- •Устройство на работу
- •1. Answer the following questions.
- •3. Name:
- •4. What are these people?
- •5. Name as many professions as you can.
- •6. Name some professions you consider to be interesting. Which qualities make a good manager, etc.?
- •7. The Chamber of Commerce is an organisation for business people. Listen to six new members. Number the business cards in the order people speak.
- •8. Helen Marsden and Robin Seaton talk about their jobs. Before you listen, decide what their duties are. Then listen and check your answers.
- •9. Listen again and complete the notes below.
- •Grammar Review
- •10. Look at the business cards again. Who is each question for?
- •Meet Thomas Kingsley
- •Grammar Review
- •21. A) Read the text. Whose opinion do you share?
- •Is it possible to be successful in an unsuccessful company?
- •22. Read the text. Which way of looking for a job do you usually use? Why? So you are looking for a new position...
- •23. Work in pairs. How many different ways can a company recruit applicants to fill a job vacancy?
- •24. Read the magazine article about recruiting staff. What are the advantages and disadvantages of each recruitment method? The right person for the right job
- •25. Read the article again and answer the questions.
- •Grammar Review
- •26. Look at the graphs a-h below. They show how a company has recruited its staff over a three-year period.
- •27. How would you recruit people for his/her own job?
- •28. Read the text and complete the table.
- •29. Read the advertisement below. What would be its attractions – what might be its drawbacks?
- •30. Read the two advertisements below and answer the questions.
- •31. Look at the job advertisement below. Listen to a conversation in which Fiona Scott is telling a friend about the advertisement and complete the missing information.
- •32. How would you advertise the following vacancies?
- •33. Do the questionnaire as a discussion activity.
- •34. Read the text to check your answers in the exercise above.
- •35. Study the following resumes carefully to see how information is presented.
- •36. Define the type of the following resumes.
- •37. Use the information below to arrange Paul Goodman’s resume.
- •38. Where do you think each of the following headings should be placed?
- •39. Draft your resume.
- •41. Fill out the application form.
- •42. Sum up what the text says about differences between a resume and a cover letter. How Letters of Application Differ From Resumes
- •44. Read the text and the letters of application. Match the paragraphs of the letters with the information of the text. Format of a letter of application
- •45. Below you will find details from a letter of application. Look at the outline of the letter on the left and indicate where the information below should go.
- •46. Read the letter and answer the questions.
- •47. Almudena Ribera is a secretary in Madrid. She is looking for work in Britain. Read the advertisement and answer the questions.
- •48. Match the phrases below with Almudena's notes.
- •49. You see the following advertisement in a national newspaper. Write a plan of your application letter in reply to it.
- •50. Imagine you want to apply for the job … Draft an application letter, following these guidelines:
- •Dressing for success
- •Interviewing someone for a job
- •54. For each direct question below, tick the correct indirect question.
- •55. You are interviewing someone for a job. How would you find out politely the following information?
- •56. A) Read the text below. What questions was Boris asked?
- •The Job Interview
- •57. You are interviewing someone for a job. How would you find out the following information?
- •58. Look at this resume. If you were interviewing Kevin Willis for the job, what questions would you ask him about his career history?
- •60. As a candidate, would you prefer to be interviewed by a woman, a man or a board?
- •Making a Selection
- •62. Discuss these points.
- •63. Read the following dialogues. Then name the stages of an interview.
- •Job Hunting
- •An Interview
- •An Interview for a job
- •64. Look at the following chart. Then read the questions below. In which section of the interview would each question appear?
- •65. A) Read the text below which advises candidates how to answer difficult interview questions.
- •Attending interviews
- •1. What don’t you like about your current position?
- •2. Where does your employer think you are today?
- •4. What are your weaknesses?
- •72. You are a Human Resources Manager. Write a report on the applicant (see exercise 66).
- •73. Translate the text below.
- •74. Here is an answer to a job application letter.
- •75. Read this page of Fibretech’s conditions of employment. Then complete the sentences choosing the correct option.
- •Exam section
- •1. What are the most important things for you in your work? Arrange these aspects in order of importance and add some more things you think are important:
- •2. Complete the diagram with vocabulary from the unit.
- •3. Match the following words with the correct meaning.
- •4. Match the verbs with the nouns.
- •6. Choose the best word to complete the sentences.
- •Complete the table below.
- •8. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the words from the table above.
- •9. Complete the following passage.
- •10. Complete the sentences with the prepositions below. You can use the prepositions more than once.
- •14. Read the following interview with Margi Bogart, Product Marketing Manager at Mindsteps. Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or present progressive tense. MindstepsTm
- •15. Complete the sentences below. Use your own words.
