Recruitment

English for Business Studies. Ian MacKenzie
Unit 6. Recruitment, page 33
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Since coming to university i have played in the womens hockey team.We have twice won tje national university championship,and are also well-placed this year,with one month of the season still to go.

• My mother is French,and because my father works for a multinational company,i grew up in four different countries.I did all my schooling in French but i also speak (and write) fluent Spanish and Portugues.I can also understand (North African) Arabic,but speak it less well.
• I realize tha my background (qualifications and experience) is probably no better than that of many other applicants,but i am particularly interested in a marketing position in a telecommunications company,because i have collected telephone cards ever since they were first introduced.I have an extensive collection,including cards from 17 differents countries.
• Employment:
  Sutardays,1990-93,and full-time July 1994,Right Price food store,West End Avenue (shelf-filling)
  July 1995,Port Authority Bus Terminal,Eighth Avenue (bus cleaner)
  August-September 1995,grape-picking,Nepa Valley,California
  November 1995-now,tourist guide at St Patricks Cathedral,5th Avenue(Saturdays).
• I have travelled extensively during my last three summer vacations.In 1994,i travelled around the Mediterranean (Spain,France,Italy,Greece) for ten weeks.In 1995,i went to Florida for a month,and i spennt six weeks in Bali in 1996.I have consequentely met a great many people from many different cultures,and i am absolutely convinced that this makes me suitable for a position in international marketing,and that your company would have a great deal to gain from employing me.
• As you will see from my CV,i scored an average of 91% in my university examinations (94% at the end of the first year,87%in my second year,and 92% in my final uear exams).I stayed on to do a post-graduate degree in finances and bancking,and was encouraged to extend my Masters dissertation into a doctorate,wich i have done in the past ten months.I expect to be awarded my PhD in six weeks time.
• I have played the piano since the age of five.I won schoolarships to summer schools in New York and Switzerland,but at the age of 19 decided to sudy economics rather than attempt to become a professional musician (since the world is full of good pianists).                                                                                                                           

Unit 6.Translation of the Text "Recruitment"  Romanian Version

1. De la venirea la universitate am jucat in echipa de hockey de fete.Noi am cistigat de 2 ori campionatul national universitar,si suntem bine plasati si in acest an,cu o luna inainte de finalul sezonului.
2. Mama mea este frantuzoaica,si din cauza ca tatal meu lucreaza pentru o companie multinationala,eu am crescut in 4 tari diferite.La scoala am invatat in franceza,dar eu mai vorbesc(si scriu) fluent spaniola,si portugheza.Eu insa inteleg si (nord-africana) araba,dar o vorbesc mai putin bine.
3. Realizez ca autobiografia mea(calificare si experienta) nu este probabil mai bun decit acelea ale multor altor aplicanti,dar eu sint in special interesata pentru pozitie de marketing intr-o companie de telecomunicatii,fiindca am colecatat cartele de telefoane mereu inca de cind ele au fost pentru prima data introduse.Am o colectie foarte extinsa,incluzind cartele din 17 tari diferite.
4.
Serviciu:
Simbetele,1990-93,si norma intraga Iulie 1994,Pretul Corect magazin alimentar,Sfirsitul Bulevardului de Vest (asistent).
Iulie 1995,Autoritatea Portului Terminalul de Autobuse,al 18lea bulevard (curatator de autobuse).
August-September 1995,culegerea strugurilor,Valea Nepa,California.
Noiembrie 1995-acuma,ghid turistic la Catedrala Sf.Petru,5lea bulevard (Simbetele) .
5. Eu am calatorit intensiv in decursul ultimelor 3 vacante de vara ale mele.In 1994,eu am
calatorit dea lungul Mediteranei(Spania,Franta,ItaliaGrecia) pentru 10 saptamini.In 1995
am fost in Florida pentru o luna,si am petrecut 6 saptamini in Bali in 1996.Prin urmare eu
am intilnit multi oameni din o multime de culturi diferite,si eu sunt absolut convinsa ca
aceasta ma face pe mine potrivita pentru o pozitie in marketingul international,si ca
compania dumneavoastra ar obtine un mare cistig cu angajarea mea.
6. Asa cum dumneavoastra veti vedea in CV-ul meu,am avut o medie de 91% la examenele
universitare(94% la finele primului an,87% la finele anului doi,si 92% la examenele
din ultimul an).Am ramas sa fac si masteratul la Finante si Banci,si am fost incurajat
sa continui teza mea de masterat intruna de doctorat,pe care am facuto in ultimele 10
luni,astept sa fie premiat PhD meu in urmatoarele 6 saptamini.
7. Cint la pian de la 5 ani.Am cistigat burse la scoli de vara in New York si Elvetia,dar la 19
am decis sa studie economia mai degraba decit sa incerc sa devin un muzician profesionist
(fiindca lumae e plina de pianisti buni).


