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Recruitment process.
Caso práctico
Read the text and listen to the situation.
00:00 01:09
Script
Mr Parker: And you can ask them any questions you might have. So, I'm going to leave you alone
for a few minutes and you can start preparing your interview. You are going to interview the
interviewers... Wonderful!
Lourdes and Susana start to think about the questions they would like to ask the interviewers.
Lourdes: So, let's see. What would you like to know, Susana?
Susana: I think we should make a list of questions for the interviewers. I hope they don't want to
ask me anything. I'm not ready for this.
Lourdes: Relax, Susana, you are not the one who is going to be interviewed.
Think about it
Give your opinion in the forum:
If you work...
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"Find something you love to do and you'll never have to work a day in your life."
Harvey MacKay.
Caso práctico
Mr Parker: Right, girls, this is Mrs Greene. She's the one in charge
of recruitment here in British Corporation. I'm sure you have a lot of
things to ask, but first, I think she has a few things to tell you too.
Mrs Greene: Hi girls! I would like to start by giving you some advice
on job interviews. Afterwards, you can ask me questions, if you
want.
The most important tip I can give you is: be prepared. It will help you release some of the stress
involved in job interviews. You can practice your answers to the typical job interview questions
most employers ask. It's very useful to think of examples you can use to describe your skills.
Make sure you are dressed accordingly. Your clothes need to be neat and tidy. You can bring a
nice portfolio with copies of your CV.
Now, this is very important: be on time for the interview. On time means five to ten minutes early.
You can't imagine how many people turn up late for the interview and, honestly, it doesn't help
them to make a very good first impression.
During the job interview try to relax and stay as calm as possible. Maintain eye contact with the
interviewer. Listen to the entire question before you answer and pay attention: it is very
embarrassing when candidates forget the question!
Lourdes: Wow! Thanks, Mrs Greene. I think this is very interesting advice.
Think about it
Write in the forum:
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Mostrar
Autoevaluación
Match the statements below to the paragraph where they are mentioned.
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Matching exercise.
Enviar
If you aren't sure about some of the answers, read the text again very carefully.
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Think about it
Read the following sentences carefully. Are they correct? Is there a difference between them?
I like grapes.
I like the grapes.
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In this case it is possible to either use an article or leave it out, but the meaning will be
different in each case:
AN: we use it instead of a when the next word begins with a vowel sound.
Whether we use a or an with a word depends on the sound, not the spelling.
SPECIAL RULES:
Special rules.
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The Earth, the world, the sky, the moon, the sun.
A title without a name (the President of the company, the King, the
Prime Minister).
THE Groups of people (the army, the navy, the police, the Germans, the
English).
People
Part of a larger group (One of the students was absent).
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VERB + PREPOSITION:
ADJECTIVE + PREPOSITION:
Think about it
Answer the following questions in the forum:
When you were at school, what subjects were you good at?
Are you afraid of any insects?
What kind of music do you usually listen to?
Do you write emails to English-speaking people?
Are you interested in sport?
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Autoevaluación
Complete using a, an or the.
Enviar
Autoevaluación
Write an article in each gap where necessary. If an article is not necessary, put a dash (-).
I had really bad day on Monday. I went to shop on Oxford street to buy new TV.
When I got home, I tried to turn on TV, but it didn't work properly. I took it back to
shop, but shop assistant pointed to scratch on TV and said it was my fault. I asked
for refund, but he said it was not his problem and blamed manufacturer.
Enviar
Autoevaluación
Complete with the correct preposition.
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Enviar
Good job!
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Pronunciation dictionary.
/h/ (house): When pronouncing this sound, make the gap at the back of your mouth small. These are
some examples of words where you can find this sound: hose, help, house, heart, who.
Now try to pronounce the following sentence: Who has a habit of helping homeless people?
Common spellings: H (hand), WH (who). NOTE: The letter H is sometimes silent: hour, honest.
/w/ (work): To make this sound, you have to put your lips round and forward and then relax them. These
are some examples of words where you can find this sound: what, when, quick, one, witch.
Now try to pronounce the following sentence: When did you go away for the weekend with Walter?
Common spellings: W (water), WH (which).
/j/ (yes): When pronouncing this sound, make the gap at the top of your mouth small. Move your tongue
down to open the gap and move your jaw down a little. These are some examples of words where you can
find this sound: player, cure, year, Europe, your.
Now try to pronounce the following sentence: A few years ago I was still a university student.
Common spellings: Y (yellow), I (view), E (euro), U (union).
/ʃ/ (shop): To make this sound, you have to put the tip of your tongue curved behind your teeth. These are
some examples of words where you can find this sound: shoes, cash, wish, sugar.
Now try to pronounce the following sentence: Sean should have finished his Russian course.
