Ifyouarehuntingforajob,youshould
../lookthroughjobadvertisements;
../writeoCVIresumeaboutyourself:
../writeoletterofapplication;
o/mal<eanappointmentforajobinterview;
../attendfhejobinterview.
And1fyoudowell,you'llgetyourdream-jobl
.............................••.•..••...•.•••...•...
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Ex.1Below,thereisaajobadvertisementfromtheGuardianon29July.TeresaPriceappliedforthejob.YoucanseeherCVandpartofherletterofapplicationbelow.
Ex.2CompletetheletterofapplicationusingtheInformationfromtheadvertise
mentandtheCVtohelpyou.
AGERMANADVERTISINGAGENCY
withaninternationalclienteleislookingfora24to30-yeor-oldgraduateinBritishEconomics.Theoblilytoworkunderpressuretogetherw1thonenthusiasmtolearnandgoodcommandofGerman1sessentialsinceyouwouldbebasedinGermanyexceptforbrieftripstothelondonOHice.
Pleasesendaletterofapplico11onandCVto:24TottenhomStreet.Lon-
,donW1
cv
TERESAPRICE
Born.
Homeaddress·TelNoEducation:
Employment:MaritalStatus·
I Hobb1es
I Referees:
1980,Grantham,Lmcolrshtre
6CarlswoodStreet,Redh11J,Surrey
Croydon52319
1991-7.GranthamComprehensive(90levels,AlevelEconomics,French,German)
1997-2000:BnstolUniversity,BScEconomics(2nddasshonours)
2000-4Soc1alworker,EastAnglianUnemploymentScheme
2004-PresentAdvertisingCopywriter.Marksad,Norwich
Smgle
Travel,music
JohnFredericks,EAUS.(Dtrector)ArthurCuttler,Marksad(Dtrector)
Dear,\'it
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trtisin,J!,1.'•....-emlitlt'.
1bmv·a/Jacfe.gromlfliJJecono111icr. atBmtolUni-
l'friiryrmdobtninrd (plerHrsuatlacbrdC!/).Iolio/Jal't'aJ!,ofJd
German,asyoummtionin)'OIIradt'frlisemml.
ItJIJ/mlt·rtJ!trliu//Jt;obbrcriiiSt'_------
1ll'fllllrlht•htf'P.YIIJrrl/e11dmtlllltn'll'U't/srlrctrd.
)'ours
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TtreJaPn'cr
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Ex.3Chooseajobthatyouwouldliketodo.WriteoutyourCVusingTeresa'sCV
tohelpyou.ChooseajobforJoeMorris(seethetext'HuntingforaJob')andwriteanapplicationletterforhim.Writealetterofapplicationforthejobinan·swertoanadvertisementforitinanewspaper.UseTeresa'sJettertohelpyou.
CITALIA
arelookingfora
SKILLEDTRAVELCONSULTANT ,
toworkinourbusyTravelDepartmentcompilingitineranesforourj
.customers.ThisisthefastestgrowingpartofourbusmessandyouI
IwillneedaverygoodknowledgeofItaly,andalsobeabletowork
!underalotofpressureinaverylivelyteam.
I 1twouldbeanadvantageifyoucouldspeakItalian.
: OurofficesareinsunnyCroydon,andinadditiontoacompetitive
startingsalaryweofferacontributorypensionschemeandstaff
travelbenefits.
Writtenapplicationsonlyto:
NicolaJeffery,ReservationsManagerCITALIA
MarcoPoloHouse,
3I5LansdowneRoad
CroydonCR91LL
APPLICANTSAREINVITEDFORTHEPOSTOF
TEACHEROFFRENCHAT
HARTFIELDPRIVATESCOOL
CANDIDATESMUSTHAVELINGUISTICQUALIFICATIONSANDAMINIMUMOFFIVEYEARS'EXPERIENCETEACHINGINASIMILARSCHOOL.
APPLYINWRITINGTOEDWARDMORRIS.BOX214,HARTFIELD
Wearelookingforanintelligent,selfconfidentpersonfluentinatleastoneforeignlanguage.Theworkinvolvesansweringcorrespondence,meetingv1sitorsandclientsfromabroadintheofficeandtalkingtoclientsonthephone.
Theworkingweekwillbe20hoursperweek.Monday-Friday,morningsorafternoonsonly.Previousexperiencewouldbeusefulbutnotessential.ApplyinwritingtoMsPatBrown.ACMEEnterprises.13ArmadaWay,BrookfieldBF27LJ
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ClassCommunication
Youcanapplyforajobbytelephone.
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cruise:
...........•.........••........••••••••••••••....•..••..