Unit 6.Translation of the Text "Recruitment"  Russian Version

Однажды настанет момент, когда ты, будучи выпускником экономического факультета, будешь искать свою первую работу. К сожалению, многие из тех, с кем ты учился, а также и те, кого ты даже не знаешь, возможно также будут претендовать на ту же должность, что и ты. И скорее всего, ваши опыт и умения будут примерно одинаковыми. Первым шагом будет отправка резюме. Но как же пройти первичный отбор? Какие именно черты кандидата больше всего привлекают компании, набирающие молодых специалистов?
Какие из последующих отрывков резюме либо сопроводительных писем вам кажутся наиболее удачными для того, чтобы кандидат был вызван на интервью? почему?


С самого начала учебы в университете я играла в женской хоккейной команде. Мы дважды выиграли университетские соревнования. В этом году у нашей команды также неплохие шансы, до конца сезона еще есть целый месяц.
Моя мама француженка, а так как мой отец работает в многонациональной команде, я вырос в четырех разных странах. В школе я учился на французском, но я также свободно говорю и пишу на испанском и португальском. Я также понимаю арабский, но не так хорошо на нем говорю.
Я понимаю, что мои знания и опыт возможно ничем особенным не отличаются от качеств других аппликантов, но я заинтересован в получении должности в маркетинговом отделе телекоммуникационной компании потому, что я собираю телефонные карточки с самого начала их появления. У меня впечатляющая коллекция, в которой есть карточки с 17 разных стран.
Я очень много путешествовал в последние 3 летних каникул. В 1994 я путешествовал по средиземноморскому региону (Испания, Франция, Италия, Греция) 10 недель. В 1995 я поехал во Флориду на месяц, а в 1996 я провел 6 недель на Бали. Я повстречал очень много разных интересных людей из разных культур, и я абсолютно убежден, что это делает меня подходящим для должности в международном маркетинге, и что ваша компания поступит правильно, наняв меня.
Как вы можете видеть из моего резюме, я набрал 91% по итогам университетских экзаменов (94% в конце первого года, 87% в конце 2-го года и 92% в конце последнего года). Я продолжил обучение в университете и получил квалификацию в специальности «Банки и финансы» и мне также предложили получить докторскую степень, которую я получил в последующие 10 месяцев. Ожидается, что я получу докторскую степень в следующие 6 недель.
Я играл на пианино с 5 лет. Я выиграл летнее обучение в школах Нью-Йорка и Швейцарии, но в 19 лет я решил изучать экономику, а не пытаться стать профессиональным музыкантом (потому что в мире и так много хороших пианистов).
Filling a vacancy

1a Vocabulary (Unit 6. Recruitment)

Insert the following words in the gaps in the text below : Applicant application application form apply candidate
Curriculum vitae or CV(GB) or resume (US) employment agencies
Interview job description job vacancies references short-listed
Many people looking for work read the (1) ……………………………….. advertised in newspapers by companies and (2) ……………………………….. . To reply to an advertisement is to (3) ………………………………..
for a job. (you become a (4) ……………………………….. or an (5) ……………………………….. .)
You write an (6) ……………………………….. , or fill in the company’s (7) ……………………………….. , and send it, along with your (8) ……………………………….. And a covering letter. You often have to give the names of two people who are prepared to write (9) ……………………………….. For you. If your qualifications and abilities match the (10) ……………………………….. , you might be (11) ……………………………….. , i.e. selected to attend an (12) ……………………………….. .

1b Dicussion (Unit 6. Recruitment)
When employers ‘give notice’ , i.e. inform their employer that they will be leaving the company (as soon as their contract allows), in what order hould the company carry out the following steps?

