世紀商務英語閱讀教程2 (基礎篇)unit 5.ppt

1、Unit 5Human Resources Management,Human resource management (HRM, or simply HR) is the organizational function that deals with issues related to people such as compensation, hiring, performance management, organization development, safety, wellness, benefits, employee motivation, communication, admin

2、istration, and training. Effective HRM enables employees to contribute effectively and productively to the overall company direction and the accomplishment of the organizations goals and objectives.,Skimming (2),A: Guided Practice,B: Lets Try,Contents,Reading Skill Focus,Comprehensive Reading,Practi

3、cal Reading,Text A: What Does the HR Department Do?,Text B: How to Recruit Employees,Job Description,Reading Skill Focus,The following skimming skills will help you skim a passage quickly and grasp the main idea. 1. Read only the first and the last paragraphs. Generally, a writers opinion or attitud

4、e will be presented in the first paragraph, and emphasized again or just restated in the last paragraph. Sometimes the writer may draw a conclusion in the last paragraph. By reading the first paragraph, or sometimes both the first and the last paragraphs, you may become very clear about what is focu

5、sed on in the writing. 2. Read only the first sentence of each paragraph. When reading business reports or articles, you may need just to know a brief idea about them, and sometimes you just dont have to read the literature completely. Then reading the first sentence of each paragraph will be helpfu

6、l enough for you to grip quite well the main idea, for the first sentence of each paragraph could convey a lot of important information about the subject. 3. Search for key words and phrases. Some special words may be very sensitive to people in some cases. Under such circumstances, skimming some wo

7、rds or phrases becomes very practical. When skimming, your eyes begin to slide down a column of words, names or figures; you are vaguely aware of other words; you react positively only when the right one comes along.,Skimming (2),Reading Skill Focus,A:Guided Practice,Reading Skill Focus,A:Guided Pra

8、ctice,Reading Skill Focus,A:Guided Practice,Reading Skill Focus,A:Guided Practice,Reading Skill Focus,B:Lets Try,Read the following passage quickly and choose the best answer for the questions.,Practice 1,Human resources managers plan, direct, and coordinate the administrative functions of an organi

9、zation. They oversee the recruiting, interviewing, and hiring of new staff; consult with top executives on strategic planning; and serve as a link between an organizations management and its employees. Human resources managers typically do the following: Plan and coordinate an organizations workforc

10、e to best use employees talents. Link an organizations management with its employees by handling questions, administering employee services, and resolving work-related problems. Advise managers on organizational policies, for example, equal employment opportunity. Oversee an organizations recruitmen

11、t, interview, selection, and hiring processes. Human resources managers also consult with top executives on the organizations strategic planning. They identify ways to maximize the value of the organizations employees and ensure that they are used as efficiently as possible. For example, they might

12、assess worker productivity and recommend changes to the organizations structure to help it meet budgetary goals.,Reading Skill Focus,B:Lets Try,Read the following passage quickly and choose the best answer for the questions.,Practice 1,1. It can be decided after reading the first paragraph that the

13、best title for the passage is _. A. The Function of Human Resources Department B. What Human Resources Managers Do C. How to Recruit New Employees 2. Whats the main idea of the last paragraph? A. Human resources managers may also get involved in the companys strategic planning process. B. What is an

14、 organizations strategic planning? C. It is the human resources managers job to assess worker productivity.,Reading Skill Focus,B:Lets Try,Skim the following passage and choose the most suitable heading for each paragraph. There are more headings than you will need.,Practice 2,Job descriptions shoul

15、d effectively communicate your companys available positions and the requirements for applicants. Here are five essential details to include in your companys job descriptions: Paragraph1 Develop a job title for the position youre looking to fill the title and level (assistant, senior, etc.) should ac

16、curately reflect the work that the employee will perform. Once youve defined the position, write a brief description of the purpose of the position and an overview of the positions main responsibilities. This summary should be short and to the pointone to three sentences should suffice.,C,Reading Sk

17、ill Focus,B:Lets Try,Skim the following passage and choose the most suitable heading for each paragraph. There are more headings than you will need.,Practice 2,Paragraph2 List all of the essential functions of the position. Generally, this includes between five and10responsibilities. Begin each resp

18、onsibility with a present- tense, action verb such as “research social media trends”. Paragraph3 List all qualifications that are mandatory, along with those that are preferred. Such qualifications should include skills, years of experience, certifications, licenses, education level and necessary te

19、chnical proficiencies.,A,D,Reading Skill Focus,B:Lets Try,Skim the following passage and choose the most suitable heading for each paragraph. There are more headings than you will need.,Practice 2,Paragraph4 Include details on where the position is located. If travel is necessary, note what percenta

20、ge of time the employee will spend traveling and where he or she will be traveling. Paragraph5 While it may seem obvious, there are plenty of job listings on the web without contact information. Include contact information so that potential applicants can apply and ask questions.,F,B,Questions: 1.Wh