StudentA
I
Youteachaclassof11-yearoldsataprimaryschoolinBrighton.Youhavehadthisjobforthreeyears.Youarelookingforasummerjobtohelpbuyanewcarintheautumn.YoudonotmtndwhatsortofJOb1tis,butposs1blyteachingforeignstudentsorJookmgafterchildrenwoulddo
Youarepreparedtoworkinany
partofthecountryorevenabroad.Youwouldhopetoearnatleast£80aweekandareavailablefrom20
Julyuntil8September.
Youseetheaboveadvertisement1nthenewspaperanddecidetophoneupabout1tStudentBisJonathan'smotherIfather
Youcanbegmhkethis
l__ ...
Good(afternoon).I'mphoningabouttheadvertisementintodoy'spaper.r StudentB I
Youarelookingforatutorforyour10-
year-oldson,Jonathan,dunngasummercruisewithfriendsamongtheGreekISlands.Thepersonmustbebetweentwentytwoandthirty,abletosw1m,havealivelypersonalityandexpenenceinteachingchildrenThepersonwillalsobeexpectedtotakepartinthesociallifeonboardtheyachtandhelpWiththecook1ng
Thejobisfrom14Julyto31Augustandyouwillpay£50aweekpocketmoneysinceallfood,dnnk,accommodation,entertamment,etc.willbefree.
Youhaveputanadvertisementinthe
newspaperforatutor.StudentAphonesupaboutitIfyouthinkheIshesoundsInteresting,arrangeatimetoseeh1mIher(Butyouareonlyfreeatweekends).
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Ex.4WorkIngroups.
ImaginethatyouhavereceivedalotofapplicationsforajobInyourfirm.Sortthemintothreeplies:
A:Theselookpromising!B:Thesearepossibles.
C:Thanks,butnothanks!(hopelesscases)
Discusstheminclass.
1.AsyouwillseefrommyenclosedCV,Ihavebeenworkingformypresentcompanyforthreeyears.Ijoinedthemasassistantworksmanagerandwaspromotedtoproductionmanagerlastyear.BeforethatIhadspenttvvoyearstakingafull-timediplomacourse.
.,, 2.
3.
4.
5
6.
7.
B.
9.
Myname'sJimBrownandIcandogreatthingsforyourcompany!I'm29,unmarried,
fitandhealthyandI'vegotallthequalificationsandexperiencetomakemetheideal.
IamsureIwouldbeabletomanagethedepartmentsuccessfullyasIamgoodatsu
pervisingpeopleandatgivingclearinstructions.IfeelthatIwouldbe
Iwishtoapplyforthejobyouhaveadvertised.Pleasesendmefurtherdetails.
InotedwithinterestyouradvertisementforaMarketingAssistantintoday'sDaily
Planet.
Iamwritingaboutthejobinyouradvertisementintoday'sEveningPost_Iamhavingfiveyears'experienceintheexportandimporttradeaswellasthequalificationsyou
Iamambitiousandmypresentjobdoesn'toffermethechancetoexpand.
Ifyouconsiderthatmyexperienceandqualificationsaresuitable,Iwouldbeavailableforinterviewatanytime.
IencloseaCV,whichgivesfulldetailsofmyqualificationsandworkexperience.Insupportofmyapplication,Ishouldliketomentionthefollowingpoints:
10.Althoughmypresentemployersarefirst-rateandourrelationshipisexcellent,Iamkeentoextendmyrangeandamlookingforamorerewardingandchallengingpost.
11.IwouldbegratefulifIcoulddiscussthepostavailableinpersonandperhapsgointomybackgroundandmysuitabilityforthepostinmoredetail.
YourFirstInterview
Withunemploymentinmanycountriessohigh,andoftenscoresofapplicantschas1ngeveryjob,youhavetocountyourselfluckytobecalledforaninterview.Ifit'syourfirst,you'reboundtobenervous.{Infactifyou'renotnervousmaybeyourattitudeiswrong!)Butdon'tletthejittersside-trackyoufromthemainissuewhichisgettingthisjob.Theonlywayyoucandothatisbycreatingagoodimpressiononthepersonwhoisinterviewingyou.Here'show:
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•Beforetheinterview:
DO
Findoutasmuchasyoucanaboutthejobbeforehand.Askthejobcentreoremploy·mentagencyforasmuchinformationaspossible.
•JotdownyourqualificationsandexpenenceandthinkabouthOW'theyrelatetothejob.
Whyshouldtheemployeremployyouandnotsomebodyelse?
Chooseyourinterviewclothing'Nithcare;nooneisgoingtoemployyouifyoulookasthoughyou'vewanderedoutofadisco.
Whetheryoulike11ornot,appearancecounts.
•Makesureyouknowwfleretheinterviewoffice1sandhowtogetthere.Beont1me,orbetter,afewminutesearly.
