BE360 Tips for your First Job Interview: Research

Welcome back to Business Skills 360 – the podcast that looks at the other side of Business English.

This is the third part in our 360 series¹ on your first job interview, and we’re going to be looking at the topic of research². And by that I mean the research that you should be doing before you step into the interview. Okay, so let’s get started…

When you prepare for an interview, you want to arm yourself with knowledge in three key areas. Number one is the position itself. Number two is the company. And number three is the industry³.

1 series   

n.连续；系列

参考例句：

• The students have put forward a series of questions.学生们提出了一系列问题。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

2 research   

n.探索；调查；研究 vt./vi.调查；研究

参考例句：

• Research has shown that women live longer than men.调查表明女性比男性寿命长。
• The research group is ready to start its work.这个研究小组已准备好随时开始工作。

3 industry   

n.工业；行业；产业

参考例句：

• Britain has lost her leadership in the shipbuilding industry.英国已丧失在造船业的领导地位。
• The city has developed into a center of industry.这座城市已经发展成为一个工业中心。