- These are headings and categories commonly used in CVs.
marital status referees employment history permanent address skills educational history title personal details
hobbies and interests surname qualifications date of birth
1. Which one means:
a) basic facts about you? ……
b) practical abilities? …….
c) where you live most of the time? ……
d) what you do in your free time? ……
e) when you were born? ……
f) Mr., Mrs., Ms., or Dr.? ……
g) if you are married or single? ……
i) people who can tell us about your qualities and character? ……
j) proof that you have successfully completed a course? ……
k) schools and college? ……
l) family name? ……
2. Which information is not usually asked for your country? Should you give any information that is not mentioned here?
- Complete the passage below using the appropriate words or phrases from the box.
letter of application
apply for
covering letter
position / interview
CV
application form
recruit / applicants
shortlist
recruitment agency
hire
When a company needs to 1) ______or employ new people, it may decide to advertise the job or 2) ______in the appointments section of a newspaper. People who are interested can then 3) ______the job by sending in a 4) ______or 5) ______and a 6) ______containing details of their education and experience. In some cases a company may prefer to do this initial selection after asking candidates to complete a standard 7) ______. The company’s human resource department will then select applications that it considers the most suitable and prepare a 8) ______of candidates or 9) ______, who are invited to attend an 10) ______. Another way for a company to 11) ______is by using the services of a 12) ______(US = search firm) who will provide them with a list of suitable candidates.
Teacher’s book, p. 66 Key vocabulary exercises Recruitment
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate preposition. Then, make sentences related to work.
1) to congratulate sb. on sth. 8) to be interested ____
2) to retire ____ a job 9) to be experienced ____ sth.
3) to apply ____ a position 10) to be qualified ____ noun/-ing
4) specialize ____ sth. 11) to be suitable ____
5) deal ____ sth. 12) to be responsible _____ sth.
6) to have experience ____ 13) skilled _____ noun/-ing
7) to be impressed ____ sb/sth. 14) good ____ sth
15) to fill ____ an application.
GRAMMAR
- This is part of a report that a personnel manager wrote after interviewing a candidate for the position of Director of Software Development. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple or Present Continuous.
INTERVIEW ASSESSMENT
Articulate and well presented, Paul Sutherland is an excellent candidate for the post of Director of Software Development. Не1 wants (want) to leave his present employer, а small computer company, because he 2 ______(feel) that he 3______(not use) his knowledge of software engineering со the full. Не4______(look for) атоге challenging position where his field of specialisation can be exploited inа more stimulating environment. Не5______(realise) that our company 6______(grow) rapidly, and that he would be expected to contribute to that growth. Не is familiar with our existing range of software and regularly 7______(read) our publications.
Although at present he 8______(live) in the south, he 9______(say) that he is willing to go wherever we 10______(decide) to send him.Не occasionally 11______(travel) to various European countries for trade fairs and exhibitions and 12______(enjoy) meeting people of different nationalities. At the moment he 13______(attend) а training course at the Goethe Institute in order to perfect his German.
- Complete this part of a job interview.
-Where 1) ______? (you / work)
-I work at Central Telecoms. I’m a technician there.
-How long 2) ______there? (you / be)
-3) ______there for two years. (I / be)
-And where 4) ______before that? (you / work)
-Before that 5) ______a junior technician at MobileForce. (I / was)
-Why 6) ______MobileForce? (you / leave)
-Because 7) ______to work in a bigger company. (I / want)
-8) ______your part0time diploma? (you / finish)
-Yes, I have
-When 9) ______it? (you / complete)
-Last July.
From Tech English 2 p. 18
"Yоu'rе just the man we're looking for. Соте around to this side of the desk, and I'll gather up my things and get the heck out of hеrе."
EX.11 Complete this job description with the words in the box.
check have inspect make maintain order repair report supervise workJob description of the chief mechanic on the Nord Oil Platform
The Chief Mechanic is responsible for maintaining all the mechanical equipment on the oil rig. He or she 1) repairs the diesel generators, and 2) ______every machine on the rig. He/She 3) ______all the equipment daily, and 4) ______sure that all machines are in good working order.He/She 5) ______broken equipment and 6) ______replacement parts and new tool.Most of the time he/she 7) ______outside or on deck.The Chief Mechanic 8) ______to the rig Maintenance Manager, and 9) ______a small crew of two assistant mechanics and two motormen.He/She normally 10) ______a two weeks on/two weeks off schedule.
From Tech English 2 p. 18
GRAMMAR
- Active or passive? Underline the correct verb in each of the following sentences.
a)Tom’s just promoted/’s just been promoted to area manager of Eastern Europe.
b)I’ve applied/’ve been applied for a new job.
c)How many times have you made/have you been made redundant?
d)Bob’s wife has just lost/has just been lost her job.
e)My father has taken/has been taken early retirement.
f)My brother has given/has been given the sack. His boss said he was lazy.
g)The number of people out of work has risen/has been risen to nearly 3 million.
h)A strike has called/has been called by the air traffic controllers.
i)They haven’t offered/haven’t been offered more money by the management.
j)How much money have you saved/have you been saved for your retirement?
- Rewrite these sentences in either the passive or active form starting with the words given.
1. Most business these days is done over the phone.
People do most of their business over the phone these days.
2. Hans Angst set up the company twenty years ago.
The company ______.
3. The manager must sack employees for being late.
Employees ______.
4. It has been agreed to extend the hours of work.
We ______.
5. People in this culture regard punctuality as a sign of politeness.
Punctuality ______.
From Business results Student’s Book, p. 129
- Complete the sentences be rearranging the letters in CAPITALS to form a word to do with work, as in the example.
1They've sent me an application___form. PLITACAIOPN
2They want two written ______; they suggest an employer and а teacher. EFEERRNCES
3Well, they'vе invited me for an ______next week. Can 1 borrow your suit? ITEWRVNIE
4The job offers а ______of $25,000 а year. SARAYL
5His academic ______are good but he doesn'1 have any previous ______. UALIIOFQCATISN / PEEERINCEX
6Employers are interested in practical ______like word-processing and fluency in languages. SLKLSI
7In Britain, the normal working week for ______-time employees is anything up to eighteen hours а week, while people working ______-time do around thirty-eight hours. PATR / LULF
8Officially, she works thirty-five hours а week but sometimes with ______she does as many as fifty. VEOTIMRE
9Now she works from home, she doesn'1 have to ______by train to and from London every day. CMMOTUE
10Nowadays many designers or information technology workers are ______that is, they sell their work or services to different organizations. ERLENAEFC