Bringapen.youwillprobablybeaskedtofillinanapplicationform.Answerallthequestionsasbestasyoucan.
•Attheinterview:
DON'T
XNeverwalk1ntotheinterviewchew·
inggum.suckingonasweetor
smoking
XForgettobringwithyouanyschool
certificates.samplesofyourworkor
letterofrecommendationfromyourteachersoranyoneelseyoumighthaveworkedpart-timefor.
Theinterviewisdesignedtofindoutmoreaboutyouandtoseeifyouaresuitablefor
theJOb.TheInterviewerwilldothisbyaskingyouquestions.Thewayyouanswerwillshowwhatkindofpersonyouareandifyoureducation,skillsandexperiencematchlNhatthey'relookingfor.
DO
Makearealefforttoanswereveryques
tiontheinterviewerasks.Beclearandcon
cise.Neveranswer"Yes'orNo'orshrug
Adm1titifyoudonotknowsomethingaboutthemoretechnicalaspectsofthejob.Stressthatyouarewillingtolearn.
•Showsomeenthusiasmwhenthejobisexplainedtoyou.Concentrateonwhattheinterv1ewerissaying,andifheorsheasksifyouha\leanyquestions,haveatleast
onereadytoshowthatyau·reinterested
andhavedoneyourhomework.
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DON>
1.Forgettoshakehandswiththeinter
viewer.
XSmokeorsitdownuntilyouarein
VItedto.
1.G1vetheinterviewerahardtimeby
gigglmg.yawmng,ramblingonunnec
essarilyorappearingcockyorargu
mentative.
1.Everstresspooraspectsofyourself,likeyourproblemofgettingupinthe
morningAlwaysshowyourbestside.especiallyyourkeennesstoworkandyoursenseofresponsibility.
:SellyourselfTh1sdoesn'tmeant!XdY9•atlngryouIIJUStgetcaughtout)ormakrngyourexperienceorinterestsseemunimportant(ifyousellyourselfshortnoonewillemployyou}
:AskquestionsatthecloseoftheInterview.
, .._
For1nstance.aboutthepay.hours.holidays,orIftl1ere1satr.:uningprogramme
Howtoshineatajobinterview.
ThesmartJOb·seekerneedstoridh1mselfIherselfofseveralstandardmythsaboutinterviewingbeforehestartspoundingthepavementlookingforaJOb.Whatfollowsisalistofsomeoftheseuntruthsandsometipstohelpyoudoyourbestatyournextinterview
•Myth1:Theaunofmfe1vivwing1stoobtah1aJOboffer.
OnlyhGIIftrue.TimrealaimofaninterviewistoobtainthejobyouwantSo,beforeyoudobackflipstoranemployer,besureyouwantthejob.
.,..Myth2:AlwayspleasethemtervJewer.
NottrueTrytopleaseyourself.G1v1nganswersthatyouthinkwillsuitapotentialemployer.los1ngtouchw1thyourownfeelingsarecertaintogetyounowhere.Ofcourse.don'tbehost1le-nobodywantstohiresomeoned1sagreeable.Butthereisplainlyamiddlegroundhetweenbe1ngtooingrat1atmgandbernghostrle
•Myth3:Trytocontrolfheinterview
Nobody'controls'an1nterv1ew-neitheryounortheinterviewer-althoughoneorbothpartiesoftentryWhensomebodytriestocontrolus,weresentitRemember,youcan'tcontrolwhatanemployerthinksofyouJUStasheIshecan'tcontrolwhatyouthinkofhimIherNeverdom1natethernterv1ewCompulsivebehaviourtumsoffyourauthenticity.
•Myth4:Neverinterrupttheinterviewer
Goodadv1ce
Studythestyleofaneffectiveconversat1onal1stHe1nterruptsandISInterrupted!Anexcltrngconversationalwaysmakesusfeelfree-freetointerrupt,tod1sagree,toagreeenthusrasllcally.Wefeelcomfortablewithpeoplewhoallowustobenatural.So,wheninterviewing,halftheresponsibilityliesWithyou.Doyouseemuptight?TrybeingyourselfforachangeLeavinganemployerrnd1fferentistheworstimpressionyoucanmake.
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•Myth5:Don'tdisagreewiththeinterviewer
AnothersillymythIfyoudon'td1sagreeattimes,youbecome,ineffect,a'yes'personDon'tbeafraidtodisagreewithyourinterviewer-inanagreeablewayAnddon'thesitatetochangeyourm1nd.Theconventionalwisdomsays'beyourself',trueenough_
W"Notes:
(FromanarticlebyDickIrishinGlamour.)
myth_somethingfalse.thatmostpeoplebe/feveistrue.outoftouch·outofcontact
ingratiate.totryhardtogetsomeone'sapproval
Ex.5Guessunknownwords.
