JOBS

1. JOBS

2. Starting a career • Whatways do youknow of finding a job? • Newspaperads? Internet/websites? personal contacts? • An ad = an advert = an advertisement - Whatkind of work experience can yougetbeforeyou start your career? • An apprenticeship • Work placement/ a stage • Graduate traineescheme

3. Early work experience • An apprenticeship= youlearn a skill and have a contract for a fixedperiod. • Work placement: a temporary job with little or no payto getexperience. • A graduate traineescheme: newlyqualifiedpeople/students work for a year in a company. (similar to a stage)

4. Job seeking and jobs • To seek/ Job hunting /Look for a job • Work experience/a temporary job/permanent job • To be unemployed – unemployment • To be redundant/to be made redundant • An employer/ an employee • A graduate/ an undergraduate / a degree /to graduate • An apprenticeship/ work placement=stage /Graduate traineescheme • To be newlyqualified – qualifications/skills/ • To haveskills/ to haveexperience in (marketing) • To havebackgroudexperience • To hire/take on/ recruit • A salary/ pay/ a bonus/ a wage/

5. Applying for a job • To apply for a job/ for a post/ a position • An applicationform (to fill in) • An applicant (to be one of 100 applicantsfor only 10 places/vacancies) • A job advert (on a website/in the newspaper) • A candidate/an applicant

6. Recruitment • HR = Human Resources (recruitmenttraining of staff) • Send in a CV (Curriculum Vitae) or a resumé • Write a letter of intent/a cover letter • Interviews and tests • Interviewer/ interviewee • A recruiter can reject or acceptcandidates • Candidates are screened for experience (=examined/tested) • Resumés are scanned • To be shortlisted • to be selected • To reject/accept the offer

7. Talking about your job- match the adjectives to their meanings • Fun • Challenging • Stressful • Worthwhile • Varied • Routine • Depressing • Rewarding • Dull • Glamorous • Demanding • Needing a lot of effort, skill, hard work • Boring:notinteresting or exciting. • Amusing or enjoyable • Predictable, the sameeveryday • A goodthing to do • Different, notalways the same • Makesusfeelgood • Difficult in a way thatisinteresting or satisfying. • Makesusfeelunhappy. • Makesusfeelworried or anxious • Looksattractive and exciting from the outside and different.

8. KEY - Talking about your job- match the adjectives to their meanings • Fun • Challenging • Stressful • Worthwhile • Varied • Routine • Depressing • Rewarding • Dull • Glamorous • Demanding • Amusing or enjoyable • Needing a lot of effort, skill, hard work • Makesusfeelworried or anxious • A goodthing to do • Different, notalways the same • Predictable, the sameeveryday • Makesusfeelunhappy. • Makesusfeelgood - satisfying • Boring: notinteresting or exciting • Looksattractive and exciting from the outside and different • Difficult in a way thatisinteresting

9. Job applications vocab • A deadline • An applicationletter • To be shortlisted • To be turned down • To attend an interview • To be appointed for a job • To apply for another job • To schedule interviews • Check references in the CV • To scan CVs/resumés

10. Complete sentenceswith the followingprepositions:to, for, from, on orin • I am thinking of applying……the position of team leader • We are looking for people with a degree …….Political Science • Peter is responsible ….over 100 members of staff. • The latest recruit graduated ……. University last year. • Sergio has been assigned……this branch since Paula left. • Who will be accountable …. the quality of all our work • Our company took …… 5 new members of staff.

11. Complete sentences with the followingprepositions:to, for, from, on orin • I am thinking of applying for the position of team leader • We are looking for people with a degree in Political Science • Peter is responsible for over 100 members of staff. • The latest recruit graduated from university last year. • Sergio has been assigned to this branch since Paula left. • Who will be accountable for the quality of all our work • Our company took on 5 new members of staff.

