MODULE 1. APPLYING FOR A JOB
Unit 1. CV
“Choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life.”
Confucius, Chinese philosopher
1.1 Study the vocabulary:
1. to afford –позволить себе (финансово)
2. position of responsibility – ответственная должность
3. to respect – уважать
4. job security –гарантия того, что вы не потеряете работу
5. to work overtime- работать сверхурочно (за доп. плату)
6. salary – зарплата (a monthly payment)
7. motivation –стимул, побуждение
8. job satisfaction – yдовлетворенность работой
9. achievement – достижение
10. social interaction with colleagues – общение с коллегами
11. asset – зд. достояние
12. higher productivity – более высокая производительность
13. styles of management – стили управления
14. to recruit (employ, hire) – нанимать, нанять (a worker)
15. to advertise – рекламировать, помещать объявление
16. a position – должность (место, положение)
17. to apply for a job –подавать заявление о приеме на работу
18. letter of application or covering letter (US cover letter) – сопроводительное письмо
19. to contain - содержать
20. curriculum vitae (CV) – резюме
21. application form – анкета
22. applicant for the position – кандидат на должность
23. list of candidates – список кандидатов
24. recruitment agency (AmE search firm) – агентство по найму
Do you agree with the quotation above or not? Why?
In pairs, discuss the questions.
1. What is the difference between these words: job, work, calling, profession, qualification, vocation, vacancy, post, occupation, position? Which words are synonyms?
2. What job areas have become more important in the last ten years?
2. What jobs have become less important?
3. What skills and qualities are useful to get a good job nowadays?
4. What are soft and hard skills?
5. Choose characteristics of soft skills and hard skills:
a) focus more on one’s social ability and relations with other people;
b) refer to technical abilities;
c) refer to the right brain hemi-sphere;
d) can be quantified or measured;
e) are inborn or received through experience;
f) 
cannot be measured;
g) refer to the left brain hemi-sphere;
h) obtained through learning;
i) relate to particular profession.
1.4 What skills are hard / soft? Choose from the list:
flexibility collaboration
leadership programming skills
speaking a second language degree of certification
machine operation teamwork
communication software proficiency
time-management official communication
ability to teach organizational skills
managing conflicts problem solving
curiosity
1.5 Look the text through and answer the question: What documents do you need to have when you apply for a job?
When a company needs to recruit or employ new people, it may decide to advertise the job or position in the appointments section of a newspaper. People who are interested can then apply for the job by sending a letter of application or covering letter (AmE - cover letter) and a curriculum vitae or CV (AmE - resume) containing details of their education and experience. A company may also ask candidates to complete a standard application form. The company’s Human Resources department will then select the most suitable applications and prepare a short list of candidates or applicants, who are invited to attend an interview. Another way for a company to hire is by using the services of a recruitment agency (AmE - search firm) who will provide them with a list of suitable candidates.
Match the words and definitions.
| 1. career | a special ability to do sth |
| 2. CV | a written record of your education and employment that you send when you are applying for a job |
| 3. job | a conversation between employers and potential employees |
| 4. work | a person who is applying for a job to do |
| 5. experience | sth that involves physical or mental effort |
| 6. candidate | the knowledge and skill that you have gained through doing sth for a period of time |
| 7. job interview | work for which you receive regular payment |
| 8. skill | a person, company or organization that pays someone to work for them |
| 9. wage | someone who applies for something, such as a job |
| 10. salary | a fixed amount of money you earn from your job |
| 11. employer | a written request for a job or a place at a college, university, etc |
| 12. employee | development of one’s work experience, getting a higher position |
| 13. applicant | someone who is paid regularly to work for a person or an organization |
| 14. application | not regular payment received for a particular work and period of time |