MatcheachitalicisedwordincolumnAwithitsprobablemeaningincotumnBSome
timesyoucanguessthemeaningfromthesentencewhereyoufindtheword;Becareful:
therearesomeextrameaningsincolumnB.
A
1Whatfollowsisalistofsomeoftheseuntruthsandsometipstohelpyoudoyourbest...
2Givinganswersthatyouthinkwillsuita
potentmlemployer...
3.Butthereisplainlyamiddlegroundbetweenbeingtooingratiatingandbeinghostile
4Whensomebodytriestocontrolus.were
sentrt.
5.Studythestyleofaneffectiveconversa
tionalist
6.Doyouseemuptrght?
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a)appreciate
b)nervous
c)possible(inthefuture)
d)modelanswers
e)successful
f)doinganythingtoavoiddisagreement
g)suggestions
h)amoderateposition
i)dislike,fee\asunfair
j)thetimebetweentwojobs
Ex.6HaveyougotthemainIdeas?
Hereareeightsentences.Onlysomeofthemexpressimportantideasfromthetext_Theotherideasareinthetext,buttheyarenottheauthor'sma1nconcernsChoosethefourmainpointsThencompareyouranswerswithsomeotherstudentsbeforediSCUSSingthemwithyourteacher.
LAgoodinterview1slikeanexcitingmeetingduringajourney.
2 RememberthatyouaretryingtofindaJObthatsat•sflesyou.
3.Changeyourmindifyouwantto.
4.Beyourself.
5.Don'ttrytodominate1heconversationwithyour1nterv1ewer.
6 Trytolettheinterviewerbeherself1himself
7.Don'tbeaggressive.
8 Don'1beoverlyrespectfulofyourin1erviewer.
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I'
Classcommunication
Nowthinkofadviceyouwouldgivetoanoviceinterviewee.Getintogroupsandpreparethelistofideastocomparethemafterwards.
AnAppointmentforaJobInterview.
James:Mrs.Hilbig:James:Mrs.Hilbig:
James:
Mrs.Hilbig:
James:
Mrs.Hilbig:
Hello.
Hello.CouldIspeakwithJamesFletcher.please?This1sJamesFletcher..
Goodafternoon,Mr.Fletcher.ThisisVeraHilbigcallingfromtheNewYork
News-Tribune.Wewouldliketoscheduleaninterviewwithyouinregardtothepositionforwhichyouhaveapplied.
Certainly,Ms.Hilbig.Whenwoulditbeconvenientforyou?
CouldyoucometoNewYorknextTuesday,February26,andmeetw1thusat3.00intheafternoon?
Yes,thatwillbefine.What'stheaddress?
TheNewYorkNews-TribBuildingisonthenorthwestcornerof42"cStreet
h
and131AvenueMyofficeisonthe35hfloor.Wewilllookforwardtosee
James:Mrs.Hilbig:James:
James:Secretary:Secretary:
Mr.Stevens:
James:·
Mr.Stevens:James:Mr.Stevens:
James:
Mr.Stevens:James:Mr.Stevens:James:
''r.Stevens:
ingyouthen.
I'llbethere.Thankyouverymuchforcalling.I'llseeyounextTuesday.You'rewelcome.Good-bye.
Good-bye.
TheJobInterview
GoodAfternoonIamJamesFletcher.Ihaveanappointmentforaninter
viewat3.00.
Yes.Mr.Fletcher.Mr.Stevensiswaitingforyou.Wouldyoucomethisway,please?
MrStevens,thisisMr.Fletcher.
It'sapleasuretomeetyou.Mr.Fletcher.Please,takeaseat.IamKen
Stevensoftheeditorialboard.
Iamverypleasedtomeetyou.
Iseeyou'vehadsomenewspaperexperiencemcollege.Couldyoutellmealittlemoreaboutthat?
Yes,sir.I'veworkedontheschoolpaperforthreeyears.RightnowIamthemagazineeditor,andIwriteanarticleortwoforeachissue.
Good.Now,infrontofyouisthelistofrequirementsforthejobHaveyoureadit?
Yes.
Solet'sgothroughit.Asyouknowweneedpeoplewhoaremultilingual
Iamcertainlythat.
Whichlanguagesdoyouspeak?Russian,German,FrenchandSwed1shSwedish?
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James:
Mr.Stevens:James:
Mr.Stevens:James:
Mr.Stevens:James:
Mr.Stevens:
James:Mr.Stevens:James:
Mr.Stevens:
James:
Mr.Stevens:
James:
Mr.Stevens:
James:
Mr.Stevens:James:
I'vegotaSwedishmother.
