Vocabulary

in-house: located or done inside a business or company

sales rep: sales representative - a person whose job is to sell things for a

company, either in a store or directly to the customer

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Admin Asst Mid 30s

Cooks today

Assistant to publisher of Gourmet Food magazine. Looking for indiv. w/strong communication skills. Challenging and creative projects! Type and WP. Call Sunday and Weekdays. Call 390-523-8990 or Fax resume to 390-523-4367.

a. How much money will this job

pay?

omputer

TECHNICIAN

(IN-HOUSE)

In house technician needed for growing media со. Repair and install computers and printers in a unique environment. Min. 2 yrs. exp. Contact Steve Gutman. Phone 552-9088.

Fax 552-9612.

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   2. Which office skills must the person have?

   b. What kind of company is this?

   100. Telecommuting possibilities? Y N

   c. Telecommuting possibilities? Y N

   Banking

   Asst branch mgr

   Savings bank has a great oppor­tunity for motivated indiv. w/min.

   2 yrs. exp. Qualified candidates must be knowledgeable in banking policies and procedures. Excellent benefits package available. Send resume to: Midway Savings Bank, PO Box 577, Waterbury, MN 56778

   4.

   Production

   EDITOR

   Take responsibility for a monthly growing high-tech publication.

   Work closely with writers, designers, sales team, advertising agencies, and printer. Possibilities for some production work at home. Must be experienced in proofreading copy editing and magazine layout. Send resume and letter to New Wave Magazine, 8 North Drive, Suite 280, Cedar Hills, NY 12401.

   ow many years of experience must the person have?

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   a. How often is the magazine published?

   hat kind of person does the bank want?

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b. When will the person work?

B. How much experience is necessary for the job?

a. W^That skills are necessary for this job?

Telecommuting possibilities?

Y N

6.

WORD PROCESSING EXPERTS

Leading financial firm needs expert word processors for 6-month project working days, nights, or weekends. Work WP Centre. Exp. w/tables and charts nec. $ 18-23 per hr. Medical ins. available. Call Stuart. Mon.-Fri. at 908-7778 or fax 908-7773.

100. Telecommuting possibilities? c,

Y N

5.

BILINGUAL

Long-distance phone carrier seeks bilingual sales reps for the tri-state area. No experience nec - we will train. MUST be fluent in one or more of the following languages:

• Japanese

• Chinese

• Korean

• Spanish

Salary range $ 5-10/hr+cornmission

308-399-8900

(fax) 308-399-7761

a. What will the bilingual sales representative sell?

b. How many departments will the editor work with?

2. How many years experience must the person have?

. Telecommuting possibilities? c. Telecommuting possibilities?

Y N Y N

B. LINKING READINGS ONE AND TWO

Look at Reading One again. Read the paragraphs that explain some of the challenges telecommuters can face. Make a list of those challenges. What type of person would like telecommuting and what type would not? What are the characteristics of each?

Challenges Telecommuters Face

CHARACTERISTICS OF A PERSON WHO WOULD LIKE TELECOMMUTING	CHARACTERISTICS OF A PERSON WHO WOULDN’T LIKE TELECOMMUTING

Look at the “help wanted again. You choose the jobs you believed could be done by a telecommuter. What are the characteristics of a job that would be more appropriate for telecommuting? Would you like telecommuting? Why or why not?

EXPLORING LANGUAGE

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1. “I love having him home more, but every time we sit down to dinner the phone rings.”

“It will save on out training costs, but I’m not sure I want to start this year.”

“I spend about 45 minutes driving to work each day, but it’s worth it to live in the suburbs.”

“We need to find ways to reduce the number of cars on the highways.”