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1 Lookat thesereasonswhy employersparticipatein socialnetworkingsites.Tick (/) the ones
mentionedin the article.
1 to attract
toptatent 4 to tap into potentialrecruits
2 to havefunplayingon Second
Life 5 t o l e a r nm o r ea b o u tw o r l di s s u e s
3 to buildanemployer brand
whyyoungpeopleinteract
2 Lookat thesereasons withcompanies
onsocialnetworking
sites.
Tick(/) theonesmentioned
in thearticle.
1 to develop'avatars' 4 to meetinterns
2 to improvetheircomputer
skitls 5 to participate polls
in opinion
3 to joindiscussion
groups
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UNITI " E-RECRUITMENT
tr Word
search
Findthreewordsin paragraphs A andB of the articlewhichfoltowthe wordrecruitment
andmatchthe
resultingphraseswith theirmeanings.
1 recruitment
t ....... a) a setof companies whosejob it is to helpemployers
findnewemployees
p........ b) a planfor recruiting
2 recruitment newemployees
9........ c) a seriesof stepswhichresultsin thehiringof newemployees
3 recruitment
tr families
Word
1 Complete
the chartwith wordsfromthe article.
2 Complete
the chartwiththe corresponding
nouns.
verb noun
1
to attract
2
to extend
to withdrawfrom
to followup
5
to receive
g Wordpartnerships
1 Matchtheverbsandverbphrases(1-8)with the nounphrases(a-h)to formwordpartnerships
relatingto the useof onlinetechnology process.
in the iob application
1 to use a) inappropriatecandidates
2 to complete b) webtoolsveryeffectively
3 to followupwith c) a practicetest
4 to findout d) timeandmoney
5 to weedout e) detailsaboutthejob
6 to take f) thefirststagesoftheapplication
7 to save g) againstthestandardsofthecompany
8 to measure themselves h) automated feedback
1 belongto the candidate
Decidewhichactionsin Exercise andwhichbelongthe company.
Oneofthemappliesto both.
Sentencecompletion
Usephrases
fromExercises
A-Cto complete
thesesentences.
1 We havejust spenta monthworkingout our for the comingyear.We planto take on
3 0 g r a d u a t eas n dw i l l r e c r u i t h e ma l l o n l i n e .
2 W e a r e a v e r y p o p u l a r c o m p a n y t o w o rl nk f a
o cr .t , w e w e r e v o t e d o n tehoef t o p - t e n . . . . . . . . l a s t y e a r .
3 S o m ec o m p a n i easr e u s i n go n l i n ew e b t o o l st o a l l o wp o t e n t i arle c r u i t st o . . . . . . . .t h e f i r s ts t a g e so f t h e i r
jobapptication.
4 P r a c t i ctee s t se n a b l ep o t e n t i aal p p l i c a n ttso . . . . . . . . t h e m s e l v easg a i n stth e s t a n d a r dos f t h e c o m p a n y .
5 O n l i n et e s t sa l l o we m p l o y e rt so w e e do u t. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . s. o t h a tt h e yd o n ' tw a s t et i m eo r m o n e yv i s i t i n g
the companyfor testsand interviews.
6 S o c i anl e t w o r k i n cga nb e a g r e a tw a yt o . . . . . . . .t o p t a l e n t .
7 l t i s a n i m p o r t a npt a r to f a c o m p a n y 'tsa s ko f b u i t d i n ga n e m p l o y ebr r a n dt o a p p e atl o p o t e n t i a l
young........
g expressions
Understandin
Choose foreachwordorphrase
thebestexplanation fromthearticle.
1 '...whosetopics covereverythingfrompsychometrictestingto ...' ([ines6-8)
a) mathematical tests
b) testswhichmeasurepersonalityand attitudes
2 '...in areassuchas numerocy...'(lines29-30)
a ) s k i l tw i t h n u m b e r sa n d m a t h e m a t i c s
b) abitityto readnumbersaccurately
'... can weedout inappropriatecandidates...'(tines
3 37-32)
a) selectsuitablecandidates
b ) e l i m i n a t eu n s u i t a b l cea n d i d a t e s
'lf they don't measureup, ...'(tine
4 lS)
a ) a r e n ' tb i g e n o u g h
b ) a r e n ' tc o m p e t e net n o u g h
'Tech-sovvy, younger-generation individuals...'(lines59-60)
5
a ) w i t h s p e c i a l i st e
t c h n i c asIk i l l s
b) knowtedgeable aboutand ableto use moderntechnology
Visitthewebsites
mentioned andseeif anycompanies youknowof areusingthemto interact
with
potential
recruits.
Describethewaysin whichtheyaredoingthis.
Visitthewebsites
of anycompaniesyouknowof andfindoutif theyprovideonlineservices
for
potential
applicants.
Completea practice
testor twoandseehowyoumeasure up.
thesequestions.
Discuss
1 Describe
waysin whichcompaniesfindnewbutexperienced employees in yourcountry.
2 Canyouthinkof anyotherwaystheycoulddo this?Explain
yourideas.
the mainpoints
Understanding
Read
thearticle pageandanswer
ontheopposite thesequestibns.
1 Whoareemployers increasingly
usingto findotherexperienced employeesfortheircompanies?
2 Whatis thebenefitfortheemployee whorefersa potential recruit?
3 Whichfeatureof modernlifehasencouraged emptoyers to followthisrecruitment
strategy?
4 Givetwoexamples fromthearticleof onlinesocialnetworking communities.
5 Whatarethebenefits forthecompany?
5 Whereis thisrecruitmentstrategy
morecommon, Indiaor the UK?
7 Arethereanypotential disadvantagesin recruiting
emptoyees viapersonaIreferrals?
8 WhatInternet
resource provide
do someemployers for employees
whowantto referfriendsand
job candidates?
aspotential
contacts
Understandingdetails
Readthe articleagainandsaywhetherthesestatements aretrue (T)or false(F).Correctthe falseones.
ldentifuthe partof thearticlethatgivesthisinformation.
1 Companies onlyaskpeoplewhostitlworkforthemto lookfor newrecruits.
2 lndianemployers save75 percentof theirrecruitmentcoststhroughpersonaI referrals.
3 Emptoyees whobringnewrecruits to a company areusuatlyrewarded witha job promotion.
4 Themostanemployee canmakefroma UKemployer personal
fora successful referral
is f2,000.
5 Jobcandidates whohavebeenreferred go
bya frienddo notneedto throughthesametestingano
interview process asotherjob candidates.
6 lt is bestif a companydoesnotteltthepeopleresponsible forselecting
successfulcandidatesthe
nameof thepersonwhohasreferred job candidate.
a specific
7 lt canbea goodideafora company to waituntila newrecruithassuccessfully workedforthecompany
forsometimebeforepayinga bonusto thepersonwhorecommended them.
8
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