IseeWhat'syourdegreeoffluencyintheselanguages?
I'mfluentinRussianandGerman,aboveaverage1nrrenchandI'mafraidmySwedishisabitrusty.
WeIIputdown'elementary·.shallwe?
Thatseemsreasonable
Now,whataboutWordProcessing?Canyoudott1at'l
Yes,I'mverygoodatit
Onefmalthing..canyoudnve?Yes.I'vegotadrivinglicence.
Good.Doyouhavequestionsforme.James?
Well,couldyoutellmewhatkindofworkwillbeinvolvedinthisjob?
Forthefirstyearorso,itwouldbelearninghowtheNews-Tnboperatesproofreading,report1ng,writ1ng.Laterontherecouldbeaforeignass1gnmentWhataboutbenefits?
Twoweeks'holiday,fullmedicalcoverage,andanexcellentpensionplan
Ourpersonneldepartmentwilltellyoumore.
ThatsoundsperfectWhenwillIknowyourdec1sion?
Wehaveabouttwentymorepeopletointerviewforthepos1tionthisweekWe'llhavetoseehowyoustackupaga1nsttheotherapplicantsWeshouldbeabletonottfyyoubythemiddleofMarch.
I'llbewaitingtohearfromyou.
Thankyouforcoming.James.Thankyou.Goodbye,Mr.Stevens.
GettingalongwithIdioms
AndrewMonkarrivesjustintimeforhisinterview.Hecompletesanapplicationformandthentalkstoanmterv1ewer.
Mr.Reed: Wherehaveyouworkedbefore.Andrew?Andrew: SofarI'vehadonlysummerJObs.
Mr.Reed: Isee.
Andrew: ButI'magoodworker,andI'mlookingforsomethingpermanent.Mr.Reed: Itsoundslikeyoureallywanttogetahead,Andrew.
Andrew: Yes,MrReedIalwaysdomybest.Iwritewell.andI'manexcellenttyp1st
Itakeprideinmywork.
Mr.Reed:
Andrew:Mr.Reed:
Soyouthinkyouwouldliketh1sjobasareceptionist?Yes,Iwould.
YouwouldhavetobeontimeeverydayCouldIcountonyoutobehereatexactly9.00a.m.?
Andrew: Oh.yes.Iwasalwaysontimeinhighschool.Ihadaperfectrecord.
Mr.Reed: There'sonethingIwanttopointout.Sometimesbusinessisn'tgoodandwehavetolayoffworkersWecan'tguaranteethejobformorethanSIX
months
Andrew:Mr.Reed:Andrew:
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Iunderstand.I'mwillingtotakeachanceWe'llletyouknowourdecisionnextweek.Thankyou,MLReed
Ex.7Matchthewordsandphrasalverbs(1·10)withtheirmeanings(a·j).
1.intime a.beproudof,getsatisfactionfromdoingagoodjob
2.sofar b.tothismoment
3.getahead c.dependon,relyon
4.domybest d.trysomeone,somethingthatisunproven
5.takepndein e.beforeaspecifiedt1melimit
6.comeIbeont1me f.emphasise.show
7.counton g.advance,besuccessful
8.pointout h.dismissworkerswhenbusinessisbad
9.layoff i.bepunctual
10.takeachance j.dothebestworkoneIScapableof
FillInthecorrectphrasalverbsandexpressions.
PersonnelDirector:Howmanypeoplehaveyouinterviewed-----·-----(tothismoment),Paul?
Mr.Read:Director:Mr.Reed:
Director:
Ten.They'reallprettygood.buttheoneIlikebestisJackBrown.Wasn'thelatefortheinterview?
No,hearrivedjust (beforethetimel1mit)Hedoesn't
haveanyexperience.buthe'senthusiastic.Hesaysthathe'll.-.:=;:;-:-::::-
(dothebestworkheiscapableof)Shouldwe
,....,.....,,..,---.,.,.....-....,.-.,....,....,,..,......,.,(trysomeoneunproven)onhim?Idon'tknowWemaybeabletohirehimforjustashorttime_Businessisn'tgoodFifteenproductionworkerswere----- _
(dismissed)yesterday.
Mr.Reed:
Well.heseemseagerto
(besuccessful).Ithink
Director:Mr.Reed:
that'oNecan (dependan)himto
(beproudof)h1sworkanddoago::co:-:d"job'"".-
Okay.Let'shirehim,.,but:,==--==-==:=-IPunc(emphasise)thathehastogettowork:--: (punctually)everyday,and
hehastowearasuitandtie.Healreadyknowsthat.
