Text-study

1. Learn the following words

Employment – трудоустройство, занятость

job vacancies – вакантные должности

advertisement – рекламное объявление

application – заявление, анкета

applicant – кандидат, претендент

letter of application – письмо на имя работодателя

curriculum vitae – резюме, профессиональная биография

concise – сжатый

interview – собеседование

aptitude test – тест на профпригодность

crucial – решающий, важный

II. Your company needs a legal adviser (an accountant, a sales manager, etc.). Advertise in a newspaper about one of these positions:

1. specify what specialist the company is looking for;

2. mention the qualifications needed;

1. briefly outline the opportunities the company offers to those who will be employed.

III. Write letters of application for the following positions.

1. Accountant: up to 35, degree in Finance/ Economics; spoken English.

Knowledge of accounting, software.

Preparing accounting documentations and reporting to Chief

Accountant.

Preparing documents for tax authorities, salary calculation. Contact with the banks for operations. Salary up to 500 pounds a month.

2. Chief of Department of Bank Currency Operations: 30-40; university degree in Finance; fluent English; over 3 years experience in currency operations and international payments. Salary 1000 pounds.

IV. Your friend is searching for a job. Give him recommendations as to how cv should be organized.

Use: a summary of one's personal history and professional qualifications; emphasize the kind of work you can do; it is important to present oneself well on paper; personal data; date and place of birth; list previous jobs, hold positions; organize the information in the reverse chronological order; mention interests and skills; command of foreign languages.

Model: You are going to write CV. It should not be a detailed personal history. Under "Personal" write the date and place of birth, then…

V. You want to work as:

1) economist; 2) secretary; 3) sales manager; 4) accountant; 5) purchasing manager.

Write CV to apply for one (or two) of these jobs.

VI. Here is a sample of a business interview. Learn it by heart and make an interview of your own.

• Interviewer: Who do you work for now, Ms Holdsworth?

• Ms Holdsworth: The Citizens' Advice Bureau.

• Interviewer: How long have you worked for them?

• Ms Holdsworth: I've worked for them for 3 years.

• Interviewer: And what did you do before joining the Citizens' Advice

• Bureau.

• Ms Holdsworth: I worked as an economist for a local company.

• Interviewer: Have you got any experience in organizing conferences?

• Ms Holdsworth: Yes, I have actually. Why?

• Interviewer: Your future job will require a lot of organizing meetings

• and conferences.

VII. Situation.

• Your colleague applied for a new job but was turned down. Why did it happen?

• Use: produce unfavourable impression; be not properly dressed; look untidy; badly shaven; dirty boots; long hair; wear too bright colours; wrinkled trousers; not a fresh shirt; have no professional look; be late for the interview; keep the boss waiting; not punctual; not take one's career seriously; have no self-control; sound not confident enough; speak poor English; hesitate in answering questions; not have enough experience; have poor professional skills.

• Model: 1. Your colleague applied for a new job, but was turned down.

• 2. Why? What happened?

• 1. I'm afraid it was his own fault. To begin with, he was late

• for the interview and kept the boss waiting.

• Besides ...