有關辦公室的政治詞彙

信息在公司內迅速非正式傳播的過程。這些信息可以通過口頭、電子郵件、甚至是文字形式傳播。接下來，小編給大家準備了有關辦公室的政治詞彙,歡迎大家參考與借鑑。

Grapevine

The process through which information gets spread unofficially throughout the company. Can be word of mouth, email, or even a hand-written piece of paper. In most companies, news, rumors1, gossip and information can spread to hundreds or thousands of employees in a very short time.

Brown-nosing / kissing up / sucking up

Being overly friendly with the boss, or upper management, or anybody with some power or control, with the intent of getting favors from them, such as promotions3, raises, bonuses, etc. In many cases, it is possible that there are other employees who merit these advantages more than the brown-noser.

Back-biting

Malicious4 talk that undermines someone’s reputation or unfairly criticizes someone’s work when they’re not around.

Gossip

Loose talk to disclose something, often of questionable5 veracity6, that is better kept to oneself. Can involve talking about an individual, a group, company issues. Can be business-related or personal.

Rumors

Similar to gossip, but usually more based on some factual element or half-truth.

Rumor2 mongering

Spreading a rumor with malicious intent.

Peer-to-peer

Gossip, rumors, information-spreading, etc. that takes place among employees of the same rank.

Cliques7

Group of employees who stick together bound by common beliefs, interests, and/or personalities8. They are usually resistant9 to allowing outsiders in who they feel are different from them.

Kiss a lot of frogs

Colloquial10 term used to describe an upwardly ambitious and aggressive person who wants to climb the ladder by having questionable relationships.

Scandal

Involves something damaging to the company or staff that was previously11 hidden and comes to light.

像葡萄藤般傳播的傳聞/小道消息

信息在公司內迅速非正式傳播的過程。這些信息可以通過口頭、電子郵件、甚至是文字形式傳播。在很多公司裏，新聞、謠言、閒言碎語，還有各種信息可以在很短的時間內傳到幾百或幾千個職員的耳朵裏。

拍馬屁

與老闆、上層管理人員或任何握有權力的人過於親近，爲了討好他們以獲得類似於提拔或多分紅利之類的好 處。可是，在很多情況下，其他的員工比這些拍馬屁者更 有可能獲得這些好處。

誹謗

在背後詆譭別人聲譽或對別人的工作做出不公正的批評。

閒言碎語

對不便於傳出的事情的閒談，往往有失客觀性。談論的對象可以是個人，一個集體，或者是公司事務。內容可以是與工作有關或者是與私人有關。

傳言

與閒言碎語相近，但比較起來更多是建立在一些事實或半事實的基礎上。

散佈謠言

不懷好意地散播謠言。

同事之間

那些發生在同事之間的閒言碎語、謠言、信息等的傳播。

小集團

一組員工因共同的信仰、興趣和/或性格而結集在一起。他們通常排斥那些與他們格格不入的外人的加入。

搞特殊關係

俗語，用於形容那些想通過不正當關係向上爬的野心十足的人。

公衆醜聞

那些先前被隱瞞的有損於公司或員工的祕密後來被暴光。

　擴展：金融行業求職面試的常用問題

“Getting to Know You?

Examples:

Why did you choose this career?

What are you looking to achieve in your career 5 years down the road?

Why did you choose our firm?

Tell me something about yourself.

What other career would you consider if you are unsuccessful in getting a job in this industry?

Tell me some of the values that define you.

What are some of your failures or disappointments, tell me how you cope with them?

Are you a good team player? Give me some examples to support it.

Tell me some of the biggest challenges you have encountered.

What would you like to change in your life if you can do all over again?

Specific and Technical Questions

Examples:

Why do you think that you are suitable for a career in corporate1 finance (e.g. fixed2 income sales, equities3 sales, etc)?

Can you tell me something about the job?

Can you recall one recent case of mergers4 & acquisitions and discuss the merits, valuation and financing?

Can you tell me about a stock that you like and why?

What are some of the largest transactions in the corporate mergers and acquisitions arena5?

Why do you think that the stock markets in the U.S. and Europe are doing so poorly? Can you recall what was the all time high and 52-week high low for the S&P 500 and the DAX of Germany?

Can you summarize what went wrong with WorldCom?

What are some of the key legislations related to the financial industry being debated in the congress?

Do you have a sense of how big the U.S. treasury6 market is?

What impact does the U.S. Federal Reserve decisions have on the equity7 markets?

What is the shape of the current yield curve?

概括性問題

例如：

你爲什麼選擇這個職業?

在未來5年的職業生涯中，你想要達到什麼樣的目標?

你爲什麼選擇我們公司?

談談你自己。如果你沒有被這個行業所錄用，你會選擇其他什麼職業?

你的價值觀是什麼?

你有哪些失敗或者失望的經歷?你是怎麼面對的?

你是個良好的團隊合作者嗎?請舉例說明。

你所經歷過的最大挑戰是什麼?

如果可以重新開始，你希望改變你生活中的哪些部分?

具體問題和專業問題

例如:

你爲什麼認爲自己適合在公司財務投行部(或者債券銷售部門、股票銷售部門等)的職務?

你能否告訴我你對這項工作的理解?

你能講出最近的一次合併和收購的案例嗎?並請你對該案例的動機、優勢、定值和融資進行討論。

能否告訴我你看好哪支股票?爲什麼?

最大規模的公司合併收購案有哪些?

你爲什麼認爲美國和歐洲股市的表現差強人意?你能回憶出標準普爾500和德國股票指數(DAX)的歷史最高紀錄(all-time high)和52周以來最高價和最低價分別是多少嗎?

你可以總結出美國世界通信公司(WorldCom)公司失誤的原因嗎?

你知道美國國會關於金融立法的一些紛爭嗎?

你是否對美國的債券市場(treasury market)到底有多大有自己的認識?

美國聯邦政府的決策對股票市場(equity market)有哪些潛在的影響?

當前的收益率曲線(yield curve)的形狀是什麼樣的?