Fill in the gaps with the necessary questions.
1) _____________ I want to work for a company that has been here a long time. I’m a customer of your company and I think you give excellent service. I know this company will be here for a long time. I hope there will be opportunities for me to be promoted.
2) _____________ No, thank you.
3) _____________ I have a lot of experience with computers. I can use Microsoft Word, Power Point and Excel. I can type 50 words per minute. I am good at math and enjoy working with numbers.
4) _____________In my country, I worked as an automobile body repairman at a garage. I worked there for 5 years. I repaired many different kinds of cars, and I used many different tools. I am good with my hands. I think my last experience will help me with a job here.
5) _____________ I come from Hong Kong. I graduated from the Mountain High School there. I came to San Francisco in 1993. I’ve been working at the Han Gift Shop since 1995. I’ve been studying English as a Second Language and office training at City College of San Francisco. I really enjoy working with people and working with computers.
6) ____________ I’ve heard the usual salary for this position is between $12 and $15 per hour. I think that would be OK.
7) ____________ I really enjoy working with people. That’s why I want to work as a customer service representative in a store like yours. I have a lot of experience in customer service. I like helping the customers and talking to them. I am very friendly.
Questions
a) Would you like something to drink?
b) Could you tell me something about yourself?
c) What kind of work do you like to do?
d) What are your skills?
e) Why do you want to work for this company?
f) What salary do you want?
g) Can you tell me about your work experience?
Study the possible answers to the following questions. Practise answering them in pairs.
Why do you want this job?
a) Because I’m good with numbers.
b) I like working with people.
c) Your company has a good reputation.
d) It’s a large company, with opportunities for promotions.
e) This job requires computer skills, and I have a lot of experience using computers.
What salary do you want?
a) In my last job, I made $10 an hour. I would like at least that amount.
b) What is the salary range for this job? I’d like at least (name an amount), because I have a lot of skills.
c) I think about $2,000 per month is fair.
d) Other companies pay about $12 per hour for this type of work. I think that is a good wage.
Why do you want to work for this company?
a) It’s a big successful company.
b) Your company is well known and makes good products.
c) It provides dependable service.
d) I know someone who works here. She says there is an excellent working environment here and the people are friendly.
Complete the sentences using one of these words.
Experience, qualifications, training, skills.
1) She’s never done anything like this before. She has no _____.
2) She’s never worked at the job but has passed a lot of exams. She’s got _____.
3) She’s got the practical ability to do a difficult job well. She’s got the _____.
4) She got the job with little experience but the company gave her some excellent ____.
Look at the following phrases. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given in brackets. Do not change the given words.
Apply for a job, go for an interview, do something for living, to be given the sack, get promoted.
1) What’s your job? (do)
What do __________ living?
2) She had to leave her job because she was always arriving late. (given)
She __________ because she was always arriving late for work.
3) Last year she was the assistant manager; now she is the manager. (got)
This year she __________ from assistant manager to manager.
4) Your application should include a copy of your certificates. (job)
If you __________, you should send a copy of your certificates.
5) He’s being interviewed today for a new job. (go)
He __________ an interview today for a new job.
Replace the words in italics by the following words.
Graduated, train, management, as, experience, education.
1) At 18, he decided to stay in full-time training and went to Mumbai University.
2) He qualified three years later with a degree in philosophy and politics.
3) He taught for a while, but didn’t like it. He decided to educate as an accountant at evening classes.
4) He qualified for an accountant and joined a big accountancy firm in its London office.
5) When he started, he needed to develop other skills, which would come through experiments.
6) He received manager’s training to help him develop these skills.