- •Часть 1
- •Предисловие
- •Types of business and business organizations
- •I Suppose features of business organizations (a-g) and match them with
- •II Read the texts (a-e) and check your suggestions. Make a list of main
- •III Answer the fallowing questions:
- •IV Read the words that characterize the certain type of organization and
- •V Read two short texts and fill in the gaps with appropriate words from the
- •VI Glossary
- •Company structures
- •I Key vocabulary.
- •II Listeninig.
- •Philips: Let's make things
- •Vocabulary
- •IV Vocabulary development: verbs and prepositions
- •V Career ladder
- •VI An ideal company
- •The best company to work for
- •VII Glossary
- •Applying for a job
- •I. Ways of working
- •II. Professions
- •III. Skills and qualifications
- •IV. Required qualities
- •V. Recruitment
- •Poacher turned tv star- do headhunters deserve their bbc image?
- •Fit for hiring? it's mind over matter
- •VI. Cv, Application letter
- •Words Every Resume Should Include
- •Useful language
- •VII. Interview
- •How to get prepared for a job interview
- •VIII Glossary
- •Библиографический список
- •Оглавление
Applying for a job
I. Ways of working
1. Look at the phrases below and try to explain their meanings giving examples.
office worker clock in/ clock out working hours
night shift / day shift flexitime commute
teleworking / telecommuting
2. What sort of working hours would you like to have? Would you like to work from home?
3. You are going to listen to a song called "9 to 5". Here are the words to the song, but in each verse the lines are in the wrong order. Put them in the correct order. You have been given the first line of each verse.
And the blood starts plumping
And yawn and stretch
Out on the streets
Tumble out of bed (1)
Pour myself a cup of ambition
With folks like me
And try to come to life
Jump in the shower
On the job from 9 to 5
And I stumble to the kitchen
The traffic starts jumping
Chorus:
And they never give you credit
What a way to make a living
It's all taking and no giving
It's enough to drive you crazy
Working 9 to 5 (1)
Barely getting by
If you let it
They just use your mind
You would think that I
But the boss won't seem to let me
9 to 5 for service and devotion (1)
I swear sometimes
Want to move ahead
Would deserve a better promotion
The man is out to get me
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How does a person feel about this kind job?
4. New regulations state that parents with a child under six can ask employers for a change in working hours, day or location of work, so long as they have been with the employer for at least six months. Read the six letters from the letters page of a UK magazine on personnel issues. Decide which are for and which are against the new regulations. Explain your decisions.
(A) Dear Sir or Madam, There are now more women in work than ever. I think that employers cannot ignore the many benefits of flexible working, especially for staff morale and retention. Jane Gledhall, Stratford
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(D) Sir, In my opinion, flexible working is great for people who have children. But what about everyone else? In my company, those of us without kids get left with all the antisocial hours – and that’s not fair. John Lyle, Cambridge
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(B) Dear Editor, While I agree with the idea of flexible working, the current rules are not fair. In order to do a four-day week, my employer has asked me to take a salary cut and to consider a demotion. It seems that the only way I can help with childcare is to take home less money and do something I did years ago – hardly motivating. Jamie Dawson, Hants
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(E) Dear Editor, The new legislation has helped me enormously. I can see more of my daughter at the time I need to most – during her first few years. I have much more flexibility in when I get to work and when I leave, and my quality of life – and therefore my work – has definitely improved. C.R., London
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(C) Dear Sir, Eight out of ten employees so far have had their requests for flexible working granted. However, the situation now is that you have the “right to ask” only; what would be even better for parents is the actual right to flexible working hours. Mark Smith, Edinburgh
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(F) Dear Sir or Madam, The effect of this new legislation on small businesses is huge. In my firm, I have just one person in every key department, but no cover. So, if I adopt flexible working, how can the company run when someone is away? It’s fine for bigger companies, but not for small businesses. Pete Haddon, Managing Director, Computer Consultants
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5. Discuss the following questions in small groups and report your ideas to the class.
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(a) Which letter(s) do you agree with most?
(b) What is the position on flexible hours in your own company/country?
(c) Are you for or against flexible working?