Theprinciplesaboutapplyingforjobshavealteredgreatlylately.Inthepastpeoplepreferredahand-writtenapplicationletter.HowevernowadaysitisbecomingmoreandmorecommontoapplyforajobthroughtheInternet.YoucanfindinformationontheInternetabouthowtoapplyforjobs.Informationcanbefoundabouthowtofulfillyourapplicationlettertheclothesthatyoushouldwearandhowtocarryouttheinterviewitself.
Theimportanceofbodylanguageisoftenmentioned,butdoesn’talwaysgettheattentionitdeserves.Afterall,beforeawordhasevenbeenspoken,yourbodylanguagewillhavealreadygivenpeopletheirfirstimpressionofyou.Additionallyyourbodylanguagewillalsogiveoutalotmoreinformation.Basedonyourbodylanguageitcanbeseenifyouareself-confident.Itcanalsoshowifyouareabusyoraquiettypeandithelpsgiveanimpressionofwhetheryouarespeakingtruthfullyornot.Bodylanguagecanshowhowenthusiasticyouareandifyouareaniceperson.someonewhowilltakehisworkseriouslybutalsosomeonewhohasasenseofhumorandcanenjoyajokefromtimetotime.Themembersoftheapplicationcommitteewillaskyouquestions,butyouranswerswon’tonlybeoral.Thecommitteewillnotonlypayattentiontowhatyousaybutalsotohowyousayit!Bodylanguagewilldeterminefirstifit‘clicks’,andsometimesallittakesisjustafewseconds.Everybodyusesbodylanguage,butittakesplacemostlyatasubconscious(下意识的)level.Usingbodylanguageappropriatelyyoucandefinitelyincreaseyourchancesofgettingajob.
【小题1】Whatkindofpeopleisthetextmainlymeantfor?