Unit 6 searching for a job

Learning objectives By the end of the unit you will be able to: describe and explain the process of applying for a job practice your knowledge of the vocabulary on the topic write a CV and a covering letter hold an interview

Vocabulary Development

Investigate the idea of job-searching

1) Сomplete the following chart, use a dictionary if necessary.

Part of Speech	Words	Meaning	Translation
Noun	application	a written request for a job or a place	-
Person	-	a person who applies for a job	заявитель,соискатель
Verb	apply	-	устраиваться на работу
Adjective	applicable	Relevant to or affecting a particular situation or group of people	-

2) Give the English equivalents for the following Russian word combinations.

Государственные и частные центры занятости; предоставить резюме; соотнести свое образование и опыт с работой; самое последнее место работы; оценить общую пригодность для работы; найти дающего рекомендацию преподавателя; изменить сферу деятельности; сделать успешную карьеру; будущий работник/работодатель; незаконные вопросы.

3) Fill in the gaps and translate the sentences.

1. A … CV minimizes your chances of getting the job.

2. A well-presented summary shows your … and …

3. A … CV is unacceptable.

4. A clear and easy on the eye … is desirable.

5. If you had some … at work, you should mention it.

6. Exclude information that shows you in a …

7. … objectives and career … are topics to be discussed at the interview.

8. The fact that you are referring to yourself in your CV is …

9. Very often … try to find something negative in applicants.

10. Compiling a CV is a … to get you an interview.

Words that go together

1) Give the opposites of the following words and word combinations .

Narrow goals, employer, lose a job, public, current employees, exclude, random order, inexact data, read carelessly, unsuitability for the job, the same approach.

2) Fill in the gaps with the prepositions where necessary .

1. Some people want to change … a new field.

2. You can look … a job in many different ways.

3. At first, you should decide … the kind of job you want.

4. Employment offices give information … job opportunities.

5. Employers learn about candidates … many ways.

6. …order to get the job, an applicant should get an interview.

7. Compiling your CV, you should relate your background … the job you seek.

8. One of the ways to organize your CV is … job.

9. Candidates have to fill … an application form.

10. To be successful, you should prepare … the interview carefully.

11. If you put ___ some thought before doing something, you are sure to succeed.

12. Preparing for the interview takes plenty ___ effort.

13. He was afraid ___ to start over.

14. Something can hold you ___ on your way to the interview.

15. Make pauses to digest ___ the questions.

16. She prepared herself ___ any kinds of questions.

17. He never speaks negatively ____ his colleagues.

18. When nervous, she is always chewing ___ something.

19. Don't forget to thank the interviewer ___the end of the interview.

20. She spent much time ___ writing a CV.

3) These word pairs are easy to confuse. Complete the sentences with the correct words in the appropriate form.

employer / employee

1. … do not have much time to read rambling CVs.

2. Prospective … are selected during the interview.

include / exclude

3) In your CV you’d better … the information about salary requirements.

4) You should … facts about your experience, skills and hobbies in your CV.

least / list

5) The requirement is to … jobs in reverse chronological order.

6) During the interview at … try not to show that you are nervous.

personal / personnel

7) Your task is to present your … qualities in the most positive light.

8) He addressed his covering letter to the … manager.

prospective / perspective

9) To be invited to the interview is his nearest …

10) They wrote a list of … employees.

reach / rich

11) This job requires … experience in accounting.

12) He worked hard to … his career objectives.

leave / live

13) Why did you … your last job?

14)They … not far from the employment office.

bald / bold

15) Headings are usually written in … type.

16) A … truth is something you say in a direct way, without trying to be sensitive or polite.

4) Match the following words from the text with their synonyms and antonyms from the box:

Hard, general, sure, polite, tidy, firm, effective, sensitive, bored, negative.

enthusiastic strong easy unsatisfactory weak confident unusual courteous rude accurate difficult positive uninterested shy painful inefficient typical thick-skinned productive messy

Key terminology in use

1) Complete the sentences using the appropriate terms and translate them into Russian.

• A prospective employer can get the wrong impression of you if ______.

• Your CV should be a summary of ______.

• ______should be word-processed.

• Employers want facts: ______, ______ and experience.

• If you leave ______, it makes your CV easy on the eye.

• Do not use ______ when writing about your education.

• Give ______ to skills important for this job.

• Nowadays most jobs require ______ in foreign languages.

• You should always highlight the ______, not the ______ .

• The interview is the ______ to give you the job.

2) Translate the sentences from Russian into English.

1) Для того, чтобы успешно найти работу, вы должны определить, какую работу вы хотите и для какой вы подготовлены.

2) Работодатели хотят знать как можно больше об умениях и личных качествах будущих работников.

3) Составляя резюме, заявитель имеет только одну цель – попасть на собеседование, чтобы получить работу.

4) Собеседование – это ваша возможность представить свои способности будущему работодателю.

5) В свое резюме не включайте информацию о семейном положении, карьерных целях и рекомендации.

6) Во время собеседования лучше быть предельно честным, не забывая о корректности и чувстве такта.