Job Titles

accountant

baby sitter

baker

bank teller

barber/hair stylist

bartender

bookkeeper

building superintendent

bus driver

butcher

carpenter

cashier

computer programmer

construction worker

cook

dental assistant

doctor

electrician

employment counselor

engineer

file clerk

fire fighter

interpreter

librarian

live-in-companion

manager

messenger

nurse

nurse's aid

pattern maker

pharmacist

plumber

police officer

printer

railroad conductor

receptionist

salesperson

secretary

security guard

sewing machine operator

social worker

stock clerk

tailor

taxi driver

florist

furrier

gardener

housepainter

housekeeper

teacher

translator

travel agent

typist

waiter

Trait	Skill/Responsibility	Application to work
HOBBIES: Things you have most enjoyed doing

3. You are looking for a job. Analyse your interests and abilities. Answer the following questions.

Here are ten basic questions to think about:

1. What are my abilities?

2. What special talents do I have?

3. What are my special interests?

4. What are my physical abilities and limitations?

5. What are my attitudes and values?

6. How do I see myself, or what is my self-concept?

7. What is my previous experience?

8. What are my educational plans for the future?

9. Am I the kind of person who works well in a large group, or do I work better with only one or two people?

10. Am I willing to accept change?

Interview a partner using the following questions.

1. Do you enjoy writing letters?

2. What other things do you enjoy doing?

3. Do you like reading mysteries?

4. What other things do you like doing?

5. Do you like to speak in front of people?

6. What other things do you like to do?

4. Listen to a conversation with Les. Does he like or dislike his job? Why?

5. When applying for a job you should always send a covering letter with your CV.

Listen to a lecturer giving advice about writing CVs and complete the information below. Is the advice true for your country?

Professional Practice: Writing a CV (curriculum vitae)

ACE – the CV checklist

Appearance

• Is it no more than … … of A4 paper?

• Do you … yourself by including all your … experience?

Clarity

• Do your personal details appear … … … of the page?

• Are your qualifications and jobs in … chronological order?

• Are the … and grammar correct?

Emphasis

• Does it show your … … both in and out of work?

• Does it give a good first impression of you?

The people who get … are the ones who write the … CVs!

6. Look at the CV below. How could Clara improve her CV?

Curriculum Vitae Carla Hennessy

Education and Qualificationss

1998 - GNVQ Leisure and Tourism Diploma, Acton Tertiary College, London. 1996-4 GCSEs: english, french, maths and biology, Acton Comprehensive School.

Employment history

1996 to 1998 - shoe shop assistant (Saturdays only), Beta Shoes, Ealing, London.

1999 to present date - cocktail waitress, Magpie Hotel, Ealing, London. 1998 - aerobics instructor, Acton Vale Youth Club, London.

Additionl Information

I am a member of an amateur theatre group. I have quite good computing skills.

Personal Detials

Address: 131 Nelson Court, London W6, England.

Date of Birth: 13/3/1982

Telephone number: [phone] 0006

Email: [e-mail]