Classimprovisation
Inthissimulationhalftheclasswillbeplayingtheroleofinterviewersandtheotherhalftheroleofcandidates.Eachpanelofinterviewersaremembersofafirmofconsultants,andtheywillInterviewseveralcandidatesforbothjobsacJ-.vertised.Decidewhichmembersoftheclassaregoingtoplaytherolesofcandidates,andwhicharegoingtobetheinterviewers.Followtheinstructionsonthe
leftorontherightbelow,accordingtoyourrole.
1 Interviewers:WowiththeotherrT'ember(s)ofyourpanelDecidewhatquestionsyouaregoingtoaskeachcandidate.Whatpersonalqualitiesareyoulookingfor?Areyougomgtobekindtothecandidatesorgivethemahardt1me?
Candidates:Chooseoneofthejobsadvertised.Writealetterofapplicationforit(andmaybealsoaSupplementaryInformationsheet)toaccompanyyourCV.Ifpossible,makecopiesofyourletterandyourCVsothateachpanelhasacopyofeachtostudybeforetheinterview.
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2 Interviewers:Readthelettersofapplica
tionandtheCVyoureceive.Decidewhichcandidateslookpromisingandwhatspec1alqueslionsyouwillaskeachone
Candidates:Workwithanothercandidateanddecidewhatimpressionyouaregoingcreate
3 Nowit'stimefortheinterviewstotakeplace.Eachinterviewpanelshouldhavetheir
'office'inadifferentpartoftheroom.Candidatesgotoadifferent'Office'foreachinterview.Yourteacherwilltellyouhowmuchtimeisavailableforeachinterv1ewandworkoutatimetablethatallowstimeforpanelstoseeatleastthreecandidates.
Eachpanelmuststicktothisschedule,sothattheotherpanelsarenotkeptwaiting.
Candidates:Betweeninterviewsyoushouldwaitinaseparatearea-preferablyinanotherroomorinthecorridor.
4 Whentheinterviewshavefinished,alltheinterviewersandallthecandidatesshouldmeetinseparateareas.
Interviewers:Telltheotherpanelsaboutthecandidatesyouhave1nterviewed.
YoucanrecommenduptothreepeopleforbothpostsDecidewhichcandidateswillbeshortlisted.
5 Nowmeetagainasaclass.
Interviewers:Announceyourshortlistsofsuccessfulcand1dates.
Candidates:Imaginethatyou'remeeting
1nalocalcafeorbar.TelltheothercandidateshowyougotonatyourinterVIewsWhatwouldyouhavedonedifferently?WhichofthepanelsconductedthebestInterviews?
Whatadvicewouldyougivethemabouttheirinterviewingtechniques?Decidewhichpanelswerethebest
Candidates:Announcewhichpanelsyouvoted'topinterviewers'.
G./'Note:
Ifeveryonewantstohavetheexperienceofplayingbothroles,youwilfneedtodothes;mufationtwice.However,mostpeoplefeelmuchmoreconfidentaboutbemginterviewedaftertheyhaveplayedtheroleofinterviewerafewtimes,sothismaynotbenecessary.
Andrew:Ben:Andrew:Ben:Andrew:
Ben:
AftertheInterview
I'vethrownawaymychancesofgettingthatJOb.
Notnecessarily.Youwereinthereforalongtime.
OnlybecauseIwasn'tthinkingstraight.Iwaffledal!thetime.Comeon,cheerup.Ibetitwasn'tthatbad.
Itwasyouknow.Oneoftheinterv1ewerswasProfessorFranks.Justmylucktogethim.
Well,it'snottheendoftheworldifyoudon'tgetthejob.
Andrew:Ben:Andrew:
Ben:
Andrew:
Ben:Andrew:Ben:
Andrew:
Iknow,butit'snoteverydayyougettheopportunitytoworkwithpeopleyoulikeandrespect.
You'restillinwithachance.You'vegotareallyimpressiveCVand
references.
Mmmm.Icouldkickmyselfforhavingbeensonervous.Trustmetomakeamessofit.
Everyone'snervousatinterviews.I'msurethey'lltakethatintoaccount.
Idoubtit.Imightjustaswellgohome.Nooneintheirrightmindwouldwanttoemploymeonthatperformance.
Youneverknow.I'dhangonifIwereyou.
Theawfulthingis,IknowIwouldbebrilliantatthejob
Well,don'tgiveupthen.Iftheworstcomestotheworst.youcouldalwayspleadillnessandaskforanotherintervtew.
Nowthere'sathought...
Ex.8Workinpairs.Shareyourimpressionsoftheinterviewyouhavejusthad.Doyouthinkyouwillgetthejob?
Ex.9Takeawordfromeachcolumntocompletethecollocationsyouneedfor
eachspaceinthetext.
