unit 26 Jobs in ICT 1 oi professionals A Complete these definitions with jobs from the box. software engineer computer security specialist blog administrator help desk technician DTP operator hardware engineer network administrator webmaster designs and develops IT devices. writes computer programs. edits and deletes posts made by contributors to a blog Uses page layout software to prepare electronic files for Bune > ere publication. 5A manages the hardware and software that comprise a work. A designs and maintains websites. TA works with companies to build secure computer systems. BA helps end-users with their computer problems in person, by email or over the phone. B BBD Listen to four people on a training course introducing themselves and talking about their jobs. Which job in A does each person do? Speaker 1 Speaker 3 Speaker 2 Speaker 4 2 Job advertisements A o In pairs, read the two job advertisements on page 130 and tick (V) the most important qualities and abilities (1-10) for each job, Add more to the list if you can. Which three things do you think are most important for each job? Senior programmer DTP operator { 1) logical easing g oO 2. patience and tenacity oO g 3. being good with figures Oo o | 4 imagination a o 5. self-discipline Oo Oo 6 accuracy o oO 7 leadership skills o Oo 8 efficiency oO oO 9 creativity Oo oO 10 drawing sils oO oO BY discus: answers. you would like to apply for one of the jobs. Give reasons for yourDIGITUM-UK DTP operator SENIOR PROGRAMMER required for a leading financial magazine. We are looking for a bright, competent QuarkXPress operator with at least three years’ experience in design and layout. Skills in Photoshop, Freehand or Illustrator an advantage. Ability to work in a team and to tight deadlines is vital. Please apply in writing, with CV and samples of your work, to Tom Parker, Production Manager, Financial Monthly, Stockton Street, London EC1A 4WW Or apply ontine: Apply now C Lookat the online profile for Charles Graham. Which of the jobs above is most appropriate for him? Charles Graham 22 years old Professional summary x T graduated in 2004 with A levels in English, Art and Maths, and went on to do a course in graphic design and page layout at Highland Art School. Since 2006 I've been a graphic designer for PromoPrint, a company speciizng in abshing catalogues on promotional mater ond hove used Adobe InDesign and other DTP software. 3 Aletter of application A Read the letter of application on page 131 and answer these questions. 1. Which job is Sarah Brown applying for? Where did she see the advertisement? How long has she been working as a software engineer? What type of programs has she written? When did she spend three months in Spain? wanDear Mr Scott, Lam writing to apply for the position of Senior Programmer, which was advertised on 28th March in The Times. | graduated in May 2002 and did a work placement with British Gas as part of my degree. Before taking my present job | worked for a year with NCR. | stayed in this job (I) March 2004. (@) —. the last three years | have been working as a software engineer for Intelligent Software. have designed four programs in COBOL for commercial use, and (3) January | have been writing programs in C for use in large retail chains,These have been very successful and we have won several new contracts in the UK and Europe on the strength of my team's success. “Two years (4) I spent three months in Spain testing our programs and also made several visits to Italy so | have a basic knowledge of Spanish and Italian. | now feel ready for more responsibilty and more challenging work, and would welcome the opportunity to learn about a new industry I enclose my curriculum vitae.| will be available for an interview at any time. Hook forward to hearing from ea sas Yours sincerely, Sarah brown Sarah Brown B Look at the HELP box and then complete the letter with for, since, ago or until A job interview Chris Scott, the Personnel Manager at Digitum-UK, is interviewing Sarah Brown. Listen to part of the interview and complete his notes. Name: Sarah Brown Programs for Qualifications: — Database knowledge in) Degree in ei (Aston University) Languages: Basic Spanish and Inlan Present sob: Works for Intelligent Software writing programs in COBOL. Work experience: and C NCR Q______ (one year) Software for Oana Reasons tor applying: ©Language work: the present perfect A. Look at the HELP box and then choose the correct words in brackets to complete these sentences. He ('s never liked /’s never been liking) Maths They (‘ve worked /‘ve been working) on the project all day. John ('s used /’s been using) the computer for hours — he looks really tired, How many emails (have you written / have you been writing) today? She (’s written /'s been writing) this essay since 9 oiclock. They (‘ve interviewed /‘ve been interviewing) five candidates today. auawna rar Present perfect simple We form the present perfect simple with have/has + past participle I've used Microsoft Access for many years. Ihaven't used Microsoft Access for years We use this tense to talk about © States that started in the past and continue to the present, Me been a computer operator for @ Past actions that continue to the present, where we put an emphasis on quantity (how many). Thave designed fou programs in COBOL ‘© Personal experiences, especially wi ith ever and never. Have you ever worked with databases? Ive never worked with databases Present perfect continuous We form the present perfect continuous with haves/has been + present participle. Since January Yve been writing programs nC We use this tense to talk about © Actions which started in the past and are still happening, For the last three years Pve been working as a software engineer for Ineligent Software. ‘© Past actions that continue to the present, where we put an emphasis on duration (how ong). She's been working all morning. Contrast with the past simple We use the past simple to talk about events that happened at a specific time in the past that are now finished | graduated in May 2003, Not: Hrave graduated in I stayed in this job until March 2004. Two years ago, {spent three months in Spain B Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect simple or past simple. 1 She (be) 2. After graduation | (work) 3. (youever work) 4 lose) 5 | (send) my PDA my CV last Monday. Have you received it yet? a software engineer since 2004, fora year with NCR as an IT consultant?© ED] make questions using these prompts. In pairs, ask and answer the questions. ever /live or work in anather country? ever / have a bad job interview? ever /do a job you hated? now lor use computers? 1 2 3 4 how long / study English? 5 6 how many emails / receive today? 7 how many jobs / apply for this year? Applying for a job = . . % Vacancies at eJupiter.co.uk A LB took at the job | advertisement fora Rabbaarar tr hpi Webmaster oe Sneitionee We are seeking a Webmaster for eJupiter.co.uk, @ cafheinn aaa ort ieee company dedicated to e-commerce. 155 to write a letter of | The successful candidate will manage our website. application. Follow these You will be responsible for making sure the web server | steps: runs properly, monitoring the traffic through the site, Paragraph one: reason for writing} 24 destaning and updating our web pages. | Jam writing to apply for the position | Experience of using HTML and Java is essential. Of Experience of Adobe POF and Photoshop is an | ) advantage. The successful candidate will also Paragraph two: education and have knowledge of web editors ~ MS FrontPage or ! training equivalent. I graduated in (date) . completed a course in .. ‘Send your CV and a covering letter to James Taylor, ‘Jupiter Computers. 37 Oak Street, London SW10 6XY Paragraph three: work experience For the past X years | have been ... Since XI have been Paragraph four: personal skills I spent X months in (country) ... ,50 I have knowledge of (foreign languages). Jean Paragraph five: reasons why you are applying for this job now feel ready to... and would welcome the opportunity to... Paragraph six: closing / availability for interview enclose... look forward to .... Iwill be available for an interview B Write your own CV in English, using Maria's CV as a guide. © Think of your ideal job and write a letter of application for it. If you prefer, look on the Internet for real jobs and practise applying for those. BB now visie www.cambridge.org/elt/ict for an online task.