Step 1. Individual activity.

4.

Pre-reading activities
Questions Write your own answers
Employer: It is a person who directs one or more
jobs in order to be filled by workers under his
command and through an employment contract.
Job openings: It is the amount of people who offer
1. Look for the meaning of the following their labor services in the labor market.
words: Join: It is applying for a job offer.
 Employer Resume: It is a document where it shows the
 Job openings relevant information to aspire to a job.
 Join Behavior: It is the reaction that the living beings
 Resume have in relation with the environment in which they
 Behavior are.
 Self-motivated Self-motivated: It is giving yourself the reasons,
the impulse, the enthusiasm and the interest to do
 Team-oriented something specific.
 Hire: (Hiring) Team-oriented: It is a workgroup oriented to the
tasks, led by a leader.
Hire: (Hiring): It is paying a person to do a job
with a series of conditions for both parts, employer-
employee.
 The employer has good conditions for his
workgroup.
 There are several job openings, you must be
attentive wich are perfect to you.
 In my organization there is a very good
vacancy, you should join.
 Your resume has to be clear and complete.
2. Write 8 complete sentences using the
 This kind of behavior is not accepted by the
words studied in point 3.
direction.
 A self motivated employee can get good results
for us, think about it!
 Our goal is a diverse workplace that is highly
productive, dignified and team-oriented.
 It is a good idea to hire an analyst to examine
the data.
3. What do you think are some important  Teamwork.
qualities and skills employers look for?  Sense of belonging.
(Write at least 3).  Flexibility / adaptability.
5.

After Reading activity

Questions Your own answers
 If you need a job, somewhere an employer has
the job you want. The problem is that there are
some job openings that are never listed.
 They want candidates to be effective, to
4. Write 2 the sentences you agree with.
demonstrate they can adapt quickly, solve
problems and motivate people, but also to have
leadership skills and ability to work under
pressure.
 They place a lot of emphasis on finding people
with the correct skills and competencies for their
5. Write the sentences you did not organisations.
understand or want to clarify.  It also depends on the profession you to choose
to work in, since there are certain abilities and
knowledge needed to an specific job.
In my profession as a food engineer:
Qualities:
 Patience.
6. What do you think are the most  Diplomacy.
important qualities and skills in your  Ethical.
profession? Skills:
 Leadership and creativity.
 Self learning.
 Adaptability.
Qualities:
 Responsibility.
 Honesty.
7. Write at least 3 qualities and 3 skills you  Organization.
have. Skills:
 Self-learning.
 Teamwork.
 Oral and written communication.
Building Vocabulary
Write the meaning of 5 words from the text that you didn’t know
Example of the word
Word in English Word in the text
in spanish
Tell your friends and relatives you are looking for a
Resume Hoja de vida job and join websites where you can post your
resume.
Behavior Comportamiento In general, employers look for someone who is
proficient in a particular function and who has the
right personality and behaviours, essential for
 successful working.
In general, employers look for someone who is
Proficient Competente
proficient in a particular function…
…solve problems and motivate people, but also to
Skills Habilidades have leadership skills and ability to work under
pressure. 
Successful Exitoso …essential for successful working.
Words Clasification
Classify 5 words from the text in verbs, adjectives and prepositions.
Verbs Adjectives Prepositions
Post Dynamic To
Tell Flexible But
Need Organized With
Choose Proactive For
Adapt Proficient In

Step 2. The job advertisement.

Position – Job title Lead Engineer-Food & Beverage

Aseptic Packaging-Contract Position
Salary: $53.00 - $56.00 per hour
Responsibilities:  Manage the operational, technical,
engineering, and aseptic resources.
 Install, commission, and integrate
batching, sterilization, aseptic filling,
and downstream packaging
environment.
 Design and sourcing of all processes.
 Ensure equipment operates with
defined parameters during product
trials, log reduction, and sterility testing
of packaged material.
 Ensure compliance with all local EHS
requirements and responsibilities.
Qualifications/Skills  Bachelor’s Degree in related field.
needed:  5 years’ related experience in installing
and commissioning in the food and
beverage industry.
 Proven experienced multi-skilled
electro-mechanical process engineer
with hand-on aseptic beverage
packaging experience highly desired.
  Ability to fault find and optimize
machine settings, maintain and fault
finding.
 Interrogate and interpret including
control systems’ interrogation.
 Previous proven experience with
aseptic line commissioning; including
log reduction and sterility validation
desired.
 Proficient with Microsoft Office; MS
Project.
 Knowledge of pasteurization and CIP
process.
 Comfortable with “innovative solutions
and fixes”.
Company information: MuCell Extrusion LLC is a highly
innovative, rapidly growing company
supplying novel manufacturing technology
delivering environmental and cost benefits
across a Global blue-chip client base.
Based in Woburn, MA, it is a wholly
owned subsidiary of UK-based Zotefoams
plc, a world leader in cellular material
technology.
Location: Woburn, MA

Link: https://www.glassdoor.com/Job/food-engineer-jobs-SRCH_KO0,13.htm
Step 3. Writing a cover letter.

María Socorro Narváez Mora

titatrapo@gmail.com 3115872323 Kra 8 # 2-24 Miranda Cauca

March 14, 2021

Juan Cano
Incauca S.A.S.
El ortigal, Miranda Cauca
jcano@incaucasas.com

Subject: Candidacy for the position of Laboratory Analyst

Dear Sir: Juan Cano,

My name is María Socorro Narváez Mora. Through this letter, I want to express my
interest in the Laboratory Analyst position, since it corresponds perfectly to the previous
missions that I have carried out and the sector in which I would like to continue evolving,
I found out about your vacancy through a Internet portal where it was advertised.
I have 16 years of experience in the agro-industrial sector as a laboratory analyst,
providing technical support, performing physicochemical analysis of materials and / or
products.
I have the ability to apply good knowledge of good manufacturing practices, good
laboratory practices, food handling, management systems (Quality, Environmental,
Safety and Health at work, BASC) to the work environment.
Organizational capacity, learning capacity, concentration capacity, observation of
details, initiative, memory, acceptability, sense of responsibility, adaptability, security
and self-confidence, emotional stability, resourcefulness, discretion, personal
presentation and excellent values such as honesty , moral, responsibility, solidarity.
Good command of word processing, spreadsheet and database applications.
I hope that my profile can be useful to be able to fill the proposed position and have the
opportunity to discuss more about the company and its objectives.
Cordially,
María Socorro Narváez Mora.