apply for a position

基本解释

Why do you want to apply for a position in our company？
你为什么想申请来我们公司？
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I: Why do you want to apply for a position in our company? Don?t you like the present job?
为什么你要应聘我们公司这个职位，你不喜欢你目前这个工作吗？
If you apply for a position at a large company, there is a chance that a human won't even look at your resume.
如果你申请了一家大公司发布的职位，对方很有可能连你的简历看都不看。

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When she said that there was a paid opening at the station and she wanted to apply for it, I said, Great, apply for the paid position, and so she did, and she got the job and worked a hectic nonprofit schedule, sometimes six days a week.
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