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.
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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 updated links in my article "Sales: Some movies to watch and learn", so all links are working... for now ;) Mostly it was fixing dictionary links for the vocabulary in the article, thanks to the Bing disaster. But a link to thread on "best sales movie ever" on jobs site Monster.com was also broken, as they've reorganized their site. I found and added 2 other lists of great movies about sales. By the way, Monster now has a section dedicated to sales called "SalesHQ". It's got a lot of useful stuff for people interested in sales, on things like résumés, interviews, salaries, commissions and professional development. It's also got sub-sections dedicated to certain fields of sales: I know some of my students work in pharmaceuticals & IT sales (as well as other areas of sales), so I hope this SalesHQ link proves useful for you.
In a previous post on computer software and services I use, I mentioned cloud computing.
Here's a clear simple explanation in video of cloud computing.You can read the text/transcript here. Edit (12 Sept 2013): I removed dead links to Bing dictionary and replaced with working links for other dictionary websites. I also removed dead Monster link for sales movies, and added links for 2 other articles on sales movies. Sales is the activity of trying to sell: to convince someone to buy your product or service.
For most businesses, this is their most important activity. No sales = no money! So sales can be a high-pressure job and involve a lot of human drama: a great recipe for movies! As a result, there are many movies in English about people in sales, and watching them can be a great way to learn English AND learn the business (and vocabulary) of sales. "But I'm not in sales!" you might say. That doesn't matter: ALL business is sales. You always need to be able to convince people to accept what you can offer. For example, in a job interview you are selling yourself (your skills, talent and effort) to a company, in return for a salary and benefits. So here I offer some links on movies about the world of sales. Lists/Discussions About Sales Movies
These movies are hosted on a Chinese website and might have Chinese subtitles, in case you don't understand some of the words. (Edit 20/3/2012: these movies might move or be deleted. It depends on the video website.) Some more info on Glengarry Glen Ross:
Update 2017-01-22: Added V.QQ.com clip and links.
Update 2011-05-12: I'm sorry, I just realized/remembered that of course Youtube is blocked in China. I will research some way to upload this video to a video site accessible in China. I'm teaching a course on writing e-mails for business, with the first class focusing on tone: formal, neutral or casual. I've also just started watching a British comedy series called The IT Crowd, which has a funny scene directly related to this issue. Here's the clip (or click here to see it bigger on Youtube):
For people in China, I have found the clip on V.QQ.com and have embedded it below. The part about e-mail starts at 1'54".
In fact, V.QQ.com offers viewers in China the chance to watch the whole series:
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