21、at does the HR department do? (in your previous opinion) 2. According to the passage, what does HR department do as routine? 3. Comprehend the main tasks that HR department carried out.,Comprehensive Reading,Text : A,What Does the HR Department Do? The Human Resources Department does a variety of jo

22、bs. Some of them are important while others are essential. The following tasks are those carried out as routine. Training is one important element of a comprehensive personnel management system. In a knowledge-based organization, all staff must obtain new skills and knowledge to meet the changing re

23、quirements of their present jobs or for career development purposes. Adequate investment in training to maintain and improve its human capital is a key strategic goal of any organization. A fair compensation plan for employees is important. Wages and salaries stand for a considerable part of an orga

24、nizations expenses. If they are priced excessively, the cost of an organizations products may become too high to be competitive in the market. Nevertheless, inadequate financial compensation may influence employees attitude towards work. Without fair payment, employees will become unsatisfied and ma

25、y leave the organization.,Comprehensive Reading,Text : A,A compensation plan deals with evaluating the relevant value of all jobs within the organization. Meanwhile, employeesefforts should also be put into consideration. Compensation for a specific job is typically determined through a wage / salar

26、y study. It is concerned with job evaluations, rates paid by competitors, cost of living, law and the organizations ability to pay. A promotion is a rise, or vertical movement within an organization to a position with more power, responsibility, and salary. Most managers prefer to base promotion on

27、advantages. They base promotion on senioritythe length of time a person has been with the companyonly when they have employees with equal qualifications. However, good performance at one job is no guarantee of good performance at another. An employee who is skillful at mechanics may be unskillful at

28、 communication and management as a supervisor. If this employee is promoted, the organization would lose a good mechanic and get a lower- level supervisor. In such a case, the employees rewards should be in some form other than a promotion.,Comprehensive Reading,Text : A,A transfer is a horizontal m

29、ove from one job to another within a company. Transfers allow workers to obtain new skills or to find a new position within an organization when their old position has been removed because of automation, decreased sales or some other factors., Profit- sharing deals with distributing a percentage of

30、company profits to the employees whose work helped generate those profits. Some profit-sharing plans involve distributing shares of company stock to employees, usually referred to as ESOPsEmployee Stock Ownership Plans1. One reason for the popularity of profit sharing is the sense of partnership bet

31、ween the organization and employees. Profit-sharing can also encourage employees to work hard because increased productivity and sales mean that the profits or the dividends will also increase.,Comprehensive Reading,Text : A, Equal opportunity and treatment is a basic principle of HR policy. Workfor

32、ce diversity is an important part of todays business community. Employers are required by law to maintain a diverse workforce by not discriminating against applicants or existing employees on the basis of race, religion, age, gender or for any characteristic or class protected by the law. Equal empl

33、oyment opportunity makes it possible for employees to perform their job duties in a workplace free from discrimination. It also provides all employees with fair access to employee benefits such as insurance, disability accommodations, compensation and promotions.,Comprehensive Reading,Text : A,Compr

34、ehensive Reading,Text : A,1Employee Stock Ownership Plans：員工持股計劃。屬于一種特殊的報酬計劃，是指為了吸引、保留和激勵公司員工，通過讓員工持有股票，使員工享有剩余索取權(quán)的利益分享機制和擁有經(jīng)營決策權(quán)的參與機制。員工持股計劃本質(zhì)上是一種福利計劃，適用于公司所有雇員，由公司根據(jù)工資級別或工作年限等因素分配本公司股票。,Comprehensive Reading,Comprehension,I. Skim the first sentence of each paragraph and fill in each blank with an

35、appropriateheading.,A. Planning Financial CompensationB. Practicing Profit Sharing C. Maintaining Equal OpportunityD. Promoting and Transferring E. Training and Development,1. E 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. C,Comprehensive Reading,Comprehension,II. Choose the best answer for each of the following questions acc

36、ording to Text A.,1. Organizations invest in proper training for their staff in order to _.,A. build up an environment to encourage its staff to study and work harder B. have stronger influence of the organizations image in society C. catch up with the development of knowledge and technology needed

37、D. properly distribute the organizations profits to please both the board and employees,Comprehensive Reading,Comprehension,II. Choose the best answer for each of the following questions according to Text A.,2. Inadequate financial compensation may cause an employee to _.,A. have positive attitude t

38、owards his job B. quit his job C. feel satisfied with his performance D. find out the reason for their low salary,Comprehensive Reading,Comprehension,II. Choose the best answer for each of the following questions according to Text A.,3. HR managers usually consider an employees _ first when deciding

39、 who should be promoted.,A. seniority B. advantages C. work attitude D. relation with the boss,Comprehensive Reading,Comprehension,II. Choose the best answer for each of the following questions according to Text A.,4. Why do many companies apply the profit-sharing policy?,A. It gives employees a sen

