6. Complete this puzzle and find the missing word.
The bank is planning to______ over fifty new graduate trainees.
As a cost-cutting measure, several senior executives have been ________ redundant.
At the age of 65 you will receive an annual______ equal to two thirds of your final salary.
It's easier to get a job if you______.
Mr. Davis has handed in his _______ and will be leaving at the end of the month.
The government should offer generous ______payments to miners to encourage them to start up their own businesses.
You can't _____ her just because she belongs to a trade union.
We have to ______ on extra staff in the summer to cope with the extra work.
After a boardroom battle, the Chairman was forced to_____-.
We have to avoid compulsory redundancies by encouraging older members of staff to take early______.
III. Discussion
One day, you will apply for your first job as a business graduate. Unfortunately, many of your groupmates, as well as lots of people you don't know, will probably also apply for the same job. Your experience and qualifications will probably be quite similar to those of most of the other candidates. You will submit a copy of your curriculum vitae (GB) or resume (US). But how do you get on to the preliminary short list? What kind of things do you think impress companies hiring business graduates?
1. Here is some advice about how to do well in job interviews. Do you think it is all good advice? Would you add anything else?
Before the interview
Find out- everything you can about the firm. If you are interested in them, they will be more interested in you.
Think - about the job. What qualities does it require? And what makes you the right person to get it?
Be prepared- to talk about yourself: your qualifications, your qualities, your interests. You will probably be nervous during the interview, so think about what you will say beforehand.
The interview itself
Be early- if you are late, the interviewer will think you are not very interested. People who arrive late for interviews arrive late for work too. So allow for heavy traffic, and getting lost.
Wear- reasonable clothes. Be comfortable, but smart.
Be polite- as you would when you meet any stranger.
Listen - What is the interviewer asking you? What does he/ she want to know? If you don't understand the question, say so!
Talk- clearly, at your usual speed. Don't mumble.
Answer- Don't always use just 'yes' °r 'no'. Try to get a conversation going.
Look- the interviewer in the eye. Don't look down at your shoes or out of the window.
Be honest - if you don't know the answer to a question, don't be afraid to say so. If you lie, the interviewer will probably catch you out.
Sell yourself - the interview is a chance to advertise yourself, so get your good points across.
Ask - questions yourself. About the job, about pay and conditions, about when they will decide.
At the end of the interview, say thank you and leave, don't hang about.
Afterwards...
Try to decide how well you did. Think about what you were asked and how you responded - it is one way of learning for yourself about coping with interviews.
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