2007年9月26日 星期三

徵才M型化 近半畢業生失業

To all my students,

I kept reminding you all of the fierce competition in our society. I do hope that you can all realize that and try your best to enter a prestigious university!!!

當你自大學、研究所畢業,要投多少履歷表才找到工作?根據人力銀行的調查,「前段班」學校只要丟五張履歷表就有工作,「後段班」學校要丟五十張,還有人丟出兩百九十張。調查並顯示,二十四%的社會新鮮人連面試機會都沒有,求職也趨向「M型化」。

台灣社會M型化,求職新鮮人感受最直接,好學校、熱門科系學生工作更好找;冷門學校、科系學生則愈來愈難找工作,待遇落差愈來愈明顯。

後段班 連面試機會都沒有

根據主計處公布的資料,七月共有十萬六千名「初次尋職者」失業,人數創歷來新高,這群剛畢業或剛退伍、首度邁入職場的社會新鮮人,等於有近一半的畢業生失業中。

根據一一一一人力銀行對今年投入職場的退伍者進行調查,有三成五的社會新鮮人「信心滿滿」,只丟出五分以下的履歷表,卻有一成的人,丟出五十多分履歷表;另一項調查顯示,有二十四%的新鮮人連面試機會都沒有。

一一一一人力銀行副總經理吳睿穎表示,那一成丟出五十多分履歷表的人,多半來自排名較後面的學校,很多企業一看到是後段班學校的畢業生,就「直接delete(刪除)掉」,甚至還有企業反應:「不要寄給我那些學校的履歷表好不好。」

好科系 還沒畢業就被綁

好學校、好科系的學生,未畢業就被好幾個工作「綁」住了。台大電機系系主任胡振國表示,台大電機系群的畢業生很受歡迎,包括平均每人有兩、三個工作機會,「很少聽過沒工作的」;今年學校曾辦過一次企業集體徵才,三十多家企業到台大擺攤求才,從鴻海、台積電、友達到聯發科,叫得出名字的一線大廠都到齊,還有十多個單位,如工研院,到台大辦活動順便徵才。

今年好慘 撞上「完美風暴」

但許多「後段班」學校的資通訊畢業生,就沒這麼好運了。萬寶華資深經理鍾宗良指出,他負責某家大型外商半導體公司的人才派遣業務,這家公司只要台、清、交、成四大名校以及從國外留學回來的學生,四年來只有一個例外:一位來自龍華大學的學生,還是因為他擔任過派遣,證明自己的能力,這家半導體才破格錄用。

台灣中小企業協會副理事長林廷芳表示,台灣從經濟成長、教育制度、人才供需都有結構性問題,所有後果都在今年呈現,可稱為「完美風暴」。今年的社會新鮮人,就直直撞上這股「完美風暴」。

一○四人力銀行公關經理方光瑋指出,今年已開始上班的社會新鮮人,有高達八成早從畢業之前就開始求職行動,顯示社會新鮮人的「憂患意識」。

一○四人力銀行在八月底調查社會新鮮人就業現況,高達七成企業今年以來曾雇用沒有工作經驗的社會新鮮人,但三個月試用期後,只有十四%的企業表示新鮮人全員留任至今。

2007年9月25日 星期二

Happy Moon Festival!

Time really flies. I can't believe that the holiday is coming to an end. I went to a restaurant called "銀河的鐵道" in Yuanlin(員林) yesterday. There we got to take a close look at the High Speed Railway. If I were the resident there, I probaby couldn't stand the noise.
The restaurant was crowded with people. Whenever the train passed, everyone gave out a cry of joy. I also took some pictures. I'll post them on "Facebook".

2007年9月19日 星期三

Wonderful songs!

To all my students:
I'd like to share two songs with you. I heard one of them from ICRT. Both of the songs are sung by Lene Marlin. Please check the following website link. If you want the lyrics, use any kind of search engine. You'll be able to get the lyrics easily.

"Another Day"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JhpLRT_t34

"Unforgivable Sinner"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4T24Md5patA&mode=related&search=


Hope you'll like them!!! And don't forget to memorize words like "unforgivable" & "sinner". :)

2007年9月17日 星期一

Album of Class 204

To Class 204,
I'd like to keep track of all our class events through pictures. If you want to check them, please click on the following public link or register at "Facebook" and don't forget to add me to your friend list. I hope that I can have your feedback written in English. OK!

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=13103&l=7cfea&id=534126769

Welcome back to the real world!

To my senior 3 students:
It's wonderful to see you back at school! I believe that you all had a wonderful time during the trip. What a pity I couldn't go with you! I'd like to thank "Class 305" & "宛靜,佩儒" for bringing me souvenirs. They are really tasty.
Now it's time for you to pay more attention to your studies. Since we are behind schedule, you'll have to be more attentive in class.

2007年9月11日 星期二

Have a nice trip!

To all my senior 3 students~
May you have a wonderful field trip in the following three days! And don't forget to take more photos and send them to me so that I can post them on "Facebook".
Have fun and take care!!!

