- •Vocabulary for the World of Work
- •Job idioms
- •Work Game
- •Earning a living
- •In these sentences three alternatives are correct and two are wrong. Choose the three best alternatives for each.
- •Looking for a job?
- •2 Read the quotes again to find words or phrases that are similar in meaning to 1-5.
- •3 Do you agree with this statement from quote c?
- •3 Do you think there is a lot of pressure on young people nowadays? What kind of pressure comes from:
- •Taking Time Out
- •Jobs: topic box
- •I’d like to be a reporter on a magazine or a newspaper. It would be interesting because there would be so much variety. And I wouldn’t be stuck in an office all day. I would go out and meet people.
- •Phoning about a job
- •Vacancies
- •Writing a letter of application
- •3. A Reader's Letter
- •I. Warm-up
- •Looking for a job
- •How to create a good impression . . .
- •1 Work in pairs
- •How to create a good impression at your first interview
- •Interviews
- •Part I. Preparation
- •Exercises
- •2. Put the following steps of Mr. Green's career in the correct order.
- •3. Put in the right word combination into each gap.
- •4. Translate into English.
- •5. Points for discussion.
- •Part II. Writing a resume
- •1. Translate the words given in brackets.
- •2. Put in the right preposition into each gap.
- •3. Fill in the correct word derived from the word in brackets.
- •4. Translate into English.
- •5. Points for discussion.
- •Write a resume and a cover letter of your own. Resume preparation
- •It is recommended that you accompany every resume with a cover letter.
- •Part III. A Winning Interview
- •1. Find the odd word in each two lines. Rewrite the interviewer s question in Direct Speech.
- •Ловушки для соискателей. (или как не стать жертвой провокации интервьюера на собеседовании)
- •Типичные ошибки на собеседовании
- •Exercises
- •5. Translate into English. К созданию команды стоит привлечь всех сотрудников
- •6. Points for discussion.
- •At work
- •On Business and Social Manners. Tips for Powerful Communicators
- •Smart Ways to Stamp Out Stress
- •1. You're overwhelmed
- •2. You've got task terror
- •3. You're a mess
- •4. Your boss is impossible
- •5. You're falling apart
- •6 You're over-extended
- •Schmooze your way to success
- •How to schmooze your boss
1. Translate the words given in brackets.
An excellent resume may help you (получить работу) of your dreams and a poor resume may mean (потерянную возможность). Since this is (первая информация) a company will receive about you, it's important that your resume be (грамотно составленным). The style and format of a resume are (чрезвычайно важны). Your resume must be (напечатано), (желательно) on a computer. А (аккуратное) and well-written resume with no (орфографических ошибок) will give an (работодатель) the (впечатление) that you're accurate and (придаете значение) details.
2. Put in the right preposition into each gap.
Dear Mr. Jones,
I'm writing.......reply.......your advertisement.......secretaries to work.......your central offices. I heard.......you from a friend .......mine, Jenny Mansfield, who worked.......you a few years ago .......the sales department.
I would be interested.......applying.......a full-time post. I'm quite experienced.......secretarial work, and would have little difficulty....... the duties the current work involves. I think I'm quite skilled.......word-processing. I also have wide experience.......handling members of the public.
I enclose a reference.......my previous employer and copies....... my certificates. I would be happy to come.......an interview.......any time which is convenient ........you.
I look forward.......hearing.......you.
Yours faith fully, Ann Dale
3. Fill in the correct word derived from the word in brackets.
I'm writing in.......(connect) with the.......(advertise) which appeared on 3 December. I.......(origin) studied.......(mechanic) engineering at university. I've been trying to find a permanent job for a.......(consider) time. In my first job, I was.......(respond) for .......(market). I've applied for several posts this year but I still haven't managed to find what I'm looking for. The last job I applied for required .......(apply) to speak some.......(Japan). I started learning....... (Spain) a few months ago but 1 haven't obtained a.......(qualify) in it yet.
After sending you my CV, I hoped that you would consider my....... (apply).......(favour). However, I've been waiting for a reply for several weeks and I still haven't received any answer.
4. Translate into English.
Резюме — ваше второе лицо
Грамотно составленное резюме сегодня играет у нас не меньшую роль, чем на Западе. Оно должно быть лаконичным, ясным и ориентированным на конкретную должность. Работодателей отпугивают пространные резюме с туманными формулировками. Внимание следует акцентировать на своих профессиональных качествах и достижениях. Резюме должно передавать направленность кандидата на конкретную должность и его желание работать именно в этой фирме. Постройте резюме так, чтобы информация о вашем образовании и предыдущих местах работы убеждала в том, что вы самый подходящий кандидат на эту должность и другого такого не найти.
Идеальным объемом для резюме считается одна страница, оно может быть написано как на русском, так и на английском языке (в зависимости от того, в какой компании вы ищете работу). Разделы резюме следующие: адрес, название должности, на которую вы претендуете, образование, опыт работы, дополнительная информация о знании языка, PC и проч. Резюме направляется конкретному адресату с кратким сопроводительным письмом.