4. Vocabulary study.

4.1. Explain the meaning of the underlined words in the text.

4.2. Explain the difference in the meanings of the following words: attributes – attainments – aptitudes. What are your own unique attributes, attainments, aptitudes?

4.3. Make up proper word-combinations based on the given text.

describe	specifications
job	requirements
perform the job	holder
suitable	satisfactorily
personal	candidate
essential	attributes
Person	competencies

4.4. What should be essential and desired or optional competences for the position of e.g. a sales manager, fireman, and professor of Sociology at the university?

5. Study the following job description and person specifications template.

Job Title:	Salary:
Reporting to:	Qualifications:
Location:	Essential:
Nature/purpose of the job role:	Desirable:
Main Duties:	Knowledge and skills:
Hours of work:

5.1. Study the job description and person specification for the following position.

Administration/Business Sector: Administrative Assistant

Job Title: Administrative Assistant

Reporting to: Office Manager

Location: Head Office, Glasgow

Main Duties: You will be required to provide office based administrative support to the SCQF team including internet research, planning travel and hotels, dealing with digital diary appointments and our database.

The role will also include generating mailings, filing, answering the telephone and maintaining other office systems. Communication with our associates and stakeholders will be part of the role, along with varied and interesting ‘other duties’ as required by the Line Manager.

Hours of work: 8.30am - 5.00pm; I hour for lunch

Salary: £15,000 - £17,000 p.a. (*per annum) (depending on experience)

Qualifications:

Essential: Qualified to SCQF Level 5 e.g. Standard Grades at Credit or Intermediate 2 or NC/NPA and/or Some experience in the role of Administrative Assistant/Office Junior with another company.

Desirable: An SVQ2 in Administration would be beneficial.

Knowledge and skills:

• knowledge and understanding of basic office procedures;

• be able to complete some routine and non-routine tasks in an office environment;

• be able to plan and organize both familiar and new tasks;

• able to use a problem-solving approach to respond appropriately to a wide range of enquiries;

• produce and respond to detailed written and oral communication in an office setting;

• use standard applications to process, obtain and combine information - Microsoft Office, Excel, Word;

• able to work on own initiative or with others on tasks with minimum supervision. http://www.scqf.org.uk

5.2. Summarize the job description and person specifications for the given position.

6. Skills development. Translate into English.

Должностные обязанности официанта

Официант выполняет следующие должностные обязанности: - сервирует столы;

- своевременно меняет скатерти и салфетки по мере их загрязнения; - принимает заказ от посетителей, помогает посетителям выбрать блюда и напитки, ориентирует их по времени приготовления заказанных блюд; - распределяет заказ по месту его выполнения между барменом и поваром; - контролирует своевременность приготовления и товарный вид блюд перед подачей на стол; - подает заказанные блюда; - выводит окончательную сумму заказа, подает посетителю и производит с ним полный расчет за заказ; - поддерживает чистоту в зале; - оформляет зал и сервирует столы соответственно праздничным событиям; - проводит ежемесячный переучет посуды. http://www.rabota.ru © 2003-2015