IV курс (2 семестр)

Лабораторная работа по коммерческой корреспонденции

JOB ADVERTISEMENTS

I Translate

1.  Are you aggressive team player who can deliver outstanding service?
2.  I am an ideal candidate for rewarding career opportunity.
3.  The mission is to target the youth market and achieve higher visibility.
4.  Candidates must have an MBA from an accredited university, a Bachelor’s degree in marketing or business administration, at least seven years in promotion experience including supervisory responsibilities, as well as excellent organizational and communication skills and mastery of second language.
5.  We can offer a qualified candidate a salary range starting in the low 80s and a generous benefits package.
6.  Coffee House and Equal Opportunity Employers.

II Comprehension

1.  What does an Equal Opportunity Employer stand for?

2.  What position is the reading?

3.  What will the International Senior Marketing Manager’s goal be?

4.  What qualifications are required?

5.  What will the marketing manager’s salary be?

RESEARCH a COMPANY

I Comprehension

1.  What is necessary to do before going to an interview?

2.  What is the company profile?

3.  Who is A Lectrice?

I Translate

1.  Solicited new accounts totaling over $5 million in profits.
2.  Performed management responsibilities which included marketing decisions, pricing, forecasting and strategic marketing plans.
3.  Ensured cost-effective practices and acted as liaison with clients.
4.  Supervised department staff (25 full-time employees)
5.  Manager freelance business records.

II Comprehension

1.  What action words does Miles use in his resume?

2.  What is Miles’s present job?

3.  What does Miles tell about his personal and social life on his resume?

4.  Write your own resume for an American company.

I Translate

1.  I have an MBA and years of experience in supervisory capacities which have helped me to develop strong work ethic.
2.  I have an ambition to be a part of the senior management team.
3.  I adapt quickly to new environments and am comfortable with speakers of foreign languages.
4.  My resume will attest to my accomplishments and professional experience.

II Comprehension

1.  If you want your employer to employer to know that your express yourself well to other people, which phrase is most useful?

2.  Draft a covering letter to your resume.

INTERVIEW ERRORS

I Translate

1.  Well, your credentials are very impressive.
2.  Could you be more specific?
3.  We don’t share this opinion.

II Comprehension

1.  What should you wear for an interview?

2.  Why should you maintain an eye contact while speaking or listening to the interviewer?

3.  What is unusual about Miles’s handshake?

4.  Comment on Miles having a snack at the interview.

5.  What is wrong with Miles’s answer “My motto is – be prepared”.

6.  What’s wrong with Miles’s “My long term goal is to replace you”?

7.  What is something that you should never do at a job interview?

8.  Make a list of errors of Miles’s interview.

JOB INTERVIEWS

I Translate

1.  I’ve heard wonderful things about you from my associates.
2.  Can you tell me about the contributions you made there?
3.  My most important achievement was to improve efficiency. What is one of your strengths?
4.  Do you feel the need to keep superiors and subordinates informed of your every move?
5.  How do you handle that?
6.  They would describe me as demanding and somewhat of a perfectionist.

II Comprehension

1.  What should interviews focus on a candidate’s job experience and professional background or personal life?

2.  Does the interviewer make any small talk before the interview?

3.  If you are interviewing for a position in a company what should you focus on?

4.  How can you describe Miles’s attitude during this interview?

5.  Put down a plan of an interview and role play it.

DISCUSS BENEFITS

I Translate

1.  How are you holding up?
2.  Does the company have a policy on freelancing?
3.  Where do you draw the line?
4.  I’m just looking for a ballpark figure.
5.  The company offers a full range of health benefits, as well as stock options for employees.
6.  There is no pension program. But we offer a 401 (k) plan.
7.  When do the benefits kick in?
You would be eligible the day.
8.  Enrollment in the plan is quarterly.

For one or for a few.

II Comprehension

1.  What is freelancing?

2.  What are relevant issues to raise during an interview?

3.  What kind of information is Miles looking for in this conversation?

4.  What do you mean by saying “I need a ballpark figure”.

5.  What kind of benefits does this company offer?

6.  Make up a plan for detailed job interview focused on the benefits and role play it.

JOB OFFER

I Translate

1.  Your salary is fifteen hundred rubles plus bonus incentives, a performance based bonus structure will be established.

II Write a job offering letter.

RESIGNING from a COMPANY

II Comprehension

1.  Where does the meeting take place?

2.  Who asked for the meeting?

3.  Is Miles relaxed or nervous? How do you know this?

4.  What’s Ted reaction?

5.  What is appropriate to do if you are resigning from a company?