Exercise 4. Answer the questions.

1. What working position is the best for you?

2. Are you accustomed to working under pressure?

3. Are you accustomed to a red-tape job?

4. Do you want to be an executive or an administrator of the big company? What should

you do for it?

5. What qualities do you need to be an executive of the company?

6. What does it mean to be a competent manager?

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WHERE AND HOW TO HIRE AN EMPLOYEE?

An employer has several options to consider when he wants to hire a new employee. First of all, he may look within his own company. But if he can't find anybody suitable for the position he will have to look outside the company. If there is a personal office in the company, he can ask them to help him to find a qualified applicant. The employer can also use another valuable sources, for example, employment agencies, consulting firms, placement offices and professional societies. He can also advertise in a newspaper or in a magazine and request candidates to send in resumes.

The employer has two sets of qualifications to consider if he wants to choose from among the applicants. He must consider both professional qualifications and personal characteristics. A candidate's education, experience and skills are included in his professional qualifications. These can be listed on a resume. Personal characteristics or personality traits must be evaluated through interviews.

Active Vocabulary

an option вибір

an employer роботодавець

an employee найманий працівник

to consider розглядати, приймати до уваги

to be suitable for the position відповідати посаді

personnel office відділ кадрів

an applicant кандидат на посаду

valuable source цінне джерело

employment agency агентство з найму

consulting firm консультаційна фірма

to advertise розміщувати об’яви, рекламувати

resume резюме

two sets of qualifications два види характеристик

experience досвід роботи

to evaluate through interviews оцінювати на інтерв’ю

Comprehension Questions

1. Which options should an employer first consider when he wants to hire a new

employee?

2. What service does a personnel department provide?

3. In what way can be the new employees be found outside one's company?

4. What qualifications does the employers consider in choosing an employee?

5. What is meant by " professional qualification" for a job?

6. What personal characteristics does the administrator consider when choosing an employee?

Vocabulary Practice