Ib adv Unit 1 human resources

Vocabulary exercises

1. Which of the words from the box are usually used with 'career' and which – with ‘job’? Which word can be used with both?

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JOB: CAREER:

JOB/CARRER: _________________

2. Complete the tables. You may wish to refer to a dictionary

Verb	Noun - activity	Noun(s)-people
employ	employment	employer/employee
retire
recruit
apply
interview
appoint
train
transfer
appraise
hire
graduate
refer

Verb	Noun
demote
select
dismiss
offer

3. Choose the best word from the brackets ( ) to fill the gap.

(для слабых)

1. We need to_________________four new people for our office in Manchester. (join/recruit)

2. We are using a recruitment to find them for us. (agency/headhunter)

3. They advertised the________________________in the local newspaper last week, (positions/applicants)

4. So far, over 60 people have applied for the________________________. (works/posts)

5. We are going to look at all the letters of______________________over the weekend. (application/situation)

6. On Monday, we will draw up a ____________________of 10 от 11 people, (reference/shortlist)

7. Then we’ll invite them all to come for an _____________________. (interview/appointment)

8. We hope to ______________________ the successful applicants by the end of the month, (apply/appoint)

___________________________

(для сильных)

1. I didn't like the way the company was being run so ________________________ (resigned/sacked/terminated)

2. They laid______________________ 200 people in March and 50 more in September. (on/off/out)

3. I joined this company because the career_____________________ is excellent. (path/way/contract)

4. I have regular performance ____________________with my manager. (advice/support/reviews)

5. I have ____________________my way up and now I am a senior manager. (climbed/ worked/promoted)

6. She was __________________ for copying company software on to her PC. (fired/redundant/retired)

7. When you join a company now you can't expect a _____________________for life. (job/work/career)

8. If you break the safety rules you can be ___________________immediately. (redundant/dismissed/let go)

9. We have 200 people on our __________________________. (staff/payroll/recruitment)