- •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
4. What are your weaknesses?
Be honest: no-one is perfect. Think about this before the interview and choose your answer carefully. Talk about how you deal with a weakness; this is far more important than the weakness itself.
1. Interviewers ask every candidate the same questions.
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2. You shouldn't mention problems with your current job.
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3. You should arrange to have a day off for the interview. A Right В Wrong С Doesn't say
4. You should give your personal objectives.
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5. Your objectives should suit the position you apply for. A Right В Wrong С Doesn't say
6. You should practise your answers at home.
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7. You shouldn't discuss things you aren't good at. A Right В Wrong С Doesn't say
66. Role play this job interview situation.
Interviewees
Choose a position in your company (or in another company) which you would like to have. Tell your partner what the position is.
Interviewers
Possible areas to cover include:
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personal qualities
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weaknesses
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qualifications
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achievements
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skills
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strengths
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experience
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interests
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choosing the right candidate
67. In your opinion, which factors below are important for getting a job? Choose the seven most important. Is there anything missing from the list?
age sex (пол: м/ж) appearance astrological sign contacts and connections experience
family background handwriting hobbies
intelligence (ум, интеллект) marital status personality qualifications references blood group
68. Which of the following is the most important when trying to impress an interviewer:
a) qualifications b) character c) appearance d) preparation
e) enthusiasm?
69. Some recruiters suggest that selectors should look for three qualities:
a) intelligence and ability b) emotional stability c) conscientiousness.
Do you agree? Explain your opinion.
70. The problem
Two candidates, Jim Collier and Bernard Wheeler, are being considered for the position of General Manager in Victor Motor Company. The General Manager’s duties are:
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to have overall responsibility for the running of the plant;
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to coordinate the work of the management team so that the company’s targets and objectives are met;
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to advise on new product development;
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to negotiate with trade union representatives;
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to accompany the Sales Manager on overseas sales trips, whenever possible;
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to represent the company when the Managing Director is unavailable.
The two men have been interviewed by (i) The Managing Director and a team of senior executives; (ii) An industrial psychologist, who has carried out a number of tests. The candidates have also had lunch with the interviewing team and the industrial psychologist.
Below are the candidates' curricula vitae, extracts from the psychologist's reports and the interviewing team's notes.
Working in groups of two or three, analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the two candidates. Decide who should be offered the position, noting the reasons of your choice.
[1]
personal details
Name: Jim Collier Date of birth: 21-10-60
Address: 18 Acacia Drive Marital status: divorced
Cheadle Hulme Nationality: American
Manchester
education
qualification establishment dates
Diploma in Business Los Angeles Adult Training 1983 - 84
Administration College
work experience
position company dates
Formula One mechanic Lotus Racing team 1979 - 80
Formula One driver McClaren Racing Team 1980 - 83
Sales representative Houseman Automobiles 1986 - 88 (car dealers)
Sales Manager Houseman Automobiles1 1988 - 90
Assistant Production Vauxhall Motors UK 1991 - 94
Manager
Head of production Vauxhall Motors UK 1995 -
Control
extract from psychologist’s report on jim collier
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Mr Collier is a man of very high intelligence. He is creative, imaginative, and good at problem-solving. When put under pressure, he kept cool and showed a sense of humour. Although he appears to be calm and cheerful, he is an emotional person. He is deeply dissatisfied with his personal life. He is still upset and shaken by the breakdown of his marriage to his English wife. Note: during interview it came out that he had been expelled from two schools for indiscipline. |
extract from interviewing team’s notes on jim collier
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Super confident – at times almost aggressive; extremely ambitious – wants to have own car manufacturing company one day; frank and outspoken in opinions; believes that winning is the only thing that matters in life; seemed to be a relaxed, calm personality; but admitted he could “blow his top” if people didn’t do their job properly; in a letter of reference, a previous employer suggested he was “charming, but could be very moody when he didn’t get what he wanted – not an easy person to work with.” |
[2]
SURNAME Wheeler AGE 42
FIRST NAMES Bernard Martin MARITAL STATUS Married
DEPENDANTS Three children
ADDRESS 229 Station Road
Solihull
Warwickshire
TELEPHONE 056 45611511 (home)
021 656222 (work)
Education
M.A. in Engineering from Cambridge University 1978
Post-graduate Diploma in Management from 1989
The London School of Economics.
Work History
Executive in Research and Development Department, 1978 - 80
Philips (electrical appliances)
Production trainee, Volkswagen (Birmingham) 1981 - 83
Production Supervisor, Volkswagen (Birmingham) 1984 - 88
Project Coordinator in Volkswagen/Nissan 1988 - 92
joint-venture project in Tokyo and Birmingham
Assistant Works Manager, Volkswagen (Birmingham) 1992 –
extract from psychologist’s report on bernard wheeler
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Mr Wheeler has above-average intelligence. He is a logical person, with good powers of reasoning. He has planned his life carefully and knows where he is going. He is not particularly creative. When put under pressure, he became ill-at-ease, and finally lost his temper. He is devoted to his family. As he says, "They come before everything." He is serious, with no apparent sense of humour. Perhaps this is because he was an only child, and his parents separated when he was young. |
extract from interviewing team’s notes on bernard wheeler
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gave long, thoughtful replies; knew a great deal about Victor – well prepared for interview; a patient man, polite but didn’t take to him very much – not particularly likeable, but showed strength of character, wishes to leave Volkswagen because of personality clash with his Works Manager; when questioned on this he said, “I prefer not to discuss the matter”; main ambition: to become a company director; in letters of reference, described as “efficient”, “dependable” and “self-reliant”. Note: At the lunch wife did not shine – nervous, unsure of herself and of limited conversation. |
71. This is part of a report that a personnel manager wrote after interviewing a candidate for the position of Director of Software Development. Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or present progressive tense.
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Grammar Review Present Simple
Present Progressive: 1. actions happening around the time of speaking: We are expanding our operations in the Far East. 2. temporary situations: I am working in a bookshop during the summer holidays. |
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interview assessment Articulate and well presented, Paul Sutherland is an excellent candidate for the post of Director of Software Development. He wants (want) to leave his present employer, a small computer company, because he (2) _____ (feel) that he (3) ____ (not use) his knowledge of software engineering to the full. He (4) _____ (look for) a more challenging position where his field of specialisation can be exploited in a more stimulating environment. He (5) _____ (realise) that our company (6) _____ (grow) rapidly, and that he would be expected to contribute to that growth. He is familiar with our existing range of software and regularly (7) _____ (read) our publications. Although at present he (8) _____ (live) in the south, he (9) ______ (say) that he is willing to go wherever we (10) _____ (decide) to send him. He occasionally (11) _____ (travel) to various European countries for trade fairs and exhibitions and (12) _____ (enjoy) meeting people of different nationalities. At the moment he (13) _____ (attend) a training course at the Goethe Institute in order to perfect his German. J Hargreaves Personnel Manager 27th January 2000 |