2 Are these sentences true or false?

a) It is easy for companies to employ the right person.

false

b) The annual turnover of the company is £100,000.

c) The company needed a new sales manager.

d) It took a long time to choose the right candidate.

e) The new employee left the company after six weeks.

Over to you

Put the recruitment steps into the correct order. Can you add any others?

How to recruit a new employee

a) interview candidates

b) employ staff

c) check applications

d) advertise the job

TEXT IX.BOOKSELLERS

Before you read

Use a dictionary to help you underline the correct answer.

a) An unemployed person

i) has a job.

ii) doesn't have a job.

b) You get experience in something by

i) reading a book.

ii) learning how to do a job or activity.

c) You celebrate when

i) something good happens or it's a special occasion,

ii) something bad happens or it's a normal day.

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A.Read this article adapted from the Observer and answer the questions.

The Book People

How do you sell books to people who never read? An unemployed man and a young mother found a new way to sell books and became millionaires.

Fourteen years ago, Ted Smart was unemployed. He was 45 years old with a family. In the past, he had many different jobs. He was a salesman, a publisher and a photographer. He also lived in Hong Kong where he worked as a police officer.

Seni Glaister was 21. She had a small baby. She had a little marketing experience in the US. Smart and Glaister decided to sell books to people who didn't go to bookshops.

Smart and Glaister started a company called The Book People. Their company sells books to people at work in offices, banks, factories and schools. The sales people call at an office or factory six times a year. They leave some books at reception. The workers look at the books at work and decide if they want to buy any.

The salespeople return a week later and collect orders and money from the workers.

The company now has about 2.5 million customers. It is valued at £100 million. It sells 14 million books a year. Each year Smart and Glaister have a big party to celebrate their success.

From the Observe

B.In the article find four jobs and four places to work. Write them under these headings.

Jobs Places to work

salesman offices

C. Answer the questions.

a) What job did Ted have in Hong Kong?

b) Who had some marketing experience?

c) How old was Seni?

d) What does the company sell?

e) How often do the salespeople call at the offices and factories?

f) What do they have every year to celebrate their success?

Over to you

D.What other products could you sell to people at work? Would you like to buy things at work?

You could sell....

I / would /wouldn't like to buy things at work because....

TEXT X. A JOB-SHARING COUPLE

Before you read

Underline the correct words in italics to make true sentences.

a) A job-share is when two people do the same job in the same company /different companies.

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b) Ideal is a very good /bad way for something to be.

c)Problem-solving is when you look for problems /find answers to problems.

Read this article adapted from the Guardian and answer the questions.

Mr and Mrs Boss

A job-share is when ,two people do the same job in the same company. For example, one person can work mornings and the other can work afternoons. Or one can work two days a week and the other can work three days a week. Sarah and Simon Truelove share the same job in the same company. Together they work as the finance director for a company, in the UK.

A job-share with your partner can help solve childcare problems. When one person is at work, the other can look after the children. But it isn't a good solution for all couples. Some people don't want to work with their partner It is important not to talk about work all the time.

What are the advantages for employers? Couples are often good at problem-solving. Good communication is essential. Sarah Truelove says, 'The ideal person to communicate with is Simon because I see him every evening to chat about things. I think it would be more difficult if I was job-sharing with anybody else.'

From the Guardian