序，从整体上掌握文章脉络。第八题，第二段的最后一句。第二段是简单引出猎头企业的起步，起步阶段并无多少企业理解到猎头企业的重要性，就如第八题前面的一句话所说：Itishardtooverstatethesignificanceofthis。很难高估这个的重要性，也就是说猎头企业的作用并无被完全的理解到。后边的空格应当相对应的填入猎头企业不太被重视的句子。E选项正好知足这个特色：直到几年前，甚至的企业都不行能一年利用猎头企业来填充一两个职位。第九，主假如介Pinnacle个企业的状况。前面个企业的市份在10%到15%，空格后边一个rather(相反)，定企业成功的是企业所理的高量的工作和客。中填入一个表折意思的句子，而且可能和企业的市份有关。A句足个要求：然其余人可能把它(指市份)估得更低，但一个企业的名望不只是成立在市份基上的。第五段，集中填入三个句子，因此必定要从意思上行掌握。个段是用人位企业的一些疑，而后企业Pinnacle的主席Edwards行了一些反。个段第一句人力源部理Pinnacle了很重要的作用，接着空格后边的是Someareconcernedthat⋯也就是一些人提出了担忧，因此中的第十填入表示折意思的句子，而且可能是企业的作用的悲观见解。D足个要求：可是种可不代表他完整的高。BUT是个关的信号，acceptance是指代前面人力源理企业作用的可。第十一，前面的句子是企业作用的担忧，它力大了。个后边的句子是引用一个人力源理的解，一步明企业的影响力太大。因此十一也与此有关。B切合：他首要担忧的是企业会造或许损坏管理生涯。Worry是关，同前面的concern