Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Paul: Guess what? I’ve just received a call from the company I sent my C.V. to!
Paul: Yes. The day after tomorrow at 11 A.M. Now, I need your help.
Paul: Well, I need to rehearse. Could you help me with some tips on how I should behave at
the interview?
Steve: Of course. Let’s go through the basics for a job interview: Have you done your
homework about the company?
Steve: In addition, do you know where you are going for the interview?
Steve: In this case, let’s look at the map because you must arrive early, at least 15 minutes.
Don’t you think so?
Paul: Of course.
Steve: Now, the important facts you must be aware of: look the part, good presentation
counts. Be confident because you have a real nice job experience. Also, do you have extra
copies of your résumé?
Paul: Yes, I do. I wonder what colour tie I should wear? Well, let’s rehearse. Ask me the first
question.
Exercise 1: Job interview questions: answer the questions using the prepositions ago and
since.
Exercise 4:
( ) Installing computers. Unboxing them, connecting all the cables, and powering them on.
( ) Greet guests, sell paintings, open or close the gallery, help in event settings, painting
setting...etc.
( ) The job description is the person assesses several companies and shows them where to
cut costs to yield a greater profit
( ) Collecting the coins that have been inserted in the machine to buy the products
( ) Conducts sales calls, responds to customer requests, and resolves any customer
complaints. Prepares bids.
Exercise 5:
Please explain the meanings of the following abbreviations and business terminologies from
advertising:
(C.A.O.) - ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
(C.O.O.) - …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
U.S.P. - ………………………………………………………………………………….
Job - ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Task - ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Exercise 6:
Elaborate resumes for different positions such as General Manager, Administrative Assistance,
Sales Representative, Purchase Department.
Answers:
Exercise 3:
Exercise 4:
4, 3, 1, 2, 5
Exercise 5:
Unique Selling Proposition: That what makes a product different from others.
A job is a collection of tasks and responsibilities that an employee is responsible to conduct. Jobs have
titles.
A task is a typically defined as a unit of work, that is, a set of activities needed to produce some result,
e.g., vacuuming a carpet, writing a memo, sorting the mail, etc.