A either hire a job agency (or for a senior post, a firm of headhunters),or advertise the vacancy
B establish whether there is an internal candidate who could be promoted (or moved sideways) to the job
C examine the job description for the post, to see whether it needs to be changed for indeed, whether the post needs to be filled)
D follow up the references of candidates who seem interesting
E invite the short-listed candidates for an interview
F make a final selection
G receive applications, curricula vitae and covering letters, and make a preliminary selection (a short list)
H try to discover why the person has resigned
I write to all the other candidates to inform them that they have been unsuccessful
                                          
                                             Video (Recruitment)

1)Answer the questions:

1.What is Recruitment)?
2.What are the advantages of a big company recruitment?
3.What benefits did a multinational financing company get after recruitments in mass?
4.Why did the multinational financing company continue to recruit?
5.What problems did a large specialty retailer face with recruitments?
6.What did the companies changed/introducing in their policy during the implementation TDB recruitment?
7.What has changed after the implementing of CV recruitments?
8.What problems did an Australian company after they have been recruiting workers from their   rival company?
9.What has happened in African MCS after recruitment bussines? What are the results?

2)What the words below were used for in the video:
1.recruitment process management;
2.toughest recruitment TDB;
3.5 million people;
4.advantages of recruitment for multinational financing company;
5.a large economical move;
6.dicrease inflation by 40%;
7.needed more agility in its business and operations support system;
8.dynamic recruitment;
9.industry frameworks.

3)True or False questions:

1.Recruitment is business product marketing.
2.Everyday organizations around the world face with mountain of recruitment applications.
3.Companies powered by smart recruitment system solved big economical inflations.
4.The implementation of recruitment helped a multinational financing company to save 10 billion people.
5.A multinational financing company continued to apply for continuous process recruitment and for identifying cost savings.
6.A large specialty retailer faced with a problem of lack in qualified sales managers,cause by a bad recruitment management.
7.A large specialty retailer has implemented recruitment in order to solve personal problems.
8.An Australian Mobile Communications service provider needed more agility in its business.

4)Fill in the following statements:

1.Recruitment is business ... management.
2.Everyday organizations around the world face with ...
3.Companies powered by ... from recruitment can help you solve big economical inflations.
4.Recruiting faster ... in any economic climate.
5.The implementation of recruitment helped ... to save 5 million people.
6.A large specialty retailer has increased sales by ...
7.A large specialty retailer faced with a problem of ...
8.... makes getting started and obtaining fast economical grow.
9.An Australian Mobile Communications service provider needed ... in its business.
10.... has implemented recruitment in order to solve personal problems

ANSWERS EX.1
Job vacancies 2. Employment agencies 3. Apply 4. Candidate 5. Applicant
Application 7. application form 8. Curriculum vitae (CV) or resume 9. References
10. job description 11. Short-listed 12. Interview
2 Women in management
2a Discussion
Why are there so few women in senior managerial poitions?
Should this situation change? If so, do you think it will change? How? When?

What advantages or disadvantages would a larger proportion of women in management positions bring to business in general?

Do you support affirmative action or positive discrimination programs which attempt to employ women or members of minority groups in preference to equally qualified white male candidates?
2b Listening
You will hear Gill Lewis, formerly the Senior Vice-President for Human Resources and Corporate Affairs of Nestle, talking about the role of women in management. Listen to the interview ,and then answer these questions.
Why is Gill Lewis not especially proud of having been British Businesswoman of the Year back in the 1970’s.
What does she mean when she says that during that period she was a great disappointment to the media?
How exactly does she define the traditional roles of men and women over millennia (thousands of years)?
Gill Lewis lists at least three areas in which women finishing business studies now have advantages that no previous generation has had, in terms of their husbands (or partners), employers, and their fellow students.What are they?
What do you think she means when she says that ‘employers are going to have to make some allowances?
What is her objection to affirmative action programmes?



ANSWERS : 2b listening
Because there were hardly any businesswomen at the time , o there was virtually no competition).
The media expected her to explain the secret of being a successful businesswoman, and she replied that it was no different from being a successful businessman.
The man is the hunter and gatherer ( i.e. the food provider ) while the woman is the mother and home provider.
Men are now more prepared to share the responsibility for bringing up children; employers are now aware that if they want to hire competent women they are going to have to make some allowances; and their fellow students are better prepared to treat them as equals.
To make allowances here means to accept that women have to be treated differently from men, given maternity leave, and perhaps occasional time off to look after their children in emergencies, and so on.

Where there are affirmative action programmes , people will automatically assume that a woman only got a particular job because she’s a woman, not because she’s competent.

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