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Job Market for Laowai

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ID: 1042 Upper Intermediate
Plenty of foreigners come East in pursuit of the finer things in life: tailored clothes, chauffeurs, and pretentious villas. But if you don't have any special skills, you may find job-hunting in China is like panning for gold in the Yellow River-- more silt than gilt. Listen to this podcast, learn Mandarin, and start your job-hunt today!
Mon Dec 01 2008 | Jenny , John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
招人 zhāorén to be hiring
离职 lízhí to leave your job
跳槽 tiàocáo to switch jobs
策划 cèhuà to plan
小方，你们公司最近在招人吗？
Xiǎo Fāng ，nǐ men gōngsī zuìjìn zài zhāorén ma ？
Xiao Fang, is your company hiring right now?
在招啊。我们公司一直都有人离职，也一直都在招人。怎么？你想跳槽啊？
zài zhāo a 。wǒmen gōngsī yīzhí dōu yǒurén lízhí ，yě yīzhí dōu zài zhāorén 。zěnme ？nǐ xiǎng tiàocáo a ？
Yes, they are looking for people. Our company has a lot of turnover, and so they are always looking for people. How come? Are you looking to get a better job?
不是。我有一个美国朋友，想找工作，让我帮忙问问。
bù shì 。wǒ yǒu yī ge Měiguó péngyou ，xiǎng zhǎo gōngzuò ，ràng wǒ bāngmáng wèn wen 。
No. I have a friend from the States that is looking for work. He got me to ask around for him.
哦，是这么回事。那他现在在干什么？中文怎么样？
o ，shì zhème huí shì 。nà tā xiànzài zài gàn shénme ？Zhōngwén zěnmeyàng ？
Oh, that's what it is. So what is he doing now? How is his Chinese?
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