- •Appendix 1 Trades and Jobs
- •Building Строительство
- •Professions Профессии
- •Samples of Recommendation Letters
35. Study the following resumes carefully to see how information is presented.
Functional
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Terence C. Burke 118 West Avenue South Plainfield, New Jersey 07080 (908)432-1961 education DeVry Institute of Technology, June, 1992 Lombard, Illinois Grade Average 3.8/4.0 Bachelor of Science, Telecommunications courses Principles of Telecommunications Voice Communications/ Lab* Voice/Data Transmissions/Lab* Data Communications Systems/Lab* Tariffs/Regulations* Business writing Accounting I, II, III Project Management Purchasing Network Systems Admin.* Psychology Public Speaking Economics Managing Change *Total Combined Lab Time 600 hours
skills Knowledge of: Traffic Analysis X. 25 Protocols Key Systems Network Topologies OSI Models PBX Lan's Experience with: Request for proposals Modems Oscilloscopes Digital Multimeters Test Leads RS-232c work experience Muhlenberg Regional Hospital Plainfield, March, 1991 - October, 1991 New Jersey Dietary Host American Fire & Safety Corporation April, 1989-February, 1991 North Brunswick, Training Supervisor/Safety New Jersey Counselor Brickforce Accounting Agency Edison, October, 1988 - March, 1989 New Jersey Data Entry Clerk senior project Reconfigured a network for a Tell Lab company which involved pulling down cables, configuring existing LAN, converting token ring to Ethernet, developing systems documentation and technical drawings, and making recommendations. References available upon request
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Chronological
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John M. Dodds 2222 Cardinal Dr. Rolling Meadows, Illinois 60008 (708)528-6730 Message: (708) 358-0012 Objective: To design and develop microprocessor based systems for real time control applications. Work Experience: September 1991 - Present Landis & Gyr Powers, Buffalo Grove, Illinois Firmware Test and Developer (Development Support Group)
October 1989 - September 1991 Daily Herald, Rolling Meadows, Illinois Customer Service Representative (Customer Service) • Accepted calls from subscribers regarding service, billing inquiries and complaints in a prompt and courteous manner. September 1987 - July 1989 Egghead Discount Software, Schaumburg, Illinois Customer Service Representative (Divisional Corporate Sales)
June 1985 - October 1986 Maxi-Guard Alarms, Elk Grove, Illinois Warranty and Installer (Installations)
May 1984 - June 1985 Larry Paul Oldsmobile, Schaumburg, Illinois Data Processing (Service Center) • Set up the records for the Managers, so as to evaluate the Service Center. Education: DeVry Institute of Technology, Lombard, Illinois Bachelor of Science, Electronics Engineering Technology, October 1992 Career-related courses include:
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Combination of Functional and Chronological
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Robert J. Wagner 1 921 Oakwood Drive, #3M Lisle, Illinois 60532 Home Phone (7087) 865-3218 Work Phone: (708) 913-5326 highlights of qualifications: Strong working knowledge of Lotus 1 -2-3, WordPerfect 5.1, Professional Write, and Q&A.
experience: Sears Teleconsumer Resource Center Downers Grove, Illinois Supervisor of Special projects 06/91-Present
Departmental Team Advisor 11/90-06/91 Supervised Home Healthcare; Sears Business Center Catalog; and SLS Surveys. Supervised approximately 60 employees in three departments. Provided technical support for in-house systems, including Kronos Payroll Systems; Manpower Planning Systems; Q&A; and Dovetail Interviewing System. Executed the activities of the Quality Circle and the Benevolent Fund. One of the 20 team advisors responsible for the supervision of 500 employees and all related decision making. Personnel Specialist 04/90-11/90
Merchandise Consultant 03/90-11/90 • Accepted orders for merchandise United Parcel Service Westmont, Illinois Truck loader 11/89-01/90 WAGNER KENNELS Luxemburg, Iowa Owner/Operator 06/84-10/89 • Sole owner and operator of AKC dog breeding kennel. education: DeVry Institute of Technology, Lombard, Illinois GPA: 3.71/4.00 Bachelor of Science in Operations Management Graduation: June 1992 National Dean's List and President's List Selected as Student Graduation Speaker Coursework Capacity Requirements Planning Production Activity Control Cost Accounting Quality Control Inventory Management Statistics Master Planning Strategic Management Material Requirement Planning Senior Project Assisting in the profit and growth of a new venture company by creating and recommending a manufacturing process which will allow global demand to be met. miscellaneous: Grew up on a family farm. Leo High School Student Council President. School District's Representative for Mock United Nations Assembly. Enjoy fitness, sports, and other group activities. references: Available upon request |