Vocabulary building Employing people

Employing people to recruit [rı`kru:t] somebody – Many businesses are having trouble recruiting workers with adequate skills. to hire [`haıə] somebody (especially AmE) – If you want to keep growing, hire more salespeople. to take on somebody – She was taken on as a trainee last year. to appoint [ə`pOınt] somebody – A new head of the Environment Agency was appointed last year. to headhunt [`hedhAnt] somebody – He was headhunted by a major US law firm.

b) Which of the above words means:

• приймати (на роботу);

• наймати; орендувати; давати напрокат;

• призначати, затверджувати (на посаді);

• набирати, вербувати (новобранців тощо); комплектувати (частину); поповнювати (ряди, запаси);

• “полювати за талантами” (займатися пошуком управлінського персоналу неформальними методами, переманюючи співробітників інших фірм за рахунок пропонування більш вигідних умов); підбирати високо-кваліфіковані кадри;

Task 17. a) Substitute the italicized words in the passage below for their synonyms from the box. Translate the passage into Ukrainian.

check	stimuli	perform	behaviour	environment
tactful	human	payments	in charge of	misinterpreted

Human Resources may be the most misunderstood of all corporate departments, but it’s also the most necessary. Those who work in Human Resources are not only responsible for hiring and firing, they also handle contacting job references and administering employee benefits.

It’s true that any individual who works in Human Resources must be a “people person.” Since anyone in this department deals with a number of employees, as well as outside individuals, on any given day, a pleasant demeanor is a must.

Ten or twenty years ago, Human Resources personnel were rarely seen. Instead they worked behind the scenes to ensure personnel records were in order and employee benefits were being properly administered, but the job stopped there. Today’s Human Resources personnel don’t only handle small administrative tasks. They are responsible for staffing major corporations.

It’s not enough to be able to screen potential employees, however. Those who work in Human Resources also have to be able to handle a crisis in a smooth, discreet manner. A person working in Human Resources must be trusted to keep an employee’s personal details to him or herself.

The Human Resource team must also be a good judge of morale and realize when morale boosting incentives are needed. It’s up to them to make sure all employees are comfortable with their surroundings and working under acceptable, if not above average, conditions.

b) Think and answer.

1. Why do many people misunderstand the mission of the HRD?

2. What changes happened in the work of Human Resources personnel over the last decades?

3. What training is advisible for those willing to work in the HRD?

4. Have you ever dealt with Human Resources personnel? How did they treat you?

Task 18. Reveal the meaning the words in bold from the following example sentences.