40、se of partnership with the organization so they work harder. B. It reduces the companys costs on employee compensation. C. Companies will save money on distributing profits. D. It helps to increase the companys stock prices.,Comprehensive Reading,Comprehension,II. Choose the best answer for each of

41、the following questions according to Text A.,5. Equal opportunity and treatment must be provided to all employees because _.,A. it helps to generate more profits for the business B. it helps to develop more talents in the workplace C. it helps to reduce the companys costs on production D. it is requ

42、ired by law,Comprehensive Reading,Comprehension,II. Choose the best answer for each of the following questions according to Text A.,6. The human resources management system includes the following aspects except _.,A. compensation plan B. performance control C. training D. capital investment,Comprehe

43、nsive Reading,Vocabulary,I. Match the English phrases to the Chinese equivalents given in the box.,I,D,E,J,F,G,H,B,C,A,Comprehensive Reading,Vocabulary,II. Fill in each blank with the proper form of the word given in brackets.,rate expense transfer compensation investment fair capital access accommo

44、dationguarantee,1. Sometimes, two employees with the same job may not receive exactly the same _. 2. All the workers want is a _ wage for the work that they do. 3. Theres been a significant _ of time and energy in order to make the project a success. 4. Youll be _ to the Birmingham office. 5. I dont

45、 think that office _ is a priority at the moment for our company.,compensation,fair,investment,transferred,accommodation,Comprehensive Reading,Vocabulary,II. Fill in each blank with the proper form of the word given in brackets.,rate expense transfer compensation investment fair capital access accom

46、modationguarantee,6. Buying a bigger car has proved to be well worth the _. 7. Weve put 20,000 _ into the business, but were unlikely to see any return for a few years. 8. We agreed a _ with the painter before he started work. 9. The system costs 99.95 including postage, packing and a twelve-month _

47、. 10.The software enables you to _ the Internet in seconds.,expense,capital,rate,guarantee,access,Comprehensive Reading,Word Formation,The following roots can be found in the text.,Comprehensive Reading,Word Formation,I. Read the text carefully, locate the words in Text A that contain one of the abo

48、vementioned prefixes, and state the part of speech and the meaning of each word.,supervisor,n.,管理者,transfer,n.,轉(zhuǎn)移，調(diào)動,automation,n.,自動化,Comprehensive Reading,Word Formation,II. Match the word on the left with the explanation on the right.,G,F,A,J,B,C,H,D,E,I,Questions: 1. As personnel staff, what sho

49、uld you do before interviews? 2. What are the 4 stages of a formal interview? 3. During the interview, what kind of attitude should personnel staff hold? 4. What should personel staff do after the interviews?,Comprehensive Reading,Text B,How to Recruit Employees If an organization wants to recruit e

50、mployees, it may select them among applicants on criteria related to the applied job. In order to do so, the personnel staff are usually required to develop a well- prepared job description and a range of interview questions according to the recruiting criteria. On the other hand, all applicants are

51、 required to be asked the same questions and provided with the same information. In some cases, applicants will even take a skill or knowledge test. Interview questions, which are also called behavioral questions, should be in relation to the job description and focus on the applicants past performa

52、nce in order to predict their future behavior on the job. Interview questions are far more valuable than those “should” or “would” questions because most of the applicants know what they should do. Interview questions normally involve: experience in providing products or services; ability to work in

53、 a team environment; motivation to achieve objectives; and accuracy and attention to details at every level.,Comprehensive Reading,Text B,The followings are some samples of interview questions: Can you explain in detail a product that you have developed for customers? Can you describe your experienc

54、e in teamwork to reach a specific organizational target? Can you give an example of a situation in which your attention to detail is important? After preparation for the job description and interview questions, the following steps should be taken in order to help prepare for a formal interview: cont

55、act applicants and tell them when and where to come; distribute the job description to the applicants and explain it to them; confirm the recruiting criteria; arrange a suitable place for the interview; and review the application forms before the interview. A formal interview should follow four stag

56、es: introduction and putting the applicants at ease; questioning the applicants; providing the applicants with proper job information; and closing the interview with plans for contacting the applicants.,Comprehensive Reading,Text B,During the interview, it is suggested that the personnel staff maint

57、ain an objective viewpoint to each applicant. It may also be suggested that the personnel staff tell the job applicants how many applicants there are and how long the shortened list of applicants is. In addition, when the applicants leave the interview, they should be provided with a clear understan

58、ding of the job and a clear expectation of the decision- making and follow- up process. It is unethical for the personnel staff to keep applicants waiting for too long or not to contact them if they are unsuccessful. After the interview, the personnel staff should have the job applicantspermission t

59、o contact referees for reference check. When applicants meet the requirements of a job description, a letter of offer should be presented to them. It normally includes: details of the position; relevant working conditions; date to start the job; and the trial period.,Comprehensive Reading,Text B,Comprehensive Reading,Text B,I. Skim the first sentence of each paragraph of Text B and fill in the blank