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APPLYING FOR A JOB
I. Study the list of topical vocabulary to avoid the difficulties in understanding the text of this unit. Consult a dictionary to pronounce the words correctly.
Advertisement n – реклама
applicant n – претендент (на работу)
background n – биографические данные; подготовка, квалификация
board or panel interview – собеседование на совете или комиссии
conclusion n – заключение, вывод
«deep-end» – «погружение» в сложную ситуацию
emphasize v – подчеркивать, выделять
experience n – зд. опыт
impression n – впечатление
pattern n – образец, модель
probationary period – испытательный срок
prospective employer – будущий (предполагаемый) работодатель
reference n – зд. рекомендация; поручитель, дающий рекомендацию
salary n – зарплата
show one’s worth – проявить себя
strong points – сильные стороны
II. Read the following international words correctly and define their meaning.
Agency, resume, career, stress, sociability, traditional, candidate, discuss, domestic, financial, professional, personality, criticize, colleague, guarantee, qualification, motivation, reason, chance, stress situation, nervous, transport.
III. Define the meaning of the following words and the part of speech they belong to.
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A to employ employer employee employment |
B interview to interview interviewer interviewee |
IV. Read and translate the text below, say what its main points are.
Applying for a job
The happiness of any person largely depends on having suitable job. One may learn about a job vacancy in a newspaper, from a friend, from the employment agency or TV advertisement.
To apply for a job you are interested in, it is necessary to convince the prospective employer of your ability to do this job well. The first thing you should do is to prepare a resume (curriculum vitae – BrE). A resume should contain a summary of essential facts from your background: personal data, career objective, work experience, education, and references. You should emphasize your strong points in your resume. For example, if you have no job experience, stress your personal qualities (sociability, honesty, reliability, efficiency etc.) or educational background. A well-composed resume will make the prospective employer understand what abilities make you a suitable person for a particular job.
If you interest the employer he will invite you for an interview. Interviews are conducted on the various patterns: there are traditional one-to-one and group interviews, board or panel interviews (where an applicant is interviewed by a panel of interviewers), «deep-end» interviews which give a candidate the opportunity to demonstrate his skills and apply his knowledge.
To make a good impression on the interviewer it is important to find some information about the company you are going to work in. Besides, there are some rules of behaviour in an interview. For instance, when greeting the interviewer you should wait until he shakes your hand. Also, you shouldn’t sit down until he offers you to do that. In the interview it is common to avoid discussing personal, domestic or financial problems if you are not asked about.
Interviewers can’t check applicant’s professional skills immediately, so, the first thing they are attracted to is the agreeable personality and friendly attitude of the interviewee. You shouldn’t criticize your former colleagues or employer: criticism helps to reveal your own negative qualities.
Interviewers are usually interested in qualifications of the candidate, his/her previous job experience, motivation and the reasons of applying for that job. In the interview you may ask questions too – about salary, probationary period, social guarantees, transport facilities to or from job, chances of promotion. But you should discuss the subject you are interested in after the interviewer introduced it.
It is clear that a job interview is a stress situation for any applicant. The majority of interviewees feel nervous, and not everyone is able to show his worth in the interview. But it is necessary to concentrate oneself for some time because the conclusion about the candidate is made within the first ten minutes of the interview.
V. Match these word combinations with their Russian equivalents.
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1) to make a good impression on someone |
a) возможность продемонстрировать мастерство |
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2) career objective |
b) произвести хорошее впечатление на кого-либо |
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3) to shake hands |
c) принято избегать обсуждения |
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4) opportunity to demonstrate skills |
d) желаемая должность |
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5) it is common to avoid discussing |
e) кандидатура, подходящая на определенную должность |
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6) company you are going to work in |
f) немедленно проверить профессиональное мастерство претендента |
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7) some rules of behaviour |
g) некоторые правила поведения |
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8) suitable person for a particular job |
h) пожать руку |
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9) to check applicant’s professional skills immediately |
i) компания, в которой вы собираетесь работать |
VI. Insert the proper prepositions.
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19: of (5) on (2) in (4) within (1) for (2) about (3) from (2) |
1. The happiness … any person largely depends … having suitable job.
2. One may learn … a job vacancy … a newspaper, … a friend, … the employment agency.
3. To apply … a job you are interested …, it is necessary to convince the prospective employer … your ability to do this job well.
