Recruitment

Vocabulary

recruiting / recruitment / hiring- наём персонала, подбор кадров

a recruit – новичок, новый работник

a recruiter - специалист (агент) по подбору и найму кадров

recruitment agencies – кадровые агенства

time-consuming– отнимающий много времени, трудоемкий

to fill requirements – отвечать требованиям

applicant – кандидат, претендент

maintain – сохранять

to prosper – процветать

to work a territory– работать на одном месте

goodwill– деловая репутация

staff turnover– текучесть кадров

proper utilization– правильное использование

worker performance– исполнение трудовых обязанностей работниками

an essential component – важнейшая составляющая

a motive- мотив, побуждение, повод; причина; стимул

equitable treatment– справедливое обращение

to meet the needs– отвечать потребностям

disgruntled– раздраженный, рассерженный

morale is high – высокий боевой дух

The process of finding people for particular jobs is recruitment or, especially in American English, hiring. Someone who has been recruited is a recruit or, in American English, a hire. The company employs or hires them; they join the company. There are many sources of recruitment. A company may recruit employees directly or use outside recruiters such as recruitment agencies, job centers, advertising.

Recruiting good people is a difficult task. It is time-consuming and costly. To select a good worker, managers should hire those individuals who are best qualified to fill the job requirements. The education, experience and personality of each applicant must be carefully considered. The main objective of the personnel function is to recruit and maintain an efficient work force. This includes effective management of people, good relationships between people and opportunities for individual development. The selection of effective personnel is important if a business is to grow and prosper. A well-chosen labor force will be more productive than a poorly-chosen one. Do a good job of selecting and recruiting employees and they will stay with you. People who work a territory for years build up goodwill for the company; they become well-acquainted with the customer’s needs and are able to give advice rooted in experience. Customers place a lot of confidence in such people. A poorly-selected labor force means a high staff turnover.

Proper utilization of people is one of the most important aspects of managers’ job. Research reveals that worker performance is closely related to motivation; thus keeping employees motivated is an essential component of good management. In a business context, motivation refers to the stimulus that directs the behavior of workers towards the company goals. In order to achieve company goals, managers must be aware of workers’ needs.

A manager who has an understanding of what the employee wants from work will have a better chance of having more satisfied and productive employees. Studies of employee motivation point out that people work for many different reasons. The reason or reasons a person behaves a certain way is called a motive. There are many explanations of what motivates employees. An individual has many different levels of needs.

The following six factors are considered as contributing to employee satisfaction:

• recognition;

• means of obtaining recognition;

• good environment;

• managerial competence;

• job security;

• justice, equitable treatment.

When one level of needs is satisfied, the next level has the greatest influence on a person’s behaviour.

The experience shows that employee performance is a complex topic to understand. Developing a work environment where the employee meets the needs of the business and the business meets the needs of the employee is what the most successful managers work at.

No matter how automated production becomes, the role of people is central in every business. The most expensive equipment is ineffective in the hands of careless and disgruntled workers and managers carry the main responsibility for ensuring that morale is high in the organization.

WORD STUDY

Ex. 1. Study the different meanings of the word apply and use it to translate the sentences.

toapply(v) 1) обращаться с просьбой, (письменным) заявлением

2) подавать заявление (например, о приеме на работу,

о поступлении в учебное заведение и т. п.

3) применять к (чему-л.) ; использовать, употреблять для (чего-л.)

toapplyto4) касаться, относиться; применяться; распространяться

(на кого-л. / что-л.)

5) заниматься (чем-л.) , направлять (внимание, энергию; на что-л.)

application(n) 1) обращение, заявление, просьба; требование, заявка

2) применение, использование, употребление;

3) прилежание, рвение, внимание

applied (adj) - практический, прикладной

Study different collocations with the words apply and application

to apply in person - обращаться лично

toapplyаrule- применить правило

to apply to smb. for smth. - обращаться к кому-л. за чем-л

toapplyforajob- подавать заявление о приеме на работу

to file (make, send in) an application - подавать заявление

to reject (turn down) an application - отказать в прошении

to withdraw an application - забирать заявление

written application - письменное заявление

application for admission to a university - заявление о приеме в университет

application for a job, job application - заявление о приеме на работу

1. What I am saying does not apply to you.

2. We applied to the authorities for assistance.

3. She applied herself to her new duties with great energy.

4. In the year starting September 1991/92 the school had more applicants for admission than it

could accommodate.

