- •«Англійська мова за професійним спрямуванням»
- •Topic 10: making contacts ........................................................54
- •Wisdoms about economics
- •How to apply for a job.
- •1. Occupation
- •2. Profession
- •3. Trade
- •Managerial skills
- •Getting a job
- •1. Put the verb in a right form, use Present Simple or Present Continuous
- •Topic 2. What is economics?
- •4. Scarcity d) These are the unfulfilled desires that motivate human behavior and that when satisfied improve human well-being.
- •Ex. 1. Read the following words
- •Ex. 2. Read and translate the following text Economy of Ukraine
- •Comments
- •Ex. 3. Find the Ukrainian equivalents in the right-hand column for the following.
- •Ex. 5. Say if it is right.
- •Ex. 6. Fill in the blanks with the words given below.
- •Ex. 7. Answer the following questions.
- •British Economy
- •Comments
- •Office manners
- •Hints for the office manager, or the boss
- •The secretary
- •The receptionist
- •The mailroom clerk
- •Hints for the businessman’s social life
- •At a restaurant with a businesswoman
- •Basic rules of social etiquette
- •Patterns Dialogue I
- •Dialogue II
- •Before you read the text try to explain what is a business plan used for in your own words
- •Topic 10: making contacts
- •Patterns
- •III. Making a «cool call»
- •Role play
- •Answer the following questions
- •Formal and Informal Telephone Conversation
- •Patterns Dialogues
- •Role play
- •Discussion
- •Telephone etiquette
- •Business communication Skills of Negotiating
- •I.The Beginning of Business Talks
- •Pattern Dialogue
- •Task Make your own dialogues according to the pattern above. Role play
- •Application
- •Inquiry and reply
- •Recommendation
- •Листові штампи
- •Єднальні фрази листа
- •Список основних скорочень, використовувані у діловій кореспонденції
- •Одиниці виміру
Managerial skills
Management is a process of managing people. Any manager has some functions. He performs planning, organizing, leading and controlling.
Managerial skills are certain skills that managers need in order to do their jobs effectively. These skills include conceptual, technical, administrative and human-relation skills.
Conceptual skills are the mental abilities, needed to acquire, analyze, and interpret information, received from various sources, and to make complex decisions. This is the ability to "see the big picture", to plan ahead.
Technical skills include the ability to use the knowledge, tools and techniques of a specific discipline or field. Every industry, every company and enterprise, and every job has its special technical requirements.
Administrative skills include the administrator's ability process paper work in an orderly manner. Managers need a network of contacts and human relationships, because to achieve organizational goals a manager has to use the efforts of other people. Therefore, human-relation skills are very important skills for a manager. Human-relation skills are abilities to understand other people and to interact effectively with them. .
Conceptual, technical, administrative and human-relation skills can be acquired through education and experience.
What is a management?
What are managerial skills? What skills do they include?
2. What does "to see the big picture" mean?
What do technical skills include?
What do administrative skills include?
5. How can a person acquire these skills?
Ex. 8.
a) Learn to write letters of application.
LETTER OF APPLICATION. In some situations it is necessary to write a letter of application. Usually, this would be when it is not convenient for you to contact the company in person. A letter of application should be concise, typewritten, on standard-sized paper and contain the following information:
A clear statement regarding the job you are seeking. If possible, give your understanding of the requirements of the job opening for which you are applying.
A description of your training and experience. Show how your experience and education fit the job requirements.
Names and addresses of references, unless they are included in a data sheet to be enclosed.
A brief summary of why you are applying.
A specific request for an interview.
b) Study the example!
SAMPLE JOB APPLICATION LETTER
December 4, 1979 Sound Corporation 123 Radio Street San Diego, CA 92111 Gentlemen: Do you want a hardworking and capable electronic assembler? I am very interested in the position for electronic assembler advertised in today's Union.
I have just finished a specialized training program in electronic assembly so I feel well-qualified for the position. Enclosed is my resume giving more details about my education and experience. I would be available to start work immediately.
I enjoy working with other people. It is important to me to do a job right and to finish it.
If it is possible, I would like to make an appointment for a personal interview.
Please call me at 222-1234 or write me at the address below. Thank you,
John Doe 1234 West Street, San Francisco, CA 94132
Ex. 9. Study the information.