1. Read and translate the sentences.

a) Craig got a job working for an insurance company.

b) The company are hoping to expand their operations abroad.

c) The company was set up just after the war.

d) Quite a few companies went bankrupt in the late 1980s.

e) It's not company policy to exchange goods without a receipt.

f) Each company is headed by the President or the Chief Executive officer.

g) The Chief Executive works together with the Board of Directors.

h) The Board of Directors makes the policy decisions.

i) The Board of Directors appoints one of their members to the position of the Managing Director

j) The Managing Director is in charge of the day-to-day running of the company.

k) I'm responsible for staff training.

l) Mae's in charge of recruitment.

m) We don't deal with complaints by phone.

n) Mark's been unemployed for nearly a year. He keeps looking at the job ads in ‘The Times’ but there's nothing suitable. He should register with an employment agency or look at Monster.com.

o) They decided not to take on any new designers.

p) He turned the job down.

q) Every time I go to an interview these days I have to do a psychometric test.

Task III. Test it.

1. Find and correct three mistakes.

Does your job involve meeting lots of people?

Mo's in charge for 120 people.

I’m responsible of the computer network.

I spend most of my day writing emails.

In my job I deal in in-house training (обучение персонала).

2. Circle the correct option, a or b.

a) What don't you like about your job?

A I have to deal invoices (коммерческий [товарный] счет) all the time.

B I have to deal with invoices all the time.

b) What's your job title?

A I'm the Marketing Manager.

B I work in marketing.

с) What does your job involve?

A I'm working part-time at the moment.

B I spend most of my time meeting new clients.

В) What will you be doing in your new job?

A I'll be responsible of the Production department.

B I'll be responsible for the Production department.

3. Circle the correct option.

a. I asked if the company had any vacancies / offers in the IT department.

b. I look at the job advices / ads in the newspaper every week.

c. Why don't you look / search the job websites on the net?

d. Have you sent your qualifications / CV to that company yet?

e. I was headhunted / fired for my job so I didn't have to send in an application.

f. I've sent about 100 application / applying letters but I still haven't got a reply.

g. I wrote to the company but they aren't recruiting / employing at the moment.

h. My interview was short as I was the last interviewer /interviewee that day.

i. It's incredible - there were 112 competitors / candidates for the sales job.

4. Choose a word from each box to complete the sentences.

selection interview employment human character psychometric handwriting

panel tests agency analysis resources process reference

a. I tried to form my letters clearly for the ___________but I don't know what the test will say about me.

b. There were two women and one man on the ___________________.

c. The ______________ was really long - it took the company three months to find the right person.

d. Why don't you register at the ______________- they can send you information about new jobs.

e. I'm looking for a job. Would you mind writing a _____________ for me?

f. After the interview, the person from _______________ explained the pension system at the company.

g. Some firms use _____________________ to find out about people's personality.