5. This rule applies to all.

6. My co-worker advised me to apply for a rise in salary.

7. They have chosen another candidate, so I had to withdraw my job application.

8. I applied to the manager for a transfer to another department.

9. Microeconomics theory is used widely in many areas of applied economics

10. He filed an application to be admitted to the intensive course.

Ex. 2. Replace the words in italics by synonyms from the text.

1. a candidate ________________________________________

2. a basic component __________________________________

3. angry workers ______________________________________

4. employee agencies ___________________________________

5. requires a lot of time and expensive _____________________

6. satisfy the needs _____________________________________

7. labor force _________________________________________

8. necessary component _________________________________

9. to grow and flourish __________________________________

10. to fit the job requirement ___________________________

11. proper employment of people __________________________

12. to build up an image for the company ___________________

Ex. 3. Give the English equivalents to the following.

квалифицированная рабочая сила ________________________________________

приобрести признание _________________________________________________

подбор кадров (персонала) ______________________________________________

достигать цели ________________________________________________________

беспечные и раздраженные работники ____________________________________

справедливость ________________________________________________________

возможности для личного роста __________________________________________

окружающая обстановка ________________________________________________

доверять ______________________________________________________________

умелое руководство ____________________________________________________

нести ответственность __________________________________________________

хорошо подобранная рабочая сила ________________________________________

Ex. 4. Match the words with their definitions.

_____ applicant _____ recruit _____ motive _____ to hire _____ time-consuming _____ requirements _____ essential _____ environment _____ morale

a. something demanded or imposed as an obligation b. to employ (a person) for wages c. vitally important; absolutely necessary d. any new member or supporter e. external conditions or surroundings, especially those in which people live or work f. - spirit of optimism g. taking up or involving a great deal of time h. a person who applies, as for a job, grant, support, etc i. the reason for a certain course of action, whether conscious or unconscious

Ex. 5. Generate other forms from these words.

Verb	Noun	Adjective
	applicant
to recruit
to employ
	treatment
		required
to select
		disgruntled
	consideration
to motivate
		qualified
	satisfaction
to perform

Ex. 6. Use the following words to complete the sentences below.

well-chosen, recruitment, , hires, staff turnover, recruited, time-consuming, a recruit, poorly-chosen, recruitment agencies, a motive, requirements, goodwill

1. The reason or reasons a person behaves a certain way is called ________________.

2. There are many sources of ________________________.

3. Someone who has been________________ is __________________.

4. Managers should hire those individuals who are best qualified to fill the job___________.

5. People who work a territory for years build up _________________for the company.

6. Recruiting good people is __________________________and costly.

7. A ________________labor force will be more productive than a ____________________one.

8. A poorly-selected labor force means a high_________________________.

9. The company employs or______________employees.

10. A company may recruit employees through ______________________________.

Ex. 7. Translate the following text into Russian in written form.

People working for a company are referred as its workforce, employees, staff, or personnel and are on its payroll.

In some context, especially more conservative ones, employees and workforce refer to those working on the shop floor of a factory actually making things. Similarly, staff is sometimes used to refer only to managers and office-based workers. This traditional division is also found in the expressions white-collar and blue-collar.

Another traditional division is that between management and labor.

Personnel departments are usually involved in finding new staff and recruiting them, hiring them, or taking them on, in a process of recruitment. Someone recruited is a recruit, or in American English only, a hire.

They are also involved when people are made to leave the organization, or fired. These responsibilities are referred to, relatively informally, as hiring and firing. If you leave the job voluntarily, you quit.

Middle-managers are now most often mentioned in the context of re-engineering, delaying, downsizing, or rightsizing: all these expressions describe the recent trend for companies to reduce the numbers of people they employ, often by getting rid of layers of managers from the middle of hierarchy.