ColumnA.
working,stck,promotionpension,covenng,trial.career,job.claims,travel
ColumnB
description,.eeAditions
e)(eRse..-p&fioo
scheme.path,..pay;"f*G6P8ots
)'m1'II1/fl'l'r.m.i.rll'ha!·Jhttpprned·1·,'f(JII!}'gMajob.'1JaJl'anadt•ct1inI!Jtpress.fortlll
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cedto((jfJl'itJcc!tlu·111tlhllins11ra1JCfi.1lbe(2) IintmdtoJmr!llr.
/lpptlrmt{y,tl'tl'Jl'ertri11pruredJl'it!J"(Ya!llbitirm,C>jiJecia/6uJ/;tll1saulIJl'rJJlookitff!...fora
Jobu-it/;,gofJrl(}) ,andaJHeklatn·/WtJI/fcrt'dthtjrt!J.
Fbr.rel'!lttolrH>k flt'I)'OIIwrll-.forr.vr.wJj>fr..IJnt.r/oldlosmdino(4)
IOt/;ttth!:rcotddn•i!JIImmtJ(J..(5)_
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Ex.10Writealettertoyourfrienddescribinghowyougotajob.
Ex.11Soyou'vemadeyourselfstandoutfromtheotherapplicants.Youhavebeenhired.Butitdoesn'tmeanthatyoushouldrestonyourlaurels.It'stimetopullyoursocksupandkeepyournosetothegrindstone.Otherwise,youmaybedismissed.ReadthetextaboutColinandsaywhyhewasdismissed.
Colinwaseighteen.HehadleftschoolatSixteenanddonetwoyearstra1mng1ncatermgTherewereqwteafewjobsbeingadvertisedmthenewspaper,andhedec1dedtoapplyforthreeofthemOneofhisapplicationswasreJected,butthetwoothercompanteswrotebacktosaythathehadbeenshort-listed,alongwtthtwoothercandidates.HewasInterviewedbytheownerandmanagerofoneofthecompanies.Theyaskedh1msometnckyquest1onsandhedidn'tthinkhedidtoowell,buthefeltthattheinterviewfortheotherjobwentwellHewasverysurprised.then,thathewasofferedbothjobs.Heacceptedtheonewiththehighersalary.ofcourser
Cohngotonfineatfirst.Afteronlythreemonths,hissalarywasraisedbytenpercent.andafters1xmonths,hewaspromotedtoHeadChefButthenthingsstartedtogowrong.Hedidn'tgetonw1ththenewmanagerandsomet1mesd1dn'tacceptthemenusthatshesuggestedAfterawhtle,shecalledhimintoherofficeandreprimandedhimfordisobeyingherorders.Shewarnedhrmthatifh1sattitudecontinuedhewouldbedismissed.IntheendColinfeltsounhappyatworkthathedec1dedtoleavehisjob.Hesubmittedanoticeon30JuneandleftattheendofJuly,justintimetotakeasummerholiday
Wordformation
Ex.12Completethechartwiththeappropriateverbsfromthetext.
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NOUN VERB
application applyfordism1ssal
increaseinterviewofferpromot1onres.gnattonreJectionrepnmandriseretirementshortlistsubmiss1onappointment
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Ex.13Matchthefollowingverbswithnouns.Usearticlesorpronounswhere
necessary.
toapplyfortobeat
tooffer
tohuntfortofillin
toadverttsefortochoose
tointerviewfortodtsmtssfromtohold
tolosetoget
Wordsincontext
workjobcareerpostvacancyposittonsack
applicattonform
Ex.14Lookatthecharts.PutthenounsfromExercises12,13andfromtheboxbelowIntheappropriateplacesinthestoriesaboutAngela,BenandSheila.Thefirstisdoneforyou.
part-timejob |
temporaryjob |
contract |
pension |
jobdescription |
jobcentre |
|
redundancy |
CurriculumVitae(CV)Iresume
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ANGELA
A1CurriculumVitnIresume
Angelapreparedasummaryofherqualtftcattonsandexperience.
A3
Shereceivedalettersayingthatshe
andafewothershadbeenselectedtomeetmanagersonacertainday
AS
Angelaattendedaformalmeetingat
whichsomemanagersaskedquestionsabou1herexperience.qualificationsetc.
A2
_. ShesawanadinthenewspaperandwrotealettertothePersonnelDepartment
.J
A4
_. WtththelettertherewasalistofthtngsthattheJObinvolved
.J
A6
Shereceivedalettertellingherthatshehad
_. gotthejob.
.J
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A7
Therewasalsoaformaldocumenttellingheraboutworkinghours,holidays,salary,etc.
Shehadtosianthis.
