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Unit 15Jobs & Careers

The growth of online job hunting has increased the spotlighton CVs, with many employers now searching CV databases forpotential candidates. A great CV, highlighting relevant skills andexperience, boosts your chances of getting an interview, whereas apoor one could ruin your chances before youve even begun. When

submitting individual job applications, you should tailor your CV toeach role to emphasise the reasons why youre right for the job. Onaverage, a recruiter will spend just eight seconds reviewing a CV, soits important to get it right. If you follow a basic structure, you canpresent the information in a clear, concise, persuasive way. Personaldetails. Include your name, address, phone numbers and emailaddress. You might also wish to include details about your nationality,age and driving licence. Work experience. List the most recentexperience first, continuing in reverse chronological order. Describeyour work experience in short sentences using straightforward,positive language and highlight your key achievements. Education.List brief details of your academic and professional qualifications

along with the grades attained. Applicants looking for their first jobsince leaving education should include this information above theirwork experience. Skills. Include specific skills such as IT packages orlanguages and state whether youre at a basic, intermediate oradvanced level. References. Its not necessary to note the details ofyour referees on your CV, but you should state that details ofreferences are available on request. If this is your first job, it is a goodidea to nominate tutors or mentors. Do not forget to ask your refereesfirst for permission to cite them. Hobbies. Including these is optional,but keep them short if you do. If your skills havent already persuadedrecruiters to offer you an interview, the fact that you enjoy a round ofgolf wont change their mind. The idea is to give the interviewer amore rounded picture and, perhaps, something more personal todiscuss with you. Presentation. Keep your CV to two sides. It shouldlook clean and tidy with no frills or fancy attachments, and all theinformation should be clearly signposted. If you are printing andposting your CV, stick to good quality white paper. (Afterhttp://www.totaljobs.com)

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Exercises1. Answer the following questions.

- What should one highlight when writing about their workexperience in a CV?

- How should the presentation of a CV be?- Why is the way you write a CV important?- What does you should tailor your CV in line 6 mean?

- How long will it take a recruiter to review a CV?- Which are the essential personal details to write in a CV?- Why should people include in their CV information regarding

their hobbies?- What should people mention under skills in their CV?- What should a CV look like?

2. Identify the terms related tojobs in the text below:

Economists looking for signs of trouble found a double dose of itFriday, as unemployment surged to a record high. The nationsjobless rate shot up in May to 5.5% its highest level since 2004, and

the largest one-month increase since 1986. The employment report,showing a fifth straight month of job losses, bolstered fears that thecountry was in a recession, which some analysts recently suggestedmight be averted. At this point, if you look at the string of declines inemployment, were in a borderline recession situation by anystandard, said Brian Bethune, an economist with forecasting firmGlobal Insight in Lexington, Mass. Peter Morici, an economist at theUniversity of Maryland, called the job report the strongest evidenceyet that the economy has slipped into a recession of uncertain depthand duration. In Washington, the unemployment report quicklybecame fodder for politicians, who expect the economy to dominate

this years presidential campaign. This is a reminder that workingfamilies continue to bear the brunt of the failed Bush economicpolicies that John McCain wants to continue for another four years,Sen. Barack Obama said in a statement. President Bushacknowledged the bad news but maintained that a surge of new jobseekers was behind the report.3. Choose the best alternative to fill each gap.

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- Shes looking for a better position with another association /firm / house / society.

- A doctor is a member of a respected occupation /profession / trade / work.

- Its wise to think about choosing a business / career / living /profession before leaving school.

- Youll probably have to fill down / fill in / fill on / fill through anapplication form.

- All the members of our personal / personnel / staff / gang areexpected to work hard.

- If youre a director / an employee / an employer / amanager you have to do what your boss tells you.

- Its difficult for a young person to find a well-paid eternal /permanent / reliable / stable job.

- She was advanced / elevated / promoted / raised after threeyears with the company.

- An apprentice is required to do several years coaching /education / formation / training.

- People are usually willing to tell others how much theydeserve / earn / gain / obtain.

- A retired person is paid a grant / pension / rent / scholarship.4. Fill in with can, may, must and have to, making any necessarychanges.

- I turn on the lights? I see in here, the secretarycomplained to her boss.

- You work harder if you want a raise, said the manager tothe employees on strike.

- I attend this meeting too? I am quite tired, Id rather gohome.

- Drivers stop when the light is red.