And organization that has undergone this process is lean and its hierarchy is flat.

COMPREHENSION

Ex. 8. Complete the ideas.

1. The main objective of the personnel function is to recruit and maintain an efficient work

force. . .

2. People who work a territory for years build up goodwill for the company . . .

3. There are many explanations of what motivates employees. . .

4. Studies of employee motivation point out that people work for many different reasons. . .

Ex. 9. Join the halves of the sentences.

1. Recruiting good people is	a. careless and disgruntled workers.
2. Proper utilization of people is	b. means a high staff turnover.
3. The main objective of the personnel function is	c. than a poorly-chosen one.
4. A poorly-selected labor force	d. to recruit and maintain an efficient work force.
5. The most expensive equipment is ineffective in the hands of	e. a difficult task.
6. People who work a territory for years	f. is called a motive.
7. A well-chosen labor force will be more productive	g. one of the most important aspects of managers’ job.
8. The reason or reasons a person behaves a certain way	h. build up goodwill for the company.
9. The education, experience and personality of each applicant	i. an essential component of good management.
10. Keeping employee motivated is	j. must be carefully considered.

Ex. 10. Multiple choice. In each of the following, select the word or phrase that best

completes the statement or answers the question.

1. Which one of the following statement is true?

a. Personnel management is usually a staff position in most small businesses.

b. The smaller the business, the less important personnel management is.

c. The personnel management functions should be clearly understood in any business.

d. When a business is small, good working relationships between employees and the employer

take care of themselves.

2. The first step in selecting the best employee for a job is to

a. contact an employment agency

b. place an ad in the newspaper

c. select a rest to be given to the applicant

d. write a position description

3. When elected employees meet with the representatives of management to work out an

agreement, they are engaged in

a. collective bargaining

b. arbitration

c. mediation

d. negotiation

4. All workers’ needs cannot always be met because

a. management does not care

b. they are too expensive

c. they are unreasonable

d. all of these reasons

5. Personnel management is actually the proper and intelligent handling of

a. people

b. personnel

c. personal problems

d. workers

6. Most people work because they

a. have to in order to eat

b. want to make a contribution and feel recognized and appreciated

c. feel they will be punished if they do not work

d. all of these reasons apply to some individuals

7. Personnel management is not an exact science because you are dealing with

a. people and objects

b. people who are lazy

c. people who do not care

d. people who feel threatened

8. A written company statement that states what will happen in a given set of circumstances

is known as

a. policy c. law

b. rule d. requirement

DISCUSSION

1. What is your opinion on the problem why the boss must be the boss and how he or she can

retain authority and still have good relations with all employees of the firm.

2. The following six factors are considered as contributing to employee satisfaction:

1) recognition; 2) means of obtaining recognition; 3) good environment; 4) managerial

competence; 5) job security; 6) justice, equitable treatment. Discuss these needs, describing

the methods a small business owner might use to meet them.

GETTING A JOB

DISCUSSION

1. In life of any person there is a moment when he must take a very important decision – to find

a job which will bring satisfaction and money simultaneously. And what is an ideal job for

you? Choose the answers and give your reasons.

An ideal job for me is a job . . .

• that suits my personality

• with prospects of promotion

• that gives independence

• well-paid

• risky

• exciting

• that encourages thinking and developing

• calm and steady

• which is connected with communication

• prestigious

• part-time

• without long business trips

• with educational opportunities

• with good work conditions

2. When choosing candidates for any particular job, the Americans say: “What can this person

do?”; The French say, “What qualification has he /she got?”; The British say, “What kind of

background has this person got?” Which question would you ask when you are to choose an

applicant? Why?

Text 2

THE INTERVIEW

You’ve got an interview for job – good! To do well at an interview you need to put in some thoughts first. The employer wants to know if you are the person he wants, so you’ll be asked about yourself! Think about it now.

What do I do well? What are my good points? Why would I like this job? Spare-time interests?

What is my family like? What do I like doing and why? What do I not like doing and why?