4. To make a good impression … the interviewer it is important to find some information … the company you are going to work … .
5. Interviewers are usually interested … qualifications … the candidate and the reasons … applying … that job.
6. The conclusion … the candidate is made … the first ten minutes … the interview.
VII. Paraphrase the sentences using the synonyms from the box instead of the underlined words.
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background, resume, panel, emphasize, contain, prospective, applicant |
VIII. Act out the dialogues A and B. Make up your own dialogues concerning job search.
A
Secretary: Hello, Mr Newman’s office.
Mrs Lewis: Hello. My name is Natasha Lewis. Could I contact the Personnel Manager?
Secretary: I’ll find out if he is in. Hang on a moment.
Mrs Lewis: All right.
Mr Sanders: Joe Sanders, Personnel Manager. Good morning.
Mrs Lewis: Hello, Mr Sanders. I’d like to apply for the position of a laboratory assistant at the Certification Department with your company.
Mr Sanders: Please leave your resume to my secretary. Do you have any job experience, Mrs Lewis?
Mrs Lewis: Yes, laboratory assistant at the University.
Mr Sanders: Good. I’ll study your resume and schedule an interview with you next week.
Mrs Lewis: Thank you, Mr Sanders.
Mr Sanders: Good-bye.
B
Secretary: Hello, Mr Affleck’s office.
Mr Voit: I’d like to speak to Mr Affleck.
Secretary: One moment. Hold the line, please. I’ll see if he is in.
In a minute or so.
Secretary: Are you listening?
Mr Voit: Yes.
Secretary: I’m sorry but Mr Affleck is not yet in. He must be in a conference. But I expect he will be back in a few minutes.
Mr Voit: Could I leave him a message, please?
Secretary: Sure.
Mr Voit: Well, I’d be very much obliged if you asked him to ring me up any time on Friday. My name is Ken Voit.
Secretary: Very well sir. I’ll make a notice of it. Does he know your telephone number?
Mr Voit: I had an interview with him. He has my resume, my number is in it.
Secretary: So, you’re Ken Voit, aren’t you?
Mr Voit: That’s right. Thank you. Good-bye.
Secretary: Good-bye.
IX. Read the following information and say what general rules of composing a resume are. Consult the Vocabulary notes.
It is usual to begin a resume with the personal data. It includes your name, address, social insurance number, home telephone number and business phone number (recommended only if your present employer is aware of your job search). It may also contain such facts as your date of birth, marital status, and number of dependants.
Such section as explanation of your career objective or goal may be optional. Here you may point out the specific position for which you are applying.
The structure of the next part of your resume will depend a great deal on your work history. If you are a recent graduate with limited job experience, begin with your education first. You should highlight achievements and honours, and note extracurricular activities. Your resume should involve information about the courses you took which are relevant to the position you desire, or special training you may have participated in and skills you have. Continue with your part-time or summer employment, and indicate your responsibility and duties.
If you possess a strong professional background, you should begin with your work experience first. Information provided here includes a job title, name of employer, address, date of employment, and a brief summary of duties. Emphasize responsibilities, highlight personal achievements and promotion. Your list of positions should have the inverse chronological order, so it is usual to begin with the current employer.
Next, your resume could include a brief section necessary to give employers an insight into your leisure and non-work activities: clubs or professional associations, community volunteer work, sports and hobbies.
Finally you could list references. It has become an acceptable practice to write “References: Available upon request” because addresses, titles, phone numbers may be changed. Choose references carefully and always ask permission to use their names as referees.
