Update 2015-12-11: Updated vocabulary & other links.
In our course on business presentations, we have a class on signposting (#2) and transitions.
In a presentation, signposting is giving the audience information about where they are in the presentation and where they'll be going.
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Update 2016-03-24: Removed dead VideoJug link. A personal statement is a short paragraph about yourself near the top of a CV / résumé, which quickly gives the reader the most important information about you, and makes them interesting in hiring you for the job. It can also be called a:
A similar idea is an objective statement (or objective), where you say what you want to achieve in the job you're applying for, but most advice nowadays say that objective statements are no longer useful. You can read about both profiles and objectives here. Here are some links to useful articles about writing a personal statement on your CV / résumé.
Updates: 2017-03-22: Added China version for "You're Hired". 2017-02-13: Fixed Monkeysee link. 2016-06-20: Added ESL.About.com. 2016-03-11: Removed VideoJug links. 2015-06-04: Fixed "Howcast - Job Interview" link. 2013-12-24: Added British Council - You're Hired series.
In our course on Job Hunting, there are of course a couple of classes on job interviews, dealing with issues like:
Here are some links to many useful videos you can watch and listen to, with advice about job interviews and these issues.
VIDEOS
These links will take you to many short videos about job interviews, on video websites which are not blocked in China. These videos are not designed for ESL students (except for the British Council series & ESL.about.com) but they usually have transcripts (sometimes already shown on the same page as the video, or sometimes you have to press a button that says "Transcript") so that you can also read what is said.
As always, I hope you find these links useful. If you have any comments or suggestions, please comment below
UPDATE: VideoJug used to have great job hunting videos on their own website and it was possible to watch them in China. But they made some changes to their website recently, and now their job hunting videos are only available on YouTube (which is blocked in China) at YouTube - VideoJug. For now I've removed the VideoJug links (if you have VPN, you can try searching their YouTube channel for "job hunting", "interview", "salary" etc). I'll see if I can find alternative links. Sorry.
Update 2017-01-08: Updated ESL Pod links to Lizhi.fm. Updated Monkeysee resume link. Added English Café 306.
Update 2016-03-11: Removed VideoJug links. Added Monkeysee - Job search. Fixed Jobsearch.about.com. Update 2015-10-02: Fixed About.com video link. Update 2013-11-28: Added British Council - Advice on Writing CVs podcast.
In our course on Job Hunting, there is a class on writing impressive CVs / résumés.
For more on meaning, usage & pronuciation of CV and résumé, see these articles of mine:
Here are some useful videos and podcasts about this issue.
Videos
These links will take you to many videos about CVs & résumés, on video websites which are not blocked in China, and which usually have transcripts (sometimes already shown on the same page as the video, or sometimes you have to press a button that says "Transcript"). The links for Howcast and About.com have videos about many job hunting topics but you can easily see which ones are about CVs and résumés.
UPDATE: VideoJug used to have great job hunting videos on their own website and it was possible to watch them in China. But they made some changes to their website recently, and now their job hunting videos are only available on YouTube (which is blocked in China) at YouTube - VideoJug. For now I've removed the VideoJug links (if you have VPN, you can try searching their YouTube channel for "job hunting", "CV", "resume" etc). I'll see if I can find alternative links. Sorry.
Podcasts
The British Council's Learn English site has many useful articles for ESL students, completely free.
ESL Pod is a site for ESL podcasts, usually conversations that are spoken slowly, then an explanation of the words and ideas in the conversation, then the conversation repeated at normal native-speaker speed.
Monster.co.uk is a jobs website with a lot of advice on careers, job search and CVs. Update 2017-01-08: Updated ESLPod to Lizhi.fm. See this post for more info: ESL Pod Links Broken. Removed dead About.com evaluation & KPI videos. Added Howcast peer performance review & feedback videos. Update 2016-03-30: Added BBC Business Language to Go. Update 2016-03-21: Added more videos from About.com. Removed dead Videojug link. In our course on human resources and strategic people management, there is a class on Employee Development and Performance Reviews. I have looked for videos on sites other than Youtube etc so that the videos are not blocked in China. Many of the videos also have transcripts of what is said in the video, making it easier for ESL students to understand and check what is said. With the Business English Pod links, also try the Free Resources, like the "Quiz & Vocab" links. Here are some useful videos and podcasts about these issues, first from the point of view of those giving the review (i.e. the manager or human resources staff), then from the point of view of those receiving the review (the employee), and finally some for both sides. For those giving reviews Managers and human resources staff Videos
Podcasts For those receiving reviews Employees Videos
Podcasts For both sides Podcasts
Update 2017-02-26: All ESLPod.com links changed to Lizhi.fm. For more info, see this post: ESLPod Links Broken.
Update 2016-03-11: Removed VideoJug links. Added Monkeysee and About.com. Update 2015-04-29: Added 2 more podcasts.
For our class on Job Hunting - Research & Preparation, here are some links to useful videos & podcasts about choosing a career, looking for work etc.
Videos
UPDATE: VideoJug used to have great job hunting videos on their own website and it was possible to watch them in China. But they made some changes to their website recently, and now their job hunting videos are only available on YouTube (which is blocked in China) at YouTube - VideoJug. For now I've removed the VideoJug links (if you have VPN, you can try searching their YouTube channel for "job search", "job hunting" etc). I'll see if I can find alternative links. Sorry.
Podcasts (audio)
ESL Pod is a site for ESL podcasts, usually conversations that are spoken slowly, then an explanation of the words and ideas in the conversation, then the conversation repeated at normal native-speaker speed.
ESL Pod has many podcasts related to jobs & job hunting. Here are a few related to finding job opportunities, and career choices. I've made some posts on Tencent Weibo with links to articles with advice on job interviews. But I can't make one link to list all of them, so I'll list them here, so that I can just give students a link to this article.
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