Ex. 1 Complete the sentences giving the English equivalents to the words in brackets
1 There are several ways of (поиска работы). 2 First you should (оценить) your own chances. 3 He studied the ads of (о вакансиях) being published. 4 Solid companies (помещают объявления) in prestigious expensive publications. 5 Your main task is to understand whether the position (согласуется) your skills and education. 6 Such special demands (устанавливают уровень) of the candidate's qualification. 7 Remember that the demands enumerated in the ads are (обязательны). 8 Carefully read (требования) made of the given position. 9 There is a need to understand that the word does not (подразумевает) secretarial functions. 10 Reading the ads you may (выделить/получить) information on the (деятельности) of the company. 12 There is a need (представить себе) at least in general outline the personnel structure of Western companies.
Ex. 2 Explain the meaning of the following word combinations and make use of them in the sentences of your own.
To size up one’s own chances, to place ads, to deal with a foreign manager, to claim the position, to tackle the tasks, the system of compensations and benefits, to be misled by, to set the level of the candidate's qualifications.
Ex. 3 Insert prepositions where necessary.
1 Nowadays there is a need … free command … the foreign languages when applying for a gob.
2 Ads are usually published … prestigious expensive publications … employment agencies … behalf of their clients.
3 When claiming the position … a secretary, you need to bring your typewriting skills … … the required level.
4 If you are an experienced reader don't put much trust … ads … the yellow press.
5 Being invited … a meeting … the employer try to learn as much as possible … the position offered in advance.
6 It’s advisable to read announcements … job opportunities only … publications … a firm reputation.
Speech Exercises
Ex. 1 Find evidence in the text to support the following statements.
1 There are many civilized and active means of looking for a job nowadays.
2 The ads of job opportunities are given in different printed publications.
3 The structure of job opportunities ads published is usually the
same.
4 A job hunter must pay attention to the vacancy not to be misled by
the incorrect interpretation of the position.
5 Before applying for a job offered carefully read the demands made
of the given position.
6 Quite often the ads do not decipher other demands of the position offered in detail.
Ex. 2 Talk about:
a) traditional ways of job hunting;
b) your experience of looking for a summer job.
Unit 5 Writing a Resume
Pretext Exercises
Ex.1 Make up word combinations using the given words and explain their meaning.
Resume, interview, job objective, statement of intent, reverse, chronological, honors, intermediate, extracurricular.
Ex. 2 Read Text A and choose the answer which you think fits best.
1 According to the text an excellent resume may mean:
a) a lost vacancy, b) the desired position, c) an invitation for an
interview.
2 The author of the text indicates that writing a resume one should always follow:
a) the basic form, b) the chronological order, c) the employer’s advice.
3 It is stated that while writing a statement of intent a job hunter should:
a) be general, b) think well about his career goals, b) check a resume
for spelling mistakes.
4 The Experience section is quite important among other sections of a resume as one lists here:
a) the responsibilities he has been fulfilling, b) the language
abilities, c) the universities, institutes and colleges attended.
Text A A RESUME
An excellent resume may help you get the job of your dreams and a poor resume may mean a lost opportunity.
Since this is the first piece of information a company will receive about you, it is critically important that your resume be well-written.
It should be presented at the beginning of any interview that you have with a company. Ideally, resume should not be longer than one page.
The contents of a resume can be roughly categorized as: 1) PERSONAL INFORMATION (address and telephone number), 2) JOB OBJECTIVE, 3) EDUCATION, 4) EXPERIENCE, 5) SKILLS, 6) EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, 7) REFERENCES.
The resume begins with PERSONAL INFORMATION, name, address, telephone number centered at the top page.
After your address, a statement of intent or JOB OBJECTIVE should be written. This objective should be well thought out from the very beginning since it will influence how you will write the rest of the resume. It should not be too general: "To obtain a managerial position in a Western company."
Think about your job search and career goals carefully; write them down in a way that shows you have given this much thought.
For example: "Objective: To obtain a position in telecommunication that will allow me to use my knowledge of engineering and take advantage of my desire to work in sales."
Notice that your desire to have a well-paid job is not included in this statement. A focus on money in your résumé’s first sentence will not make the best impression anywhere in the world.
After the statement of intent, describe your EDUCATION.
List the universities, institutes and colleges you have attended in reverse chronological order.
Any studying you have done abroad should be included and courses that you have taken that are relevant if you graduated with honors, you should definitely include this. A "red diploma" can be called "graduated with high honors" in English. Do not include your high school.
Your working EXPERIENCE is the next section. List your experience starting with your most recent place of employment and work backwards.
Spell out the exact dates of employment, your position, and the name of the company you worked for.
Provide information about your responsibilities, emphasizing important activities by listing the most relevant to your objective. Do not use complete sentences! List your responsibilities in short statements that do not include the words "my" or "I".
Following experience, you should list your special SKILLS.
These include your language skills, computer abilities, and any other talent that relates to your statement of intent.
When describing your language abilities, it is best to be honest about assessing your level, "Fluent English," "native Russian," "intermediate German", and "beginning French" are all ways to describe your language abilities.
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES should be included in the next section. Student or professional organizations you belong to, travel, sports and hobbies should be listed here.
Do not list "reading" or "writing" as an activity. It is assumed most people with a higher education do these things regularly.
The last section of your resume is the REFERENCE section. List at least two people, not related to you, who can describe your qualification for the job.
Their names, titles, places of work, and telephone numbers should be included. If you do not have space on your resume for this, write "Available upon request." You will then be expected to give this information to a prospective employer if it is requested.
The style and format of a resume are extremely important. Your resume must be typed, preferablyon a computer in order to format it most effectively. A neat and well-written resume with no spelling mistakes will give an employer the impression that you are accurate and take care of details.
A resume will not get youa job. An interview with a company will get you a job. In order to have the opportunity of interviewing with a company you should send your resume with a cover letter.
When writing a resume always follow the basic form.
Exercises on the text
Ex. 1 Find in the text Russian equivalents to the following word combinations.
1) Потерянная возможность; 2) первая информация; 3) машинописная страница; 4) информация о себе; 5) цель, которую вы ставите при поиске работы; 6) занять должность; 7) высокооплачиваемая работа; 8) произвести благоприятное впечатление; 9) заявление о намерениях; 10) в обратном хронологическом порядке; 11) пройти курс (закончить курс); 12) закончить с отличием; 13) начиная с; 14) последнее место работы; 15) следуйте в обратном (хронологическом) порядке; 16) увлечения (занятия в нерабочее время); 17) могут быть представлены при необходимости; 18) быть вызванным на интервью; 19) заявление (письмо к нанимателю).