Common spellings: SH (finish), S (sugar), SS (Russian), TI (nation), C (ocean).
/dʒ/ (jazz): To make this sound, you have to put your tongue behind your teeth and then release the air.
These are some examples of words where you can find this sound: July, jaw, age, garage, judge.
Now try to pronounce the following sentence: I bought this jacket in the village we went to in June.
Common spellings: J (judge), G (gesture), GE (village).
/s/ followed by another consonant at the beginning of a word: school, student, Spain, stairs, stone,
start, stop, etc.
Now try to pronounce the following sentence: This scholar is a specialist in Spanish studies.
A step ahead
If you want to practice what we have learned, you'll find more exercises on the Internet.
Consonant sounds.
ST consonant cluster.
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Interview questions.
3. What are your strengths / weaknesses? ¿Cuáles son sus puntos fuertes / débiles?
5. Why are you interested in working for our ¿Por qué está interesado o interesada en trabajar en
company? nuestra empresa?
6. What type of position do you think you are ¿Para qué tipo de trabajo cree que está mejor
suited for / would suit you? cualificado o cualificada?
9. How could you contribute to our company? ¿Cómo podría contribuir a nuestra empresa?
10. Why do you want to leave your present job? ¿Por qué quiere dejar su trabajo actual?
11. What did your job involve? ¿En qué consistía su trabajo?
13. What are your salary requirements? ¿Cuáles son sus expectativas salariales?
14. How do you feel about your future in the ¿Cuáles son sus perspectivas de futuro en la
profession? profesión?
15. Have you had any negative experiences? ¿Ha tenido algunas experiencias negativas?
17. Do you prefer working alone or with other ¿Prefiere trabajar solo/a o con otras personas en
people as part of a team? equipo?
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20. How could you persuade me to recruit you? ¿Cómo me convencería para contratarle?
Think about it
Read questions 2, 3, 4, 16 and 17 again, and answer them in the forum.
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Interview adjectives.
ADJECTIVES. ADJETIVOS.
Competent. Competente.
Enthusiastic. Entusiasta.
Flexible. Flexible.
Loyal. Leal.
A step ahead
If you want to know more about job interviews, why not take a look at the following websites?
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Interview verbs.
VERBS. VERBOS.
Arrange. Organizar.
Collaborate. Colaborar.
Coordinate. Coordinar.
Counsel. Asesorar.
Create. Crear.
Develop. Desarrollar.
Improve. Mejorar.
Manage. Dirigir.
Motivate. Motivar.
Organize. Organizar.
Prepare. Preparar.
Programme. Programar.
Review. Revisar.
Supervise. Supervisar.
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Autoevaluación
Listen to the job interview to practise and improve your listening skills and answer the following
questions.
00:00 04:34
Script
Four years ago, Maria worked for a small HR services provider ...
in the B2B sector.
Fantastic!
Solución
1. Opción correcta
2. Incorrecto
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That's great!
Solución
1. Incorrecto
2. Opción correcta
on a number of HR topics.
Excellent!
Solución
1. Opción correcta
2. Incorrecto
Maria ...
Not really.
Brilliant!
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Solución
1. Incorrecto
2. Opción correcta
Correct!
That´s no correct.
Solución
1. Opción correcta
2. Incorrecto
Maria ...
needs to call them next week to find out the next steps.
Try it again.
Correct!
Solución
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1. Opción correcta
2. Incorrecto
If you didn't get the answers right, try to listen to the previous recording again very carefully.
If you want to read the script of the previous dialogue, check out the following website.
Autoevaluación
Match the correct word from the list below to each of the sentences.
Matching exercise.
If you get a _______, you are given a more important job and are 3.-
usually paid more money. Interviewer.
When somebody is _______, they are full of energy and full of new 4.-
and exciting ideas. Promotion.
5.-
The _______ asked the applicants lots of irrelevant questions.
Personality.
Enviar
Think about it
Have you ever heard of the Monty Python? They were a very popular British surreal comedy group
that became widely known in the late 1960s and 1970s for its influential television series: Monty
Python's Flying Circus. The members of the group included Graham Chapin, John Cleese, Terry
Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin.
Now you can watch a sketch in which an absurd job interview is held. Does the candidate
get the job?
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Text summary
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No, he doesn't. All the vacancies had been filled weeks before.
Recomendación
In the following video you can see the key words and phrases in a job interview:
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Text Summary
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Let's revise what we've learned in this unit. Check out the following websites:
This website explores different issues connected with working abroad. You
will find out about people's personal experiences. There are also vocabulary
pages, exercises and quizzes to help you develop and test your English.
Working abroad.
Work quiz.
This website provides some guidelines to write effective business letters you might find interesting.
Vocabulary of employment.
Recomendación
This video will show you how to answer some of the most common questions you will face
at a job interview.
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Text summary
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