11. Search your way to the first job.

12. Choose the best answer

1. You have appeared a number of interviews and you find yourself in a position where you have two or more very good offers. How do you choose which one to accept?

 a) you will choose the job that will give the most satisfaction.

 b) you will choose the job which offers the highest remuneration package.

 c) you will choose the job which provides you the best career and professional growth.

2. An interviewer asked you about your strengths, but might also ask about your

 a) challenges

 b) week

 c) weaknesses

3. The best way to find leads for jobs is:

 a) newspapers

 b) employment agencies

 c) internet

4. What do you need to be successful in your job search quest?

a) work, work, work – nothing like hard work to achieve your goals in life.

 b) a lot of luck.

 c) the backing of an excellent employment agency/agent.

5. How often you should change a job to be considered successful in your career?

 a) once or twice in my life time.

 b) there are no fixed or pre-determined criteria here.

 c) never – you should join the job only after serious consideration of all factors and it should be for life.

6. Job search skills are usually something you are born with. If you do not have it within you, then it is very difficult for you to land a job.

 a) true – you either have them or you do not – this is not something that anyone can teach you.

 b) false – job searching is a task, the skills for which can be developed with the help of various tools and mediums.

 c) there is no way you can learn how to search for a job – it has to be done instinctively. This is a talent you are born with.

7. Before sending the Letter of Acceptance you should make sure that you:

 a) acknowledge the job offer

 b) understand in which job category you will start

 c) express your appreciation

8. Your employment agency keeps offering/pushing you to take up jobs that are not exactly your cup of tea. Should you

 a) quit using the services of the employment agency

 b) give in the bullying and take up the recommended job to see how things work out

 c) stay choosy and advice your employment agency to notify you only when job of your interest is available

 d) threaten that you will complain to a consumer protection agency

13. Find the correct words and complete the crossword. Check the key ofter doing the fask.

1. (Down) The people you work with; 1. (Across) A formal, legal agreement setting out what will be provided by both the employer and the employee; 3. A Latin expression meaning “life story” (In American English it is called a resume); 4. To ask in a formal way to be considered for a job; 5. A …... list is a list containing the names of the most suitable people; 6. (Across) To stop working, usually because someone has reached a certain age; 6. (Down) Former bosses, teachers or other people who would be willing to confirm that you are a good candidate; 8. A strong wish to achieve your goals and be successful; 9. If you have a …… driving license, you have a driving license that doesn’t contain any record of illegal driving; 10. The human recourses manager is sometimes called the …… manager.

Answers: 1- colleagues; 2- contract; 3- cv; 4- apply; 5- short; 6- retire; 7- referees;

8- ambition; 9- clean; 10- personnel.