- •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
Samples of Recommendation Letters
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Sample 1 To Whom It May Concern: This letter is my personal recommendation for Cathy Douglas. Until just recently, I have been Cathy's immediate supervisor for several years. I found her to be consistently pleasant, tackling all assignments with dedication and a smile. Besides being a joy to work with, Cathy is a take-charge person who is able to present creative ideas and communicate the benefits. She has successfully developed several marketing plans for our company that have resulted in increased revenue. During her tenure, we saw an increase in profits that exceeded one million dollars. The new revenue was a direct result of the plans implemented by Cathy. Though she was an asset to our marketing efforts, Cathy was also extraordinarily helpful in other areas of the company. In addition to writing effective training modules for sales representatives, Cathy assumed a leadership role in sales meetings, inspiring and motivating other employees. I highly recommend Cathy for employment. She is a team player and would make a great asset to any organization. Sincerely, Sharon Feeney Marketing Manager ABC Productions |
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Sample 2 To Whom it May Concern, I am privileged to write in support of my dear friend and student, Dan Peel. Dan studied in my classroom and laboratory program for close to three years, during which time I witnessed his tremendous growth and development. This development came not only in the area of business achievement and leadership, but in maturity and character as well. Dan entered Whitman at the young age of 16, a precocious high school graduate. At first, he had difficulty accepting his place as a young, less experienced lab member. But soon, he learned the valuable trait of humility, and enjoyed the opportunity to learn from his older peers and his professors. Dan quickly learned to manage his time, work in group situations under strict deadlines, and to recognize the importance of a strong work ethic, persistence, and intellectual integrity. He has long since become the most valuable member of my student-lab team, and a role model for his newer classmates. I recommend Dan to your fellowship program with absolute confidence. He has made me proud, as his teacher and friend, and I am sure will continue to do so as he grows in your business program and beyond. Thank you for the opportunity of correspondence. Sincerely, Dr. Amy Beck, Professor, Whitman |
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Sample 3 15 November 2006 To whom it may concern: Dear Sir/Madam, Hereby I send to you a reference letter for Ms. XXXX XXXXXXXX I have known XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX for the past three semesters as she has taken the following courses which I teach:
As her mentor I have had an opportunity to observe the student's participation and interaction in class and to evaluate the student's knowledge of the subject matter. I would rate the student's overall performance in these subjects as above average. This is evidenced by her marks. All tests which I gave to check student’s understanding the subject matter were passed by XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX with good and excellent results. Moreover, she has always shown interest to my courses and been very thoughtful for my lections that I noticed during teaching. Based on my professional experience I have evaluated XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXx as intelligent, dependable and purposeful person. I believe the student would perform remarkably in chosen Master’s programme and will prove to be a great value of the institution. I am confident if your organization gives her a financial support to study in the Netherlands it will be a great opportunity to XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXx to develop further her abilities in scientific and research areas. Please feel free to contact me if you need further information. Sincerely, Prof. XXXXXX X. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX University XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Chair of XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Department Email address: Phone: |