3. Guess if the statements true or false.

1. Interpersonal Skills includes effective verbal, listening, and written skills.

2. Analytical and research skills allow employees assess situations, gather necessary information, identify key issues and then coordinate these issues.

3. The leadership and management skills of a company will lead to success or failure.

4. These days almost all jobs require a more in-depth level of computer skill and/or technical skills.

5. Employees’ problem solving skills are valuable to any employer as they able to carry out their job.

6. Problem solving skills include the ability to design, plan, organize, and implement a project or a number of projects within a specified period of time

7. There are no job skills that cannot be learned along the way

Active Vocabulary

• employer – працедавець; той хто, бере на роботу

• employee – працівник; той, хто наймається на роботу

• required skills – потрібні навички

• employability skills – навички для працевлаштування

• relevant experience – професійний досвід

• compatibility – професійна придатність

• honesty – чесність

• integrity – цілісність, спрямованість

• flexibility – гнучкість

• tenacity – завзятість

• (to) run a successful business – керувати, мати успішний бізнес

• (to) identify key issues – визначити ключові питання

• relevant software – відповідне програмне забезпечення

• spreadsheets – електронні таблиці

• promotion and advancement – просування, розвиток

• resolve conflicts – вирішення конфліктів

• paramount to the success of a business – першорядне значення для успіху бізнесу

• (to) implement a project – здійснювати, забезпечувати проект

• (to) draw on past experiences – спиратися на попередній досвід

• (to) carry out one’s job – впоратися з роботою

Writing a Letter of Application/CV Lesson 3

1. Warm up. True or false?

• A resume summarizes effectively experience, skills and competencies of a job applicant.

• Writing a resume has nothing challenging for many people.

• A professional resume serves as your first impression on a prospective employer.

2. Study the examples. What is the difference between a curriculum vitae (cv) and letter of application? Pay attention to the fixed phrases used in profiles.

CURRICULUM VITAE A letter of application

General information 18 Highbrow Drive

Name: Sally Marlow London

Age: 20 SE12

Nationality: British Neil Jonson 1^st August Permanent address: 18 Highbrow Drive, ‘Brown’comp’

London SE12 Haymarket St

Tel: 020 8720 2412 London SW1 3TZ

Email: marlows@ntlworld.com

Dear Mr. Jonson

Education/qualifications: I am writing in response to your advertisement in

St Michael’s College, Westminster, London Entitlement Weekly. I would like to apply for the

‘A’ level in Marketing and English position of a sales manager in your company.

I enclose my CV with details of my qualification and

Work experience work experience. As you will see, I have nearly five

April 1998 – August 2001 manager ‘Tesco Com’ years of working in business. I’m very ambitious. Please March 1998 – April 1996 chief manager ‘MBW’ contact me if you require any further information.

I look forward from hearing from you.

Yours sincerely,

Sally Marlow