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Benappltedforajob.Hegotaletterbacksayingthathehadn'tgotthejob.
B3
Theytookal!h1sdetails.Later,theyphonedhimandofferedhimajobJUStforafewweeks.
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Bengottotheageof65,theagewhenemployeesstopworking
C1
Sheilagotonverywellinherfirstjob,andafterawhile.shegotahighersalarv.
C3
Afterawhile,thequalityofherworkwasnotgoodenough,andshewasoftenlate.Shehadtoseetheboss,whotoldhershewasnotsatisfied.
C5
Sheilagotanotherjob.butshedidn'tliketheworkanddecidedthatshewantedtoleave
BEN
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lheyhelppeoplelofindjobs.
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Sl
-+ Afterthisjobhegotanother,butitonlyIn
volvedworkingforpartoftheday.
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B6
-+ Nowhegetsmoneymonthlyduringhtsold
agefromthegovernmentandfromhisem
olovers.
SHEILA
C2
-+ Shedidsowellthatafterayear,shewas
givenanewjobw1thmoreresponsibility.
.J
C4
Sheila'sworkcontinuedtobeunsatisfactory.
-+ Afteranotherwarningshewastoldthatshehadtoleave
.J
C6
-+ Sheilagotathirdjob,butafterafewweeks,thecompanywentbankruptandherjob
cametoanend.
.J
C7
Afterseveralweekswithoutajob,sheregisteredatagovernmentoffice.TheypaidherasmallamountofmoneveveNweek.
Ex.15TellthestorieshowAngela,BenandSheilawerejobhunting.Makeupsto
riesaboutyourImaginaryexperienceofjobhunting.
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RevisionandConsolidation
I.Choosethebestalternativetocompletethesentence.
1.Althoughhis wereimpressive,theywereofferingthepositiontosomeone
whohasmoreexpenence
a)credentials b)credits
c)certificates d)diplomas
2.1amseekingaresponsible. positionofferingmenewopportunitiesfor
professionalgrowthandsuccess.
a)claiming b)challengingc)cruc1al d)demanding
3.Iamproudtobepartofsuchacreativeandenthus1astic .Ihopeyouaretoo.
a)crew b)group
c)team d)band
4.Ifyouhearofany inthecompany,Iwouldcertainlyappreciateknowing
aboutthem.
a)closings b)openingsc)changings d)break1ngs
5.Unfortunately,theywerenotableto Jackapositionw1thJohnson.ltd.at
thattime.
a)offer b)suggest
c)propose d)submit
6.I'llbegladtoprovideagood forCarol.
a)referendum b)referee
c)reference d)response
7 Weregrettosaythatacarefulexaminationofyourresumedoesnotindicateyoursuit·
abilityforthepositionunder--,-c---,---
a)analysis b)consideration
c)cons1gnment d)concern
8.Idon'tbelievetheinterviewwculd e1therofus.a)reward b)promote
c)benefit d)indulge
g_CharlesHerberthasstrongverbalandwrittencommunication _
a)gifts b)crafts
c)manners d)skills
10IamsureMrs_Hilbigwouldbea(n) toanycompany.
a)asset b)cred1t
c)gaining d)finding
11IcanreferyoutopeoplewithwhomIworkedonvarious _
a)accounts b)cases
c)circumstances d)occasions
12.Annfeelsshecould somethingtoourfirm.
a)constnct b)confirm
c)construct d)contribute
13RecommendationsIreferencesareavailableupon _
a)demand b)request
c)recall d)report
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14.Havingmetandexceededhisgoalsinhispresentposition,hewantsto him-selfwithamoredemandingjob.
a)change b)charge
c)cheat d)challenge
15.Inyourletteryoushould thethreerequiredmemberrecommendationsaswellastheonetimenon-refundablefeeofS50.
a)enclose b)providec)send d)ensure
II.Useawordgivenincapitalsattheendofeachlinetoformawordthatfitsinthespaceinthesameline.
Leavingajob
IrecentlyleftmyJObinan(1) agencyafteradisagreementwithmyboss.Sheacceptedmy
(2) butwarnedmethatbecauseofthe
{3) situation,Imghthavetogetusedtothe
ideaofbemg(4) forawhileIthoughtthatshewastry1ngtomakeapomt.butafterIhadmadeoverfifty
(5) toothercompanies,IrealizedthatshewasrightAlthoughIama(6) designer,Ididn'trece1veanyoffersofaJOb.AfterthatItried
workingathome.but11wasnotvery{7)-------
ThenIbecamean(8)--------inafast-foodrestaurant,
eventhoughmy(9) wereextremelylow
Iw1shIhadacceptedearly(10) frommyoldJOb.ThatIswhat!disagreedw1thmybossaboutI
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