Vocabulary notes:
acceptable practice – общепринятая практика
brief summary – краткое описание
current adj = present adj
dependant n – иждивенец
duties n pl = responsibilities n pl – обязанности
extracurricular adj – общественный, внеучебный
highlight v – освещать
insight n into – представление о
job title – название должности
marital status – семейное положение
part-time – почасовой
position n – должность
promotion n – продвижение по службе
relevant adj to – относящийся к
reverse adj – обратный
work history – трудовая биография
X. Study the sample of resume and prepare your own resume.
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NAME: |
Alex Morozov |
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NATIONALITY: |
Russian |
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DATE OF BIRTH: |
1. 11. 1988 |
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MARITAL STATUS: |
Single |
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CURRENT ADRESS: |
342 West 175th Street, Apartment 4H, New York, NJ 10033, Tel. (212) 535-94-49 |
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OBJECTIVE: |
A position of Marketing Manager |
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WORK EXPERIENCE: |
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2008 – 2009 |
Blue Wave Beauty Products company. Russia. Moscow, Russia Position: Assistant Manager at Marketing Department. Duties: carried out market research of the perfume and cosmetics; instructed the representatives of the company in marketing strategies and techniques. |
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2010 – now |
Blue Wave Beauty Products company. USA. New York, USA Position: Marketing Analyst at Market Research Department. Duties: carried out market research; developed effective marketing strategies; made up business planning; planned pre and post-sales promotion activities. |
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EDUCATION: |
Kemerovo State University the Faculty of Economics Marketing Department 2005 – 2010 |
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INTERESTS: |
Market Research Human resource management |
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REFERENCES: |
Professor M. Abramov Academician D. Mikhalkov |
XI. Imagine that you are interviewed by the representative of the company. Please answer his questions.
XII. Act out the situation In a Job Interview: the interviewer makes up a list of questions, the applicant(s) writes a resume and prepares to be interviewed (see exercise XI).
XIII. Scan the text. What are the main factors of job satisfaction and job dissatisfaction?
job satisfaction
Job satisfaction is important in life of a modern man. Almost every adult person spends a lot of time at his work place. So, it is very important to be content with one’s position.
There are some factors which influence job satisfaction. If a company gives an opportunity of professional growth, an employee may take some interesting training programs or courses, have job-related travels. Having brainy boss and agreeable colleagues is also a great luck. Earning plenty of money makes a person socially independent (on parents, other people’s help, circumstances etc.)
The status of the company also plays significant role. Many young specialists would like to work in a large prestigious company because there are more chances to be promoted.
Of course, different people prefer different jobs: some like to work on a computer, others want to be a part of a team or, alternatively, to be independent in their professional life. But in any case an employee needs to be praised for the good job by his superiors.
Job dissatisfaction makes any person extremely unhappy. For example, low wage makes him socially unprotected. Hostile working environment causes job inefficiency and, on the other hand, stress situations that harm health. In this case, even a highly qualified specialist may become a bad employee.
After graduation from the University everybody wants to find satisfactory position in an organization with a good status. One of the most significant things for everyone is to have financial independence because University education gives opportunity to earn much. It matters if the job is interesting or not because many people hate boring and monotonous work. Some people enjoy making decisions on their own. Everyone needs knowledge to be useful for the benefit of business. Besides, it is important to be part of a team and, at the same time, to have real chances of promotion in a company.
A manager or director should take serious care of the main aspects of job satisfaction and dissatisfaction in the company.
XIV. Read the text and complete the sentences with the appropriate words and phrases given in the box.
FILLING A VACANCY
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references |
candidate |
position |
interview |
resume |
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job vacancies |
application |
short-listed |
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application form |
employment agencies |
apply |
applicant |
Many people looking for a job read about the (1) ___ advertised in newspapers by companies and (2) ___. To reply to an advertisement is to (3) ___ for a job. You become a (4) ___ or an (5) ___. You write an (6) ___, or fill in the company’s (7) ___, and send it, along with your (8) ___ and a covering letter. You often have to give the names of two people who are prepared to write (9) ___ for you. If your qualifications and abilities match the (10) ___ you might be (11) ___, i. e. selected to attend an (12) ___.
XV. Speak on the topic “Applying for a Job” using the communicative scheme below.
Applying for a Job
resume
interview
main parts
data
types
participants
interviewee
interviewer
questions
rules of behaviour