1. E-GAZARCHIN UNIVERSITY
Approved by Head of Department Training Enkhjargal .D/MA/
Prepared by Orkhontuya. B /Inspector/
21st October 2014
English Language Teacher
Orkhontuya. B /MA/
Seminar 2
2. Headhunter someone
who finds people with the
right skills and who tries
to persuade them to
leave their present jobs
Situations vacant = the
part of a newspaper
where jobs are
advertised.
CV (curriculum vita- the
‘story ‘of your working
life) = resume AmE
BrE: covering letter; AmE
Cover letter explaining
why you wanted the job
& why you was the right
person for it.
Situation , post,
Position are
formal words
used in job
advertisements
and
applications.
3. Selection procedures
Selection process, that methods the company uses to recruit
people: We advertise in national newspapers. We look at the
backgrounds of applications: their experience of different jobs and
educational qualifications. We invite the most interesting
candidates to a group discussion. Then we have individual
interviews with each candidate. We also ask the candidate to do
written psychometric tests to assess their intelligence and
personality. After this, we shortlist three or four people
candidates. We check their reference by writing to their referees:
previous employers or teachers that candidates have named in
their applications. If reference OK, we ask the candidates to
come back for more interviews. Finally, we offer the job to
someone, and if they turn it down = decline an offer
We have to think again. If they accept it, we hire them. We only
appoint = choose someone if we find the right person.
4. Ways of working
• Clock in/on (phrasal verb) to record on a special card the time
you arrive at or begin work = punch in AmE.
I clock on at 08:30.
• Clock off/out (informal) = punch out # clock on
What time do you clock off?
• Flextime (AmE: flextime/ flexi time BrE). We can start at any
time before eleven, and finish as early as three, as long as
we do enough hours each month. It’s ideal for me as I have two
young children.
• Shifts/ day shift/night shift
I work in a car plant. I work in shifts. I may be on the day shift
one week and the night shift the next week.
• Commute = change/ exchange (technical)
• Teleworker someone who works from home, and
communicates
with their employer, customers… using a computer, telephone
5. Nice work if you can get it
All these words are used in front of ‘job’ and ‘work’:
• satisfying, stimulating, fascinating, exciting: the work is
interesting and gives you positive feelings.
• dull, boring, uninteresting, un stimulating: the work is not
interesting.
• repetitive work/task/jobs, routine: the work involves doing the
same things again and again.
• tough life/time/year/ hard time, tiring, demanding
He’s quite tough with his students
6. Nature of work
+ noun
human resources
long hours
My work involves… term work
+ - ing
solving problems
travelling a lot
dealing with customers
a) I didn’t realize putting on a play involved so much work.
b) The operation involves putting a small tube into your heart.
7.
8. Skilled and unskilled
A skill is the ability to do something well, especially because
you have learned how to do it and practiced it.
Jobs, and the people who do them, can be described as:
highly skilled
(e.g. car designer, scientist, president, chief executive officer)
skilled
(car production manager, computer specialist,)
semi-skilled
(taxi driver, midwife, bricklayer/mason, plumber)
unskilled
(car cleaner, dust man, housekeeper)
9. You can say that someone is:
+ noun
customer care
electronics
skilled at, computer software
or skilled in… + - ing
communicating
using PCs
working with large groups
You can also say that someone is:
good with… computers
figures
people
a) Christina’s very skilled at work.
b) She’s skilled in dealing with the public.
c) He’s very good with people.
