1.4. Critical Thinking & Discussion Questions:

1.4.1. Discuss the following sayings:

• I hire people brighter than me and I get out of their way. – Lee Iacocca

• The competition to hire the best will increase in the years ahead. Companies that give extra flexibility to their employees will have the edge in this area. – Bill Gates

• Recruiting is hard. It’s just finding the needles in the haystack. You can’t know enough in a one-hour interview. So, in the end, it’s ultimately based on your gut. How do I feel about this person? What are they like when they're challenged? I ask everybody that: “Why are you here?” The answers themselves are not what you’re looking for. It’s the meta-data. – Steve Jobs

1.5. Internet Practice:

1.5.1. Web Activities:

I. The World’s Ten Most Wanted Companies. Search the Web to find the world’s ten most wanted companies to work for. Then make notes about each company’s brand name, company’s reputation, company’s field of operation, company’s main competitors and about company’s profit margin. Explain your choice.

II. Writing Activity. Choose one of the companies listed. Write a paragraph or essay under the title “A Story of Success”. Include as many interesting details as possible.

Unit 2 Business Portfolio

“Whenever you are asked if you can do a job,

tell them, ‘Certainly I can!’ Then get busy and find out how to do it.”

Theodore Roosevelt²

2.1. While analysing the Unit and reading the Text please pay attention to the following words and word-combinations, explore their Ukrainian equivalents:

Nouns:

abilities accomplishments ad aid application form attachment blue-collar citizenship congery of options counselor

correctness cover letter credentials employment expectations family name female interview male qualifications

peculiarities position preferences ramble requirements resume status (for ex. marital) tips typeface zip code

Verbs:

to address to anticipate to apply to assume to back up to compile to conger to curriculum vitae to evaluate

to fill out to foresee to fret to gain to illustrate to match to notify to overhaul to practice

to provide to quit to sift to sign up to spark to stand out to stick to to summarise to review

Adjectives & Adverbs:

anticipated available brief concise continually critiqued

experienced full-time hired marketing tool ongoing optional

on-the-spot overwhelming part-time tough uniquely worth