12. Talking about your qualities Are theseallqualities? YES or NO? • I’mgoodatpersuadingotherpeople • In a group situation you take control • I’m a confident speaker • I alwaysmeetdeadlines • I’mgoodatfindingsolutions to problems • I’mattentive to small details • For me there are no barriers to quality • To be motivated/enthusiastic/loyal • To be productive

13. Talking about your skills • I haveexcellentkeyboardskills • I haveverygoodlanguageskills • I havegoodspeaking and writingskills in English. • I havegoodcommunicationskills • I haverelevant work experience • I havegoodacademicqualifications • I have a fare amount of computer skills • I haveaquired a certainamount of skills in the advertising field

14. Interviews Preparing for a job interview: • Makesurethatyoufind out asmuchaspossibleabout the company, aboutit’shistory, aboutwhatitdoes, howmanypeopleitemploys and so on. • During the interviewkeep to the point. • Give complete answers, but do not talk for longerthannecessary. • Rememberthatyouask the interviewer a questionwhichwill show thatyou are interested in the job/position.

15. To hire or to sack! • Take on • Quit • Lay off • fire • Hand in your notice • Hire • Sack • A) Resign • B) Make redundant • C) Dismiss • D) Recruit

16. To hire, to sack or resign? • Take on: D • Quit: A • Lay off: B • fire: C • Hand in your notice: A • Hire: D • Sack: B • A) Resign • B) Make redundant • C) Dismiss • D) Recruit

17. Letter of application: NOT appropriate Hello, I saw your ad in our local paper last week, so I want to apply for the job of Communications Assistant. I know I am the person you’re looking for. I just got a degree in Economics at University and I am a very sociable person. So write soon and tell me if you want to know more sbout me. Regards,

18. Letter of application appropriate Dear Sir or Madam, With reference to youradvertisementposted in the paper on the 10 July I wouldlike to apply for the position of Communications Assistant. I feel I amwellqualified for the position, have a degree in Communicationstudies and havealreadyacquiredexperience in thatfiledwhendoing a stage at the Town Hall in myhome town. Additionally I alsohaveverygoodlanguageskillsin bothspeaking and written. I would be very happy to giveyou more detailsregardingmyexperience and can be contactedatany time. Pleaselet me knowifthere are anyotherdetailsyouneed. I enclose a copy of my CV. I look forward to hearing from you. Yoursfaithfully, Clara Adams, Clara Adams

19. Useful pharses • DearMrJacksn, • I amwriting to apply for the job of Press Officeradvertised on October the 20 • In the march edition of the magazine “jobs for graduates” • I have a degree in Economics • For the last twoyears I haveworkedas an Assistant Accountant for Nikoniclothing. • Last year I took special responsibility for… • I amveryinterestedinthis job because I feel ready for a challenge and confident in myability to take on more responsibility. • Pleasefindenclosed • Yourssincerely

20. Work absenteeism • Take a day off sick/stay away from the office • Days absent from work • Absentees • To be genuinely ill • To take time off work • To have high rates of absenteeism • Sick leave

21. How to improve absenteeism? Work motivation? • Rewardingemployeeswhohavegoodattendance. • Better staff management enablingbetterrespectbetweenemployees • Promotingstaff • Offeringprizes or vouchers • Improvejob satisfaction • Providepersonnelsupport

22. What do youthinkaboutthesesuggestions for reducingabsenteeism? • Stop paying employees for the first few days that they take off sick. (one day sicknesses cost the company) • Give an extra day’s holiday to all employees who take no days off sick. • Reduce sick pay to 50% of employee’s normal pay. • Employ an onsite doctor who the staff have to report to when ill. • Offer a prize/reward (vouchers, gimmicks) to those with best attendance rate.

23. Rewarding good staff performance- job motivationWhat is the most crucial for a happy work environment? • To be rewarded by a pay rise? Or betterconditions? • More job recognition? To haveeffortsrecognized and somehowrewarded. • Dealing with non- performingcolleagues: the sack? • Givingemployees more responsibility? • Betterconditions: parking space, betteroffices, bettersense of belonging, • Professional development? (staff training) • Treatemployeeslikecompany’sgreatestassets.