2007年8月23日 星期四

I haven't updated my blog for over a month. During the summer vacation, I've been experiencing some wonderful events, but in the meantime, Ken and I have gone through some terrible incidents. If I find time, I'll write them all down.
For the coming semester, I believe I'll be extremely busy. Hope that all my students can do your best to get the most satisfying test results. And most importantly, I do hope that I can get along well with my new class 204.
For 所有的親朋好友,
原先貼的連結搞錯了,重新再貼上正確的連結,不需成為facebook的會員,就可以瀏覽照片喔!
不過,仍歡迎大家註冊Facebook,成為我的朋友群,上頭有我生活中可愛的朋友與學生們的照片喔!
連結網址為:
Jenny & John回臺灣打工

2007年6月20日 星期三

For Senior 2 Students
L5翻譯考題
1.這班飛機可能會誤點二十分鐘 Chances are (that) the flight will be twenty minutes late.
2.你做的努力愈多,你成功的機會愈大 The more effort you make, the more likely it will be for you to succeed.
3.為了要成為好秘書,她很努力去增進她的語言能力 She works hard to sharpen up her language skills in order to become a good secretary.
4.他們可以按照你的英文程度,替你安排一些課程 They can arrange some courses for you according to your English level.
5.我想訂一間雙人房 I would like to reserve a double room.
For Senior 2 Students
L4翻譯考題
1.我父親因公而不在國內 My father is out of the country on business.
2.我每天大約花一小時練習講英文 I spend an hour or so practicing speaking English every day.
3.那位慈愛的母親親了一下小女孩的前額 The kind mother kissed the little girl on the forehead.
4.想要取悅每個人是沒有用的 It is no use trying to please everyone.
5.別擔心,有其他的旅館可以待的 Don't worry. There are other hotels to stay in.
6.在那個湖裏住了一隻怪獸 In the lake lives a monster.
7.正在和李先生講話的那個男孩是新來的 The boy who is talking to Mr. Lee is new here.
8.你應該親自向她道歉 You should apologize to her in person.
9.我在想你是否可以借我一千元 I am wondering if you could lend me one thousand dollars.
10.地上現在是濕的,昨天必定下了雨 The ground is wet; it must have rained yesterday.
For Senior 2 Students~
第二課翻譯考題
1.要不是有一筆貸款(loan),我不可能開創事業 If it had not been for a loan, I couldn't have started my career.
2.要不是那些義工的幫忙,這些傷患無法得到妥善的照顧 The injured could not have been taken good care of but for the help of the volunteers.
3.我在半夜的時候被地震搖醒,嚇個半死 I was awakened by an earthquake in the middle of the night, feeling scared to death.
4.一位勇敢的男士冒著生命危險去救那位溺水(drowning)的小孩 A brave man risked his life to rescue the drowning child.
5.你越看生活的光明面,你就越快樂 The more you look at the bright side of life, the happier you will be.
I had planned to go on a trip during the Dragon Boat Festival. But... as usual, I stayed at home. I played Wii, slept 14 hours a day, completed 9 test papers.... Well...I'm going crazy. I do need a vacation. So, I called my best friend in Taipei and arranged a trip during the summer vacation!!! Kenting! Here we come!!!
Have you ever heard of "Toast Master Club"? There is one near our school. It's a club where members are required to make a speech and evaluate the speakers. They meet twice every month, the 2nd and 4th Wednesday. Last Wednesday, one teacher from Viator Senior High School invited me to join their club. I did go and observe how they delivered speeches and gave speakers feedback. Many of the members do not major in English, but they are not afraid of speaking English. Even though they don't speak fluent English, they all try hard to deliver their messages in English. I was pretty impressed. I'm thinking about joining the club next semester. It's a great place for me to practice making a speech.

2007年6月7日 星期四

終於拿到Friends第十季,暑假待我研究完後,再選適當的段落給大家看嘍!但前提是,課得先趕完哩!聽說Desperate Housewives也很好看,只好再花一筆錢去買嘍!

2007年5月31日 星期四

I had dinner with a couple of students last night. I want to let you know that I had a great time even though the beef noodles didn't taste that good.
Finally, I've finished filing my tax return. And to my delight, I can get around eight thousand dollars as a refund. Hooray!!!

2007年5月28日 星期一

To Class 103,
I want to let you know that I really hate to be your homeroom teacher! I never encountered this kind of problem before. And I felt depressed.
Should a student wear a uniform to school? There has always been a fierce debate over this issue. But before the authority concerned come to a conclusion, I, as a teacher, will keep asking my students to follow the school's regulations. You can show your creativity in all sorts of school events. But you didn't. You kept giving me all kinds of excuses. But did you realize that originally you could only wear the school's sports wear?
Well, I kept thinking about all the conflicts we had over this issue. And I still want to stick to my principle. I do hope that Chung-ming can be a place with good discipline. But I really don't know how long I can hang on.