Think of at least three more. Write them down.
C. Watching and Listening
² Job Seekers Seminar
1. Before you listen to the tape, discuss the following:
● What should you do before a job interview?
● What should you do during the interview?
● What should you not do during the interview?
● What “tricky” questions might you be asked?
Listen to the recording and tick only the advice and information that the speakers actually give.
APPLICATION FORM
| Photocopy it and practice filling in the copy first. | |
| Write your final version neatly and clearly. | |
| Use a separate sheet for any extra information you want to give. | |
| Personnel officers read application forms very carefully. | |
| Use words that show you want to be successful. | |
| Mention any unusual hobbies or jobs. |
THE INTERVIEW
| Be confident. | |
| Avoid answering questions about your leisure interests. | |
| Do some research into the company's competitors. | |
| Ask the interviewer to explain what his or her company does. | |
| Expect to be surprised. | |
| Arrange to participate in some mock interviews beforehand. | |
| Tell the interviewer that you are sensitive and clever. | |
| You may have to have lunch with the interviewer. | |
| The interviewer may insult you. | |
| Remain calm whatever happens. |
CREATIVE JOB SEARCHING
| This technique is better than applying for jobs in the conventional way. | |
| Get in touch with employees working in companies in your chosen field. | |
| You will get a job if you are persistent enough. | |
| If you're personally known to a company you stand a better chance. |
Discuss the following questions.
● Which pieces of the advice given do you disagree with?
● From your own experience, what other advice would you give to job-seekers?
● If you were looking for an employee, what qualities would you be looking for?
● How many job interviews have you been involved in? Describe one of them.
D. Group Discussion. Brainstorm Ideas
Imagine you are a career adviser. What advice would you give to someone who is
money motivated and who is prepared to take risks?
a very talented critical thinker and is not necessarily money motivated?
very good at critical thinking and extremely money motivated?
an achiever who has background in Finance and is a very confident person?
suffering from a lack of job satisfaction in the present job?
Chinese astrology organizes years into cycles of twelve with each year named after an animal. The Chinese believe that the year you are born in affects your character.
| Animal | Year | Characteristics |
| RAT | 1972, 1984, 1996 | Imaginative, charming, generous, quick-tempered, opportunistic[1] |
| BUFFALO | 1973, 1985, 1997 | Conservative, methodical, conscientious, chauvinistic[2], a born leader |
| TIGER | 1974, 1986, 1998 | Sensitive, emotional, tend to get carried away, stubborn, rebellious |
| RABBIT | 1975, 1987, 1999 | Affectionate, obliging,, gallant, sentimental, superficial |
| DRAGON | 1964, 1976, 1988 | Fun-loving, popular, perfectionist, gifted, may sometimes be tactless |
| SNAKE | 1965, 1977, 1989 | Sagacious[3], charming, intuitive, stingy, inclined to procrastinate[4] |
| HORSE | 1966, 1978, 1990 | Diligent, independent, placid[5], friendly, can be selfish and cunning |
| GOAT | 1967, 1979, 1991 | Elegant, artistic, always ready to complain, plagued[6] by worry |
| MONKEY | 1968, 1980, 1992 | Witty, magnetic personality, can be self-seeking[7] and distrustful |
| ROOSTER | 1969, 1981, 1993 | Industrious, shrewd, decisive, very extravagant, a flashy[8] dresser |
| DOG | 1970, 1982, 1994 | Down-to-earth, altruistic, morose[9], sharp-tongued, a fault-finder |
| PIG | 1971, 1983, 1995 | Intellectual, tolerant, naive, downfall could be desire for material goods |
● What advice would you give to the holder of the Master’s degree in economics born in 1982?
● Think about your friends and relatives. Do they fit the jobs they have chosen?
● Study your own characteristics. Do they correlate with your own vision of yourself? Do your characteristics fit the career you have chosen? If not, may be you should think better about your plans. If you are still positive about them bear in mind ancient Chinese predictions.
E. Creative Consolidation
1. Speak about conventional recruitment procedures in our country. Which of them are mostly successful?
2. Many companies nowadays use extravagant and eccentric ways of selecting applicants, eg. based on horoscopes or handwriting analysis. Speak about them.
Raise the Issue
➢ If you wanted to find out about job opportunities or vacancies at a large company or international organization, how would you do it?
➢ What are the alternative ways of seeking a job?
A. Words in Context
1. Tick the word closest in meaning to that of the each boldfaced word. Use the context of the sentences to help you figure out each word’s meaning.
arduous (adj)It is not easy to find the very first job; it’s much morearduoushowever to keep it.
Arduous means a. easy b. difficult c. pleasant
cursory (adj)Leah spent a full week studying for the exam, whereas Joyce gave her textbook only acursoryreview, flipping through the pages an hour before the test.
Cursory means a. thorough b. hurried c. wordy
dormant (adj)A visit to Puerto Rico reawakened Anita’sdormantinterest in Spanish, the language of her childhood. It paid later because she managed to find an interesting job, helping to integrate new Spanish speaking emigrants.
Dormant means a. not active b. irreversible c. growing
emulate (v)“If you want toemulateElvis Presley, fine,” my mother said. “But try to match his energy and warmth onstage – not his self-destructiveness.”
Emulate means a. admire b. imitate c. submit to
encompass (v)Our professor’s broad knowledge of economicsencompassesdetails from ancient period as well as the latter-day trends.
Encompass means a. suggest b. omit c. include
maudlin (adj)The authors ofmaudlin soap operas must feel that they haven’t done their job unless viewers are reduced to tears by the end of each show.
Maudlin means a. short b. comical c. overly emotional
platitude (n)Some conversations are made up entirely of platitudes: “Good to see you.” “We’ve got to get together sometime.” “Well, take care.”
Platitude means a. good advice b. unoriginal remark c. lie
sordid (adj)Supermarket tabloids sell well because many people want to know thesordiddetails of celebrities’ addictions and messy divorces.
Sordid means a. proud b. ugly c. natural
stint (n)Mystintserving hamburgers and fries at a fast-food restaurant convinced me that I needed to get a college degree.
Stint means a. assigned job b. risky undertaking
c. future work