- He get a job because he was too young.- If you dont get better, well call a doctor.- The manager be abroad. I saw him this morning.- The shop-assistant asked: I help you?- You be hungry. Youve just had lunch at the banks

canteen.

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- You smoke in here. Look at the no smoking sign.5. Match the following.

Traditional job title Euphemistic/Politically correct job title

1. dishwasher a. administrative assistant

2. garbage collector b. custodian

3. hairdresser c. exotic dancer

4.janitor d. hair stylist, tonsorial artist

5.painter e. liquid recoating specialist

6. rat catcher f. rodent control officer7. road sweeper g. sanitation engineer

8. secretary h. street orderly

9. stripper i. utensil maintenance person

6. Use the following in sentences of your own.

black bag job inside job job hopping job hunt job lot jobbery odd job put-up job to be on the job

7. Correct the following text, paying attention to the use ofpronouns.

In the midst of calls for more diversity at major London law firms anda lawsuit by a female attorney claiming that he was merely window-dressing, a United Kingdom-based behemoth has launched awomens network. Headed by Kathy Honeywood, the new CliffordChance group will try to figure out what successful women have doneright and help others emulate themselves. Although Honeywood saysher has never experienced any direct discrimination at hers firmbecause of hers sex, she does believe it is harder for women tosucceed. She myself is often the only woman at meetings, forinstance, a situation that can make itself harder to speak withconfidence and authority, she points out. Men have one fundamentaladvantage over ourselves, she says. There are simply more ofthemselves.

8. Read the anecdote below and then explain the source of thehumour.

A: Doctor, doctor! Hes just swallowed a roll of film!

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B: I see. Well, lets just hope nothing develops.9. Fill in with the appropriate modal verbs.

Two factory workers are talking. The woman says, I make theboss give me the day off. The man replies, And how you dothat? The woman says, Youll wait and see. She then hangsupside-down from the ceiling. The boss comes in and asks, What areyou doing? The woman replies, Im a light bulb. The boss thensays, Youve been working so much that youve gone crazy. I thinkyou to take the day off. The man starts to follow her and the bosssays, Where are you going? The man says, I go home now. I work in the dark.

10. Match the followingjobs with their descriptions.

1. an actor a. acts in stage plays, motion pictures,television broadcasts, etc

2. a barrister b. deals tobacco, cigarettes and cigars

3. an engineer c. delivers mail

4. a journalist d. designs, constructs and uses engines ormachines

5. a mailman e. operates an aircraft6. a miner f. pleads in the higher courts

7. a nurse g. sells stationery

8. a pilot h. takes care of the sick or infirm

9. a stationer i. works in a mine

10. a tobacconist j. writes articles in a newspaper

11. Say which were the original pre-internet proverbs the followingproverbs come from.

- A chat has nine lives.- Dont byte off more than you can view.- Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach him to

use the Net and he wont bother you for weeks- Home is where you hang your @- Too many clicks spoil the browse.- You cant teach a new mouse old clicks.

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12. Give your favourite job description.13. Give your pros and cons regarding the following careers.

accountant advertising agent blacksmith counsellor judge musician novelist nurse pilot plumber police officer priest salesperson surgeon - teacher

Lets Laugh!a) A: Doctor, Im exhausted. I just cant sleep at night!

B: Well, sit on the edge of the bed and youll soon drop off!

b) A patient was at her doctors office after undergoing acomplete physical exam. The doctor said, I have some verygrave news for you. You only have six months to live. The patientasked, Oh doctor, what should I do? The doctor replied, Marryan accountant. Will that make me live longer? asked thepatient. No, said the doctor, but it will SEEM longer.

c) The Waltons invited their new neighbours over to dinner.During dinner Mr. Walton was asked what he did for a living. Eightyears old Brian Walton jumped in and said, Daddy is afisherman! To which Mrs. Walton replied, Brian, why do say that.Your daddy is a stockbroker, not a fisherman. No mom. Everytime we visit dad at work and he hangs up the phone he laughs,rubs his hands together and says I just caught another fish.

d) Waiter, waiter, do you have frogs legs? Certainly, sir!Well, hop over here and get me a sandwich!

e) What is the difference between a psychiatrist and apsychologist?

If you say to a psychiatrist I hate my mother, he will ask Why doyou say that? while a psychologist will say Thank you for sharingthat with us.

f) Whats wrong with lawyer jokes? Lawyers dont think theyrefunny, and nobody else thinks theyre jokes.

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