Exercises. 1. What is the purpose of a selection interview?

Assignments

I. Checkpoints:

1. What is the purpose of a selection interview?

2. What is the difference of open and closed questions?

3. What are the main ways to control the interview?

II. Ask questions to which the following statements could be the answers:

1. Most organizations prefer to design their own application forms.

2. Many points were left out in this application form.

3. The applicants are asked to fill in the application forms before being interviewed.

4. Since next month the selection interviews will be carried out regularly.

III. Write 5 questions which you would like to ask while taking an interview.

IV. Communicative situation.

Imagine that you have to interview a new candidate for the position of a project manager. Dramatize the situation.

Grammar revision: English tenses (Active Voice)

Revise English tenses of the active voice before doing exercises (See Appendix 4, p.131)

Ex. 1. Open the brackets using the correct tense forms. Translate the sentences.

1. The secretaries (to mail) several letters every day.

2. Our secretary (to take care) of bills.

3. He (to hire) several employees last year.

4. When I (to come) into the office, the managers (to prepare) the budget.

5. The secretary (to type) the correspondence for half an hour.

6. The salesperson (to call) potential customers at the moment.

7. I (to review) the figures when the phone (to ring).

8. Sales (to improve) over the last quarter.

9. Shiela (to circulate) the memorandum by 4 o’clock yesterday.

10. Mr Bell (promote) successful sales representatives next month.

Ex.2. Make up questions to which the following statements could be the answers.

1. John has already spoken to the manager in case of promotion.

2. Next week she will send her resumes to a couple of companies.

3. All the questions in this application form required specific answers.

4. He has been job hunting for two months.

5. The application form was not completed properly, so the personnel office returned it.

6. The plant manager will interview the applicant at 10 a.m.

7. The personnel department is working out the new application form.

8. The advertising department meets every month to discuss the new product.

9. Sylvia has been working for “Brown and Sons” for a year and a half.

10. Ms Illings received the complaint, but didn’t reply.

Ex. 3. Make the following sentences negative, translate them.

1. The secretary typed and proofread the letter.

2. The company bills its clients twice a month.

3. She has a good command of English and travels all over the world.

4. The report includes information on all types of customers.

5. He chose the phone company that offered the lowest rates.

6. We are processing the insurance claims.

7. The plant supervisor and the foreman have decided on promotion.

8. The branch manager will check the application and explore the possibilities of the loan.

Ex. 4.Translate into English:

1. Вона написала резюме, а тепер заповнює анкету.

2. Ця анкета значно відрізняється від попередньої.

3. Я заповнюю цю анкету вже 15 хвилин.

4. Надана інформація допоможе оцінити якості нового кандидата.

5. Менеджер з персоналу проводить співбесіду вже три години.

6. Перед тим як прийти на співбесіду, Джон дізнався якомога більше про фірму тa її клієнтів.

7. Консультант оглянула наше підприємство та внесла цікаві пропозиції.

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