Add to your active vocabulary:

a) mechanical engineer — инженер-механик

electric engineer — инженер-электрик

electronic engineer — инженер электроник

computer engineer — инженер-компьютерщик

military engineer — военный инженер

b) prestigious job (work) — престижная работа

well-paid job — высокооплачиваемая работа

employee — наемный рабочий

employer — наймодатель

businessman — предприниматель, бизнесмен

state-employed — государственный служащий

white-collar worker — «белый воротничок», работник умственного труда

blue-collar worker — «синий воротничок», работник физического труда

skilled worker — квалифицированный рабочий

unskilled worker — неквалифицированный рабочий

experienced worker — опытный работник

c) to be hired for a job — быть нанятым на выполне­ние работы

to look for a new job (work, position) — искать но­вую работу

to apply for a new job — претендовать на какую-либо должность

application for a position of — заявление на какую-либо должность

resume — резюме

C.V. (curriculum vitae) — автобиография

to be fired — быть уволенным

to retire — уходить на пенсию

to be unemployed — быть безработным

Exercise 1. Translate into English:

1. Родители купили мне компьютер, когда я училась(ся) в десятом классе.

2. Никакой современный бизнес не возможен без компьютерной техники.

3. Компьютерная индустрия — наиболее быстроразвивающееся производство.

4. Компьютерное управление автоматизированными производственными линиями открывает новые горизонты дешевого и качественного производства товаров.

5. Крупным достижением в сфере коммуникации является замена аналоговых систем на цифорвые.

6. В настоящее время оптоволоконные цифровые технологии обеспечивают более качественную и доступную связь, чем аналоговые системы.

Exercise 2. How do you see your future profession? Please answer the following questions:

1) What kind of work are you interested in?

a) well paid

b) interesting

c) in a large and famous company

d) quiet

e) in an industry which has a future

f) prestigious

g) not to sit the whole day in the office

h) to travel a lot

2) What position would you like to have?

a) to manage people — manager

b) to work for someone else — an employee

c) to be your own boss — self-employed, businessman

d) to be responsible for everything — top manager, director

e) to work for the state — state employee

DESIGNING A CURRICULUM VITAE OR RESUME

A resume, sometimes called a Curriculum Vitae or CV, is a short written document that lists your education and previous jobs, which you send to employers when you are looking for a job.

A good resume should:

• attract attention

• create a positive impression

• present your skills and qualities clearly and concisely

The purpose of the resume is to tell an employer why you should be hired. Consider it as your personal marketing instrument. A good resume will help you to open the door to a job interview.

The resume, as a standard summary of information, may be photocopied and sent off to many employers, changing sections of the contents according to the different needs of the organizations contacted.

Resume writing tips

As you write your resume, keep in mind the following:

• Use concise language

• Minimize or omit everything which is irrelevant

• Select and order the major categories so that the most relevant information is placed near the top of your resume where it will receive the majority of the reader's attention

• Your resume must be free of typographical and grammatical errors

• Have your resume critiqued by an experienced person

• Print your resume on white paper

How to design the layout of CV?

Always type your CV. Usually you should not attach a photograph. The document should use only one font style, for example Times New Roman. Keep your sentences short and simple.

Name

When writing your name, always put your first name first and your family name last (even if you write the family name first in your own country).

Address

Include the full postcode. Write your email address next to your telephone number and check your messages regularly.

Employment

List the most recent jobs first. You should not use the word ‘I’.

Education

You should list any schools you have attended between the ages of about 15

and 18,but not before this age.

Other skills

If you have other skills or qualifications which you believe may be relevant , you

can list these. For example: Computer skills, driving licence.

Personal details

The exact list of personal details. Include interest which may show the interviewer that you have good social or team-working skills.

References

You should only provide references if your employer ask for them.

Exercise 3. Выпишите подчеркнутые слова и фразы из текста и переведите их.