Recruitment

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 in a letter of application or covering letter (US cover letter) and a curriculum vitae or CV (US 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 (US search firm) who will provide them with a list of suitable candidates.

Task 1

Explain the words in bold.

Task 2

Answer the questions:

What does a company do when it needs to recruit new people?

What documents do people send to a company when they want to apply for a job?

Who prepares a short list of candidates and invites them to attend an interview?

How do recruitment agencies work?

Task 3

Translate the text.

Career in the American company Cognex:

COGNEX

Career opportunities

Tokens for pinball games in company game room

New Graduate Opportunities and Intern Programs

	President’s Awards given yearly to top performers, with bonuses up to $10000
		Everything you need to do your best work
	Patent for developing unique technology		Hours required: whatever it takes to meet customer’s needs
			Plane tickets to visit customers around the world

		‘Cognoid’ (a.k.a. Cognex employee)
	Frisbee for daily Ultimate Frisbee match at lunchtime
			Movie tickets for monthly company ‘movie nights’

(Click on the boxes to go to more information on that topic)

Cognex offers a wealth of exciting career opportunities for new graduates in all fields. We also offer current college students the ability to acquire some excellent professional experience through internship and co-op programs. We conduct on-campus interviews and participate in career expos, and we’d love to meet you the next time we are at your school.

Task 1

You have read the advertisement from the website of the American company Cognex. Match the information below with the corresponding boxes in the advertisement:

· Cognex provides evening entertainment for its employees.

· There is a place for employees to play and unwind.

· Employees are given the opportunity to travel to foreign countries.

· Cognex likes to recognize and thank employees for their hard work.

Task 2

In pairs discuss these questions:

· What are the advantages and disadvantages of working for Cognex?

· Would you like to work for a company like this? Why / Why not?

· What do you think of this type of recruitment advertisement?

· What kind of person does Cognex hope to recruit?

· What other ways can companies use to advertise for stuff?

Task 3

Different methods may be used to recruit people. In groups discuss the following. Candidates may be asked to:

● tell a joke

● take part in a team game with employees from the company

● make a five-minute speech

● complete a probation period before being accepted.

Employers may:

● offer a job to the husband or wife of a good candidate

● prefer to recruit people from the families of employees

● ask candidates to complete a personality test

● have candidates’ handwriting analysed (graphology).

Which methods do you think are acceptable / unacceptable? Why? Would it be possible to recruit like this in Russia?

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