3. Complete the following passage about the role of search firms in recruiting. Use the words from the list.

• skills

• behaviour

• position

• employers

• applicants

• to recruit

• competent

Headhunters or executive search firms specialize in finding the right person for the right job. When a company wishes to 1)...... a new person for an important 2)... it may use the services of such a firm. The advantages for the 3)...... are that it does not have to organize the costly and time-consuming process of advertising, selecting and interviewing suitable 4)........ In some cases, the search firm may already have a list of people with the appropriate 5)......for the job. If this is not the case, then it may act as a consultant, advising on or even organizing testing and simulations to evaluate the candidates' 6)...... in order to select the most 7)...... person for the job.

4. Complete the extract from the letter of application below, using an expression from A in the correct form and a preposition from B.

A To believe To collaborate To result To report To benefit To apply To work To be responsible To be involved To succeed

В from in (x4) to on for (x2) with

I am writing to 1)...... the position of Senior Computer Programmer. As you can see in my enclosed curriculum vitae, I already hold the position of Team Manager, where I 2).....three programmers who 3)...... me directly. As an additional part of my job I have to 4)..... other Team Managers from different divisions of the company. I have recently 5)...... a major research and development project where my team was asked to 6)…..... a new network application for the company's accounts department. During this project we 7)...... solving a number of complex technical problems. This program is now in the final stages and, once complete will 8)........ considerable savings in both cost and time. While I am happy in my present position, I would welcome the challenge of managing a bigger team. I firmly 9)...... the value of teamwork and power sharing which I know are important elements in the working environment of your company. Moreover, I feel sure that on both a personal and professional level I would be able to 10).....the opportunity of working for a company with such a well-established international reputation.

5. Insert the following words in the gaps in the text below

applicant

curriculum vitae or CV (GB) or resume (US)

interview

application

job description

application form

job vacancies

apply

references

candidate

employment agencies

short-listed

Many people looking for work read the 1) ....... advertised in newspapers by companies and 2)........ To reply to an advertisement is to 3)...... for a job. (You become a 4).......or an 5)........). You write an 6) ........ , or fill in the company's 7)......, and send it, along with your 8).......and a covering letter. You often have to give the names of two people who are prepared to write 9)......for you. If your qualifications and abilities match the 10)....., you might be 11)....., i.e. selected to attend an 12).......