Task 2. Read about “difficult” questions and give your answers to them.

“What are your weaknesses?”

Experts advise telling only about those weaknesses that can be presented in a favorable light. Depending on the situation, some positive weaknesses might be: “I can’t share my duties with someone else” or “I’m too open and want to help everyone, which can distract me from doing my own work”.

“Why couldn’t you find a job for some time?”

The answers may be:

- I decided to take a break and carefully think about my career.

- previous job offers didn’t suit me.

“Why did you leave your previous job?”

The answers may be:

- I had a different strategy

- I had a different vision of the case

Remember that many employers respect individuality!

“What will you do if we don’t take you?”

“Why do you think that you fit this position?”

 

Task 3. Complete the dialogues.

Dialogue A.

HR Manager: Good morning.I hope you know that our firm deals in medical equipment. It is the most important supplier in Ohio.

Miss Palmer:

HR Manager: Very good. We would like to offer you the position of a salesperson. But first of all I’d like to verify some information.

Miss Palmer:

HR Manager: You have graduated from Kent State University, haven’t you?

Miss Palmer:

HR Manager: Did you study well there? Did you get any rewards?

Miss Palmer:

HR Manager: That’s good! Now let us get down to your work experience. You had a job of a shop assistant. What were your duties?

Miss Palmer:

HR Manager: OK. Miss Palmer why did you choose our firm?

Miss Palmer:

HR Manager: Do you have some interests and hobbies?

Miss Palmer:

HR Manager: What do you look for in this job – good money, the freedom to be creative, a chance to work with people?

Miss Palmer:

HR Manager: Thank you very much. We will get in touch with you and inform about our decision. Have a nice day, Miss Palmer.

Miss Palmer:

 

Dialogue B.

HR Manager:

Igor Petrov: Hello. It’s nice to meet you.

HR Manager:

Igor Petrov: I’m a final-year student at the Faculty of Economics of Kaliningrad State University. I hope to get some experience in banking, especially currency transactions.

HR Manager:

Igor Petrov: I have known about the vacancy from the Internet.

HR Manager:

Igor Petrov: I don’t have any work experience, but I attended business school.

HR Manager:

Igor Petrov: I’m flexible, attentive and neat, and what’s more, I’m very hard working.

HR Manager:

Igor Petrov: I like football, computer games and many more. But it doesn’t distract me from my duties. I don’t get used to waste my time.

HR Manager:

Igor Petrov: I believe I can work both with documentation and clients - it’s not a problem for me to choose. So, if you hire me, I’ll show my knowledge and talents.

HR Manager:

Igor Petrov: Thank you very much. I’ll be waiting for you to call.

 

Task 4. Split into groups of four students: two personnel managers and two candidates.

Assignment for candidates:

- choose the Job advertisement from this book or from task 3 (1.1);

- think about the questions to personnel managers (ask about the company and the position itself);

- think about the answers to possible questions of human resources managers.

Assignment for personnel managers:

- study the Job advertisement chosen by the candidates;

- look through the resumes of both candidates to the chosen position (task 3 (1.2));

- think about the questions to the candidates;

- after the interview choose one of the candidates and motivate your decision.

 

 

UNIT 2. A business trip.

Start your journey here.

Vocabulary:

a trip (journey) – поездка, путешествие to delay – откладывать, задерживать

a business trip – командировка a ferry-boat – паром

single/double room – одно/двухместный номер cutting-edge – современный

to board – сесть на самолет (корабль) occasion – случай

to take – сесть на поезд (такси, автобус, метро и т.д.)

N.B. Note the difference in prepositions and articles used with the verbs GO and ARRIVE. Translate the sentences below.

 

GO

by bus by car by plane by train by ship (boat)

on foot on a horse on a bicycle

ARRIVE

at a port/airport at a station

in a country (Belgium) in a big city in harbour